Image of Anschutz campus overlaid with text promoting upcoming conference. Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference -- Pragmatic Outcomes Research: Methods, Tools, and Technology for Rapidly Changing Contexts | May 20-21, 2026

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ACCORDS/CCTSI Community Engagement Showcase

Join us Friday for the 2026 ACCORDS/@cctsi.bsky.social Community Engagement Showcase, an event designed to bring together researchers, community partners, and stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and advance community-engaged research tinyurl.com/ybu69yc3
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Front cover of ACCORDS Annual Report, 2024-2025; "Research for Real World Impact" text in the upper left hand corner of document with "Building a Community of We" text along bottom

The latest annual report from ACCORDS has arrived, and we're excited to share an outstanding year of achievements with you!

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#COPRHCon pre-conference workshops are filling up! Spots remain for some, incl Planning for a Competitive Career Development Award and #MixedMethods Design and Integration Training for #HealthServicesResearch.
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Attendees at the State of ACCORDS flip through copies of the FY'25 annual report from ACCORDS.

If you missed attending the State of ACCORDS event earlier this month, you can still view a copy of our latest annual report on our website.

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NEW PUBLICATION! "Leveraging brief annual pauses in implementation: Using a rapid qualitative approach to inform iterative planning and adaptation of a school-based asthma program" published in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science by Stanley Szefler, MD, Lisa Cicutto, PhD, RN, and Amy Huebschmann

Congrats to Stanley Szefler, Amy Huebschmann, and the 7 other involved ACCORDS researchers for their recent publication in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Research!

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CU Anschutz School of Medicine Recognized as a Top Research Institution by U.S. News The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine has been named to the top tier of research institutions in the county by U.S. News and World Report, according to new rankings released Tuesday.

The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine has been named to the top tier of research institutions in the country by U.S. News and World Report, according to new rankings released last week. news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/us-...

Smiling childhood cancer patients with their doctors

[NEW Blog Post] Beyond Survival: The Push to Protect Future Fertility for Pediatric Patients with Cancer

Kristine Corkum, MD, is on a mission to ensure pediatric oncofertility care’s accessibility regardless of a patient’s ZIP code. tinyurl.com/4mhmnt2m #ACCORDSIntegration #TeamScience

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Top image: Jamie Feinstein introduces a clip from the "Matter of Time" documentary; Bottom image: Jamie Feinstein watches himself onscreen in the "Matter of Time" documentary

As part of the State of ACCORDS event, we heard from Jamie Feinstein, MD, MPH/MSPH, about his work with patients that was highlighted in the documentary, "Matter of Time," now available to stream on Netflix.

Learn More: news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/edd...

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Two photos combined into a collage show engaged audience members listening to the presentation at the State of ACCORDS event.

Last week, we proudly hosted the second "State of ACCORDS" event where we shared recent achievements and progress with the rest of the #CUAnschutz campus. We'll be sharing more photos celebrating our "Community of We" at ACCORDS over the coming weeks!

Apply for the ACCORDS Primary CARE Research Fellowship! This T32 post-doctoral fellowship trains researchers with doctoral degrees (MD, PhD, or equivalent) to become primary care research leaders who address the nation’s health delivery challenges. * Primary Care Research Settings - These include Adult and Pediatric settings – University of Colorado academic medical center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, a Federally Qualified community health setting (Denver Health), and the Kaiser Permanente managed care setting. * Research Development - Lead a primary pilot research project and join a secondary research project as a co-investigator. * Intensive Mentorship - Receive faculty and peer mentorship, including weekly in-person works-in-progress sessions, regular 1:1 faculty mentor meetings, technical writing support, and career networking. LEARN MORE AND APPLY TODAY

The ACCORDS Fellowship in Primary Care Research trains post-doctoral professionals to become primary care research leaders addressing the nation’s primary care health delivery challenges.
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Healthy With New-Onset Severe Seizures? New Research Aims to Find Best Treatments for Rare Condition Krista Eschbach, MD, is co-leading the first large-scale randomized study of its kind focused on NORSE.

#CUAnschutz and ACCORDS researcher Krista Eschbach, MD, in collab w/ Yale University and the NORSE Institute, conducts first-of-its-kind study to identify optimal treatments for new-onset refractory status epilepticus, a rare but life-threatening condition.

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ACCORDS/CCTSI Community Engagement Showcase Join us for the 2026 ACCORDS/CCTSI Community Engagement Showcase, an event designed to bring together researchers, community partners, and stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and advance…

How can institutions support community-engaged research more ethically and effectively? Learn more at our April 24 Community Engagement Showcase. Come for the presentation, stay for the conversation! Co-hosted with @accordsresearch.bsky.social.
@cobioethics.bsky.social, @famdocdon.bsky.social

Congrats to Jodi Holtrop, PhD, and Dennis Gurfinkel, MPH, for their recent publication in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings!

Read Now: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41790152/

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Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference (COPRHCon)'s 2026 theme is Pragmatic Outcomes Research: Methods, Tools, and Technology for Rapidly Changing Contexts. Early bird pricing ends 4/1/2026.

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📰 Our March monthly newsletter is here! Learn how the CCTSI is making a difference for individuals with Parkinson's disease. Sign up for trainings and events designed for early-career researchers!
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D&I Science for Researchers Workshop Registration is now live! Register here: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/accords/CoresResources/dissemination-implementation-core/d-i-science-workshops/d-i-science-for-researchers-workshop-2026. Interested in D&I Science and looking for a convenient way to start learning more? The ACCORDS D&I Science Core and the Training, Education, and Mentorship Core at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are here to meet that need! Led by our D&I Science Graduate Certificate program faculty, this live online workshop will provide a thorough introduction to D&I Science. Experts in the field will teach all sessions and answer your questions. For those currently integrating D&I Science into their research, small group sessions led by our faculty will be offered in afternoon sessions on Day 1, continuing in the afternoon on Day 2. These sessions will focus on your questions and your research in a supportive and informative environment with peers. Get expert feedback on your aims, frameworks, and methods; learn from others’ questions and work; and build your D&I Science network! (Small group sessions are limited in size and require an application.) This workshop is hosted by the Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS) Dissemination & Implementation Science and Education Programs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, with support from the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI).

This year’s #DIScience workshop features an enhanced emphasis on how to apply dissemination and implementation theories, models, and frameworks.

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Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference (COPRHCon)'s 2026 theme is Pragmatic Outcomes Research: Methods, Tools, and Technology for Rapidly Changing Contexts. Early bird pricing ends 4/1/2026.

No April Fools prank here -- the early bird pricing for #COPRHCon26 really does fly away after April 1st!

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#PragmaticResearch #CUAnschutz #ACCORDSInnovation #ACCORDSIntegration #HealthServicesResearch

David Keller, professor of pediatrics, & Lisa DeCamp, associate professor of pediatrics / ACCORDS faculty member, published a comment last week on behalf of the Pediatric Policy Council.

Read "Who pays when we don’t pay for pediatric research?" Now: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ACCORDSCommunity

D&I Science for Researchers Workshop Registration is now live! Register here: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/accords/CoresResources/dissemination-implementation-core/d-i-science-workshops/d-i-science-for-researchers-workshop-2026. Interested in D&I Science and looking for a convenient way to start learning more? The ACCORDS D&I Science Core and the Training, Education, and Mentorship Core at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are here to meet that need! Led by our D&I Science Graduate Certificate program faculty, this live online workshop will provide a thorough introduction to D&I Science. Experts in the field will teach all sessions and answer your questions. For those currently integrating D&I Science into their research, small group sessions led by our faculty will be offered in afternoon sessions on Day 1, continuing in the afternoon on Day 2. These sessions will focus on your questions and your research in a supportive and informative environment with peers. Get expert feedback on your aims, frameworks, and methods; learn from others’ questions and work; and build your D&I Science network! (Small group sessions are limited in size and require an application.) This workshop is hosted by the Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS) Dissemination & Implementation Science and Education Programs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, with support from the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI).

Get expert feedback on aims, frameworks, and methods; learn from others’ questions and work; and build your #DIScience network with our D&I workshop! Learn More + Register: tinyurl.com/2ffy5ct3
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A person reviews financial statements with a calculator and tablet and performs economic analysis for health services research.

Our Economic Analysis Core supports investigators and other researchers at @cuanschutz.bsky.social to inform program & intervention implementation, dissemination, and sustainability.

Learn More at the NEW Economic Analysis Core landing page: tinyurl.com/3scsbfy2
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New Research: Culturally Tailored Intervention Improves Dialysis Care for Hispanic and Latino Patients A decade of work led by CU Anschutz professor Lilia Cervantes, MD, and her colleagues reveal specially trained community health workers can improve dialysis adherence.

A decade of work led by @cuanschutz.bsky.social professor Lilia Cervantes, MD, and her colleagues reveal specially trained community health workers can improve dialysis adherence. news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/nav... #NationalKidneyMonth #ACCORDSInnovation #CommunityHealth

The Future of Medicine: AI Tools That Empower Doctors, Not Replace Them As a self-described optimist, Aakriti Pandita MD, assistant professor of medicine and investigator with the Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS), has hope for th...

NEW BLOG POST: The Future of Medicine: AI Tools That Empower Doctors, Not Replace Them | A conversation with Aakriti Pandita, MD, on smarter technology to free physicians from administrative overload. tinyurl.com/8yz5tant #HealthServicesResearch #ACCORDSIntegration

Engaging Community in Data Analysis and Interpretation - Drs. Don Nease, Jr. and Susan L. Moore, YouTube video by ACCORDS Research

Ethical Practices in Community Engaged Research Series | Engaging Community in Data Analysis and Interpretation www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD6z... #ACCORDSIntegration

The TEaM Core at ACCORDS supports training, educational, and mentorship needs related to #HealthServicesResearch.

Learn More at the NEW Training, Education, and Mentorship (TEaM) Core landing page: medschool.cuanschutz.edu/accords/core... #ACCORDSCommunity

CU Anschutz School of Medicine Receives Best Ranking in NIH Funding in 20 Years The CU Anschutz School of Medicine moves up in national Blue Ridge rankings, landing among the top 10 public medical schools.

The @cumedicalschool.bsky.social boosted its standing in the most recent BRIMR rankings, moving to #8 among public medical schools in the nation and to #21 among all medical schools. news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/blu...

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ACCORDS Highlights ACCORDS Highlights 2025-2026 dates March 9th, 2026, 12-1pm MT; Krugman Conference Center Presented by: Megan Abbot, MD; Emily Dunston, PhD, MS ACCORDS Highlights – Fellowship Edition: Building Impactful Health Services Research Careers highlights two ACCORDS fellows. This session features two presentations: one examining the iterative prototyping of a cancer rehabilitation and referral pathway in primary care using implementation science methods, and another addressing the development and refinement of outcome measures in genetic epilepsies. Speakers will discuss both the scientific contributions of their work and the role of structured research fellowships in shaping their careers as health services researchers. Lunch for first 20 in-person attendeesRegister here: https://ucdenverdata.formstack.com/forms/accords_highlights Note: some future speakers and topics yet to be determined

Join ACCORDS on 3/8 at our next Highlights event, where we'll hear from two former fellows from our SCORE and APCRF programs.
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NEW PUBLICATION: "The use of remote monitoring in care management for bone marrow transplant patients" by Susan Moore, PhD, MSPH, Research Associate Professor, ACCORDS Core Director and Faculty Member

Congratulations to Susan Moore, PhD, MSPH, for her recent publication, "The use of remote monitoring in care management for bone marrow transplant patients."

Read More: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41696517/

#ACCORDSInnovation #DigitalHealthTechnology

D&I Science for Researchers Workshop Registration is now live! Register here: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/accords/CoresResources/dissemination-implementation-core/d-i-science-workshops/d-i-science-for-researchers-workshop-2026. Interested in D&I Science and looking for a convenient way to start learning more? The ACCORDS D&I Science Core and the Training, Education, and Mentorship Core at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are here to meet that need! Led by our D&I Science Graduate Certificate program faculty, this live online workshop will provide a thorough introduction to D&I Science. Experts in the field will teach all sessions and answer your questions. For those currently integrating D&I Science into their research, small group sessions led by our faculty will be offered in afternoon sessions on Day 1, continuing in the afternoon on Day 2. These sessions will focus on your questions and your research in a supportive and informative environment with peers. Get expert feedback on your aims, frameworks, and methods; learn from others’ questions and work; and build your D&I Science network! (Small group sessions are limited in size and require an application.) This workshop is hosted by the Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS) Dissemination & Implementation Science and Education Programs at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, with support from the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI).

Interested in #DIScience? Looking for a convenient way to start learning more? Get expert feedback on your aims, frameworks, + methods, learn from others’ questions and work, and build your D&I Science network in this live online workshop!
Learn More: tinyurl.com/2ffy5ct3
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