GSA Webinar: Applying the Science of Behavior Change to Intervention Development for Diverse Older Adults
2021-11-15 13:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
This webinar is open to members of the Gerontological Society of America. Click here for more information.
Monday, November 15, 2021
1 to 2:30 p.m. ET, Session I – Exemplary Studies
4 to 5:30 p.m. ET, Session II – Supporting Further Research
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Free for members; $75 for nonmembers
The webinar speakers will present on how social and psychological factors shape health-related behavior change and will enhance attendees’ understanding of the issues by highlighting variations in mechanisms that create and sustain health behavior changes. In this webinar, attendees will:

Be exposed to various theoretical frameworks for behavior change, and how these have been developed and applied to diverse populations.
Hear examples of how various approaches can be used to improve behavioral interventions and healthy lifestyles for diverse aging populations.
Identify areas of needed research to better apply these principles to interventions for diverse older adults, especially for the development of interventions for Alzheimer’s caregivers.

Presented by:

Lisa Onken, PhD, Director, Behavior Change and Intervention Program, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health
Jun Ma, MD, PhD, FAHA, FABMR, FSBM, Beth and George Vitoux Distinguished Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Michelle Carlson, PhD, FGSA, Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; core faculty, Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions..
Donald Edmondson, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Medicine and Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Director, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, CUIMC.
Fadel Zeidan, PhD, Executive Director, University of California, San Diego, Center for Mindfulness; Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, UCSD.
Vincent Mor, PhD, Professor, Medical Science, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice; Florence Pirce Grant University Professor, Brown University School of Public Health.

Application Deadline: 2021 RFA for CICADA Scientists (for July 2022 to June 2023)
2021-12-10 | https://ldi.upenn.edu/education/penn-ldi-training-programs/cicada/center-for-improving-care-delivery-for-the-aging-cicada-request-for-applications/
Overview
Penn’s Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA) is seeking applications for the 2021–2022 cohort of CICADA Scientists. In collaboration with Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics (LDI), CICADA seeks to enhance the diversity of the aging research workforce by mentoring promising scientists from under-represented backgrounds interested in a career focused on improving health care delivery for older adults, particularly minority older adults.
Up to three CICADA Scientists will be awarded $35,000 to conduct a 1-year research project and will receive mentoring and additional support for career development during the award period. See the CICADA webpage to learn about the full set of resources available to CICADA Scientists.
If you have any questions about the center or this RFA, please contact CICADA@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Who Should Apply?
Applications are being accepted from post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty who are underrepresented in research. This includes (1) MD and MD/PhD clinical fellows who have completed their residency, (2) PhD postdoctoral trainees, and (3) MD/PhD, MD, and PhD junior faculty [instructors or assistant professor for less than 3 years at time of application] who are underrepresented, based on the NIH’s Diversity Statement.
Trainees must be committed to developing new research skills in health services research focused on aging. Applicants can be affiliated with any U.S. university and is not limited to those with Penn affiliations.
Application Deadline
December 10, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Learn more about this opportunity here.

Academy Health's 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation in Health
2021-12-14 - 2021-12-16
The Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health Conference (D&I) brings together individuals on the frontlines of D&I science, and aims to ensure that evidence is used to inform decisions that will improve the health of individuals and communities.
2021 Theme
Broadening Horizons for Impact: Incorporating Multisectoral Approaches into D&I Science
Registration closed.

USDeN 2022 Annual Network Meeting
2022-05-11
The US Deprescribing Research Network 2022 Annual Network Meeting will be in-person on Wednesday May 11th in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the American Geriatrics Society’s annual meeting. Please save the date in your calendars, and visit https://deprescribingresearch.org/ for more information.

Robert L. Kane Memorial Lecture; Social Justice, Clinical Research and Dementia Care in Multicultural America: Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD is Keynote speaker
2022-05-13 15:30 - 16:30
IMPACT Health Equity Team member, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD will be the keynote speaker at this event providing a framework for integrating social justice, clinical research on dementia in America, and the care that is provided to diverse groups of older people and their families in America.
Event Details
Topic: Robert L. Kane Memorial Lecture; Social Justice, Clinical Research and Dementia Care in Multicultural America

Description: Presenting keynote speaker Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, this presentation will provide a framework for integrating social justice, clinical research on dementia in America, and the care that is provided to diverse groups of older people and their families in America.
Dr. Dilworth-Anderson, a professor at Gillings School of Global Public Health, focuses her research on health disparities and Alzheimer’s disease with an emphasis on building knowledge for the scientific and lay community to inform conducting culturally relevant research, and disseminating information about Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders in medically underserved populations.

Time

May 13, 2022 at 2:30 PM CT / 3:30 PM ET

Registration closed.

AcademyHealth 2022 Annual Research Meeting Pre-Conference Workshop: "Essentials of Embedded Pragamatic Clinical Trials"
2022-06-03 08:00 - 17:00
Vince Mor, PhD, IMPACT Multiple Principal Investigator, will participate as a panelist discussing challenges, solutions and lessons learned.
Essentials of Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials

Date/Time: Friday, June 3, 2022 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Registration: $300
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This workshop introduces concepts in the design, conduct, and implementation of embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs), with a particular focus on methods relevant to health services researchers. The workshop will provide an introduction to the investigative opportunities for embedded health systems research, along with strategies for conducting clinical trials that provide real-world evidence necessary to inform both practice and policy. Firsthand ePCT experiences and case studies from the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory Demonstration Projects will support and illustrate the topics presented. Vince Mor, PhD, will be one of 4 principle investigators of ePCTs participating in an afternoon panel discussion moderated by Kevin Weinfurt, PhD. The panel will reflect on the morning topics and discuss challenges, solutions, and lessons learned.
Objectives:

To clarify the definition of ePCTs and explain their utility;
To introduce attendees to the unique characteristics and challenges of designing, conducting, and implementing ePCTs within diverse health care systems;
And, to increase the capacity of health services researchers to address important clinical questions with ePCTs.

Learn more:
https://academyhealth.org/arm/pre-conference

AcademyHealth 2022 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) | Vince Mor, PhD to present
2022-06-04 - 2022-06-07 | https://academyhealth.org/ARM
Event Details:
June 4-7, 2022
Multiple IMPACT members will be participating in the AcademyHealth 2022 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) June 4-7, 2022, which highlights “new research, innovative methods, and robust discussions about the impact of health services research on health policy and practice.” Learn more about the meeting here: https://academyhealth.org/ARM
Sunday, June 5th: Multiple Principal Investigator, Vince Mor, PhD will be chairing a policy roundtable session from 12:30-2:00 pm ET titled, “Nasem Recommendations to Improve Nursing Home Quality: A Discussion of the 2022 Report” – which will include presentations from Drs. Jasmine Travers PHD, MHS, RN, Tamara Konetzka PhD, Rachel Werner, MD PhD, and David Grabowski, PhD. https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2022arm/meetingapp.cgi/Session/30484
Tuesday, June 7th: 12:30-1:15 pm ET, Dr. Mor will be participating in the Closing Plenary: Connecting Research, Management, and Policy for More Timely and Relevant HSR –https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2022arm/meetingapp.cgi/Session/31862

BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving presents: The Public Health Opportunities and Challenges of Dementia Caregiving
2022-06-14 - 2022-06-15
IMPACT members Joe Gaugler, PhD and Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN, are participating in this hybrid conference intended for BOLD public health programs; public health departments (local, state, tribal); service providers and/or community-based organizations serving dementia caregivers; researchers and policy makers. Organizers invite all interested attendees to participate in the poster session of the conference, where agencies will showcase their current and planned dementia caregiving initiatives, share key “lessons learned” that others can replicate, and receive feedback from peers doing similar work.
Registration closed.

NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Virtual Workshop on Critical Questions for Pragmatic Clinical Trialists
2022-06-15 13:00 - 2022-06-16 17:00 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nih-pragmatic-trials-collaboratory-workshop-2022-tickets-340136496417
The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will hold a virtual 2 half-day workshop June 15-16, 2022, to explore questions critical to designing and implementing pragmatic clinical trials conducted within healthcare systems. NIA IMPACT Collaboratory multiple principal investigator Vince Mor will be among the panel members for the workshop.
This workshop is an opportunity to glean the most salient lessons learned from an experienced group of the pragmatic trial investigators who will share challenges encountered, solutions developed, and thoughts for the future.
The workshop, Critical Questions for Pragmatic Clinical Trialists: Insights From the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s First Decade, will take place from 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET each day, kicking off with a keynote presentation by Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Director, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, DHHS. The event will include four moderated webinar discussions, wrapping up with a summary and concluding remarks each day.
All sessions are free and open to the public; registration is required and can be accessed at the following link: https://pct2022.eventbrite.com.
Download the workshop flyer or see the full schedule below.
Day 1: June 15, 2022, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET

Welcome and Introductions
Keynote Presentation: Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Panel 1: Can We Squeeze More Value Out of Electronic Health Records?

Miguel Vazquez, Jerry Jarvik, Andrea Cheville, Greg Simon; Moderator: Keith Marsolo

Panel 2: Should We Be Considering a Different Study Design?

Doug Zatzick, Myles Wolf, Vince Mor, Susan Shortreed; Moderator: Patrick Heagerty

Summary and Concluding Remarks

Day 2: June 16, 2022, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET

Welcome and Introductions
Panel 3: What Is the Most Effective Use of the 1-Year Planning Phase?

Gail D’Onofrio, Michael Ho, James Tulsky, Doug Zatzick; Moderator: Wendy Weber

Panel 4: How Do We Implement Interventions in Complex Health Care Systems

Gloria Coronado, Miguel Vazquez, Margaret Kuklinski, Ardith Doorenbos; Moderator: Steven George

Summary and Concluding Remarks

NIA-AA Symposium: IMPACT Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials
2022-07-29 08:00 - 17:00 | https://aaic.alz.org/program/workshops-preconferences.asp#trials
Friday, July 29
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Pre-Conference Presentation at Alzheimer’s Association International 2022 Conference (AAIC), San Diego, CA. Vince Mor, PhD, IMPACT Multiple Principal Investigator, will lead this symposium, which is designed to share key considerations in the design and conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials for persons living with dementia. The purpose of this workshop is to:

Train investigators in the design and conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) to improve care for persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.
Highlight the importance of engaging stakeholders to identify priorities for improving care for persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.
Provide investigators with guidance on design of ePCTs for PLWD and their care partners in everyday health care settings that provide dementia care.

See all workshop and preconference details here:
https://aaic.alz.org/program/workshops-preconferences.asp#trials

Deadline: HCSRN 2023 Annual Conference - Call for Abstracts and Panel Presentations
2022-10-07
Call for submissions! The Abstract Submission (closed) and Panel Presentation Submission (closed) sites for the Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) 2023 Conference are now open. The deadline for submitting is Friday, October 7, 2022. Registration for the HCSRN 2023 Conference, which will take place in Denver, CO on February 21-23, will open Monday, October 31. The annual conference showcases scientific findings from HCSRN research projects and our collaborating partners. This year’s theme is Leveraging the Power of the Network in Rapidly Changing Times. Registration opens Monday, October 31. Be sure to visit www.hcsrn.org for the latest information and updates.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Responding (or Not) to Signals of Potential Clinical Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials
2022-10-14 13:00 - 14:00
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory has launched a special Grand Rounds 6-part series to examine ethical and regulatory challenges in pragmatic clinical trials. The October session will be on “Responding (or Not) to Signals of Potential Clinical Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials” with Joseph Ali, JD; Leslie J. Crofford, MD; and Tanya Matthews, PhD.
Speakers:
Joseph Ali, JD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Core Faculty & Associate Director for Global Programs
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Tanya Matthews, PhD
HRPP Director
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Leslie J. Crofford, MD
Wilson Family Chair in Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Topic: Responding (or Not) to Signals of Potential Clinical Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials
Date: Friday, October 14, 2022, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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NIA/RCMAR Preconference workshop - Pragmatic intervention trials with diverse older adults
2022-11-02 08:30 - 15:00
This workshop on November 2 at the Gerontological Society of America’s preconference will focus on the pragmatic clinical trial as an exemplar of an innovative research design that can foster the performance of trials in real world settings, with representative patient populations, and outcome measures that “matter most” to patients and caregivers. Leaders of funded projects will describe how they applied pragmatic trial principles in study design and implementation. The advantages and challenges of conducting pragmatic clinical trials with diverse populations of older adults, including those living with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementias (AD/ADRD), will be discussed. Registration is open to RCMAR Faculty and Scientists (current and alumni).
Registration closed.

GSA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting
2022-11-04 - 2022-11-06
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) will hold their annual scientific meeting in Indianapolis November 2-6, in Indianapolis, IN. The theme of the conference is, “Embracing our Diversity. Enriching Our Discovery. Reimagining Aging.” Members of the IMPACT Collaboratory will be presenting their work throughout the conference. For more information about the meeting, including registration, click this link.

IMPACT Supplement Study investigators presenting at the American Public Health Association's 2022 Annual Meeting
2022-11-07 13:00 - 14:00
Investigators for IMPACT’s COVID-19 Supplement Study are presenting a poster at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo November 7, 2022 at 1pm ET. See details on the presentation below:
Abstract ID/Title: 515441 – Health Equity in COVID-19 Testing Among Walgreens Patients
Session #/Title: 3120 – Epidemiology Late Breaker Poster Session I
Date and time: Monday, November 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Session Format: Poster APHA Program: Epidemiology
For more information, including registration details, visit this link.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Data Sharing and Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Law & Ethics Amidst a Changing Policy Landscape
2022-11-11 13:00 - 14:00
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory has launched a special Grand Rounds 6-part series to examine ethical and regulatory challenges in pragmatic clinical trials. The November session will be on “Data Sharing and Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Law & Ethics Amidst a Changing Policy Landscape” with Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH, and Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBioethics.

Speakers:
Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Berman Institute of Bioethics & Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBioethics
Associate Director, Center for Bioethics & Social Sciences in Medicine
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Michigan Medical School
Topic: Data Sharing and Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Law & Ethics Amidst a Changing Policy Landscape
Date: Friday, November 11, 2022, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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CEVR webinar on disparities in Alzheimer's care
2022-11-17 12:00 - 13:00
The Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR) will host a webinar with Dr. Paige Lin, Ms. Terry Montgomery, Dr. Elena Fazio, and Dr. Tisamarie Sherry on disparities in Alzheimer’s care on November 17, 2022 at 12pm ET. Registration closed.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: The Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial: Friend or Foe?
2022-12-09 13:00 - 14:00
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory has launched a special Grand Rounds 6-part series to examine ethical and regulatory challenges in pragmatic clinical trials. The December session will feature discussion on “The Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial: Friend or Foe?” with Monica Taljaard, PhD, and David Magnus, PhD.

Speakers:
Monica Taljaard, PhD
Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Full Professor, Epidemiology and Community Medicine
University of Ottawa
David Magnus, PhD
Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics and Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and by courtesy of Bioengineering
Director, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
Associate Dean for Research
Topic: The Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial: Friend or Foe?
Date: Friday, December 9, 2022, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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AGING Initiative Webinar -- Measuring Multimorbidity and Important Outcomes in Older Adults
2022-12-15 11:00 - 12:00
This webinar is the first of a series relating to the AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative multi-disciplinary online curriculum with a focus on training new and emerging investigators on MCC research. The soon-to-be released curriculum will include self-directed PowerPoint™ presentations, podcasts, and webinars on 22 topics released over the next year. To learn more about the LEARNING Collaborative, visit this link. Click here to register now and please feel free to share this announcement with others in your network who may be interested in attending

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Ethical Considerations When Vulnerable Populations are Subjects in Pragmatic Trials
2023-01-13 13:00 - 14:00
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory has launched a special Grand Rounds 6-part series to examine ethical and regulatory challenges in pragmatic clinical trials. The January session will be on “Ethical Considerations When Vulnerable Populations are Subjects in Pragmatic Trials” with Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN.

Speaker:
Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN
Emanuel & Robert Hart Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Topic: Ethical Considerations When Vulnerable Populations are Subjects in Pragmatic Trials
Date: Friday, January 13, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Words Matter: Nomenclature in Dementia with Jason Karlawish and Angela Taylor
2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
Penn Memory Center at University of Pennsylvania Health System, is hosting a virtual event with IMPACT’s Jason Karlawish, MD and Angela Taylor, who will discuss the shortcomings and challenges of nomenclature in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Karlawish and Taylor are working to find the answers to questions like:

What’s the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia?
Should we still use the word dementia?
Does it make sense to say that a person with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can progress to Alzheimer’s disease?
In the term “ADRD,” which stands for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related, does the second “D” stand for “disease,” “disorder,” or “dementia”?

The “Words Matter: Nomenclature in Dementia” event will take place January 18, 2023 at 12 pm ET.
Registration closed.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Informing and Consenting: What Are the Goals?
2023-02-10 13:00 - 14:00
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory has launched a special Grand Rounds 6-part series to examine ethical and regulatory challenges in pragmatic clinical trials. The February session will feature discussion “Informing and Consenting: What Are the Goals?” with P. Pearl O’Rourke, MD; David S. Wendler, PhD, MA; Miguel Vazquez, MD; and Michael Ho, MD, PhD.
Speakers:
P. Pearl O’Rourke, MD (retired)
Harvard Medical School
David S. Wendler, PhD, MA
Senior Researcher
Head, Section on Research Ethics
Department of Bioethics
NIH Clinical Center
Miguel Vazquez, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Topic: Informing and Consenting: What Are the Goals?
Date: Friday, February 10, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Differentiating Behavioral Variant FTD from Alzheimer’s and Other Disorders
2023-02-22 16:00 - 17:00
Join Dr. Howard Rosen, a behavioral neurologist and frontotemporal disorders (FTD) expert, as he presents a clear and practical approach to diagnosing behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) and differentiating it from Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias, and psychiatric conditions. This webinar is designed specifically for primary care physicians, neurologists, psychiatrists, and other clinical specialists.
Register for the webinar at this link.

NIH Workshop: Leveraging existing data and analytic methods for health disparities research related to aging, Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
2023-03-15 | JB Duke Hotel, 230 Science Drive, Durham
IMPACT’s Heather Allore, PhD, will provide opening remarks at this free workshop series event in which research findings and evidence-based information and analytic tools for analyses of health-related disparities in Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias and other prominent age-related diseases are discussed. The meeting will be held in person at Duke University and by Zoom webinar.

2023 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-23
The 2023 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit will build on progress of the previous Summits to review research progress, highlight innovative and promising research, and identify remaining unmet research needs with input from the research community, persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners, those who provide healthcare or services and supports to persons living with dementia, and other stakeholders. The summit will be held virtually on March 20-22, 2023. Multiple IMPACT members are presenting during the event. Registration is open and all events will be virtual.

The Fourth Summit: Geroscience for the Next Generation A Hybrid Event
2023-04-24 - 2023-04-26
On April 24-26, 2023, the NIH Geroscience Interest Group (GSIG) will host the fourth Geroscience Summit with in-person and virtual options. The in-person meeting will be held in Bethesda, MD. This landmark event will bring together researchers and clinicians interested in geroscience and aging to explore the state of the science. Heather Allore, PhD, Core Leader of the Design and Statistics Core, will be presenting “Geroscience Trial Design for Health Disparities” in the 1:30 session on Day 3 of the Summit.
Learn more at this link.

2023 American Geriatric Society Meeting
2023-05-03 - 2023-05-06 | Long Beach, CA
The 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will be held in Long Beach, CA, May 4-6 (pre-conference May 3).

CASI Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program Applications Due
2023-05-15
The Center for Aging and Serious Illness Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program provides a foundation in practical aspects involving the design and conduct of randomized clinical trials in dementia palliative care. The Program is appropriate for early career researchers or other mid-career researchers interested in developing competence in the planning, design, and execution of randomized clinical trials among persons with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias (ADRD) and their caregivers. The 10-month-long Program includes a combination of virtual small group sessions and a 5-day in-person Institute where learners will work together to design a trial and learners will develop their own grant application addressing ADRD. The research training team includes a diverse group of faculty members who are dedicated to developing investigators in dementia palliative care clinical trials research.
The Institute is scheduled for October 2 – 6, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is critical that the candidate be able to attend the Institute in its entirety. To be eligible, participants must be US citizens, have a doctoral-level degree, and be at least two years from their terminal degree with a demonstrated commitment to geriatric palliative care or dementia research. International applicants are not eligible for this opportunity.
Applications are due May 15, 2023. Complete this form to apply for the program.

Ad Hoc workshop planning for the addressing the rising mental health needs of an aging population
2023-05-15 - 2023-05-16 | Washington, DC
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host an Ad Hoc workshop planning for the addressing the rising mental health needs of an aging population in Washington, DC on May 15 and 16. IMPACT multiple principal investigator Vincent Mor, PhD, is an invited presenter at the workshop, which will cover the areas of: mental health and substance use conditions among older adults; strategies to improve the quality and capacity of mental health services for older adults; and ways to build and sustain comprehensive programs to support the well-being of older adults with mental health conditions, among other topics.
Register for the workshop.

Society for Clinical Trials 44th Annual Meeting
2023-05-21 - 2023-05-24
The Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) will hold its 44th Annual Meeting May 21-24 in Baltimore, MD. The theme is “Championing High-quality Evidence to Optimize Human Health.” Justin Clapp, PhD, MPH, member of the the executive committee of the Ethics & Regulation Core, will be presenting, “Physician Gatekeeping in Pragmatic Trials: A Qualitative Study of Clinical Reasoning about Patient Randomization” during the conference.
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