Implementation Core
Core Activities
The Implementation Core focuses on implementing and disseminating dementia care interventions in the context of embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) and optimizing the potential for integrating the intervention into health care systems.
A major focus of the Core is to collaborate with the other Scientific Cores and the broader scientific community in offering recommendations related to appropriate implementation models, strategies, and outcome measures/metrics when embedding dementia care interventions into various healthcare settings. The Core will also help to result in an overall synthesis of implementation success of Collaboratory-funded projects.
Key Resources
- Using Hybrid Effectiveness Studies to Facilitate Implementation in Gerontology: Three Case Studies in Dementia Care Research

- IMPACT Members Co-Author Article Addressing Implementation and Dissemination Challenges and Opportunities

- IMPACT Members Co-Authors on Article Addressing Research Challenges and Potential Solutions from NIA Consensus Conference

- Gaugler, Gitlin, and Zimmerman write editorial on “Aligning Dementia Care Science With the Urgent Need for Dissemination and Implementation”

- JAGS Special Issue: Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Dementia Care Using Embedded Pragmatic Trials

- Are you ready for a pragmatic trial? The RAPT model and implementation considerations

News & Publications
- Gitlin and Kales share tips for care partners of people living with dementia in NYT article
- IMPACT Implementation team members review nonpharmacological pain management
- New publication on enhancing equity in health research with Indigenous communities
- Evidence Map of Non-Pharmacological Dementia Care Partner Interventions Implemented in the US: Gaps and Impact Opportunities
- Ready or Not: A Conceptual Model of Organizational Readiness for Embedded Pragmatic Dementia Research
- Implementing Dementia Caregiver Programs in Real-World Settings: Fidelity Considerations
- IMPACT member joins co-authors in recommending reporting transparency related to volunteer dementia care trial


