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| Volume VI, Issue 3 | July 2005 |
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SLEEPLESS IN SANTA FE
As always, it was enjoyable to see so many of you in Santa Fe. Maggie Gunter and the 2005 conference planning team deserve thanks, praise, and a vacation! In addition to a full (and fantastic) conference program, there were nearly two dozen collaborative meetings held in conjunction with the conference. Most of these meetings were convened under the auspices of either the CRN, CERT or CCSN. This is a great barometer of our productivity, but it also meant that more than a few of us were in meetings from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for 3 days, dinner meetings notwithstanding! We show no signs of letting up from this pace in 2006, given the many projects and interests groups that comprise our large consortia. With that in mind, planning is already underway for the HMO Research Network conference in Boston on May 1-3, 2006. The Conference Planning committee is very aware of the proliferation of collaborative meetings and will be working to minimize overlap and hopefully, cut down from 12 hour days to 10 hour days! If you have suggestions for the organization of our 2006 CRN meetings, please contact the PI’s office. -Sarah Greene, GHC |
THE CRN MEETS THE CRU Though Leah has barely had a chance to settle into her new Seattle home and office space (see related story on Page 2), she hit the road with Ed and Sarah on June 16th for a CRN Site Visit to Kaiser Permanente Colorado. Our KPCO hosts were wonderful. Ed presented the CRN to a standing-room-only crowd, mostly comprised of investigators from the KPCO Clinical Research Unit (CRU). We were joined by investigators from the local cancer center, affording an opportunity to discuss potential collaboration opportunities. We also capitalized on the face-toface time to discuss KPCO's involvement with current CRN projects and ideas that might fit with the upcoming Renewal. The Clinical Research Unit has enjoyed a growth spurt over the past few years, and now has a cadre of energetic and productive investigators with expertise in clinical epidemiology, behavioral science, informatics, economics, and pharmacoepidemiology. These scientific capabilities are augmented by strong ties to the KPCO delivery system, diverse enrollee population and data resources. Fun fact—Some of the CRU team members are even in the enviable position of being able to bike to and from work, as evidenced by a stack of bicycles in one of the hallways. We're grateful to Judy Mouchawar and Kim Bischoff for orchestrating this terrific visit. -Sarah Greene, GHC |
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HMORN 2005