HFSA Research Fellowship Status: Open for 2009 The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) has established HFSA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS in heart failure. The purpose of the research fellowship is to develop clinician-investigators in the field of heart failure. Eligibility The full-year fellowship is designed for individuals seeking specialty education and research training in the area of heart failure. At the time of award initiation, the awardee should have no more than seven post doctoral years (excluding personal leave). Individuals with faculty appointments (above Instructor level or no more than three years at the Assistant Professor level for nursing applicants) are not eligible for this fellowship award. The individual may not have another similar fellowship award from another organization at the same time. During the period of this award the recipient must devote no less than 80% of his/her time to research activities in heart failure. Preference will be given to those whose research is a bridge or can be translated into the clinical care of patients with heart failure. Candidates who have a doctoral degree in medicine, osteopathy, or nursing may apply. Candidates shall have been - and shall intend to continue to be - directly involved in patient care. Awards will be restricted to US and Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents. Note: Only one application per research laboratory will be considered for this award. Award The amount to be awarded will be based on the submitted budget, up to a maximum of $65,000 (USD). Up to $60,000 may be used for salary and fringe benefits of the awardee. This amount must constitute no less than 80% of the awardee's total compensation during the one-year award period. The remaining funds ($10,000 maximum) can be used as follows: travel to the HFSA annual meeting ($1,500 maximum), salaries of technical personnel essential to the conduct of the project, lab supplies, animals, volunteer subject costs, publication costs, and biomedical graphics. Application Due Date: Monday, February 2, 2009 (receipt date) How to Submit an Application The application submission process is now done online. You may begin the process at www.hfsafellowship.org.
Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. Attn: Cheryl Yano, Executive Director Court International - Suite 240 S 2550 University Avenue West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 Phone: 651.642.1633 Fax: 651.642.1502
Young Investigator Database Research Seed Grant -- Council on Clinical Cardiology and Stroke Council General Information
The Council on Clinical Cardiology and the Council on Stroke place a great value on the development of young clinical investigators. To further this effort, the council has a limited number of seed grants for young investigators for meritorious research projects based on the data gathered from Get With The GuidelinesSM (GWTG). A description of GWTG and the database content follows. The Executive Database Steering Committee and the Get With The Guidelines Steering and Science Sub Committee oversee the large database. Members of these committees will be available as mentors to the applicants. Young investigators may be current fellows in training or within five years of completing their cardiology, or neurology fellowship or other doctoral prepared professionals who are early in their career development and have interest in cardiovascular or stroke research. The seed grants provide adequate funds to 1) allow initial project design, access to the GWTG data and statistical analysis; and 2) cover travel expenses of the recipient to travel to an AHA conference to present the results. Mentors provide recipients methods of clinical research using GWTG Steering or Subcomittee or EDSC databases. Our goal is to have this initial effort succeed in opening future opportunities for research, collaboration and scientific advancement for the young investigator. What is Get With The Guidelines?
Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) is a hospital-based quality improvement program designed to close the treatment gap in cardiovascular disease and stroke. It includes modules for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure (HF) and stroke. Each program provides physicians and healthcare providers with materials, information and tools based on relevant AHA/ACC guidelines — i.e., for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, for treatment of HF, or the AHA/ASA guidelines for stroke treatment. Using standard protocols in the hospital setting will help ensure that cardiovascular disease patients are placed on appropriate medications, informed of recommended behavioral modifications, and improve the rate of intervention with cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients both in-hospital and post-discharge to reduce the incidence of CVD events. A key component of this continuous quality improvement program is to monitor progress through the Web-based Patient Management Tool (PMT). What information is collected in the Get With The Guidelines database?
The information captured in the Get With The Guidelines database parallels the American Heart Association guidelines information. Process for Developing and Submitting a Proposal Study questions (hypotheses) need to be developed within the context of data acquired through the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program. The applicant should review the data elements collected across each of the modules (CAD, Heart Failure and Stroke). To avoid developing a proposal already in progress, it will also be helpful to review prior published publications and the list provided of abstracts and manuscripts already in process. Data are also collected during hospitalization and longitudinal data post discharge is not available. Next steps: 1) Complete the online proposal form and send to laura.shuey@heart.org. Please be sure to provide your e-mail address on the form. 2) If you have questions, please contact laura.shuey@heart.org. Submitted proposals will be reviewed jointly by GWTG committee leadership and the leadership of Clinical Cardiology or the Stroke Council to determine funded applications. If awarded funding, data access will be arranged through a designated GWTG mentor and statistical analysis will be arranged through the Duke Clinical Research Institute. The monetary award will cover statistical analysis up to $6,000 in addition to $2,000 to support travel to the national conference for presentation. Deadline (twice a year): Sept. 30 and March 28 Award: Three awards approximately $8,000 each
2009 ASE Echo Investigator Award
Up to $50,000 is available for qualified physicians or scientists with previous research experience. Applicants may be no more than ten years past their first academic faculty/non-trainee appointment. Eligibility Requirements –The applicant must hold a professional doctoral degree of MD, PhD or the equivalent and must be a member of ASE. Eligible applicants may be up to ten years past the date of their first academic faculty/non-trainee appointment when the funding starts. Previous research experience is desirable. The Award recipient will have scientific responsibility for the conduct of the proposed research and must hold a valid faculty appointment at the institution where the research is conducted. Selection Criteria –In selecting Award recipients, proposals exploring the role of emerging ultrasound technologies such as 3D, contrast and hand-carried ultrasound and its applications to patient care are encouraged. This should not, however, be considered limiting and all meritorious applications will be reviewed. Innovative and meritorious echocardiographic research demonstrating the key role cardiovascular ultrasound plays in the diagnosis and management of patients with heart and vascular disease will be selected for funding based upon the following criteria: Scientific excellence of the proposal is the critical determinant. Qualifications of the primary investigator and the institution enter into the score. Scientific Excellence of the Proposal:- Scientific merit (originality, scientific impact, soundness of approach, ability of proposed aims to address the hypothesis, logical organization, preliminary data, experimental design, methodology, statistical analysis).- Innovative and distinct nature of the proposal.- Extent to which the proposal uses emerging ultrasound technologies.- Probability of achieving meaningful results in one year. Primary Investigator and Institution:- Qualifications of the applicant (relevant experience, productivity, number and quality of independent publications).- Qualifications of the institution (facilities and resources). Submission opens Saturday, November 1, 2008 and deadlines Monday, January 19, 2009 at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST). American Society of EchocardiographyPhone number 919 - 861-5574Fax number 919 - 882-9900Address:2100 Gateway Centre Boulevard,Ste. 310Morrisville, NC 27560
2009 ASE Cardiovascular Sonographer Research Award
Up to $25,000 is available for qualified sonographers holding echocardiography certification from ARDMS or CCI. Eligibility Requirements –The spirit of this Award is to support the growth and development of sonographer research. The applicant must be a sonographer holding echocardiography certification from ARDMS or CCI. Applicants are to identify a physician or scientist sponsor and provide a letter of support from that individual defining the respective roles of the applicant and sponsor in the proposed project. Both the applicant and their sponsor must be members of ASE. A letter of support is also required from the sonographer’s administrative supervisor stating that the Award recipient will be given protected time and appropriately excused from clinical and administrative duties to an extent that the research funding is proportional to their existing salary. The Award recipient and their sponsor must hold a full-time position at the institution where the research is conducted and will have scientific responsibility for the conduct of the proposed research. Selection Criteria –In selecting Award recipients, proposals exploring the role of emerging ultrasound technologies such as 3D, contrast and hand-carried ultrasound and its applications to patient care are encouraged. This should not, however, be considered limiting and all meritorious applications will be reviewed. Innovative and meritorious echocardiographic research demonstrating the key role cardiovascular ultrasound plays in the diagnosis and management of patients with heart and vascular disease will be selected for funding based upon the following criteria: Half of the score will be based on the scientific excellence of the proposal, and half on the qualifications of the primary investigator, sponsor and institution. Scientific Excellence of the Proposal:- Scientific merit (originality, scientific impact, soundness of approach, ability of proposed aims to address the hypothesis, logical organization, preliminary data, experimental design, methodology, statistical analysis).- Extent to which the proposal uses emerging ultrasound technologies.- Probability of achieving meaningful results in one year. Primary Investigator, Sponsor and Institution:- Qualifications of the applicant (evidence of likelihood to develop sonographer research, familiarity with pertinent literature and work of other investigators, quality of letters of support).- Qualifications of the sponsor (publications and funding history, mentoring history, commitment to applicant’s training).- Qualifications of the institution (facilities and resources). Submission opens Saturday, November 1, 2008 and deadlines Monday, January 19, 2009 at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST). American Society of EchocardiographyPhone number 919 - 861-5574Fax number 919 - 882-9900Address:2100 Gateway Centre Boulevard,Ste. 310Morrisville, NC 27560
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