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IMPACT Collaboratory funds two Career Development Awards

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The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic AD/ADRD Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023  Career Development Award Program. Recipients were selected from an impressive group of competitive applications.

About the IMPACT Collaboratory Career Development Award Program

NIA IMPACT Collaboratory funds two to three Career Development Awards (CDAs) annually. These awards support the development of early-stage MD, PhD, or equivalent researchers who seek careers conducting ePCTs for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. This mechanism funds research projects that are preparatory to conducting a future ePCT such as secondary data analysis, intervention development or the development of pragmatic outcomes. The IMPACT Collaboratory prioritizes applications that address dementia care for people of all backgrounds and promote health equity.

2023 IMPACT Career Development Award Recipients:

Erica Frechman, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, NEA-BC, FPCN, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine Pragmatic EHR Tool to Identify High-Risk Hospitalized Dementia Patients

Rebecca Lassell, PhD, MOT, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Adapting Green Activity Prescriptions with Black People Living with Dementia

Announcing the 2023 Real World Data Scholars Program Awardees

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The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory (U54AG063546) is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the 2023 Real World Data Scholar Program in collaboration with the Long Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative (U54AG063546-S6).

This new program supports the development of early-career faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students who are interested in developing their expertise and experience in working with electronic health record (EHR) data in the nursing home setting.  The inaugural awardees have the unique opportunity to be among the first users of the LTC Data Cooperative’s EHR data and will conduct projects that characterize the data for future users through validation and analyses.

Recipients of the 2023 Real World Data Scholar Program Awards are:

Jinying Chen, PhD, Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Validating Free-text Medication Orders by Leveraging Natural Language Processing

Kenneth Lam, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Validation of Functional Measures in LTC EHR Data

Lindsay White, PhD, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Determination of Cognitive Status in NH Residents: The Utility of EHR Data

Yongkang Zhang, PhD, MS, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College, Evaluating LTC Data Cooperative EHRs to Study T2D among Nursing Home Residents

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Apply Now for the 4th Annual Virtual ePCT Training Workshop | January 24-25, 2024

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Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials for People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024  |  11:00am – 3:30pm ET
Thursday, January 25th, 2024  |  11:00am – 5:00pm ET

Apply Now!

2024 modules will focus on:

  • Understanding how to carry out sample size estimation for cluster randomized trials
  • Engaging people with lived experience and community partners in ePCTs for dementia
  • Partnering with your healthcare system for an ePCT

The IMPACT Collaboratory will hold its fourth annual virtual Training Workshop on January 24-25, 2024 entitled Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) among People Living with Dementia (PLWD) and their Care Partners. This 1.5-day virtual workshop features all new material to build a foundation in practical aspects of designing and conducting ePCTs in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD). The workshop will include a combination of activities including: panel discussions, small group sessions, and networking opportunities with experts in the field.

IMPACT is inviting applications from early to mid-stage researchers who seek to develop competence in designing and conducting ePCTs of non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care systems for PLWD and care partners.

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Transmit knowledge about designing and conducting ePCTs among PLWD and care partners in health care systems that integrates considerations related to estimating sample size requirements and establishing and sustaining key partnerships
  • Problem-solve common challenges in designing and conducting ePCTs for PLWD and care partners
  • Apply the acquired knowledge to move their current and future research in ePCTs forward, including applying for competitive funding

Successful applicants will be expected to complete selected readings and online training prior to the workshop. All participants are expected to attend and participate in the entire 1.5-day event.

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your online application using the following link:
IMPACT Training Workshop Application
Deadline: October 20, 2023

NOTE: IMPACT trainees and awardees do not need to apply.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants should have an MD, PhD, or equivalent research degree
  • Hold a full-time position at an academic or research organization in the United States
  • Early-stage investigators pursuing careers conducting ePCTs in AD/ADRD
  • Mid-career investigators seeking to pursue research on ePCTs in AD/ADRD

Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria: Applicants will be selected based on their demonstrated commitment to improving care of PLWD and/or their care partners through the conduct of ePCTs in HCS and the potential impact of the workshop on promoting the applicant’s career in this area.

Find the working agenda and more information about the workshop on our website at impactcollaboratory.org/training-workshop.

Email IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu with questions regarding this opportunity.

The IMPACT Collaboratory is happy to announce a Request for Applications for Cycle 4 of the Health Care Systems Scholars Program

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The Health Care Systems (HCS) Scholars Program offers researchers an opportunity to partner with healthcare systems to develop embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) focused on improving care for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners (CPs). The program funds researchers to partner with HCS (or organization) for 12 months to:

  • Develop relationships between the researcher and HCS staff at all levels, from direct care to leaders.
  • Learn about the HCS: about staff-identified needs for PLWD and CPs; about systems, workflow, and data; and about how the HCS implement programs.
  • Engage HCS staff in exploring ways to improve and/or evaluate dementia care and in learning more about what it means to conduct ePCTs in their setting(s).
  • Co-develop a research proposal for an IMPACT Pilot or Demonstration project (or other similar NIA funding mechanism) to improve the care of PLWD and CP.

The IMPACT Collaboratory will fund one researcher for a maximum of $120,000 in direct costs. Applicants are expected to apply with a HCS partner and should hold a faculty or research scientist position at an academic institution or work within a HCS. Applicants from under-represented racial and ethnic groups and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Priority will be given to applications including scholar institutions and HCSs that are new to the IMPACT Collaboratory and have not already partnered with our network.  Questions about whether a HCS is new to the IMPACT Collaboratory should be emailed to Rachel Hays at Rachel.J.Hays@kp.org.

Informational Webinar

An optional informational webinar will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details and an opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 @ 11:30 AM ET
Registration closed.

Letters of Intent (LOI) – Required
Interested applicants are required to submit a LOI.
LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis through September 26, 2023 @5 PM ET.

Full Proposals (By invitation only)
Applications selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full proposal due:
November 29, 2023 @5 PM ET.

Read the Full RFA here.
Learn more about our previous Health Care Systems Scholar Awardees here.

If you have any questions about this funding opportunity, please refer to our Frequently asked questions (FAQ) or email .

IMPACT collaboratory announces recipients of two funding mechanisms

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The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce the awardees of the Pilot Grants Cycle 4B, and the Demonstration Projects Program Cycle 3. Awardees of these funding opportunities will be supported by the IMPACT cores and teams to conduct embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) of non-pharmacological interventions within healthcare systems to improve care for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and their care partners. IMPACT prioritizes applications that promote health equity and address dementia care for people of all backgrounds. Learn more about the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory on the website. Read more about these opportunities and our newest awardees below.

Pilot Grant Program Cycle 4B

The Pilot Grant Program funds several one-year pilot ePCTs that test non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care systems to improve care for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. Pilot studies are conducted to generate the preliminary data necessary to design and conduct future full-scale Stage IV effectiveness ePCT (based on the NIH Stage Model) that will be funded through other grant mechanisms (National Institutes of Health or other sources).

Recipients of the Pilot Cycle 4B Awards:

  • Scott Dresden, MD, MS, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Deprescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Emergency Department for Persons Living with Dementia
  • Teresita Hogan, MD, FACEP, University of Chicago
    Pragmatic Use of PAIN-Advanced Dementia Scale in Emergency Hip Fracture Care

Demonstration Projects Program

The Demonstration Projects Program supports full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness ePCTs testing non-pharmacological interventions for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners that are linked to the needs of a health care system. The intervention typically includes relatively simple system changes, direct patient outreach, or successfully piloted programs ready for testing at scale. The goal of the demonstration project is to generate evidence on effective care delivery practices that can be expanded and/or implemented in other systems.

Recipients of the Demonstration Projects Awards: