NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Implementation Outcomes: Their Role in Treatment Success
2020-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Enola Proctor, PhD, Shanti K. Khinduka distinguished professor emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis will present on “Implementation Outcomes: Their Role in Treatment Success.”
Dr. Proctor’s research is motivated by the question, how do we ensure that people receive the very best possible care? She has studied this question in a variety of social work, public health, and health care settings, ranging from hospitals to community agencies. She has contributed to the intellectual capital for the rapidly growing field of dissemination and implementation science, leading teams to distinguish, clearly define, develop taxonomies, and stimulate more systematic work to advance the conceptual, linguistic, and methodological clarity in the field. Her research has been funded by the NIA, and AHRQ, and by the NIMH for 26 consecutive years. She directs the Implementation Research Institute, a training program in implementation science funded by the National Institute for Mental Health. She led the establishment of several university-wide centers and cores in implementation science, including the Center for Dissemination and Implementation for the Washington University Institute for Public Health and the Dissemination and Implementation Research Core for Washington University’s CTSA program. Her awards include Washington University’s Arthur Compton Holly Distinguished Faculty Award, the Society for Social Work and Research’s Distinguished Research Award, and the American Public Health Association Stephen M. Banks Award for Outstanding Mentoring in mental health services.
Event Details:
Thursday, November 19, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
Zoom Details:
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Seminar 12/10 @11am ET: A pragmatic trial for improving sleep & meaningful engagement in nursing home residents with dementia
2020-12-11 11:00 - 12:00 | https://brown.zoom.us/j/91998169415
Brown University and Marcus Institute’s Joint Clinical Trials Seminar Series* presents “Evidence base for 40 Winks: A pragmatic trial for improving sleep & meaningful engagement in nursing home residents with dementia”
Thursday, December 10 @11am ET
A. Lynn Snow, PhD
University of Alabama & Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center
Christine W. Hartmann, PhD
University of Massachusetts Lowell & VA Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research
Drs. Snow and Hartmann will introduce the LOCK sleep program for nursing home residents living with dementia and the series of studies through which LOCK was developed, culminating in a new pragmatic trial, 40 winks.
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Meeting ID: 919 9816 9415
*The Joint Seminar Series on Clinical Trials in Aging is co-hosted by the Brown University Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation (Q&I) and the Hebrew SeniorLife Interventional Studies in Aging Center (ISAC). Lectures focus on issues in the design and execution of clinical trials, including trials currently in the field.

Academy Health 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
2020-12-15 - 2020-12-17
December 15-17, 2020 Conference Theme:
Dissemination and Implementation Science in a Dynamic, Diverse, and Interconnected World: Meeting the Urgent Challenges of our Time.

As the global health workforce continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the dissemination and implementation (D&I) science community, perhaps now more than ever, will be called upon to bridge the gap between new research, practice, and policy and to ensure that evidence is used to inform decisions that will improve the health of individuals and communities.
While we will not be meeting face-to-face this year, we’ll continue our work of strengthening the field now and in the future by addressing the challenges facing D&I science, presenting research findings, and identifying the next set of research priorities.
Note: Registrants have access to sessions through January 2021.
Learn more about the event and register here: https://www.academyhealth.org/events/site/13th-annual-conference-science-dissemination-and-implementation-health

Annual IMPACT Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting
2020-12-16 12:00 - 15:00
The IMPACT Collaboratory’s Stakeholder Engagement Team (SET) conducts an annual meeting with the Stakeholder Advisory Committee and additional participants relevant to the IMPACT Collaboratory’s efforts regarding stakeholder engagement.

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Improving Serious Illness Care Through Large Pragmatic Trials
2020-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD, John M. Eisenberg professor in medicine, epidemiology, and medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania and member of the IMPACT Steering Committee, will present on “Improving Serious Illness Care Through Large Pragmatic Trials.”
Event Details:
Thursday, December 17, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
Zoom Details:
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National Advisory Council on Aging Open Session - Vince Mor, PhD on "COVID in US Nursing Homes: The Power of Data"
2021-01-13 12:15 - 12:45 | http://videocast.nih.gov/
Tomorrow live videocast of Vince Mor, PhD presenting at the National Advisory Council on Aging open session: “COVID in US Nursing Homes: The Power of Data”
Join the live videocast tomorrow, January 13, for this presentation at the open session from 12:15 to 12:45pm.
See full details here: https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/naca/national-advisory-council-aging-agenda-january-12-13-2021

Webinar: The Challenges of Aging During COVID-19: Long Term Care, Vaccination and Isolation
2021-01-15 13:00 - 14:00
SPEAKERS
Vincent Mor, Brown University
Tricia Neuman, Kaiser Family Foundation
Paul Kaplan, Florida Blue
Event Details and Registration:
January 15, 2021 @ 1pm ET
https://nihcm.org/events/the-challenges-of-aging-during-covid-19-long-term-care-vaccination-and-isolation

Career Development Award RFA Informational Webinar #1
2021-01-19 14:00 - 15:00
Two optional informational webinars will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details. Investigators will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the links below.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET: Registration closed.

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Implementation in Ongoing AD/ADRD ePCTS in Different Health Care Settings Using Real Examples
2021-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Ab Brody, PhD, RN, FAAN, Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH, and Jessica Colburn, MD will each provide real examples of ongoing implementation of pragmatic clinical trials embedded within health care systems for people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias.
Brian S. Mittman, PhD, a of the prominent implementation scientist with expertise regarding implementation of complex interventions in health care systems will be a panelist for the IMPACT Grand Rounds and provide a response to the real examples.
Event Details:
Thursday, January 21, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
Zoom Details:
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Career Development Award RFA Informational Webinar #2
2021-02-03 15:00 - 16:00
Two optional informational webinars will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details. Investigators will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the links below.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 3:00 pm ET: Registration closed.

Pilot Grant Cycle 3A Informational Webinar #1
2021-02-09 14:00 - 15:00
The first of two optional informational webinars to provide investigators with an overview of application details and support that the IMPACT Collaboratory can provide in assistance with proposal development (e.g., trial design, measurement, data extraction, etc.). Investigators will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the links below.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET: Registration closed.

Click here for full details on Pilot Grant Cycle 3A.

Brown School of Public Health 34th Annual Katz Lecture: Changing Practices in Long-Term Care One Stage at a Time and One Setting at a Time presented
2021-02-10 16:00 - 17:00 | https://events.brown.edu/biomed/view/event/event_id/201849
34th Annual Katz Lecture Featured Speaker:
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD,
University Kenan Distinguished Professor
Co-Director, Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Director of Aging Research, School of Social Work
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Event Details:
Changing Practices in Long-Term Care One Stage at a Time…and One Setting at a Time
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 4pm ET
Registration required: https://events.brown.edu/biomed/view/event/event_id/201849

HCS Scholars Informational Webinar
2021-02-11 13:00 - 14:00
An optional informational webinar about the program hosted by the Health Care Systems Core to provide investigators with an overview of program and application details. Investigators will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below.

Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET: Registration closed.

Click here for full information about the Health Care Scholars Program.

Demonstration Projects Program Informational Webinar
2021-02-11 14:00 - 15:00
An optional informational webinar to provide investigators and their operational or clinical partners with an overview of application details and support that the IMPACT Collaboratory can provide in assistance with proposal development (e.g., trial design, measurement, data extraction, etc.). Individuals will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below:

Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET. Registration closed.

Click here for full information about the IMPACT Demonstration Projects.

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Stuart Nicholls, PhD presents on "Ethical challenges with pragmatic RCTs: General issues and special considerations in dementia"
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Stuart G. Nicholls, PhD
Senior Clinical Research Associate & Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Facilitator,
Clinical Epidemiology Program,
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Thursday, February 18, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
Zoom Conferencing
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Pilot Grant Cycle 3A Informational Webinar 2
2021-02-22 16:00 - 17:00
The second of two optional informational webinars to provide investigators with an overview of application details and support that the IMPACT Collaboratory can provide in assistance with proposal development (e.g., trial design, measurement, data extraction, etc.). Investigators will have the opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the links below.

Monday, February 22, 2021 at 4:00 pm ET: Registration closed.

Click here for full details on Pilot Grant Cycle 3A.

Pragmatic Trials in Long-Term Care: A Consensus Conference
2021-03-10 09:00 - 16:00 | https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/PALTC21/aaStatic.asp?SFP=WUtSUUxCQk1ANjQ2Nw
Virtually | March 10, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST | funded by the National Institute of Aging and led by editors of three leading geriatrics journals — JAMDA (The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine), JAGS (The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society), and Geriatric Nursing – will identify priorities and best practices for pragmatic trials in long-term care, with a focus on care for persons with dementia.
Experts across the globe agree that we are at a tipping point to improve systems of long-term care for older adults; they also agree that pragmatic trials are the most promising strategy toward that end. However, the focus of such trials, the best methods with which to conduct them, how best to share results, and how best to promote uptake of evidence-proven practices, are far from clear.
Speakers include internationally renowned research experts, directors of national long-term care organizations, and leaders of national associations and societies. IMPACT Member Participants include Joe Gaugler, PhD, David Gifford, MD, MPH, Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, Vince Mor, PhD, Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA, Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD.
Target Audience: This conference is intended for providers, researchers, and policy makers who aim to promote better care in nursing homes, assisted living communities, and other residential settings that serve older adults.
For more details and registration, visit: https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/PALTC21/aaStatic.asp?SFP=WUtSUUxCQk1ANjQ2Nw

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Updates from Two IMPACT Pilot Studies
2021-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us at our monthly Grand Rounds on Thursday, March 18, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET for an update from two IMPACT Pilot Studies:
Brent Forester, MD, MSc
Implementation of the Care Ecosystem training model for individuals with dementia in a high risk, integrated care management program
Ula Hwang, MD, MPH
Pathway to Detection & Differentiation of Delirium & Dementia in the Emergency Department
Zoom Conferencing
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Career Development Award Proposals Due @ 5pm
2021-04-02 08:00 - 17:00
Program Overview and Rationale
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory (U54AG063546) was established in 2019 to build the nation’s capacity to conduct embedded pragmatic clinical trials of non-pharmacologic interventions within healthcare systems (HCS) to improve the care of people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners.
Conducting ePCTs in AD/ADRD within HCS requires unique research skills, yet the field is relatively nascent. The number of investigators capable of rigorously designing and executing ePCTs in partnership with HCS and other key stakeholders remains limited, and those that have intersecting expertise in AD/ADRD populations are even fewer. Thus, a critical objective of the IMPACT Collaboratory is to build the nation’s capacity to conduct impactful ePCTs in AD/ADRD by training a workforce of investigators prepared to carry on this work well into the future.
Funding Opportunity Description
The IMPACT Collaboratory funds up to four career development awards (CDAs) annually. These CDAs seek to support the development of early-stage MD, PhD, or equivalent researchers who seek careers conducting ePCTs for people living with AD/ADRD and their care partners. The IMPACT Collaboratory prioritizes applications that address dementia care for people of all backgrounds and promote health equity.
CDA applicants must:

Be no more than 7 years out of their post-doctoral training program at the time of application. With prior approval, rare exceptions may be made for investigators more than 7 years from postdoctoral training who are seeking to change their career path to pursue research on ePCTs among PLWD.
Demonstrate a commitment to pursuing a career in conducting ePCTs for PLWD and their care partners. This is best demonstrated by current or prior training, clinical work, publications, or research projects focused on improving care for PLWD and their care partners.
Demonstrate basic training (post-graduate) in fundamental clinical research methods and have completed training in the ethical conduct of clinical research.
Provide evidence of prior research productivity in seeking to improve ou tcomes of PLWD.
Identify a mentoring team that includes expertise in: (a) conducting ePCTs for PLWD and their care partners; (b) organizational change within healthcare systems; and (c) professional development of clinical researchers.
Describe a two-year training plan in collaboration with their mentoring team focused on training in the conduct of ePCTs for PLWD and their care partners.
Propose a research project focused on: (a) building competency and experience in ePCTs among PLWD; and (b) generating preliminary, publishable data that will build a foundation for ongoing research focusing on ePCTs for PLWD. Projects may employ a variety of research methods, such as primary or secondary data analysis, intervention development, outcome measure development, feasibility of implementation, pilot ePCTs, or qualitative methods.
Exceptional candidates with also demonstrate access to, and collaboration with, organizational leadership within a targeted HCS. This may be demonstrated by a current or planned relationship with health system leadership at the site where the research will be conducted or other evidence of engagement with heath system leadership.
Attend the annual 2-day IMPACT Collaboratory national Training Workshop and Retreat with your mentor in both years of the CDA, which will be held in scheduled for April 2022. When available, these dates can be found at https://impactcollaboratory.org/cda/.
Participate in quarterly mentoring meetings with one or more representatives from the IMPACT Collaboratory Core Groups and Teams in addition to regular meetings with their local mentor(s).

Read full details on the Career Development Award Program here: https://impactcollaboratory.org/cda/

Annual IMPACT Collaboratory Steering Committee & Business Planning Meeting
2021-04-06 - 2021-04-07
Each year, the IMPACT Collaboratory holds an internal Steering Committee and Business Planning Meeting with all IMPACT Collaboratory Members. These are usually held in-person in Bethesda, MD, but this our 2021 meeting will be virtual.

NIA IMPACT Steering Committee & Business Planning Meeting Year 2 Livestream
2021-04-06 10:30 - 11:30
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 Aging
10:50 am
Mission Moment – Reflection on Living with Dementia in the Context of COVID
Brenda Nicholson, MD, Retired Physician, Person Living with Dementia
11:00 am
General Overview of Collaboratory & Milestones Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife Vince Mor, PhD, Brown University

Annual IMPACT Training Workshop & Retreat
2021-04-07 - 2021-04-08
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 care for PWLD and their care partners. We anticipate accepting up to 25 participants to attend the workshop.
This virtual 1.5-day workshop and retreat will provide a foundation in practical aspects of designing and conducting ePCTs in AD/ADRD through a combination of panel discussions, small group sessions, and networking opportunities with experts in the field. Workshop modules will focus on healthcare systems, implementation science, and study design.
Participants will gain knowledge in ePCT design and method, problem-solve challenges faced in current or planned projects, and network and engage with the larger community of IMPACT investigators. Throughout the program, special attention will be paid to key considerations in design, implementation, and monitoring ePCTs of PLWD and care partners to ensure health equity.
Successful applicants will be expected to complete selected readings and online training prior to the workshop. Please note that all participants will be expected to attend and participate in the entire 1.5-day IMPACT Collaboratory Training Workshop and Retreat.
Please help to publicize this training program and encourage your investigators and colleagues to apply.
EVENT DETAILS (virtual):<
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 1:30pm – 4:30pm ET
Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 10:00am – 4:30pm ET
TO APPLY:
For more information and to apply please visit: https://impactcollaboratory.org/training-workshop

Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2021
Application: Closed January 15, 2021.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Applicants should have an MD, PhD, or equivalent research degree and hold a full-time position at an academic or research organization in the United States. Although the primary audience is early-career investigators, mid-career applicants who are seeking to change their career path to pursue research on ePCTs in AD/ADRD will be considered. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
SELECTION CRITERIA: Applicants will be selected based on their demonstrated commitment to improving the care of people living with dementia and/or their caregivers through the conduct of ePCTs in health care systems and the potential impact of the workshop on promoting the applicant’s career in this area.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu

Application Deadline 4/8/21: NIH funded Alzheimer's Association Interdisciplinary Summer Institute (AA-ISRI)
2021-04-08
The Summer Institute is an immersive, no-cost opportunity for early career researchers in psychosocial care and public health to launch a career in dementia science and accelerate breakthroughs in the field. I’m helping to organize it along with Julie Bynum, Matthew Baumgart, Carl Hill, and Sam Fazio as the lead. Several IMPACT members are serving as faculty.
The AA-ISRI will be held in Chicago, August 9-13, 2021, where experts will offer diverse perspectives on ground-breaking research through group sessions and individual mentoring. Applications are due April 8, 2021. Twenty-four applicants will be selected for this exclusive experience.
Please visit the website to learn about the AA-ISRI schedule, faculty and more.
https://www.alz.org/summer-research-institute/overview.asp

Breaking the Silence: Addressing Dementia in Communities of Color
2021-04-15 10:30 - 12:30
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. Through this annual event, it is our hope that individuals and families will feel empowered, receive information surrounding the health of communities of color, and share their knowledge with others to take charge of their health. Together, we can keep the momentum going and continue to BREAK THE SILENCE in communities of color; helping individuals and families get access to the services they need.
Registration closed.
This is a virtual event. Please RSVP by April 14, 2021. To register by phone, contact Gail Morgan at (414) 219-5124. After you register, event login instructions will be emailed to you.
Theme: Meet the People Where They Are: Continuing the Dialogue on Inclusivity in Research
Keynote Speaker:
Jonathan D. Jackson, PhD, is the founder and Executive Director of the Community Access, Recruitment, & Engagement (CARE) Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on midlife and late-life health disparities in clinical settings that affect Black populations. Dr. Jackson serves on Mass General’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and Mass General’s Cancer Center Equity Program, specializing in identifying and overcoming barriers to clinical research for people and communities of color and on statewide and national advisory groups for research recruitment, Alzheimer’s disease and community engagement.

Grand Rounds: Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI to present on "Inclusion, diversity, and equity in pragmatic clinical trials"
2021-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 | 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, April 15, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
ZOOM Details:
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The CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 Immunization Initiative: An Amazing Success Story
2021-04-15 14:00 - 15:00
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 of the CDC in immunizing nursing home and long-term care facility residents against COVID-19 following vaccine approval in the United States.
Registration closed.

NIA Virtual Meeting: Development of an NIA Practice-Based Research Network to Conduct AD/ADRD Clinical Research
2021-04-30 14:00 - 17:00
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 the potential and planning of a practice-based research network (PBRN) to address the disparities gap with the recruitment and retention of diverse and underserved populations to AD/ADRD clinical research studies. PBRNs are networks of health care clinicians and practices working together to answer community-based health care questions and translate research findings into practice—they have the potential to directly engage diverse and underserved communities in AD/ADRD clinical research.
Registration closed.
Keynote Speakers

Lori Minasian, MD
Jonathan N. Tobin, PhD

Panel Speakers

Jennifer Manly, PhD
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN
Jonathan Jackson, PhD
Vince Mor, PhD

Demonstration Project Proposals Due @ 5pm
2021-04-30 17:00
Demonstration Project Proposals due at 5pm on April 30, 2021. Learn more here: https://impactcollaboratory.org/demonstration-grants-program/.

Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurements (ARCOM) funding program Letters of Intent due
2021-05-05
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 advance research efforts to ensure that care providers are implementing evidence-based practices (using measures to guide care provision) and achieving desired outcomes (using measures to assess outcomes). Work funded through ARCOM must directly advance research projects focused on development of new and/or validation of previously developed measures of care and outcomes where measurement gaps exist.
The Alzheimer’s Association anticipates funding up to 8 ACROM proposals for up to $250,000 total funding (direct and indirect costs) over a period of up to two years (minimum of 1 year).
Read the full RFA here. A letter of intent is due by May 5.
To learn more about this funding opportunity, visit their website.

2021 Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) Conference
2021-05-11 - 2021-05-12
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 presenting, “Aging Research Opportunities for the HCSRN: Finally Reaching Maturity Chronic Conditions, Multi-Morbidity & Aging Populations” at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 12.
The National Institute of Aging (NIA) has invested in the development of infrastructure within the framework of aging research. This panel will provide an overview of three major NIA-funded initiatives that lead efforts to support aging research and training of junior investigators. The Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN)-Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (HCSRN-OAIC) “AGING” (Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure & Network Growth) Initiative aims to create a national resource to nurture and advance an interdisciplinary research agenda focused on older adults with multiple chronic conditions. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) IMbedded Pragmatic Alzheimers disease (AD) and AD Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory aims to build the nation’s capacity to conduct pragmatic clinical trials of interventions embedded within health care systems for people living with dementia and their care partners. The US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) aims to develop and disseminate evidence about deprescribing for older adults, and in doing so to help improve medication use among older adults and the outcomes that are important to them.

Presenters:

Elizabeth Bayliss, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, CO
Jerry Gurwitz, Meyers Primary Care Institute, MA
Leah Hanson, HealthPartners, MN
Eric Larson, Kaiser Permanente Washington, MA
Marcel Salive, NIA, MD
