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CTRC Network

CTRC Network. Robert H. Eckel, MD Director, CTRC Network Professor of Medicine. The CTRC Network and Unique Cores. University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) Nutrition Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) Neurodevelopment Perinatal CTRC National Jewish Health (NJH) Inflammation & Immunology

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CTRC Network

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  1. CTRC Network Robert H. Eckel, MD Director, CTRC Network Professor of Medicine

  2. The CTRC Network and Unique Cores • University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) • Nutrition • Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) • Neurodevelopment • Perinatal CTRC • National Jewish Health (NJH) • Inflammation & Immunology • Behavioral Medicine • University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) • Integrative Physiology

  3. CTRC Network UCH CTRC: • 8-bed inpatient unit, including room calorimeter and sleep laboratory; 12th floor, AIP • Outpatient clinic includes 11 exam rooms, 3 procedure rooms, exercise testing room (2 stations), strength testing room, ultrasonography room (vascular imaging), imaging rooms (DXA, pQCT), 6-station phlebotomy room, 5-chair infusion center, metabolic kitchen, bionutrition core; 3rd floor, Leprino • Exercise training facility, managed by the Division of Geriatric Medicine, adjacent to the outpatient clinic

  4. CTRC Network CHCO CTRC: • Inpatient unit with 5-7 beds • Outpatient unit includes 2 pods, including 1 with an infusion center and support for all-day visits • Mobile unit that can support research in inpatient units, outpatient clinics, ER, OR, PICU, CICU, etc • Shared space with CHCO Wellness Centers includes ultrasonography room, exam room, and body composition lab (DXA, BodPod)

  5. CTRC Network Perinatal CTRC: • Entirely mobile unit that provides nursing services at UCH and CHCO, with some capacity to perform studies at Exempla St. Joseph and DH

  6. CTRC Network NJH CTRC: • Outpatient clinic with 3 exam rooms, 1 interview room, and 1 procedure room • NP services to support H&P, spirometry, allergy skin testing, skin biopsies, EKG, blood collection, pharmacokinetics, sputum induction, assistance with bronchoscopies

  7. CTRC Network CU-Boulder CTRC: • Outpatient clinic with 4 exam/procedure rooms, bionutrition core, sample processing lab, integrated physiology lab • Located in Wardenburg Student Health Center

  8. Governance CTRC Network Director Operations Manager Robert Eckel Janine Higgins CU-B CTRC Medical Director Elizabeth Connick Asst Program Director Chris DeSouza Nurse Manager Debra Cody UCH CTRC CHCO CTRC Perinatal CTRC NJH CTRC Medical Director Thomas Campbell Nurse Manager Diane Branham Medical Director Phil Zeitler Nurse Manager KC Clevenger Medical Director Bill Hay Nurse Manager Christine Reed Medical Director Donald Leung Nurse Manager Trudi Madigan

  9. Governance CTRC Network Director Nursing Director Robert Eckel Diane Branham CU-B CTRC Medical Director Elizabeth Connick Asst Program Director Chris DeSouza Nurse Manager Debra Cody UCH CTRC CHCO CTRC Perinatal CTRC NJH CTRC Medical Director Thomas Campbell Nurse Manager Joni Donahoo Medical Director Phil Zeitler Nurse Manager KC Clevenger Medical Director Bill Hay Nurse Manager Christine Reed Medical Director Donald Leung Nurse Manager Trudi Madigan

  10. Specific Aims: 2013 • Aim 1: Develop and implement a Program Income System and an evaluative process for cost-effective allocation of resources that support planning, conduct, analysis, and dissemination of research results. • Charge-back system is being implemented over the next 3 years • Micro-grants program of $5-10,000/year for up to 3 years for junior PIs..

  11. Fee-For-Service Transition Plan for UCH and CHCO CTRCs Effective 1 July 2013, research rates will be applied to: • UCH charges – clinical labs, research pharmacy, radiology, medical supplies, etc • ECG and vascular imaging • Exercise testing, indirect calorimetry, body composition, bone mineral density • CTRC core laboratory assays

  12. Fee-For-Service Transition Plan for UCH and CHCO CTRCs Effective 1 July 2014, research rates for: • Nutrition services – dietary intake assessment, measured feeding, hunger/satiety assessment, meal design/preparation/measurement, consultation and counseling, protocol-specific educational and data collection materials Effective 1 July 2015, research rates for: • Nursing services Intent is to continue to fully subsidize facility fees

  13. Research Rates for CTRC Services

  14. Accessing CTRC Services For protocols that request CTRC core laboratory services only: • Contact the Core Lab Manager listed on the CCTSI website to set up a lab service agreement For protocols that request any other CTRC services: • Go to CTRC tab of the CCTSI website for step-by-step instructions

  15. CTRC Active Protocols

  16. Questions for EAC: CTRC Network • Reduction in PI-initiated CTRC research • A trend across all CTRCS? • Any simple solutions? • Is this important? • Scheduling and tracking of research subjects • How important? • What’s worked for you? • CSU involvement • Another CTRC site?

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