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eRADAR: An embedded, pragmatic trial using electronic health record data for targeted dementia screening

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May 2023 – In Grand Rounds 37, Drs. Barnes and Dublin discuss the use of eRADAR - electronic health record (EHR) Risk of Alzheimer's and Dementia Assessment Rule - for targeted dementia screening in higher-risk older adults.

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Speakers

 

Deborah Barnes, PhD Deborah Barnes, PhD 

Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Epidemiology & Biostatistics

University of California, San Francisco

 


Sascha Dublin, MD, PhDSascha Dublin, MD, PhD

Senior Investigator

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health
Research Institute

Learning Objectives

  • Describe eRADAR's accuracy for identifying older patients at risk of undiagnosed dementia.
  • Describe patient acceptance of targeted screening for dementia using eRADAR.
  • Describe preliminary outcomes of brain health assessment visits.

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More than a Meal: Results from a Pilot Pragmatic Clinical Trial Evaluating Two Models of Home-Delivered Meals for Older Adults Living with Dementia

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April 2023 – In Grand Rounds 36, Dr. Kali S. Thomas shares findings from a pilot pragmatic clinical trial that evaluated the impact of two models of home-delivered meals for older adults living with dementia.

Speaker

Kali S. Thomas, PhDKali S. Thomas, PhD

Associate Professor
Health Services, Policy & Practice

Brown University

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Learning Objectives

  • Understand the steps taken to design a pilot pragmatic randomized control trial comparing two types of home-delivered meals among older adults living with dementia.
  • Describe the feasibility of conducting this study, including recruitment, retention, and assessment procedures.
  • Summarize the process for linking data to examine trends in treatment effects.

 

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Causal Inference in Pragmatic Trials

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March 2023 – In Grand Rounds 35, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Murray explores causal inference in randomized pragmatic trials highlighting topics such as immortal time bias, per-protocol effects, and how to use the SMARTER acronym when thinking about causal research questions.

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Eleanor Murray, PhD

Eleanor Murray, PhD

Assistant Professor
Epidemiology

Boston University School of Public Health
@EpiEllie

 

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Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the properties of a good causal research question.
  • Identify two key sources of potential bias common in pragmatic trials.
  • Recognize pragmatic trial scenarios requiring sophisticated causal inference statistical methods.

 

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