Grand Rounds / Webinar

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Bridging Research and Practice: An Update from Real World Data Scholars

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May 2025 – In Grand Rounds 56, the 2023 Real World Data Scholars presented on their research projects using the Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative dataset.

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Headshot of Jinying Chen, PhD from the shoulders upJinying Chen, PhD

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Validating Medication Orders by Leveraging Natural Language Processing

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Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS  

University of Colorado
School of Medicine

Validation of Functional Measures in LTC EHR Data

Headshot of Lindsay White from the shoulders up.Lindsay White, PhD

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Determination of Cognitive Status in NH Residents: The Utility of EHR Data

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Yongkang Zhang, PhD, MS 

Weill Cornell Medical College

Evaluating LTC Data Cooperative EHRs to Study T2D among Nursing Home Residents

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Augmenting Nurse Support and EHR Integration for the Pragmatic Trial of the TabCAT Brain Health Assessment

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April 2025 – In Grand Rounds 55, Katherine Possin, PhD, discusses "Augmenting Nurse Support and Electronic Health Record (EHR) Integration for the Pragmatic Trial of the TabCAT Brain Health Assessment (TabCAT-BHA)." TabCAT-BHA is a software platform owned by UCSF to provide diagnosis in MCI and dementia.

Speakers

Katherine Possin, PhD

Katherine Possin, PhD
John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Endowed Professorship
Professor in Residence
Department of Neurology
UCSF Memory and Aging Center

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Learning Objectives

  • Learn about the DetectCID Consotrium and TabCAT-Brain Health Assessment
  • Understand implementation of TabCAT-BHA as part of a diagnostic care pathway at UCSF primary care (DetectCID-1) and Kaiser Permanente Southern California primary care (DetectCID-2)
  • Understand scaling TabCAT-BHA & Brain Health Consultation

 

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5-Cog Paradigm to Improve Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care: Pragmatic Clinical Trial

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March 2025 - In Grand Rounds 54, Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH, discusses transforming brain health with early detection of cognitive problems in the primary care setting using the 5-cog paradigm.

Speakers

Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH

Richard M. Fairbanks Professor of Aging Research,
Indiana University School of Medicine

Research Scientist,
Indiana University Center for Aging Research

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Learning Objectives

  • Why early detection of cognitive problems in primary care
    • Need versus demand
    • 0 minutes $1 dollar strategies
  • Review 5 COG 1.0 results
  • Overview of 5 COG 2.0 study design and flow
  • Current status of the 5 Cog 2.0 study
  • Agile science and its derivatives

Improving Advance Care Planning for Seriously Ill Primary Care Patients: UC Health Care Planning Study

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January 2025 - In Grand Rounds 52, Rebecca Sudore, MD, and Anne Walling, MD, PhD, present on "Improving Advance Care Planning (ACP) for Seriously Ill Primary Care Patients: UC Health Care Planning Study". They discuss the evolving ACP definition and research, along with lessons learned from their ACP PCORI pragmatic randomized control trial.

Speakers

Rebecca Sudore, MDRebecca Sudore, MD
Professor of Medicine,
University of California,
San Francisco

Anne Walling, MD, PhDAnne Walling, MD, PhD
Professor-in-Residence,
University of California,
Los Angeles

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Learning Objectives

  • The Evolving ACP Definition & Research
  • Lessons for an ACP PCORI Pragmatic RCT
    • Identifying the cohort with validated algorithms
    • Constructing the ACP EMR Intervention Infrastructure
    • Healthcare navigator arm
    • Trial outcomes: NLP
    • Implementation Lessons

COVID Vaccination among Medicare Beneficiaries: Findings from an IMPACT Supplement

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December 2024 - In Grand Rounds 51, Drs. Kaley Hayes, PharmD, PhD & Daniel Harris, PhD, MPH discuss the COVid VAXines Effects on the Aged (COVVAXAGE) database, which was the first project with NIA LINKAGE program (external data linkage to CMS data in NIA-funded projects); they walk through associated papers and lessons learned working with industry partners CVS Health and Walgreens.

Speakers

Daniel Harris, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Delaware

Kaley Hayes, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Brown University

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Learning Objectives

  • Be familiar with the NIA Linkage program and COVVAXAGE linked database of Medicare claims.
  • Understand the benefits of data linkages to Medicare data for studying COVID-19 vaccines and clinical outcomes.
  • Discuss findings from real-world COVID-19 vaccine studies examining use, safety, and effectiveness among older adults in the US.

 

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Using Pilot Studies to Inform ePCTs in Hispanic/Latino People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners

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October 2024 - In Grand Rounds 50, Drs. Ramirez and Samper-Ternent describe "Using Pilot Studies to Inform ePCTs in Hispanic/Latino People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners"

Speakers

Maggie Ramirez, PhD, MS, MS
Assistant Professor
University of Washington School of Public Health

Rafael Samper-Ternent, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
UTHealth Houston

Webinar Slides

Learning Objectives

  • Understand background of Hispanics/Latinos with Dementia
  • Describe Cultural Adaptation of Patient Priority Care using the Ecological Validity Model (EVM) and Heuristic Framework
  • Describe the key stages in culturally adapting an evidence-based intervention
  • Provide specific adaptations made to STAR-C for Latino caregivers
  • Apply these insights to enhance your own work with family caregivers

 

Grand Rounds September 2024, Susan Huang, MD, MPH

Evidence for Reducing Infections, Hospitalizations, and Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Nursing Homes through Universal Nasal Decolonization & Bathing with Chlorhexidine

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September 2024 – In Grand Rounds 49, Dr. Huang presents on "Evidence for Reducing Infections, Hospitalizations, and Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Nursing Homes through Universal Nasal Decolonization & Bathing with Chlorhexidine."

Speakers

Susan Huang, MD, MPH 
Professor, Infectious Diseases,
Medical Director, Epidemiology and Infection Prevention,
University of California Irvine School of Medicine

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Learning Objectives

  • Review the rise and risks of MultiDrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes (NH)
  • Describe decolonization, why it’s needed, and how it works; focusing on Chlorhexidine
  • Review clinical trial evidence for decolonization in hospitals and NHs
  • Summarize the NH Decolonization Toolkit and implementation

 

Current and future use of RE-AIM and its PRISM expansion, and their application in pragmatic trials

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June 2024 – In Grand Rounds 48, Dr. Glasgow details RE-AIM and PRISM, an integrated framework designed to improve the adoption and sustainable implementation of evidence-based interventions in a wide range of public health, educational, community, and other settings.

Speaker

Photo of Dr. Russell GlasgowRussell Glasgow, PhD

Research Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine

Director, ACCORDS Dissemination & Implementation Science (D&I) Program

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Learning Objectives

  • Describe key features of the RE-AIM framework and how it can be applied for pragmatic research.
  • Discuss how the PRISM framework expands upon RE-AIM and how it is used to address health equity.
  • Discuss the importance of adaptations and the issues involved with iterative adaptations during implementation.

 

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The GUIDE Model: A CMS payment model test to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers

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May 2024 – In Grand Rounds 47, Drs. Epstein-Lubow and Lees-Haggerty, along with Tonya Saffer, Director of the Division of Healthcare Payment Models with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), share the GUIDE Model. GUIDE is a CMS payment model that tests whether dementia care programs can improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

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Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD
Team Lead, Engaging Partners Team
Distinguished Medical Scholar, EDC
Associate Professor, Brown University

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Kristin Lees-Haggerty, PhD
Project Director
Natl. Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment
Education Development Center

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Tonya Saffer, MPH
Director
Division of Healthcare Payment Models
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Learning Objectives

  • Review the historical context of the CMS GUIDE Model and its potential for transforming the delivery, quality and outcomes of dementia care in the United States.
  • Learn the requirements for participating health systems regarding care delivery and outcomes reporting.
  • Understand how the GUIDE Model requirements align with evidence-based comprehensive dementia care, including new opportunities and challenges for pragmatic evaluation of dementia service delivery related to GUIDE-participating health systems.

Podcast

 

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IMPACT April 2024 Grand Rounds with Professor Clive Ballard from the University of Exeter

The WHELD Programme

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April 2024 – In Grand Rounds 46, Dr. Ballard speaks on the WHELD programme  – an evidence-based program developed to coach and support care home staff to deliver better person-centered care and increase opportunities for social interactions with personalized activities for residents living with dementia.

 

Speaker

Clive Ballard, MD, MPHClive Ballard, MD, MPH

Professor of Age-Related Diseases

University of Exeter

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Learning Objectives

  • Understanding some of the challenges for nursing homes and people with dementia living in these settings
  • Understanding the impacts of psychotropic medications in nursing home residents with dementia
  • Understanding the best evidence regarding interventions to improve outcomes for nursing home residents with dementia

 

Podcast

 

Podcast Transcript: Download the transcript here.