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  Multi-Institutional Collaborative Grants: Managing Institutional and Geographic Diversity

  Erinn Aspinall, Patricia Bradley, Jon Eldredge, Claire Hamasu, Jeanette McCray, and Janis Teal

  Objective: To present a model for developing, managing, and implementing multi-institutional collaborative funding that addresses challenges related to geographic and institutional diversity. Methods: Program Evaluation. This poster will address the topic of multi-institutional collaboration through a study of Tribal Connections Four Corners, an NN/LM subcontract funded project that is being carried out by seven institutions in six states. A retrospective analysis will be used to review the methods for developing, managing, and implementing the project. The findings of an external consulting group, which will be examining the collaborative aspect of the project, will be incorporated when relevant. Results: The program evaluation will result in the identification of best practices and lessons learned while developing, managing, and implementing the multi-institutional collaborative grant. Conclusions: Collaborative funding provides an opportunity to distribute the benefits of a project to a wider audience. This, combined with the increased focus on inter-organizational collaboration by the National Institutes of Health, illustrates the need for developing and sharing various models for managing multi-institutional projects. This poster will present one model for addressing the challenges that develop from the institutional and geographic diversity inherent in inter-organizational collaboration. As a result, those involved in or seeking multi-institutional funding will be better prepared to manage the collaborative project from its development through its implementation.

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  Portraying US-Mexico Border Environmental Health Concerns

  Erinn Aspinall, Cindy Love, and Mary Higgins

  "'Objective: Create a Web-based illustrated view of a generic US-Mexico border scene that highlights common environmental health concerns along the border and links to selected web resources on those concerns and on toxic chemicals that might be found in the region. Methods: Work with librarians, public health workers, educators, and government contacts in the border states to ensure that the border scene accurately reflects the ""look"" of the area and comprehensively represents environmental health concerns in the region. Conclusions: When creating a graphical representation of a specific geographic area and the people who live there, it\'s crucial to work with local contacts to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness of content and determine usefulness in that region.'"

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  Technological and Administrative Factors Implementing a Virtual Human Biospecimen Repository

  Philip J. Kroth, Vann Schaffner, and Mary Lipscomb

  The value of human biospecimens available for research dramatically increases when linked with their accumulated clinical and molecular (genomic, proteomic, subcellular modeling) data. Further, informatics tools make it possible for researchers (both intra- and inter-institutionally) to locate tissue needed for research faster and more reliably. We are developing a virtual human biospecimen repository to both inventory and link all human biospecimens with clinical and genomics data to optimize their value for research, while satisfying all privacy and human subjects protections regulations.

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  Technological Factors Implementing Informatics Support Tools for RIOS Net, an AHRQ Practice-Based Research Network

  Philip J. Kroth and Holly Shipp Buchanan

  The Research Involving Outpatient Settings (RIOS) Network is an AHRQ Practice-Based Research Network in New Mexico composed of clinicians practicing in Community Health Centers, Indian Health Service/Tribal facilities, and University of New Mexico academic settings. We are creating a standardized term-based research data repository to support all RIOS Net research projects and to support future research/data-mining of the accumulated data. Because many of the networks 200+ members are located in extremely remote areas, access to the internet or even basic computer equipment is often very limited. Therefore, we are evaluating the use of adaptive turn-a-round documents as a strategy for automating data collection.'

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  UNM Medicine Grand Rounds Presentation: Medical Informatics —- What is the Evidence?

  Philip J. Kroth

  Electronic physician order entry and medical records systems are being installed in health care settings throughout the country. Many physicians and other providers may not be aware of the science behind the potential benefits of using these new technologies. This talk will provide a basic defintion of the field of medical informatics and review the basic science behind electronic physician order entry and what are some realistic potentials for its future use.

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  Determinants of Effective Library Faculty – Pharmacy Faculty Communication. A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Jonathan D. Eldredge and Charity T. Karcher