UCLA-led Central Coordinating Center (CCC) for the Natural Experiment Research Network

项目摘要/摘要 建议由加州大学洛杉矶分校领导的自然实验研究中心中央协调中心(CCC) 将跨研究站点工作，以支持和维持它们作为评估自然实验的研究网络 在糖尿病预防和治疗方面。CCC团队将建立在先前协调自然 在糖尿病(NET-D2)网络中提供通用管理和技术的翻译实验 支持新的网络，促进研究地点和疾病预防控制中心之间的沟通，并促进 新网络对受众的成就超出了单个网站的覆盖范围。具体的 合作伙伴关系的目标如下： 1.向个别研究地点和疾病预防控制中心提供后勤支持，特别是： A.计划和实施定期面对面会议和电话/视频网络会议 现场绩效指标和疾控中心。 B.协助发展和维持联合国系统的治理和组织结构 网络，包括执行委员会、方法委员会、度量委员会和 出版物、演讲和辅助研究(PP&A)委员会。 2.促进和协调研究地点、疾病预防控制中心和 研究人员、政策制定者和社区的广泛和多样化的受众，特别是： A.促进跨站点协作活动，包括共享最佳分析实践和协议； 以及关于自然实验评估的最新科学方法的陈述。 B.根据疾控中心信息技术标准，开发和维护研究网站。 C.通过传播网络，为科学、政策制定者和公众受众发挥“翻译”作用 积极展示与研究相关的分析对健康的影响的过程、工具和结果 与糖尿病护理和预防相关的政策。 3.实施评估计划，对上述具体目标1和2的实现情况进行评估。 我们相信，我们经验丰富的5人团队包括一名PI、联合PI、项目总监、网站管理员和项目 助理，与作为中心的个别研究地点密切和成功地合作 Next-D2协调中心能够很好地协调新的自然实验网络和 帮助实现疾控中心概述的总体网络目标。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The proposed UCLA-led Central Coordinating Center (CCC) for the Natural Experiment Research Centers will work across study sites to support and sustain them as a research Network evaluating natural experiments in diabetes prevention and treatment. The CCC team will build on prior experience coordinating the Natural Experiments for Translation in Diabetes (NET-D2) Network by providing common administrative and technical support for the new Network, facilitating communications between study sites and the CDC, and promoting the accomplishments of the new Network to audiences beyond those reached by an individual site. The Specific Aims for the CCC are as follows: 1. Provide logistical support to individual study sites and the CDC, specifically: a. Plan and implement regular in-person and telephone/video Network meetings in collaboration with site PIs and the CDC. b. Assist in the development of and maintenance of a governance and organizing structure for the network, including an Executive committee, Methods committee, Metrics committee, and Publications, Presentations and Ancillary studies (PP&A) committee. 2. Foster and coordinate linkages, communication and joint activities between study sites, the CDC and a broad and diverse audience of researchers, policy makers and the community, specifically: a. Facilitate cross-site collaborative activities including sharing of best analytic practices and protocols, and presentations on state-of-the-science approaches to natural experiment evaluation. b. Develop and maintain a website for the study in accordance with CDC IT standards. c. Serve a "translation" role for science, policy makers, and public audiences by disseminating Network processes, tools and results to actively demonstrate the impact of study-related analyses upon health policies related to diabetes care and prevention. 3. Implement an evaluation plan to assess the achievement of Specific Aims 1 & 2 above. We believe that our experienced 5-person team of a PI, co-PI, Project Director, Webmaster and Project Assistant, which has worked closely and successfully with the individual study sites as the Central Coordinating Center for NEXT-D2, is well positioned to coordinate the new Natural Experiments Network and help achieve the overall Network goals as outlined by the CDC.