Accelerating the Translation of Research

John Spertus, MD

In this edition of The Frontiers Podcast we visit with John Spertus, MD, director of health outcomes research at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO.

Dr. Spertus delivered a presentation entitled “Accelerating the Translation of Research to Improve Care” during a symposium in Kansas City on May 31st 2012.

For more information visit Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at www.frontiersresearch.org.

The Ethics of Translational Research

Lauren Aaronson, PhD
John Lantos, MD
Glenn McGee, PhD

It’s called Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Based at the University of Kansas Medical Center its aim is to transform laboratory discoveries into treatments and cures.

We’ll talk about Frontiers – and the ethical component of the program – in this edition of the Bioethics Channel.

Link to podcast here.