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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 & […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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).

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The AGING Initiative and AGS will host a joint LEARNING Collaborative webinar on June 14 at 1pm ET titled "Evidence: Tradeoffs Between What We Need and What We Want." IMPACT members will be participating in the webinar. Join David Reuben, MD, of UCLA, Jerry Gurwitz, MD, of University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and Heather […]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will host a virtual workshop June 20–21, 2023, to explore the critical cycle of evidence generation to decision by health system leaders to implement the findings of pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs). IMPACT's Vince Mor will be a panel member in Panel 1: How have health systems […]

Numerous IMPACT members are presenting at the full AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) conference along with pre-conference workshops and seminars in Seattle, Washington from Saturday June 23 through Tuesday, June 27. If you would like to register for a pre-conference workshop in addition to ARM, please do so through the main ARM registration page. However, registration […]

The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference will be held July 16-20 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and online. Several IMPACT members will be participating.

Presenter Gabriela Schmajuk, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine UCSF and the San Francisco VA, will present at NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds entitled Pragmatic Trial of an EHR Application to Display Real-time PRO Data: Successes and Challenges. Visit the NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds webpage to join virtually.

IMPACT members will be participating in the GSA annual meeting, November 8-12 in Tampa Florida.

IMPACT HCS Scholar Gail Towsley, PhD, MS, NHA and Faculty Scholar Zach Baker, PhD will be participating in the GSA Connect Open Forum "GSA Grant Chat: An Introduction to the NIA Centers, Coordinating Centers, and Pilot Funding Opportunities" If you are looking for pilot funding for your next research project, you might consider one of […]

The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2023 Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, DC October 4-5, 2023. It is considered one of the nation’s most engaging healthcare events of the year, where thousands of patients, caregivers, researchers, and the broader healthcare community will hear the latest findings from PCORI-funded research and projects, as […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

The annual GSA Scientific Meeting offers an extensive amount and high-level scholarship from a diverse variety of aging research disciplines. Several IMPACT members will present: 11/8/23 - Zhu E, McCreedy E, Dionne L, Mor V, Relating the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument to Adherence in a Pragmatic Trial of a Music Intervention 11/8/23 - Conard R, […]

There will be an informational webinar for the sixth cycle of the AGING Initiative's Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCCs) Scholars Program. The program create by the NIH-funded Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) and Older Americans Independence Centers (OAICs) AGING Initiative, has created a cohort of emerging leaders who are committed to pursuing training and collaborative […]

The National Dementia Care Collaborative (NDCC) will hold its Autumn Summit, "The CMS GUIDE Model: Choices for Implementing Evidence-Based Dementia Care" on the afternoon of November 28, 2023. During the Autumn Summit, presenters will discuss the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The GUIDE Model seeks […]

The Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA) is seeking applications for the 2024-2025 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 […]

IMPACT's Leah Hanson, PhD (HealthPartners) and Jeff Williamson, MD (Wake Forest) will describe the learning health care system (LHS) research cycle, discuss its relevance to the study of multiple chronic conditions, and provide case studies and best practices for implementation. Registration closed.

A two day workshop series, Assessment of Everyday Life in Underrepresented Groups, will be held on January 22 and January 26. The workshop is organized by The University of Texas at Austin and sponsored by the Center for Advancing Sociodemographic and Economic Study of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CeASES ADRD) Day 1 - January 22 […]

The Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI) is accepting applications for Cohort 3: The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program. The program provides a foundation in practical aspects involving the design and conduct of randomized clinical trials in dementia palliative care. It is appropriate for early career researchers or other mid-career researchers and […]

Applications are open until February 15 for four Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer and Dementia Behavioral Research in Minority Aging (MASS-ENVISION) pilot studies of behavioral interventions. Each grants funds $40,000 for one year. The awardees will be provided resources, rigorous training, and sustained mentorship in ADRD-related behavioral interventions following the NIH Stage Model, the Science of […]

The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (2.0) Network – Advancing Dementia Care (GEAR 2.0-ADC) is holding their inaugural Grand Rounds on February 27, 2024, from 2 pm - 3pm ET. Dr. David Reuben, member of the IMPACT Health Care Systems Core, will present on the critical intersections of dementia and emergency care. Learning objectives: 1. […]

IMPACT Design and Statistics Core Member, Fan Li, PhD, is presenting at the 2024 Allan Donner Lecture on "The unit of inference in cluster randomized trials." Date: Friday, April 5 Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Location: PHFM 3015 (Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada) or Zoom (link may be requested […]