LTC Data Cooperative | Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers
2025-07-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/meeting/register/dpfyH9qlQg6qwHeK6fRboA
Are you considering applying to the Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative? Have a research proposal you’d like to discuss?
Join our new Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers series to:
Discuss research ideas
Get questions answered
Receive expert guidance from the panel of experts:

Stephanie Kissam, MPH, Executive Director, Long-Term Care Data Cooperative
Elizabeth White, APRN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health
Amy Recker, MPH, Project Director, Brown University School of Public Health

How to prepare:
Explore LTC Data Coop training materials ahead of the session. These resources provide essential insights into utilizing the LTC Data Cooperative effectively.
Register NOW to secure your spot!

LTC Data Cooperative | Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers
2025-08-07 13:00 - 14:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/meeting/register/6aPXjr5ERhuRHoGkwp_p2Q

LTC Data Cooperative | Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers
2025-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/meeting/register/M8RTpUuUS8Kzogxv9l2xcA

ASCENT Consortium for Palliative Care Informational Webinars for Funding Opportunities
2025-09-24 14:00 - 15:00
The ASCENT Consortium is officially accepting applications for the first ASCENT funding opportunities. Letters of Intent are due October 15, 2025. Learn more below and at ascentpalliativecare.org.
Research Scholar Award
This opportunity offers protected time, mentorship, and training to help early-career palliative care researchers develop competitive research programs and transition to larger, extramurally funded grants.
Pilot and Exploratory Studies Award
This opportunity offers resources, mentorship, and community to support palliative care researchers—whether transitioning from a K to an R award or exploring new directions—in building foundational evidence that can lead to larger, externally funded studies.
Register here for our informational webinar on September 24, 2025, at 2-3 PM ET.

Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds: Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: P Values vs Decision-Maker Perspectives
2025-09-26 13:00 - 14:00
In a special session of Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds on September 26, longtime leaders from the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will present “Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: P Values vs Decision-Maker Perspectives.” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 1:00 pm eastern. Learn more and register at: https://duke.is/pctnews20250926.

OAICs Aging initiative presents, "Do Multiple Chronic Conditions Matter in the ED?
2025-10-01 15:00 - 16:00
Patients experiencing a medical emergency require rapid identification of the main problem, accurate diagnosis, and timely treatment. Providing this care in the fast-paced environment of the emergency department (ED) is challenging when older adults present with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). Please join us as Drs. Seidenfeld and Jih discuss why MCCs matter in the ED.

Pilot Grant RFA Release
2025-10-14
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory is pleased to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2025 Pilot Grants Program.

IMPACT October Grand Rounds: Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA, MS | Building the NEXT STEPs Network
2025-10-16 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, October 16 with Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA, MS who will be describing the development of NEXT STEPs Network, including its structure, goals, and areas of integration with the IMPACT Collaboratory.
Zoom Conferencing
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/82975236412
Dial-In: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) or +1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles)
Meeting ID: 829 7523 6412
Flyer: IMPACT GR_Oct16_2025_Unroe_Final

Demonstration Projects RFA Release
2025-10-20

Pilot Grant Informational Webinar
2025-10-23
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.
Webinar date: Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 1:00pm ET: Register here.
The webinar will be recorded and posted online at https://impactcollaboratory.org/pilot-grants-program/

EMBRACE AD/ADRD Roybal Center Webinar: What is the Right Dose? The Role of Heterogeneity in Behavioral and Social Interventions
2025-10-23 12:00 - 13:00
Heather Allore, PhD (Yale School of Medicine) and Core Leader of the IMPACT Design and Statistics Core, and Guangyu (Tony) Tong, PhD (Yale School of Medicine; Yale School of Public Health) will describe the concept of a dose in behavioral and social interventions. They will cover challenges in determining the optimal dose in behavioral and social interventions, including single- and multicomponent interventions, as well as in the context of heterogeneity. Drs. Allore and Gong will also provide an overview of approaches for testing doses and components, including descriptive, inferential, and adaptive designs. Lastly, we will present a real-world dementia intervention and implications for research.
Click here to register for the webinar.

Demonstration Project Informational Webinar
2025-10-30 12:00 - 13:00
An informational webinar will be hosted to provide investigators with an overview of application details and an opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required.
Webinar date: Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 12:00PM ET: Register here for webinar.
The webinar will be recorded and posted online at https://impactcollaboratory.org/demonstration-grants-program/.

NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory 2025 Virtual Workshop
2025-11-04 - 2025-11-05
November 4th and 5th — Join the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory for virtual workshop Digging into Dilemmas of Pragmatic Clinical Trials!
Experts, including IMPACT Principal Investigator Vincent Mor, PhD, will discuss the state of healthcare delivery in the United States and the constraints on healthcare delivery systems that researchers must understand.
Speakers will explore:

Challenges and emerging opportunities in pragmatic clinical trials

Platform trials as an emerging method

What can be learned from pragmatic trials with null findings

Role of pragmatic trials in a time of increasing use of artificial intelligence

All sessions are free and open to the public. Learn more and register today!
“Digging into Dilemmas of Pragmatic Clinical Trials.”

Pilot Grant LOI Due
2025-11-06

Demonstration Project LOI Due
2025-11-13

Career Development Award RFA Release
2025-11-18

Grand Rounds: Richard W. Grant MD MPH | Using pragmatic trials to address prescription safety in older patients with diabetes
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, November 20 at 12:00 PM ET, with Richard W. Grant MD MPH who will be presenting on Using pragmatic trials to address prescription safety in older patients with diabetes.
Richard W. Grant, MD, MPH, is a research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California and The Permanente Medical Group regional director of Research and Evaluation for Complex Needs. Dr. Grant is a board-certified primary care physician. He received his medical degree from University of California, San Francisco, completed his medical residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital, and received his MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. His research focuses on identifying and overcoming barriers to effective primary care in patients with complex diseases. He has a special interest in type 2 diabetes and related chronic conditions. Dr. Grant has published over 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers and is an Associate Editor for JAMA Internal Medicine. He is the past chair of the American Diabetes Association’s Profession Practice Committee and has served on the editorial board for Diabetes Care.
Zoom Conferencing
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Dial-In: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) or +1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles)
Meeting ID: 869 3772 0056
Event Flyer: IMPACT GR_Nov20_2025_Grant_website

Real World Data Scholars Request for Applications Released
2025-12-02

Career Development Award Informational Webinar
2025-12-03 12:00 - 13:00
An optional informational webinar will be hosted to provide those interested in the Career Development Awards with an overview of application details. Investigators will have the opportunity to ask questions. Register for the webinar at this link.

Real World Data Scholars Informational Webinar
2025-12-08 13:00 - 14:00
This is an optional informational webinar about the Real Word Data Scholars program training grant opportunity. Registration is required at this link. The webinar will be recorded and shared for anyone who cannot attend.

LTC Data Cooperative | Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers
2025-12-11 13:00 | Virtual
Thinking of applying to use the skilled nursing facility (SNF) electronic health record (EHR) data in the LTC Data Cooperative? Have a research proposal to use EHR-only or linked EHR-Medicare claims that you’d like to discuss?
Join our new Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers series!
The next session will be held, Thursday, December 11th at 1PM ET. Register here.
This is a great opportunity to bring your research ideas, ask questions, and receive guidance. To help you prepare, we encourage you to review our resources:
1. Watch our researcher training videos to learn about the LTC Data Cooperative and how to apply for access to the available data.
2. Review our LTC Data Cooperative Current research abstracts as examples of funded and approved research projects using the LTC Data Cooperative.before the session.
3. Read the LTC Data Cooperative Technical Users Guide that provides users with an understanding of what data comprise the LTC Data Cooperative dataset
These resources will provide helpful insights, guidance, and background information about how researchers can utilize the LTC Data Cooperative.
These sessions will be led by:

Stephanie Kissam, MPH, Executive Director, Long-Term Care Data Cooperative
Elizabeth White, APRN, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice at Brown University School of Public Health
Amy Recker, MPH, Project Director, Brown University School of Public Health

Dissemination and Implementation in Embedded Pragmatic Trials | December 14, 2025
2025-12-14 10:00 - 18:00 | Washington, DC
A December 14 workshop at the 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation Health will introduce concepts in the design, conduct, and implementation of pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems, with a focus on methods relevant to health services researchers.
Register and learn more here to attend the “Dissemination and Implementation in Embedded Pragmatic Trials: Getting the Timing Right in Real-World Research” meeting only in Washington, DC.

IMPACT Grand Rounds: LEAP! Rx: A randomized trial of a pragmatic approach to lifestyle medicine
2025-12-18 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, December 18, with Amanda N. Szabo-Reed, PhD, and Amber Watts, PhD, who will be presenting on “LEAP! Rx: A randomized trial of a pragmatic approach to lifestyle medicine.”
Amanda N. Szabo-Reed, PhD is a research associate professor of physical activity & weight management at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Amber Watts, PhD is an associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas and the director of the BRANCH Lab.
Zoom Conferencing
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/82975236412
Dial-In: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) or +1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles)
Meeting ID: 829 7523 6412
Event Flyer: IMPACT-GR_Dec-18_2025_LEAP_Rx
*For print/downloadable purposes only.

Demonstration Projects Application Deadline
2026-01-15

Career Development Full Application Due
2026-01-15

Real World Data Scholars Full Application Due
2026-01-15

Grand Rounds: Claire Ankuda, MD, MPH, Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, and Courtney Van Houtven, PhD | Home Time as a Patient-Centered Outcome in Pragmatic Trials: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Path Forward
2026-01-15 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
IMPACT Technical Data and Health Care Systems Core Co-leader Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, and guest speakers Claire Ankuda, MD, MPH, and Courtney Van Houtven, PhD will present, “Home Time as a Patient-Centered Outcome in Pragmatic Trials: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Path Forward,” moderated by IMPACT Patient and Caregiver Relevant Outcomes Core leader Laura Hanson, MD, MPH.
Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, is a professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Director, UNC Palliative Care Program, University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, is the associate director of the Marcus Institute for Aging Research, and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Claire Ankuda, MD, MPH, is an associate professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Courtney Van Houtven, PhD is a professor of Population Health Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine and Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy.
Zoom Conferencing
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Dial-In: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) or +1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles)
Meeting ID: 869 3772 0056
Event Flyer*: IMPACT GR_Jan15_2026_final
*For print/downloadable purposes only.

Pilot Grant Application Deadline
2026-02-12

Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers
2026-02-12 13:00 | Virtual
Thinking of applying to use the skilled nursing facility (SNF) and/or assisted living (AL) electronic health record (EHR) data in the LTC Data Cooperative? Have a research proposal to use EHR-only or linked EHR-Medicare claims that you’d like to discuss?
Join our new Ask & Explore: Office Hours for Interested Researchers series!
The next session will be held Thursday, February 12th at 1PM ET.
This is a great opportunity to bring your research ideas, ask questions, and receive guidance. To help you prepare, we encourage you to review our resources:
1. Watch our researcher training videos to learn about the LTC Data Cooperative and how to apply for access to the available data.
2. Review our LTC Data Cooperative Current research abstracts as examples of funded and approved research projects using the LTC Data Cooperative before the session.
3. Read the NEW! LTC Data Cooperative Data Dictionary, replacing the previously available Technical User Guide.
These resources will provide helpful insights, guidance, and background information about how researchers can utilize the LTC Data Cooperative.
These sessions will be led by:

Stephanie Kissam, MPH, Executive Director, Long-Term Care Data Cooperative
Elizabeth White, APRN, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice at Brown University School of Public Health
Amy Recker, MPH, Project Director, Brown University School of Public Health

Register here.

Grand Rounds: Donna Spiegelman, ScD | Learn As you Go (LAGO) Design
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, February 19 with Donna Spiegelman, ScD, who will be presenting on “Learn As you Go (LAGO) Design.”

Donna Spiegelman, Sc.D., is the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Biostatistics at Yale University’s School of Public Health and Director of Yale’s Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS). She is a former NIH Director’s Pioneer Award recipient (2014–2020), recognized for her work developing innovative methods for implementation and prevention science.
Dr. Spiegelman’s research focuses on the development, adaptation, and dissemination of rigorous methodological approaches to address the unique challenges of implementation research. Her work spans the design of stepped wedge, cluster randomized, and “Learn as You Go” trials; causal inference for non-randomized implementation studies; mediation analysis to elucidate pathways linking implementation strategies, implementation outcomes, and health outcomes; methods for assessing spillover effects within social and organizational networks; and approaches to enhance the external generalizability of implementation studies to support scale-up and scale-out.
She leads and supports implementation research aimed at preventing cervical cancer, cardiometabolic disease, and HIV/AIDS across diverse settings in the United States, Nepal, Mexico, South Africa, and Uganda.
Zoom Conferencing
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Dial-In: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) or +1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles)
Meeting ID: 869 3772 0056
Event flyer: Impact Grand Rounds Donna Spiegelman Flyer
*For print/downloadable purposes only.
