The IMPACT Collaboratory will have a strong presence at the upcoming Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). The presentation, “NIA IMPACT Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials for the Improvement of Care for People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners” includes modules by IMPACT members: Vince Mor, Laura Hanson, Jason Karlawish, and Fan Li and will be available from July 27th –July 31st.

IMPACT presenters will discuss key considerations in the design and conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials for persons living with dementia in a live panel discussion on July 31st at 2PM EST. Registration is free at alz.org/aaic. AAIC will provide instructions on how to join the live panel through their platform closer to the date of the event.

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is holding a virtual summit series, “2020 National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers.” Held over 3 days, the summit series provides an opportunity for researchers and stakeholders to discuss the current research environment, gaps, opportunities and priorities for future dementia care research. Each session includes research presentations, panel discussions and moderated Q&As. IMPACT members participated in the first of the three sessions on July 10th and will be participating in both remaining sessions. Learn more about the virtual summit series. Registration is open to the public for individual sessions.

Summit Series Virtual Meeting 1

Friday, July 10, 2020, 1:30-4:30 pm EDT

The first virtual meeting will cover the welcome, setting the stage, Impact of Dementia (Theme 1), and Participation of Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers in Research (Theme 4).  The meeting materials and recording can be found here. 

IMPACT members included: David Reuben,MD, University of California, Los Angeles (Summit Steering Committee Member), Maria Aranda, PhD, Chris Callahan, MD, MACP,  Jason Karlawish, MD,  Katie Maslow, MSW, and Vince Mor, PhD (Committee members).

Summit Series Virtual Meeting 2

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 1:00-4:30 pm EDT

Register here.

The second meeting will cover Long-Term Services and Supports in Home, Community, and Residential Care Settings for Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers (Theme 2), Services and Supports in Medical Care Settings for Persons with Dementia (Theme 3), and Integration: The Present and Future of Integrated Long-Term and Medical Care.

IMPACT members included: David Reuben, MD, Chris Callahan, MD, MACP, Josh Chodosh, MD, MSHS,  Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, and  Kimberly Van Haitsma, PhD.

Thursday, August 13, 2020, 1:30-5:00 pm EDT

Register here.

The third meeting will cover Intervention Research, Implementation, and Dissemination (Theme 5), Research Resources, Methods, and Data Infrastructure (Theme 6), and Emerging Topics.

IMPACT members included: David Reuben, MD, Vincent Mor, PhD, Joan Monin, PhD, MS, Julie Bynum, MD, MPH, Lisa Onken, PhD, and Thomas Travison, PhD.