September 1, 2023
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Apply Now for the 4th Annual Virtual ePCT Training Workshop | January 24-25, 2024
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
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.
American Journal of Bioethics publishes special issue, includes commentary on article by IMPACT member
July 14, 2023
A previously published article by IMPACT member Emily Largent, PhD, JD, RN, and Stephanie Morain, MD, was the subject of guest commentary in a special issue of The American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB). The special issue focused on pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs). In the issue, Largent and Morain’s target article exploring investigators’ ethical obligations to patients was discussed in several peer commentaries and by two guest editorials including one co-authored by Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Robert Califf, MD.
Access the special issue including all commentaries and the original target article.
Mor explores complexities of intervention delivery at NIH Collaboratory annual steering meeting
IMPACT multiple principal investigator Vincent Mor, PhD, along with colleagues Steven George, PT, PhD and Angelo Volandes, MD, discussed the complexities of intervention delivery in pragmatic clinical trials during an interview at this year’s NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Steering Committee annual meeting. The group explained that delivery complexities impact researchers’ ability to discern trial results and should be addressed early for pragmatic trials.
The session, titled “Lessons on Intervention Delivery and Complexity,” was held on August 8, 2023. An excerpt of Mor’s interview is published on the NIH Collaboratory website.
IMPACT member and team are finalists in NIA Start-Up and Accelerator Challenge
IMPACT funded investigator Tina Sadarangani, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, was selected as one of 20 finalists for the 2023 NIA Start-Up Challenge and Accelerator: Fostering Entrepreneurial Diversity. The project is a mobile app that facilitates communication among family members, loved ones, and health care providers, and community-based caregivers like adult day centers around the day-to-day care of older adults. Learn more about the app at www.CareMobi.org.
Learn more about the finalists and the 2023 NIA Start-Up Challenge.
Mor serves on NIH Collaboratory panel to discuss making health decisions based on PCTs
IMPACT multiple principal investigator and longtime professor of health services, policy and practice at Brown University, Vincent Mor, PhD served as a panelist during the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Collaboratory Workshop. “Getting the Right Evidence to Decision-Makers Faster.” The panel, held on June 29, was titled “How Have Health Systems Made Decisions Based on Evidence Collected in PCTs?” and discussed how healthcare system leaders can evaluate research and implement findings.
Watch the full panel video.