News Archive

The DCRI’s Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, is the faculty lead for the COORDINATE-Diabetes trial, along with the DCRI’s Christopher Granger, MD. Diabetes is increasing in epidemic proportion, and the most devastating consequence is cardiovascular disease. It is possible to prevent death, heart attack, and stroke in patients with diabetes, but only a small percentage of patients in the U.S. are getting the necessary treatments.

The DCRI is partnering with Cerner, the world’s largest electronic health record (EHR) company, to conduct clinical research using Cerner’s cloud-based platform.

As a member of the DCRI team for more than 12 years, including as head of research operations now, I am especially proud to represent our operational teams in this year’s annual report.

The DCRI convenes DCRI Think Tanks on a regular basis to inspire collaboration around solving the most critical gaps in clinical research. At its most recent event, participants discussed implementation science.

I am delighted to share this year’s DCRI annual report, an especially meaningful edition for me as I complete more than a year as interim executive director.

DCRI researchers discussed challenges and opportunities associated with using wearables in caring for patients with heart failure.

A DCRI-led study is the first to test the performance of the Pooled Cohort Risk Equations, a commonly used tool for assessing cardiovascular risk, in older adults.

Through its work with the Global Pediatric Clinical Trials Research Network, the DCRI worked with sponsors to help navigate challenges associated with pediatric clinical research.

The DCRI’s Sarah Armstrong, MD, served as the lead author for a policy statement and a co-author on a technical report advocating for more widespread use of bariatric and metabolic surgeries for ch