GSA Webinar Archive

Comparative Effectiveness in Older Cancer Patients: Age Versus Health Status

November 19 to 21, 2010

This series, recorded during GSA's 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting,  includes three sessions on topics related to comparative effectiveness research in older cancer patients. It is designed to create new opportunities for a broader national audience to discuss and provide suggestions of areas and questions that require comparative effectiveness evaluation in order to help both the provider and the older cancer patient.

Click below to access (with slides and transcripts):

• The Effectiveness of Cancer Screening in Older Individuals
  
• The Effectiveness of Adjuvant Therapy in Older Individuals
  
• The Effectiveness of Survivorship Models in Older Individuals

The series was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and co-sponsored by the International Society of Geriatric Oncology, the American Geriatrics Society, and the GSA Research on Cancer and Aging Informal Interest Group.

Thinking Inside the Box:  A Strategic Approach to Message-Driven Posters

October 4, 2011

Scientific posters. You've seen them. You've created them. Now, it's time to look at them in a whole new way. GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting will feature several poster sessions, and many of you will have the opportunity to present your research and ideas to a large and varied audience. If you're interested in improving your poster and making the most of these sessions, join us for this interactive webinar featuring John Beilenson, president of Strategic Communications & Planning, who has been advising scientists about communications and their posters for more than a decade.

Click below to access:

• The archived webinar (45 MB in .wmv format)
• Additional Communications Resources
  

Advocacy Training for Take Action Week

September 13, 2011

In anticipation of September's Take Action Week, GSA's policy advisor, Brian Lindberg, led a conversation about how to advocate for federal research funding, and other issues important to GSA members. Lindberg discussed how to set-up a meeting with your Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, what to expect and how to prepare for the meeting, and the basics of communicating your message.

Click below to access:

• The archived webinar (16 MB file in .wmv format)
• Mr. Lindberg's slide presentation (in PowerPoint format)

Learn What’s Happening with NIA Grants and Funding

June 9, 2011

GSA welcomed National Institute on Aging Director Richard J. Hodes, MD, for a discussion on federal budget constraints, their impact on NIA, strategies his agency is employing to address them, and a look toward the future. Hodes also addressed the institute’s tight payline (an agency’s funding cutoff point for grant applications), an issue of great concern to the research community.

Click below to access:

• The archived webinar (15 MB file in .wmv format)
• Dr. Hodes' slide presentation (in PowerPoint format)
• Questions and answers (in PDF format)

This webinar was co-sponsored by the Friends of the National Institute on Aging and the American Geriatrics Society, and was supported by the GSA Innovation Fund.