AATS: Grantsmanship Workshop

AATS Grantsmanship Workshop 2009, March 6, Residence Inn Bethesda - Downtown, Bethesda, Maryland
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Grant Writing Workshop 2009

March 6^th, 2009
Residence Inn Bethesda - Downtown, Bethesda, Maryland

Registration is Now Closed

Course Directors
Pedro J. del Nido, MD; John W. Hammon, MD

This workshop, organized by the AATS Scientific Affairs and Government Relations Committee, is designed to help professionals who are applying for grants to better understand the complex nature of preparing and submitting grant proposals. Invited faculty include CSR representatives, current research investigators, and leaders in the field of cardiothoracic research. The needs of both current and previous grant recipients will be addressed.

Course Directors
Pedro J. del Nido, MD; John W. Hammon, MD

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

7:30 a.m.	Registration
8:00 a.m.	Introduction and Welcome Pedro J. del Nido, MD Children's Hospital, Boston
8:10 a.m.	Developing an Academic Career Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital
8:30 a.m.	Structure of NIH Keith A. Horvath, MD National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
8:50 a.m.	Extramural Program and Funding Opportunities-NCI David H. Harpole, Jr., MD Duke University
9:10 a.m.	Extramural Program and Funding Opportunities - NHLBI Timothy J. Gardner Christiana Care Health System
9:30 a.m.	Career Development Awards and Fellowships John W. Hammon, Jr., MD Wake Forest University
9:40 a.m.	Developing a Clinical Research Program (What it Takes) John D. Puskas, MD Emory University
10:00 a.m.	BREAK
10:15 a.m.	SBIR, STTR and other Funding Opportunities Bartley P. Griffith, MD University of Maryland
10:45 a.m.	The Structure of a Grant: Pre Grant Writing Preparation John S. Ikonomidis, MD Medical University of South Carolina
11:00 a.m.	The Structure of a Grant: Hypothesis and Specific Aims Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital
11:15 a.m.	The Structure of a Grant: Background and Significance Mark B. Ratcliffe, MD Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center
11:30 a.m.	The Structure of a Grant: Preliminary Data/Progress Report J. William Gaynor, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
11:45 a.m.	The Structure of a Grant: Experimental Design Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital
12:00 p.m.	Lunch with Faculty
1:30 p.m.	The Review Process Joyce C. Gibson, DSc and Invited Guests Center for Scientific Review
2:00 p.m.	Mock Study Sessions (Translational Research, Clinical Studies, Career Development) Faculty and CSR Staff
4:30 p.m.	Concluding Remarks and Question and Answer Session with Faculty
5:30 p.m.	ADJOURN

Learning Objectives
• Create Career Development and Training Grants
• Analyze Outcomes Research and Clinical Research Networks
• Assess the Structure and Components of a Grant
• Identify Extramural Program and Funding Opportunities - NCI and NHLBI

Meeting Accreditation
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.