Upcoming Presentations:
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 at 3:30PM: Clara Lee, MD – SHARP WIP
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 at 4:15PM: Faculty Roundtable
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 at 3:30PM: Kevin Ricci, MD – Journal Club “Variation in Surgical Outcomes Across Networks of the Highest-Rated US Hospitals” by Sheetz et al. The paper can be found here.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 at 4:00PM: Wendelyn Oslock – SHARP WIP
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 at 4:30PM: Kenneth Allen, DO – SHARP WIP
Reminder – SHARP Meetings. Based on SHARP Core Faculty feedback, the SHARP meeting schedule has changed. We have moved to a more flexible and dynamic 90 minute meeting time on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00PM.
- On the first Wednesday of the month, we will continue to have our Grand Rounds presentation, preceded by a 30 minute session that may be didactic in nature, or may be a quick WIP, roundtable or informational session.
- On the other Wednesdays of each month, we will have the ability to flex time in 30, 45 or 60 minute increments, to allow for WIP’s of varying duration, didactic informational or educational sessions, journal club discussion, and roundtable faculty meetings.
News
Dear Cancer Center Community:
Please see the information below from NCI on the reissuance of the P20 SPORE mechanism devoted to cancer health disparities:
NCI has recently reissued this RFA that may be of interest to you. Some information on this funding opportunity is below.
RFA-CA- 19-034: “Feasibility and Planning Studies for Development of Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) to Investigate Cancer Health Disparities (P20, Clinical Trials Optional)”
- Reissue of RFA-CA-17-033 (resubmissions will be accepted)
- Purpose: The goals for this FOA include developing translational research programs focused on investigating cancer disparities. The P20 grants will support feasibility and planning activities to build cancer disparities research programs, with the expectation that the research programs will become competitive for a full P50 SPORE.
- New restrictions: Due to a focus on understudied areas of cancer disparities, applications proposing prostate and breast cancer projects are not responsive for this issuance.
- Four submission dates: June 19, 2019, October 18, 2019, June 19, 2020, and October 18, 2020.
- A pre-application webinar is planned for late April. A Notice will be published on the RFA with the date and a link to registration.
Please feel free to pass this information on to others with expertise to compete for this research opportunity. All inquiries regarding this FOA can be sent directly to Dr. Tiffany Wallace (Tiffany.Wallace@nih.gov).
PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER SCHOLARLY SUCCESSES
1. Validation of early drain removal after pancreatoduodenectomy based on modified fistula risk score stratification: a population-based assessment
Xourafas, D., Ejaz, A., Tsung, A., (…), Pawlik, T.M., Cloyd, J.M. 2019 HPB.
2. Systematic Review of Surgical and Percutaneous Irreversible Electroporation in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Moris, D., Machairas, N., Tsilimigras, D.I., (…), Felekouras, E., Pawlik, T.M. 2019 Annals of Surgical Oncology.
3. The optimal number of lymph nodes to evaluate among patients undergoing surgery for gallbladder cancer: Correlating the number of nodes removed with survival in 6531 patients
Tsilimigras, D.I., Hyer, J.M., Paredes, A.Z., (…), Cloyd, J.M., Pawlik, T.M. 2019 Journal of Surgical Oncology.
We pull publication data from Scopus, based on our ORCID list. If you have other publications (i.e. book chapters), or invited lectures, patents, etc. please send to Scott Chaffee (scott.chaffee@osumc.edu) for inclusion on this list!
NEW GRANT AWARDS
Send us news of your grant successes! Email to Scott Chaffee (scott.chaffee@osumc.edu).
ABSTRACT DEADLINES
The Society for Medical Decision Making is now accepting abstracts for Oral and Poster Sessions and proposals for Short Courses to be presented at its 41st Annual Meeting, Many Views on Value. Submissions will be accepted through May 28, 2019. More information regarding abstract submission can be found here.
Send us the names of your favorite meetings! Email to Scott Chaffee (scott.chaffee@osumc.edu).
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE HOURS
Dr. Strassels’ office hours are every Wednesday from 8:00AM-11:00AM. Contact Scott Chaffee (scott.chaffee@osumc.edu) to schedule a 30 minute block of one on one time with the SHARP Scientific Director.
