• Request for applications (RFA) for Cohort 3: The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program

    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 […]

  • Grand Rounds: Fischer, MD, Hanson, MD, MPH, Lum, MD, PhD & Ramirez-Gomez, MD | Cultural adaptation of ADRD clinical trials for Latino participants

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    Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, February 15 at 12pm ET with Drs. Fischer, Hanson, Lum, and Ramirez-Gomez who will be presenting on “Cultural adaptation of ADRD clinical trials for Latino participants.” Stacy Fischer, MD Discussant Laura Hanson, MD, MPH Presenter Hillary Lum, MD, PhD Presenter Lilliana Ramirez-Gomez, MD Presenter   Zoom Conferencing […]

  • Applications open for MASS-ENVISION Pilot Funding and Training Opportunity for Investigators Underrepresented in Medicine

    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 […]

  • GEAR 2.0 Grand Rounds: David Reuben, MD on “The Other Great Dementia Breakthrough”

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    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. […]

  • Grand Rounds: Julie Bynum, MD, MPH | Diagnosed Dementia in Medicare: Benchmarking for Study Planning and Equity

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    Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, March 21 at 12pm ET with Dr. Julie Bynum who will be presenting on "Diagnosed Dementia in Medicare: Benchmarking for Study Planning and Equity." Julie Bynum, MD, MPH, is the Margaret Terpenning Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, vice chair for faculty affairs, research […]

  • IMPACT Scientific Conference Pre-Conference Business Meeting

    The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD

    The IMPACT Collaboratory 2024 Scientific Conference on embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) in Dementia is an annual event to disseminate knowledge, promote research development, and engage partners to improve the care and health outcomes of people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners. Please note that the Pre-Conference Business Meeting is open to IMPACT Collaboratory […]

  • NIA IMPACT 2024 Scientific Conference on Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) in Dementia

    The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD

    The interactive forum features research efforts from IMPACT and the broader research community.  Participants gather to discuss and advance the understanding of ePCTs, review emerging insights and highlight advances in research to improve care for people living with dementia (PLWD).  The hybrid event will be held in Bethesda, MD and via Zoom April 3-4, 2024.  […]

  • Western University 2024 Allan Donner Lecture: Fan Li, PhD on “The unit of inference in cluster randomized trials”

    Zoom (link may be requested at EpiBio@uwo.ca)

    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 […]

  • Health Care Systems Research Network Annual Conference

    Hyatt Regency Milwaukee 333 West Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The Health Care Systems Research Network Annual (HCSRN) Conference will be held April 9-11 in Milwaukee, WI. The conference theme is Advancing High Quality, Equitable Research in the Age of New Health Care Technologies and intends to convey how HCSRN collaborations can be powerful vehicles for addressing barriers and developing solutions for improving health and […]

  • Grand Rounds: Clive Ballard, MD, PhD | WHELD programme

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    Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, April 18 at 12pm ET with Dr. Clive Ballard who will be presenting on the "WHELD programme." Clive Ballard, MD, PhD, is professor of Age-Related Diseases at the University of Exeter in the UK, where he was also Dean of Medicine and Pro-Vice Chancellor between 2016 and […]