VIDEO ENHANCED DISCUSSION VED

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VIDEO ENHANCED DISCUSSION (VED)

• December 4, 2006
• Eileen W. Bradley, D.Sc.
• Chief, Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging and
  Bioengineering
• Center for Scientific Review
• National Institutes of Health
• Department of Health and Human Services

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Why VED Now?

• Mission Critical to Have Options
• Difficulty Recruiting Reviewers, Especially
  Clinicians
• Software And Collaborations in Place---breeze
• Additional Resources To Facilitate The Process

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THOSE WHO MAKE IT WORKREVIEW
TSB CIT
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• REVIEW
• XIANG-NING LI, M.D., Ph.D.
• GUO FENG XU, Ph.D.
• WEIHUA LUO, M.D. , Ph.D.
• KAHLID MASOOD, Ph.D.
• PUSHPA TANDON, Ph.D.
• LEE ROSEN, Ph.D.
• EILEEN W. BRADLEY, D.Sc.
• TSB CIT
• RICH MCKAY JOHN RISTON
• GENE DIGGS
• MELVIN OLIVO
• SAUNAK DESAI
• ABDI AMALO
• MICHAEL LEWIS
• LARRY SPILLERS

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What do you need?

• PC with internet connection LAN speed
• A webcam (built-in Microphone)
• Computer speakers
• Software Breeze
• Backup Telephone

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FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCESSBIB

• PROCURING PHONES FOR REVIEWERS
• TIME INTENSIVE TRAINING OF REVIEWERS BY SRA
• DIFFICULTIES WITH VOICE

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ADVANTAGES

• RECRUIT HARD TO GET REVIEWERS e.g. clinicians
• SAVING REVIEWERS TIME
• INTERACTIVE CONVENIENT SITE e.g. office / home
• PRICELESS!!!!!

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VED PILOT--------WHAT WORKS

• RECRUITMENT OF REVIEWERS
• REVIEW OF 20-40 PROPOSALS
• INCLUSION OF 30 PARTICIPANTSREVIEWERS/PROGRAM
  STAFF
• TIME LIMIT IN THE RANGE OF FOUR HOURS

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RAMPING UP.

• JANUARY 2007 COUNCIL6 REVIEWS IN SBIB
• MAY 2007 COUNCIL--- AT LEAST 6 ADDITIONAL
  12 REVIEWS ACROSS CSR
• OCTOBER 2007 COUNCIL---ADD 6
• 18 REVIEWS ACROSS CSR
• MOST LIKELY MORE EACH ROUND---INCREASED TECH
  SUPPORT

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CSRS GOAL

• SRAs COMFORTABLE WITH VED IN THEIR TOOLBOX
• And maybe to do all reviews of 20 applications or
  less by an alternate format