On The Cutting Edge | October 2024

October 18, 2024

Award Announcements

Congratulations!

Award Announcements (Cont.)

Congratulations!

Rachel Morris, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Office of Technology Development (OTD) via the Therapeutic Accelerator Program (TAP)

Trauma Intervention Prediction (TIP): A predictive algorithm to predict trauma activation, addressing undertriage and overtriage

Aoy Tomita Mitchell, PhD
Professor
Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Cardiovascular Center (CVC) - Smith Family Program for Enhanced Precision Therapeutics Award via the Therapeutic Accelerator Program (TAP)

Development of an animal model for in utero treatment to prevent (mitigate) hypoplastic left heart syndrome

MCW Department of Surgery 2024 Fall Research Symposium

Congratulations!

A Formalized American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) Remediation Program is Associated with Resident Score Improvement

Hannah Holland, MD
Research Resident
Mentor: Paul Linsky, MD

Teenage Appendicitis: The Cost of a Transfer

Jennifer Schuh, MD
Research Resident
Mentor: Jose Salazar Osuna, MD

In Case You Missed It

Congratulations to the medical student summer research participants selected as the top winners of the Dr. Michael J. Dunn Poster Contest! Aiden Moore (mentor: Jon Gould, MD, MBA) was one of ten winners!
Faculty Mentorship/Student Help: The Division of Research is implementing initiatives to organize the process of matching research residents and medical students with faculty members for research opportunities. These opportunities are to be strictly for volunteer work done by the student. Specifics on task work is completely up to the faculty member’s discretion. If you are interested in mentoring, please fill out this Qualtrics survey.
NIH Scientific Data Sharing Website: Whether you are involved in an NIH-funded project and want to understand which sharing policies apply to your research and how to comply, or you are a researcher looking to access scientific data from NIH-affiliated repositories, this site is for you. | More information
Department of Surgery Intranet Site: Funding Opportunities, Cultural Complications/Grand Rounds/Quality Minute presentations, Surgery Sparks of Gratitude, Global Surgical Programs, Finance/Reimbursement links, DOS Phone list, and resources for logos/fonts/templates. | More Information
Abstract Deadlines and Meeting List: List will be updated each week.| More Information

Upcoming Events

CTSI Research Coordinator Enrichment Series
- October 24, 2024: Investigator Initiated Trials (IITs)
CTSI Bootcamp: Clinical Research Training Program
- IRB Operations & Research Ethics: October 30, 2024 | 8:00 am – 1:00 pm (in-person only)
- Study Management: November 5, 2024 | 8:00 am – 1:00 pm (in-person only)

SurPASS Tip of the Month

**Major Changes to NIH Biosketch – effective May 25, 2025**

NIH is adopting Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch (Biosketch) and Current and Pending (Other) Support to be used with all application and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) by May 25, 2025.

NIH will require the use of Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) to complete Common Forms (i.e., Biographical Sketch, Current and Pending (Other) Support) and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement to produce digitally certified PDF(s) for use in application submission.

NIH will also require all Senior/Key Personnel to enter their ORCID ID into SciENcv in the Persistent Identifier (PID) section of the Common Forms. NIH will require all Senior/Key Personnel to link their ORCID ID to their eRA Commons Personal Profile. For information on linking an ORCID ID to the eRA Commons Personal Profile see the ORCID ID topic in the eRA Commons online help.

Starting May 25, 2025, NIH will no longer accept the current NIH Biosketch or NIH Other Support documents.

**Please reach out to Lynn Cummings, Grants Operations Coordinator, if you would like to get a head start before your next application to convert your Biosketch to the Common Forms!**

Clinical Research Tip of the Month

Case Reports and Case Series

Q: What constitutes a “case report”?

A case report for IRB purposes is a retrospective analysis of 1, 2, or 3 clinical cases. If more than three cases are involved, then it is considered a case series that constitutes research per IRB policy.

Case series of 3 or less does not require IRB review, however, HIPAA authorization must be obtained from the patients. If this is not possible, all PHI must be removed.

Q: Do faculty who are preparing a case report as an article for submission to a journal need to obtain IRB approval prior to preparation?

No. A case report is a medical/educational activity that does not meet the DHHS definition of “research.” Therefore, the activity does not have to be reviewed by MCW IRB.

Q: Can I request that the IRB make a formal determination that my case report is not research?

In certain cases, journals may require a formal determination from the IRB that a case report does not constitute research. If official IRB determination is needed, the faculty member should submit an application to the IRB via eBridge, marking the project category (Question 3.1) as not human subject research (NHSR) in the PRO smartform.

More Information

GRANT$ Alert

Comprehensive Injury Center Seed Funds
$25,000
Application due: October 31, 2024

Research must be focused on injury disparities. Seed funds are to provide data or supporting information to facilitate a federal grant proposal (NIH, CDC, AHRQ, etc.)

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program
Application period: September 1-November 21, 2024

The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The Extramural LRP repays up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. Research funding from NIH is not required to participate in the Extramural LRP. LRP awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Budget commensurate with project
3 year award period
Rolling deadline - submit LOI then invited to submit full proposal

1) Evidence for Action - research to advance racial equity; 2) Pioneering Ideas - build a culture of health

Abstracts Alert

Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Annual Meeting
May 8-10, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Abstract deadline: October 30, 2024

Abstract Topics: Assessment, Curriculum Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Education Technology, Faculty Development, Global Surgical Education, Interprofessional Education, Program Evaluation, Recruitment & Selection, Simulation, Teaching Methods, Wellness/Well-Being, Leadership, Other

American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) 2025 Annual Meeting
May 17-19, 2025 | Milwaukee, WI
Abstract deadline: November 4, 2024

For more information of abstract submission, visit https://aaes.memberclicks.net/2025-annual-meeting-abstracts

Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) 2025 Annual Meeting
May 6-8, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Abstract deadline: November 4, 2024

Presentation Types: Oral, ePoster, Tools of the Trade

The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) Annual Meeting
April 30-May 4, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV
Abstract deadline: November 6, 2024

Presentation Types: Oral, Quick Shot, Poster

American Surgical Association (ASA) Annual Meeting
April 24-26, 2025 | San Diego, CA
Abstract deadline: November 19, 2024

Category Information:
Basic Surgical Science: Basic Science
Clinical Surgical Science: Clinical Burns/Trauma/Acute Care, Clinical GI, Clinical Cancer, Clinical Pediatric Surgery, Clinical Transplantation, Clinical Endocrine Surgery, Clinical Plastic Surgery, Clinical Cardiothoracic/Vascular, Clinical Surgical Specialties (i.e. Urology, Neurosurgery, Other)
Outcomes Analyses in Surgery: Quality of Life and/or Patient-Reported Outcomes, Outcomes Studies of Patient Management, Education and Residency Training Issues, Social and Ethical Issues in Surgery

Department of Surgery Recent Publications

Evaluation for primary hyperparathyroidism after radioactive iodine treatment in patients with Graves' disease. Surgery. (Melin SJH, Park SY, Shaker J, Yen TWF, Evans DB, Wang TS, Dream S)

The Dangerous Precedent of Censoring Scientific Dissemination. American Journal of Transplantation. (Schold JD, Pruett TL, Pomfret EA, Dunn T)

Preinjury and Event-Related Characteristics of Pediatric Firearm Injuries: The American College of Surgeons Firearm Study, United States, March 2021-February 2022. American Journal of Public Health. (Flynn-O'Brien KT, Sathya C, Kotagal M, Banks S, Agoubi LL, Kuhls DA, Nathens A, Hink AB, Rivara FP)

Patient education series: understanding trauma and emergency general surgery conditions. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Dilday J, Reilly PM, Haut ER, Martin MJ, Hendershot K)

Rib fractures - Patient education series: understanding trauma and emergency surgery conditions. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Dilday J, Haut ER)

Timing of ultra-portable ultrasound (UPUS) Examinations in detecting clinically concerning recurrent pneumothorax. Injury. (Al Tannir AH, Pokrzywa CJ, Carver TW, Biesboer EA, Figueroa JF, Karam B, de Moya MA, Murphy PB)

A Comparison of Commonly Utilized Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Pediatric Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review by the APSA Cancer Committee. [Review]. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. (Teke M, Rich BS, Walther A, Schwartz D, McDuffie LA, Butera G, Roach JP, Rothstein DH, Lal DR, Riehle K, Espinoza A, Cost N, Tracy E, Rodeberg D, Lautz T, Aldrink JH, Brown EG)

Engagement and factors associated with annual anal human papillomavirus screening among sexual and gender minority individuals. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. (Nitkowski J, Ridolfi TJ, Lundeen SJ, Giuliano AR, Chiao E, Fernandez ME, Schick V, Smith JS, Bruggink P, Brzezinski B, Nyitray AG)

Patient Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gallstone Disease: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. (Biesboer EA, Al Tannir AH, Maring M, Mantz-Wichman M, Flynn KE, Morris RS, de Moya MA, Murphy PB)

Genetic engineering of megakaryocytes from blood progenitor cells using mRNA lipid nanoparticles. Journal of Thrombosis & Haemostasis. (Leung J, Primbetova A, Strong C, Hay BN, Hsu HH, Hagner A, Foster LJ, Devine D, Cullis PR, Zandstra PW, Kastrup CJ)

Risk factors for fracture-related infections after low-velocity gunshot fractures to the pelvis. Injury. (Coleman M, Bergner C, Carver TW)

Temporal Dynamics of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. [Review]. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. (Teng M, Wu TJ, Jing X, Day BW, Pritchard KA Jr, Naylor S, Teng RJ)

Defining the acute care surgeon: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) panel discussion on full-time employment, compensation and career trajectory. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Murphy PB, Nahmias J, Bonne S, Coleman J, de Moya M)

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