CORI Receives $2.5 Million NIH Grant
The Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative (CORI) announced today that it has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(PRWEB) October 31, 2004
Portland, OR (PRWEB) October 31, 2004 – The Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative (CORI), a research organization dedicated to improving the overall practice of endoscopy, announced today that it has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The award supports the use of the existing National Endoscopic Database (NED) and the CORI consortium to perform research that will improve the quality of endoscopic practice. CORIÂ’s research goals are focused on four major themes:
Analysis of practice: Analyses of endoscopic practice patterns and fundamental endoscopic outcomes, changes in practice over time, and practice variation will inform decisions on resource utilization.
Translating research into practice: CORI will use the consortium to assess physician attitudes and knowledge, measure actual practice, and study the impact of new information on endoscopic practice in prospective studies.
Prospective research: Prospective research will focus on areas of practice that lack evidence of effectiveness. We will study outcomes of endoscopic surveillance, endoscopic therapies, and new endoscopic innovations, as well as factors that influence the quality of endoscopy as reflected in procedure complications, completion, and success.
CORI as a resource: The repository will be available as a resource to the research community.
With this new funding, CORI will be able to expand its research mission and advance scientific knowledge in the following ways:
· Analysis of practice will highlight variation, changes in practice over time, and the impact of new information and research on endoscopic practice (translation).
· Measurement of endoscopic findings based on procedure indication and patient characteristics will identify patients most likely to have serious pathology at endoscopy.
· Prospective studies will provide information about endoscopic surveillance (Barrett’s esophagus, colon neoplasia, ulcerative colitis), procedure quality and complications, and diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
· Prospective studies will investigate the impact of innovations in practice, such as capsule endoscopy, propofol anesthesia, and endoscopic treatments for reflux disease.
Analysis of the National Endoscopic Database (NED) can provide new information to improve the quality of care for patients with digestive diseases. Examples in other disciplines have shown that practice networks can influence clinical practice. CORI provides a tool for measuring clinical effectiveness in diverse practice settings where endoscopy is most commonly performed.
"The NIH has been a continuing supporter of our program and our technology," said David Lieberman, CORI Executive Director. "This grant award makes it possible both to advance our research efforts and to simultaneously develop our technology for further data collection and analysis. We are thankful to the NIH for their progressive approach to our research and technology."
About the Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative
The Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative (CORI) was founded in 1995 by the ASGE as a national data repository for endoscopic research. The shared repository is designed to promote endoscopic research among GI physicians. CORI is a leading source of GI research information, receiving more than 20,000 clinical procedure reports from more than 750 physicians nationwide each month. CORI research data have been used to support more than 50 major research initiatives to date. CORI operates as a not-for-profit subsidiary of the ASGE. For more information, visit CORIÂ’s web site: http://www. cori. org (http://www. cori. org).
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