2024 Vanderbilt Symposium on
Implementation Research in the Learning Health System
May 14, 2024
This in-person event provides a forum for research, clinical, and operational departments to gain insights, practical knowledge, and connections in conducting research that is integrated into clinical care to transform health care delivery and improve patient outcomes. The agenda features a nationally recognized, external keynote speaker in learning health systems and poster and panel sessions that showcase local projects in implementation science, quality improvement research, and embedded research in the learning health system.
See below for a detailed symposium schedule.
Questions? Email us at implementation@vumc.org
Location
Vanderbilt Engineering and Science Building
Poster Session: upstairs main lobby
Keynote Presentation and Panel Sessions: basement room 044/048
2414 Highland Ave, at the corner of 24th Ave and Garland | Map
Entrances are located on Garland and Highland Ave. Note that the 25th Ave entrance is closed due to construction.
Walking Directions and Parking Information
Symposium Schedule
Keynote Speaker
 | Revolutionizing Healthcare – Pragmatic Trials and Implementation Science: A Collaborative Approach to Health System Improvement Hayden Bosworth, PhD, MS |
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: Vanderbilt Engineering and Science Building, Room 044/048
Dr. Bosworth is a health services researcher with four overarching areas of research: 1) clinical research that provides knowledge for improving patients’ treatment adherence and self-management in chronic care; 2) use of implementation science to improve healthcare delivery; 3) eliminate health care disparities; and 4) training the next generation of clinical researchers. Dr. Bosworth has expertise in patient-centered, multidisciplinary self-management pragmatic trials and programs for adults with chronic disease. He develops and implements scalable/sustainable interventions to improve health behaviors and reduce the burden of chronic diseases in the context of real-world environments. These trials/programs focus on addressing barriers to care at the patient, provider, and system level. |
Panel Presentations
Multiple Choice: Performing Pragmatic Trials at Multiple Centers1:00 - 2:00 PM |  | Moderator: Russell Rothman, MD, MPP Professor, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, & Health Policy Ingram Chair in Integrative and Population Health Senior Vice President, Population and Public Health Associate Dean, Population Health Sciences Director, Institute for Medicine and Public Health |
DIY Multicenter Pragmatic Trials: The ECMO Experience |  | Speaker: Whitney Gannon, MSN, ACNP-BC Associate in Medicine Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine |
Tips for Stakeholder Engagement in Multicenter Pragmatic Clinical Trials |  | Speaker: Rowena Dolor, MD, MSH Professor of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine |
Overcoming Regulatory Hurdles in Conducting Multicenter Pragmatic Clinical Trials |  | Speaker: Todd Rice, MD, MSc Professor of Medicine; Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Vice President for Clinical Trials Innovation and Operations; VICTR Medical Director, Vanderbilt Human Research Protections Program |
Tackling Clinical Challenges with Artificial Intelligence: Implementing Models into Practice2:15 - 3:15 PM |  | Moderator: Jonathan Wanderer, MD, MPhil Professor, Anesthesiology & Biomedical Informatics Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, HealthIT Medical Director, Perioperative Informatics Associate Medical Director, Preoperative Evaluation Center |
Predicting Intraoperative Transfusion to Guide Type and Screen Ordering: Developing a Real Time Databricks Pipeline |  | Speaker: Matthew Zapf, MD Assistant Professor Multispecialty Anesthesiology, Informatics Research Division |
Implementation of a Predictive Model for Severe Hemorrhage Following Vaginal or Cesarean Delivery |  | Speaker: Holly Ende, MD, MSACI Associate Professor and Division Chief, Obstetric Anesthesiology |
Lessons from CLOT: Using Predictive Modeling to Improve Rates of Pediatric Blood Clots |  | Speaker: Allison Wheeler, MD, MSCI Associate Professor, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology & Pediatrics Associate Medical Director, Blood Bank and Coagulation Laboratory Research Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center |
Poster Session Information
Call for Poster Submissions!
The poster presenter must attend the in-person poster session on May 14, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am and be available to hang the poster between 9:00 am and 10:00 am.
The in-person poster session will accept posters that present projects or topics in the following topic areas:
- Implementation science
- Quality improvement research
- Embedded research in the learning health system
Please determine if your research project fits within these topic areas. We welcome both work-in-progress and completed work!
If you are unsure if your research project is a fit, please email Dr. Lyndsay Nelson at lyndsay.a.nelson@vumc.org or Dr. Autumn Zuckerman at autumn.zuckerman@vumc.org.
Poster Registration
Please complete your poster registration by April 19th, 2024 11:59 PM CT at the following link: https://redcap.link/IR-LHS_postersubmission2024.
Information needed for the registration form includes: project status, topic area, poster title, and author list. You do not need to enter an abstract.
You will also need to register to attend the symposium at the following link: https://redcap.link/IR-LHS_symposiumregistration2024
Poster Prizes
- Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to winning posters in the following categories: Best Work-in-Progress, Best Completed Work, People's Choice
- Judges will determine winners for Best Work-in-Progress and Best Completed Work.
- Posters will be judged based on the following criteria: Visual appeal, Clarity of content, Oral presentation of poster, Overall impact
Poster Preparation
- Poster Size: Prepare poster to fit on a 4' H x 6' W poster board. Recommended poster size is 36" H x 48" W. We are trying to keep poster sizes consistent across presenters; however, it is fine if you need to reuse a poster from another event with different size requirements.
- Poster Format: The content should be visible from a 2-3' distance. Any arrangement is allowable but consider the new "better poster" format. To learn more about the "better poster" format, please check out the following resources: NPR Health Shots Article and YouTube Video.
- Poster Printing: The VU BRET Office is an option.
If you have questions regarding the poster session, please contact the Poster Session Co-leads: Dr. Lyndsay Nelson: lyndsay.a.nelson@vumc.org or Dr. Autumn Zuckerman at autumn.zuckerman@vumc.org
 | Co-Lead: Lyndsay Nelson, PhD Research Associate Professor General Internal Medicine and Public Health Assistant Director, Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research |
 | Co-Lead: Autumn Zuckerman, PharmD
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Symposium Planning Committee
Thank you to the symposium planning committee for volunteering their time and diverse expertise in organizing this event!
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