AIMS
The
primary mission of the BSTC is to provide consultative services and technical support to high-quality
translational intervention research that targets diabetes-related health behaviors, using scientifically
rigorous methods that are informed by multi-stakeholder input and collaboration. Ongoing BSTC research
covers the spectrum of diabetes translation, including effectiveness trials, patient-centered outcomes
research, community-based participatory research (CBPR), comparative effectiveness research (CER), and
implementation and dissemination research. The BSTC brings together a rich set of resources to support
translational investigators working to overcome barriers to widespread dissemination and implementation
of
evidence-based strategies that target clinical management and/or behavior and lifestyle change to reduce
diabetes health disparities in real world health care and community settings.
SERVICES PROVIDED
The TIMC consultation services structured to help investigators:
- strengthened emphasis on nutrition science and dietary intake interventions, as well as innovative use of biomarkers to calibrate diet self-reports;
- renewed emphasis on clinical diabetes and translating results from major landmark trials, such as the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes (GRADE) Comparative Effectiveness Study and facilitated access to the GRADE cohort data for secondary analyses;
- consultation from a trained, experienced and highly qualified multi-stakeholder Diabetes Accelerator advisory board;
- consultation on and facilitation of health technologies, such as smartphone apps and telemedicine to deliver and evaluate interventions.
Resources
Grant Acknowledgement
Users of Core Services are asked to acknowledge the support of the National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) grant that supports our Center in their publications and
presentations: P30 DK111022.
Our Address
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1165 Morris Park Avenue
Rousso Building
Bronx, NY 10461
