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  • NIA IMPACT Steering Committee & Business Planning Meeting Year 2 Livestream

    Join us for a one-hour livestream of our annual Steering Committee & Business Planning Meeting at this link: https://bit.ly/3dx96jo  Agenda 10:30 am Welcome Vince Mor, PhD, Brown University Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife 10:40 am Remarks from the National Institute on Aging Richard Hodes, MD, Director, National Institute on […]

  • Annual IMPACT Training Workshop & Retreat

    The IMPACT Collaboratory will hold its first annual Training Workshop and Retreat, “Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials for People Living with Dementia (PLWD) and their Care Partners,” on April 7-8, 2021. We are inviting applications from early to mid-career researchers who seek to develop competence in designing and conducting ePCTs of interventions to improve […]

  • Breaking the Silence: Addressing Dementia in Communities of Color

    Jonathan Jackson, PhD, member of the Executive Committee of the IMPACT Health Equity team will be the keynote speaker for this virtual event. April marks National Minority Health Month – highlighting health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minority populations and the ways in which legislation, policies, and programs can help advance health equity. […]

  • Grand Rounds: Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI to present on “Inclusion, diversity, and equity in pragmatic clinical trials”

    https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673

    Join us for IMAPCT Grand Rounds on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 12-1pm ET as Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI presents on "Inclusion, diversity, and equity in pragmatic clinical trials." Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI Vice President for Health Equity, VUMC Associate Dean for Health Equity, Vanderbilt SOM Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Thursday, […]

  • The CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 Immunization Initiative: An Amazing Success Story

    The AGING Initiative, AGS, and RCCN are co-hosting an upcoming webinar. IMPACT's Leah Hanson, PhD will be providing introductions. The webinar will be presented by Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD, Staff Epidemiologist for the CDC and Lieutenant Commander for the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Dr. Link-Gelles will be discussing the massive effort and success story […]

  • NIA Virtual Meeting: Development of an NIA Practice-Based Research Network to Conduct AD/ADRD Clinical Research

    The AGING Initiative is pleased to share an upcoming virtual meeting opportunity on behalf of the National Institute on Aging (NIA): The NIA will be hosting a virtual meeting on Friday, April 30 from 2:00–5:00pm EST on the "Development of an NIA Practice-Based Research Network to Conduct Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Clinical Research." The meeting will discuss […]

  • Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurements (ARCOM) funding program Letters of Intent due

    In  collaboration with LINC-AD (Leveraging an Interdisciplinary Consortium to Improve Care and Outcomes for Persons Living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia), the Alzheimer's Association is currently accepting applications for the new Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurements (ARCOM) funding program.  The goal of the program is to address gaps in care and outcome measurement and […]

  • 2021 Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) Conference

    The HCSRN annual conference is the nation’s preeminent gathering for researchers based in real-world health care systems and our numerous collaborators in academic health systems, funding agencies, and patient-partner communities. The conference offers a diverse slate of content, showcasing rigorous, relevant research on important conditions affecting millions of patients. IMPACT members are among the panelists […]

  • 2021 AFTD Education Conference (Two Days)

    On May 13th and 14th, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) will convene its 2021 Education Conference online. People and families affected by FTD will find help, support, and opportunities to connect. Researchers and experts will offer information and guidance through interactive presentations. Health professionals will […]

  • NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds Workshop Series: Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Pragmatic Clinical Trials

    The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory is launching a special workshop series on its popular Grand Rounds program to explore the inclusion of diverse participants in pragmatic clinical trials. This series will include topics on increasing engagement of diverse participants and building trust, including diverse sites, learning from implementation science to maximize diversity, and […]

  • ISAC/Brown Clinical Trials Seminar – “IMPACT-C: Improving Vaccine Uptake in Skilled Nursing Facilities” – Sarah Berry, MD, MPH

    Please join us for a lecture from the Joint Seminar Series on Clinical Trials in Aging: Strategies to Improve Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake featuring Sarah Berry, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School & Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research. Nursing homes residents represent about 1% of the US population but, at the height […]

  • Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Planning for Diversity – Stakeholder Engagement and Site Selection to Maximize Diversity

    The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory is launching a special workshop series on its popular Grand Rounds program to explore the inclusion of diverse participants in pragmatic clinical trials. This series will include topics on increasing engagement of diverse participants and building trust, including diverse sites, learning from implementation science to maximize diversity, and […]

  • Grand Rounds: Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, and Joan Teno, MD, MS, to present on “Promises and Pitfalls of Existing Data in Nursing Homes”

    Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, June 17, 2021 from 12-1pm ET as IMPACT Patient and Caregiver Relevant Outcomes (PCRO) Core Executive Committee Members Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, Anna and Harry Borun Endowed Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology at UCLA, and Joan M. Teno, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, present on “Promises […]

  • Pilot Grant Cycle 3A Full Proposals Due @5pm

    Pilot Grant Cycle 3A Full Proposals Due @5pm. There is a competitive two-step application process for which the required letter of intent (LOI) was due 3/5. Learn more at here: https://impactcollaboratory.org/pilot-grants-program/.

  • Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Meeting Participants Where They Are – Outreach, Trust, and Consent to Maximize Diversity

    Guest Moderator: Emily O’Brien, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences Duke Clinical Research Institute Duke University School of Medicine Panel: Jonathan Jackson, PhD Executive Director Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement (CARE) Research Center Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Judith Schlaeger, PhD, CNM, LAc, FAAN Associate Professor, Department of Human Development Nursing […]

  • Virtual Forum: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD)

    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2021/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-consortium

    The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) virtual forum will occur on Friday, June 25th (1:00-4:00 PM EDT). This virtual forum aims to bring together stakeholders across academia, federal agencies, the data science/tech industry, and health care systems and centers who are interested in leveraging artificial intelligence and […]

  • Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Maximizing Diversity in PCTs – What Can We Learn From Implementation Trials?

    The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory is launching a special workshop series on its popular Grand Rounds program to explore the inclusion of diverse participants in pragmatic clinical trials. This series will include topics on increasing engagement of diverse participants and building trust, including diverse sites, learning from implementation science to maximize diversity, and […]

  • ISCB 2021 (Registration Closed): 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL BIOSTATISTICS – “Sample size calculation for stepped wedge cluster randomized trials with multiple levels of clustering”

    15:15-16:45 (9:15 am ET) Session OC4B: Cluster randomized trials CHAIR: Andrew Copas 9:15 ET Kendra Davis-Plourde, Monica Taljaard and Fan Li Sample size calculation for stepped wedge cluster randomized trials with multiple levels of clustering ABSTRACT. The stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is an attractive design for evaluating health services delivery or policy interventions. In this design, clusters […]

  • Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2021 (AAIC) – Mitchell and Mor present

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    IMPACT Collaboratory Multiple Principal Investigators Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH and Vince Mor, PhD, will be presenting on Friday, July 30th at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2021 (AAIC). Friday, July 30th: 8am MT/10am ET: Dr. Mitchell will be presenting, "The NIA Collaboratory: Using Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials to Improve Dementia Care," followed by a live […]

  • Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Diversity in the PCT Ecosystem – How Do We Develop a Pipeline of Diverse Investigators and Leaders in PCTs?

    The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory is launching a special workshop series on its popular Grand Rounds program to explore the inclusion of diverse participants in pragmatic clinical trials. This series will include topics on increasing engagement of diverse participants and building trust, including diverse sites, learning from implementation science to maximize diversity, and […]

  • Informational Webinar: Pilot Grant Cycle 3B RFA

    An optional informational webinar will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details and an opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below. The webinar will be recorded and posted online at https://impactcollaboratory.org/pilot-grants-program/. Monday, August 23, 2021 at 2:00pm ET: Registration closed. LOIs may be submitted on a rolling […]

  • Deadline: Pilot Grant Cycle 3B Letter of Intent

    Read Full Pilot Grant Cycle 3B Request for Applications or view online: https://impactcollaboratory.org/pilot-grants-program/ Interested applicants are required to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) through the Brown University UFunds system at: https://ufunds.brown.edu/.  LOIs may be submitted on a rolling basis but no later than September 17, 2021 at 5:00pm ET.  LOI decisions will be provided […]

  • IMPACT Grand Rounds: Vince Mor, PhD on “Challenges Implementing Innovative Programs in Long Term Care: Examples from Pragmatic Trials”

    https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673

    Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from 12-1pm ET as IMPACT Multiple Principal Investigator, Vince Mor, PhD, presents on "Challenges Implementing Innovative Programs in Long Term Care: Examples from Pragmatic Trials." Please note that the IMPACT Grand Rounds series is usually on the 3rd Thursday of each month; however, in […]

  • Focus on Aging: Federal Partners’ Webinar Series – Mitchell presenting “Evidence- and Goal-Based Decision-Making in Dementia at the End of Life”

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/focus-on-aging-federal-partners-webinar-end-of-life-care-registration-172336632507

    IMPACT principal investigator, Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, presenting on "Evidence- and Goal-Based Decision-Making in Dementia at the End of Life" at the National Institute on Aging's Focus on Aging: Federal Partners’ Webinar Series. This webinar series will address important topics for public health and health care professionals, aging services organizations, the research community, and other […]

  • Request for Applications (RFA) Release: Demonstration Project Program

    New Funding Opportunity for the IMPACT Demonstration Project Program The IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for the second cycle of the Demonstration Project Program. IMPACT will fund up to two Demonstration Projects (maximum duration 24 months) designed as full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCT) (based on the NIH Stage Model) […]