Day One: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

NoonReviewers meet Exec Limo Shuttle in front of hotel and travel to Krugman Conference Center at CU Anschutz.
12:15 – 12:45 PMLunch
12:45 – 1:00 PMWelcome from Campus Leadership
Executive Vice Dean of the School of Medicine, Vineet Chopra, MBBS, MD, MSc
UCHealth Chief Academic Officer Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH
CU Anschutz Vice Chancellor for Research Thomas Flaig, MD
1:00 – 2:00 PMOverview, Innovations and Impact of UM1 Yr3 and Future Directions and Goals
Ronald Sokol, MD and Janine Higgins, PhDReviewers: Cindy Morris, PhD, MPH & Elizabeth Burnside, MD, MPS, MS
2:00 – 2:40 PMDiscussion
2:40 – 3:00 PMDissemination and Implementation: Progress and Impact
Bethany Kwan, PhD, MSPH, FSBM
Reviewer: Dan Cooper, MD
3:00 – 3:20 PMDiscussion
3:20 – 3:50 PMIce Cream and Coffee Break
3:50 – 4:10 PMCommunity and Stakeholder Engagement
Donald J. Nease, Jr., MD (Moderator)
Ricardo F. Gonzalez-Fisher, MD, MPH, FACS
Reviewer: Alex Krist, MD, MPH
4:10 – 4:25 PMDiscussion
4:25 – 4:40 PMCAMPHIRE (PBRNs): Organization and Primary Care Research
Bonnie T. Jortberg, PhD, RDN, CDCES
Reviewer: Alex Krist, MD, MPH
4:40 – 4:55 PMDiscussion
5:00 PMReturn to Hotel - Reviewers take the Exec Limo Shuttle back to Hyatt Regency
5:30 – 6:30 PMReception – Borealis Lounge in the Hyatt Regency
6:30 – 8:00 PM

Working Dinner at Hyatt Regency - Conference Room One
Translational Innovation Ecosystem at CU Anschutz
Gali Baler, PhD, MBA
Managing Director, Strategy and Operations, Innovations Partner, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund
Reviewers: Cindy Morris, PhD, MPH, & Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, Mph, FACE

Day Two: Thursday, April 9, 2026

8:00 AMReviewers meet Exec Limo Shuttle in front of hotel and travel to the Krugman Conference Center at CU Anschutz.
8:15 AMBreakfast
8:30 – 10:05 AMWFD: CTS Impact of CCTSI Early-Stage Investigator Programs
8:30 – 8:50 AM: K12 Scholar Meghan Althoff, MD, PhD (Moderator: Ellen Burnham, MD)
Reviewer: Karen Wilson, MD, MPH
8:50 – 9:05 AM: Discussion
9:05 – 9:25 AM: T32 Postdoc Becca Makii, MS, DVM, DACVP (Moderator: Lisa Cicutto, PhD)
Reviewer: Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, FACE
9:25 – 9:45 AM: Discussion
9:45 – 10:00 AMCoffee Break
10:00 – 10:15 AMBiostatistics and Real-World Data
Nichole Carlson, PhD
Reviewer: Elizabeth Burnside, MD, MPS, MS
10:15 – 10:35 AMBioinformatics & AI Initiatives (New Tools and Training)
Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD
Reviewer: Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE
10:35 – 11:00 AMDiscussion
11:00 – 12:25 PM

ELEMENT E: Pragmatic Electronic Health Record (EHR) Embedded Trials (PEET)
11:00 - 11:20 AM: OCCULT O2 – Neil Aggarwal, MD
11:20 - 11:35 AM: ALERT-ED – Elizabeth Goldberg, PhD
11:35 - 11:55 AM: Moving Forward: Innovations and Overall Impact – Bethany Kwan, PhD, MSPH, FSBM
Reviewer: Elmer Bernstam, MD, MSE

11:55 - 12:25 PM: Discussion

12:25 – 12:55 PMLunch
12:55 – 1:10 PMEvaluation and Assessing Impact
Goldie Komaie, PhD
Reviewer: Karen Wilson, MD, MPH
1:10 – 1:30 PMDiscussion
1:30 – 2:30 PMClosed Session – EAC Members
2:30 – 3:30 PMFeedback to Full CCTSI Executive Committee
3:30 PMAdjourn
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