The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Cardiovascular Implementation Study (CVIS): A Research Registry Integrating Social Determinants to Support Care for Underserved Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Importance of the Problem and Critical Barrier to Progress on Health Disparities
1.2. Realizing the Full Potential of Precision Medicine in Health and Healthcare-Can We Avoid Widening Disparities?
1.3. Increasing Costs and Complexity of Drug Discovery and Development
1.4. Knowledge Gap
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Hypothesis
2.2. Approach- Collaborating Partners
2.2.1. The Association of Black Cardiologists
2.2.2. Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
2.2.3. The Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (GaCTSA)
2.2.4. Clinical Research Center
2.2.5. Mobile Clinical Research Vehicle
2.3. RCMI Translational Research Network
2.4. Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
2.5. Informatics Infrastructure Support for the Registry
2.5.1. Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) and SHRINE (Shared Health Research Informatics Network)
2.5.2. Medidata Rave Electronic Data Capture (EDC)
2.5.3. Health 360x-A Mobile and Web based Patient Engagement Platform
2.5.4. Substitutable Medical Applications and Reusable Technologies (SMART)
2.5.5. SMART on Fast Health Interoperable Resources (FHIR)
2.6. Vanguard Site Principal Investigators
2.7. Study (Registry) Design
Informed Consent and Enrollment
Data Collection Process
Long Term Follow up
End of Study or Withdrawal
Data and Meta Data Management
Roles of Collaborating Institutions and Organizations
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) Data Collection
Training Sessions and Procedures
Analysis Plan
Statistical Design
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
In Memoriam
Conflicts of Interest
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Ofili, E.O.; Schanberg, L.E.; Hutchinson, B.; Sogade, F.; Fergus, I.; Duncan, P.; Hargrove, J.; Artis, A.; Onyekwere, O.; Batchelor, W.; et al. The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Cardiovascular Implementation Study (CVIS): A Research Registry Integrating Social Determinants to Support Care for Underserved Patients. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1631. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091631
Ofili EO, Schanberg LE, Hutchinson B, Sogade F, Fergus I, Duncan P, Hargrove J, Artis A, Onyekwere O, Batchelor W, et al. The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Cardiovascular Implementation Study (CVIS): A Research Registry Integrating Social Determinants to Support Care for Underserved Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(9):1631. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091631
Chicago/Turabian StyleOfili, Elizabeth O., Laura E. Schanberg, Barbara Hutchinson, Felix Sogade, Icilma Fergus, Phillip Duncan, Joe Hargrove, Andre Artis, Osita Onyekwere, Wayne Batchelor, and et al. 2019. "The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Cardiovascular Implementation Study (CVIS): A Research Registry Integrating Social Determinants to Support Care for Underserved Patients" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 9: 1631. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091631