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WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEB?
CRN CANCER COUNTER |
We successfully launched the CRN Cancer Counter on the CRN web site after
rigorous testing for several weeks. We have uploaded data from five HMOs
in this first version of the CRN Cancer Counter. Everyone who has access
to the CRN web site has access to the new cancer counter through a link
on the home page—see the CRN cancer counter navigation button. We think
you will find it very helpful in developing site selection strategies for
proposals, as one example. Variables included in the counter are counts
on primary site, morphology, stage, and vital status, among others. As you
enter the Cancer Counter, you will be asked to specify a reason for your
search query, which initiates a record of each visit to the cancer counter.
The counter is virtually instantaneous for most queries.
As always, we would like to hear about any problems and challenges you
may experience using the Cancer Counter, as well as comments on how the
counter was helpful to you.
-Mark Hornbrook, KPNW
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Ten Ways Increase Dissemination of CRN
Research Results
Our work on the CRN is not complete until it is shared with
other scientists and clinicians. Ideally, this should be done as rapidly
as possible. Also, the number of publications is one yardstick by which
the CRN will be judged. The CRN Publications Committee and PI’s office
humbly offer the following suggestions to help investigators and project
teams produce and disseminate research findings more efficiently.
- Develop a list of planned publications early in the life of the project,
and update it regularly.
- Assign a lead author at the time a manuscript idea is added to the
project team’s list of papers.
- Monitor progress of planned publications, and be clear about expectations
of progress.
- Look for opportunities to develop methodologic papers—don’t
wait for results to become available.
- Presentations should lead to publications within six months.
- Make data requests clear, focused and explicit, and supply table shells
at the time of your request.
- Make project data available to others when the project team has developed
its list of papers.
- Create a list of potential journals, so that if your submission is
not accepted, you can quickly resubmit to the next journal on the list.
- Think globally, act locally. Support and enhance the efforts of your
colleagues.
- And finally…
Keep the PI’s office informed about primary and spin-off publications.
Every little bit counts!
- Sarah Greene, GHC
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CRN NEWS & MILESTONES
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
CRN Pilot Fund Applications
- 10/14 - Abstracts due
- 11/12 - Full applications due
CRN Monograph
Contact Chelsea Jenter, jenter.c@ghc.org,
for more information
AHRQ's co-sponsorship of the CRN offers additional confidentiality
protections. However, it also requires that all CRN inves tigators
and staff with access to CRN data sign a confidentiality agree-ment.
This agreement is located on the CRN web site. We request the CRN
Site Principal Investigators collect the agreements and send originals
to the PI's office. Agreements are due by October 29, 2004.
Thank you!
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| CRN Connection
CRN Connection The CRN Connection is a
publication of the CRN developed to inform and occasionally entertain
CRN collaborators. It is produced with oversight from the CRN Communications
Committee.
Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Martin Brown, Terry Field,
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Ann Geiger, Sarah
Greene,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Hornbrook, and Ed Wagner
Oversight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Ansell, Joann
Baril,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Brown, Sarah Greene, Chelsea
Jenter,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Hart, Judy
Mouchawar,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Tolsma, and
Ed Wagner
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurleen Davidson
Please send comments or suggestions on this newsletter to Maurleen
Davidson, CRN Connection Editor, at davidson.ms@ghc.org.
All submissions are welcome!
Special thanks to all for your contirubtion in
the publishing of this newsletter. Special end of the year issue
coming in December.
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