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IMPACT Collaboratory members participate in AcademyHealth Conference

Posted on by Sonya Sutton

The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory was part of a pre-conference workshop and several presentations shared during the 2022 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting held June 4-7, 2022 in Washington, DC.

IMPACT Multiple Principal Investigator Vince Mor, PhD spoke on a panel during the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials‘ “Essentials of Embedded Pragamtic Clinical Trials” Pre-Conference Workshop. Dr. Mor participated in the panel, ePCTs in Context: Panel Discussion with Collaboratory Demonstration Project PIs.

Dr. Mor also participated in two panels during the conference, including NASEM Recommendations to Improve Nursing Home Quality: A Discussion of the 2022 Report, which shared the main findings and recommendations from the 2020 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine expert panel to examine our nation’s approach to nursing home care. The report includes recommendations for improving quality of care in today’s nursing homes. Dr. Mor was among four panelists to discuss the report.

Dr. Mor also spoke at the closing plenary session of the annual meeting, Connecting Science, Management, and Policy for More Timely and Relevant HSR. The plenary examined how to better connect health services and policy research together with evidence-based management in health systems. Dr. Mor and others addressed whether we are responding accurately and quickly enough as a field to ongoing challenges in service delivery.

Dr. Mor and Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH, member of the executive committee for the Technical Data Core, both also contributed to eight poster sessions during the annual meeting.

IMPACT offers new certificate program “Basic Principles of Conducting ePCTs in People Living with Dementia and Care Partners”

Posted on by Sonya Sutton

The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory has launched a new online learning platform to give learners the opportunity to build their skills in embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) in people living with dementia (PLWD). Learners can take individual courses or enroll in our new certificate program “Basic Principles of Conducting ePCTs in People Living with Dementia and Care Partners.”

The “Basic Principles of Conducting ePCTs in People Living with Dementia and Care Partners” certificate program includes 12 IMPACT courses with brief 2-question quizzes which provides a foundation in the principles of conducting ePCTs in health care systems for PLWD and their care partners. Access to the program and all courses within the new learning platform is free, but requires registration.

The platform houses all IMPACT training modules and gives learners control over when and how they engage with IMPACT training materials.  The current training library includes 10-15 minute video courses designed for investigators, health systems leaders, research staff, and others who want to learn about the design and conduct of ePCTs. Topic areas include: design and statistics, stakeholder engagement, ethics and regulation, health equity in pragmatic trials, implementation, patient and caregiver relevant outcomes, and technical data considerations.

Training Materials are developed by content experts from IMPACT cores and teams and thought leaders from across the nation, collaborated by the IMPACT Training Core, led by Christopher Callahan, MD, MACP, and Alexia Torke, MD, MS. The development of educational materials is overseen by Training Core member and IMPACT Executive Director, Ellen McCarthy, PhD, MPH.

Learners can engage IMPACT training content by enrolling in either individual courses or Certificate Programs. Learn more by visiting the site and creating a free account!