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Coordinating Center Overview
November 16, 2010
SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS Diabetes Prevention Program Initiative: Year 1 Meeting 1
What is the purpose of the Coordinating Center?The primary purpose of the Coordinating Center is to provide a linkage between the Demonstration Projects and the Initiatives ensuring the success of the latter by:
Assuring the integrity and validity of the effort so that the results are meritorious
Documenting the outcomes of the effort in accordance with widely accept standards of evidence
Disseminating the results to audiences in easily understood terms that promote the effort’s continued support and adoption by others
SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM FOR INDIANS Diabetes Prevention Program Initiative: Year 1 Meeting 1
What is the Center’s structure and functions?
The Coordinating Center has 5 core components:
Administrative CoreData CoreResource CoreInformation Technology CoreDissemination Core
Administrative Core: Structure
Steering Committee: Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention representatives, Coordinating Center representatives, DP and HH Program representatives, and technical representatives
Core Staff: Director, Associate Director, Program Specialist, Center Administrator, and Fiscal Coordinator
Spero M. Manson, PhD, directs the Administrative Core and chairs the Steering Committee
Administrative Core: Functions
Supports, coordinates and monitors activities across Core components
Oversees implementation of key strategic decisions
Coordinates and facilitates Initiatives and Steering Committee meetings
Data Core: Structure
Core Staff Director Biostatistician
Statistical Consultants
Biostatistician
Cost Analyst
Data Coordinator
Programmers
Data Managers
HIPAA Coordinator
Data Core: Functions Develops and distributes project materials related to data collection, notably
a manual of operations and supporting documents Develops a web-based data entry system Addresses issues related to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act), the 1996 Act regulating the transfer and collection of Protected Health Information (PHI)
Processes, conducts quality control, compiles, and manages the data Analyzes data in accordance with IHS DDTP and Congressional
requirements Develops report templates and generates reports to the appropriate parties
in a timely fashion Assists in preparing all dissemination products
Resource Core: Functions
Gathers input on a regular basis to assess the specific technical assistance needs of program staff
Designs technical assistance and training sessions for regularly scheduled Initiatives meetings
Designs Webinar training sessions
Provides ongoing technical assistance to individual program staff as needed
Brokers access to specialized technical assistance consultants
Information Technology Core: Functions
Responsible for computer software selection andsupport
Establishes standards to facilitate compatibility acrossall programs, the IHS DDTP, the Coordinating Center, and technical experts
Emphasizes minimizing the frequency of software conversions in both text-processing, database management, and statistical programming
Works closely with Data Core to develop a centralized data management system that minimizes grantee responsibility for managing data and maximizes efficiencies in data transfer
Dissemination Core: Structure
Core Staff
Program Specialist
Specialist, Clinical Advisor
Consultant
Web Developer
Dissemination Core: Function
Provides a comprehensive strategy for communication and information sharing Among and between Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention,
Coordinating Center, and program staff Email Website (password protected) Stakeholders Newsletter Program and participant success stories Reports Scientific publications
Facilitates and coordinates planning national dissemination mechanism, format, and content
How will we relate to one another?
Collaboratively, as partners working toward common goals
Regularly by all means available, with greatest reliance on email, web-based methods, and teleconferencing
In a timely and responsive manner
Coordinating Center provides programmatic, as well as activities and outcomes documentation oversight, support, and direction
Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention ensures grant compliance
IHS Grants Management Office provides fiscal oversight
Information Resources Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health websites:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/caianh/sdpi
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