CSTS: Jul 29 Weekly Digest
Greetings:
This has been an exciting week for CSTS! The following is our CSTS weekly digest.
This Past Week
oJul 27 (Wed) : Data Entry SystemWent Live
We are excited that our data entry system officially went live this week! The official site address is: Our training website will no longer be available at this time.
Next Steps: If you are a Facility Administrator (Project Lead or Project Coordinator), look for an email from Jul 27 with the subject: ‘Welcome to the Cardiovascular Surgical Translational Study (CSTS)’ in your inbox. Please use the account and password to log onto the data entry system and create units and create accounts for your Unit Data Entry personnel (UDE) for them to begin data entry. Please also enter the number of HSOPS survey respondents to begin the HSOPS process. Support materials for the data entry system can be found on our website at
Please contact us at with any questions, concerns, or feedback you may have.
oJul 28 (Thu): Content Call
In our content call this week, wediscussed CDC’s NHSN definitions and The Role of Technology in CLABSI Prevention. Please find attached the revised slides for this session. The audio recording will be available next week on our site.
Next Week
oData Entry
Please begin data entry into our data entry system. If you need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at .
New on the Website
oJul 13 & Jul 20 Data Training Audio Recordings have been uploaded to the website. An updated training Powerpoint and training manual are forthcoming.
Upcoming Data Collection Schedule
oData due on Jul 27:
CLABSI Baseline (2 years)
CLABSI Monthly (June)
Team Checkup Tool (June)
HSOPS Survey
Additional Information
oIRB Submission
If you have not submitted your IRB, please do so as soon as you can. If your IRB has been approved, please send a copy of your IRB to us.
oCSTS Site Data Collection Contact List
Facility administrators who have not returned the Site Data Collection Contact List (with CLABSI, Team Checkup Tool, and HSOPS personnel contact information), please do so as soon as possible.
Have a wonderful weekend.
The CSTS Team