NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory launching special Grand Rounds series to share advances in the design and analysis of pragmatic clinical trials
2023-10-06 - 2024-01-05 | Virtual
The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory is launching a special Grand Rounds series to share advances in the design and analysis of pragmatic clinical trials.
Join the Collaboratory on the first Friday of each month, October through January, to hear the latest best practices and explore emerging questions with experts from the program’s Biostatistics and Study Design Core.
All sessions are free and open to the public; no registration is required. Recordings will be archived on the Rethinking Clinical Trials website.

National Council of Dementia Minds Thursday webinar series Oct-Nov.
2023-10-19 - 2023-11-16 | Virtual
National Council of Dementia Minds introduces a webinar series by Doctors with Dementia – a dedicated group of retired physicians living with various types of dementia. Webinars will be held every Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. Learn more about each webinar and register.
October 19 – Prescription for Change
October 26 – Discussions with Your Doctor
November 2 – Benefits of an Early Diagnosis
November 9 – How to Deliver a Dementia Diagnosis
November 16 – Characterizing Adult Neurocognitive Diseases and Adapting Care to Enhance Quality of Life

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
2023-11-02 - 2023-11-03 | Hybrid
Multiple IMPACT members including Vince Mor, PhD, Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHS, MS, Scott Halpern, PhD, and Antonia Bennett, PhD will participate in a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop titled “Serious Illness Care Research: Exploring Current Knowledge, Emerging Evidence and Future Directions.”
This public workshop will explore existing evidence, knowledge gaps and opportunities to advance future research for serious illness care. Workshop presentations and discussions will focus on areas that may include:

Inclusive research approaches to advance health equity in care
Safe and effective therapies to address pain and other physical and psychological symptoms
Quality measurement for serious illness
The integration of behavioral/mental health care into serious illness care
Care delivery models that address the patient and family needs
Opportunities for research coordination and collaboration.

Learn more and register.
