acuity star intermediate. acuity star intermediate level training acuity star

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate Level Training

Acuity STAR

Acuity STAR Intermediate

GoalsBy the end of today’s session you should:• Understand the background of STAR and why Schulich

uses STAR for Clinical Faculty CVs• Understand where and how to access STAR• Be provided a walkthrough of the All Activities view• Be provided valuable tips and tricks• Understand how to access STAR Reports• Understand how to get STAR help

Acuity STAR Intermediate

What is STAR?

• STAR is an acronym for “Staff Tracking & Activity Reporting”

• Custom developed Web based application• Vendor is Acuity Software Inc., Ottawa Ontario• Current version is STAR v5.5b

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity Customers using STAR

Acuity STAR Intermediate

About STAR• Secure application that applies role based

security to allow you to see and modify only the data you have permissions to edit

• Input information once and report on it infinitely.• The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry

guideline is to update your STAR database at least once per month.

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Accessing Acuity STAR

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Accessing STAR• Mozilla FireFox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ • No cost, similar experience to Internet Explorer

• For this session only: Log on to LHSC/SJHC Desktop– log on as you normally do

• Start FireFox– If Firefox is not installed proceed with IE.

• Google: STAR UWO – first entry

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Accessing STAR• Two important web links

– https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/ – https://star.schulich.uwo.ca *application site– Bookmark these later at your desk

• Do you have a STAR account and/or recall your password?– I will reset passwords if required

• Disable pop-up blockers

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Logon Menu

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Demo

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Tips & Tricks

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Tips & Tricks• If the Buttons disappear in the Data Grid:

– Check to see if the double scrollbars are offset• If you enter a record and do not see it in the data

grid:– Check to see if you have data filters set prohibiting

you from seeing all data records.• Follow NLM standards for Publication &

Presentation information– Hover over ? Button to see a review of NLM

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Tips & Tricks• In Data Grid Menu:

– To Excel button• This feature allows the user to export the grid viewing

pages to an excel file so that the data can be sorted and manipulated

• One way export – you cannot import any changes made in an exported Excel list

– Import button• Enables fast entry of long lists of publications or

presentations• Data must follow NLM standards• Call Your STAR Coordinator or Faculty Admin if you need

assistance

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Tips & Tricks

• In Data Grid Menu:– Bulk Edit

• located just above the data grid• Allows the user to edit multiple records simultaneously• Speeds up data entry• Call your STAR Coordinator or Faculty Admin if you

need assistance

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Tips & Tricks• What Dates to Enter:

– If the event happened on a single day - put the same date into both Start Date and End Date fields.

– If the event happened several times during the year – put academic year start and end dates in STAR.

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Tips & Tricks• Three SSMD Sample reports available

– CV, APCV, APTD– Excellent source to compare CV reports to– Shows exactly where in STAR the data comes from

• User guide, data entry guide• Monthly update form

– Helps log and capture required entries or changes– Allows you to accumulate changes

• Available from your Coordinator or from https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/resources

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Reports

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

STAR Reports• Bio Sketch• Psychiatry MBR• Surgery CDP• Maintenance of

Certification• SSMD Promotion CV

(APCV)• SSMD Teaching Dossier

(APTD)• UWO Standard CV

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Support

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Acuity STAR Intermediate

STAR Support

• Help buttons for specific data questions• STAR Coordinators across all departments

https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/star/contacts • Escalate problems through to STAR support• Bugs and system errors

– Capture as much information as you can and contact your STAR Coordinator or Faculty Admin

• Staged releases of enhancements (5.6 in January)• Always looking for suggestions to improve

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Goals: ReviewHave these been met?• Understand the background of STAR and why Schulich

uses STAR for Clinical Faculty CVs• Understand where and how to access STAR• Be provided a walkthrough of the All Activities view• Be provided valuable tips and tricks• Understand how to access STAR Reports• Understand how to get STAR help

Acuity STAR Intermediate

Questions?

Acuity STAR Intermediate