CTSA Communications

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CTSA Communications

• Kameha Kidd, Ph.D.
• NIH coordinator, Communications

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CTSAweb.org

• Public section
• Content driven by the CTSA Institutions
• Links to the CTSA grantee institutions
• Central access to topic specific CTSA activities
• A forum for the CTSAs to showcase and disseminate
  best practices
• Log in section
• Content driven by the CTSA committees
• Communication forums (Confluence Wiki)
• Shared access to resources
• Inventories
• CTSA directories

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CTSAWeb.org
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CTSAWeb.org
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CTSAWeb.org
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CTSAWeb.org
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e-Newsletter

• Monthly distribution
• Featured CTSA Committee
• Committee meeting dates, times, and locations
• Consortium
• NIH
• Links to updated information on CTSAweb.org
• Archived on CTSAweb.org

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Wiki What, Why, and How

• Collaborative online work environment
• Share information
• Develop information and content
• Collect information

• Goals
• Foster the goals of the CTSA Consortium
• Save time and resources
• Reduce burden to collaboration

• Process
• Currently in a pilot
• Restricted Access
• Access through CTSAweb.org

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http//ncrrctsa.ncrr.nih.gov/wiki/
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Next Steps for Communications

• Public section -
• Increase focus on the CTSA Institutions
• Promote Institutional CTSA Activities and Events
• Highlight the news coming from the CTSAs
• Increase communication toolkit resources
• Log in section
• Transition to the Wiki culture
• Complete pilot and provide access to new reps
• Establish communication channels
• Consortium Oversight Committee and Cmtes and WGs
• CTSA Institutions and NCRR
• Provide a forum for sharing best practices