Administrative Core

Project Summary/Abstract – Administrative Core The goal of Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT) in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders is to develop and optimize novel point-of-care and home-based technologies to improve the diagnosis and management of heart, lung, blood and sleep (HLBS) disorders. In order to achieve this goal, strong program oversight and appropriate leadership are needed to effectively manage the resources of the CAPCaT Technology Research and Development Center (TRDC). The overall role of the Administrative Core is to function as a managing component and provide scientific leadership, organizational structure, effective collaboration, and communication for all aspects of the Center. This structure is necessary to provide the appropriate scientific and fiscal oversight of the CAPCaT TRDC; promote interactions within the Center, including with an External Advisory Committee (EAC), and between the Center and the Point of Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN), especially the Coordination and Technology Support Center (CTSC); and communicate and manage stakeholders, including users, innovators, healthcare providers, researchers, health systems and funders. The Administrative Core will have the primary responsibility for interactions with NIH staff, including working with NIH to advance national efforts to improving the diagnosis and management of HLBS disorders. The Specific Aims of the Administrative Core are to develop an administrative structure to select, support and guide technology development; and promote efficient collaboration and communication within CAPCaT, with the CTSC, and broader stakeholder community.