Issue #6 | August 2022
Important Announcements
  • First patient to be approached this week!
  • Visit and share the MPOG THRIVE website link
  • Monthly PCORI calls are going well! Satisfied with THRIVE's progress.
Protocol & Enrollment

  • Central IRB and WUSTL site IRB approved
  • UM Site IRB approved
  • Full Phase enrollment sites chosen and contacted
  • Clinician Education Resources available on MPOG website


Information Systems

  • All MQUARK tabs ready for production
  • Ongoing refinement of the system, improving user experience
  • Patient-facing website in development
Stakeholder Engagement
MPOG Retreat Registration
Friday, October 21, 2022
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.


THRIVE Site Investigator launch meeting to follow MPOG meeting. Stay tuned for more information!
THRIVE Team Spotlight
Save the Date!
The Center for Collaborate Care Decisions at Washington University St. Louis is hosting a boot camp on November 10 from 8am-2pm. The theme is Shared Decision Making: From Public Health to Clinical Care.

Register here!
Emerging & Relevant Literature
Under Anesthesia, Where Do Our Minds Go?
After experimenting on a hen, his dog, his goldfish, and himself, dentist William Morton was ready. On Oct. 16, 1846, he hurried to the Massachusetts General Hospital surgical theater for what would be the first successful public test of a general anesthetic. Read more...
Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Training
Study Team members recently completed PCOR training, provided by our funder, PCORI. Check out these handy checklists and tip sheets:


Want to learn more about your own biases? Take an Implicit Association Test (IAT). There are 15 IATs to choose from.