BIGDATA brings innovative health information technology tools and methods to effectively advance the NIAMS mission.
How does the BIGDATA Center accomplish this?
Our center uses a Tri-Core Integrated Research Process to receive, review and resource your project needs. These cores are: The Administrative, Data Capture and Integration, and Methods Cores. They are designed to harness digital health data from devices such as smartphone apps and wearble activity devices, including FitBit, Apple Watch and others, along with informatics, real-world data and advanced analytics to improve outcomes for patients diagnosed with rheumatologic, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases.
Administrative Core
The Administrative Core will provide state-of-the-art informatics tools for rheumatologic and musculoskeletal disease investigators, prioritize impactful science, and facilitate knowledge translation and dissemination of findings to the research community, patients, clinicians, and policy makers. It will ensure that the needs of UAB researchers, trainees, and partners are met while overseeing the Pilot and Feasibility project program (P&F) and the Scientific Enrichment and Education Program. To request a BIGDATA Consultation, investigators must follow a structured process.
Steps One & Two
Request a BIGDATA Consultation & an Initial Review is Completed by the Admin Core
Submit your new research or implementation proposal to our Administrative Core for screening and your request will be reviewed by the BIGDATA Executive Committee.
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Step Three - Executive Committee Reviews Consult Request & Identifies Resource Needs
A personalized plan will then be developed that will include pertinent BIGDATA resources such as:
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Community Engagement Studio sessions which connect researchers and stakeholders to collect feedback to enhance the patient-centeredness of the proposed research.
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Design and Analysis Studio (DAS) sessions which are interdisciplinary sessions combining expertise from our DCI and Methodologic cores to establish the proposed research data capture, data storage, and data analyses needs and to connect to other appropriate Core resources.
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Connection to additional institutional expertise facilitated by the Admin Core.
Interested in using BIGDATA resources for a specific research project?
We are available to receive your research resource requests now, just fill out the form below.