NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

Informational Webinar: Career Development Award RFA Cycle 4
2022-06-29 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory released a new Request for Applications (RFA) on June 13, 2022.

CDA RFA Cycle 4
Up to $220k over 2 years in direct costs; includes up to 20k total for project funds
Goal: Mentored training grant for early-career investigators to gain skills needed to conduct ePCTs for dementia care; mid-career investigators eligible with prior approval
Informational Webinar: June 29, 2022 at 2pm ET. Registration closed.
Applications Due: September 15, 2022 at 5pm ET (note this is a Thursday)
Learn more about CDA awardees

Applications must be submitted online through the Brown University UFunds system at: https://ufunds.brown.edu/. The online grant application will open on June 20, 2022 at 9:00 AM ET. Applications may be submitted no later than September 15, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET.
An optional informational webinar 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 link below.

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET: Registration closed.

The informational webinar will be recorded and posted online at https://impactcollaboratory.org/grants-and-training/career-development-awards/cda/.

NIA-AA Symposium: IMPACT Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials
2022-07-29 08:00 - 17:00 | https://aaic.alz.org/program/workshops-preconferences.asp#trials
Friday, July 29
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Pre-Conference Presentation at Alzheimer’s Association International 2022 Conference (AAIC), San Diego, CA. Vince Mor, PhD, IMPACT Multiple Principal Investigator, will lead this symposium, which is designed to share key considerations in the design and conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials for persons living with dementia. The purpose of this workshop is to:

Train investigators in the design and conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) to improve care for persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.
Highlight the importance of engaging stakeholders to identify priorities for improving care for persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.
Provide investigators with guidance on design of ePCTs for PLWD and their care partners in everyday health care settings that provide dementia care.

See all workshop and preconference details here:
https://aaic.alz.org/program/workshops-preconferences.asp#trials

Release Date for 2 Requests for Applications: Pilot Grants and Demonstration Projects
2022-08-01
Notice of Intent (NOI) to Publish Two New Funding Opportunities on August 1, 2022

The IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce plans to publish new Requests for Applications (RFA) for Pilot Grants and Demonstration Projects on August 1, 2022*. Letters of Intent for both opportunities are due mid-September 2022.
*August 1st is the new RFA release date. This date has been modified from the original date, which was August 15th.
Pilot Grants Program
IMPACT funds one-year awards of pilot pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) that test non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care system(s) for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and their care partners. The goal of these pilot studies is to generate the preliminary data necessary to design and conduct a future full-scale Stage IV effectiveness ePCT (based on the NIH Stage Model). Learn more about previous awardees at this link.
In this cycle, priority will be given to applications for interventions in this population that aim to:
• Reduce inequities in health care
• Reduce potentially inappropriate medications through de-prescribing
• Improve care in the emergency department
Demonstration Projects Program
IMPACT funds 18-month Demonstration Projects designed as full-scale, Stage IV effectiveness ePCTs (based on the NIH Stage Model) that test, measure and evaluate the effect of a care delivery intervention program in health care systems for people living with ADRD and their care partners. The goal of these Demonstration Projects is to generate evidence on effective care delivery practices that can be expanded and/or implemented in other systems. The intervention will typically encompass relatively simple system changes or direct patient outreach, or successfully piloted programs ready for testing at scale. Demonstration Projects allow health care systems and investigators to gain real-world experience integrating pragmatic non-pharmacologic interventions into usual clinical workflow and health care delivery practices in a controlled manner that provides clear information on the impact of the intervention program. Learn more about previous awardees at this link.
Updates on these two RFAs will be posted on the Grants and Training Programs page.

Informational Webinar: Pilot Grant Cycle 4B RFA
2022-08-30 15:00 - 16:00
The IMPACT Collaboratory is pleased to announce plans to publish a new Request for Applications (RFA) for Pilot Grants on August 1, 2022.

Pilot Grants Program

Pilot Grants Cycle 4B RFA
$175k in direct costs for 1 year
Goal: Pilot study to prepare for an embedded pragmatic clinical trial
(ePCT) of a non-pharmacological interventions for dementia care
Informational Webinar: August 30, 2022 @ 3pm ET. Registration closed.
Required Letter of Intent (LOI) due by September 15, 2022 at 5pm ET
Learn more about Pilot Grant Awardees

LOI DEADLINE: Pilot Grant Cycle 4B Letters of Intent Due @ 5pm ET
2022-09-15
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the Pilot Grant Program

Pilot Grant RFA Cycle 4B (released August 1, 2022)
$175k in direct costs for 1 year
Goal: Pilot study to prepare for an embedded pragmatic clinical trial (ePCT) of a non-pharmacological interventions for dementia care
Informational Webinar: Recording available here.
Required Letter of Intent (LOI) due by Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 5pm ET
Learn more about Pilot Grant Awardees

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Career Development Awards Full Proposals Due
2022-09-15 08:00 - 17:00
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory released a new Request for Applications (RFA) on June 13, 2022.

CDA RFA Cycle 4
Up to $220k over 2 years in direct costs; includes up to 20k total for project funds
Goal: Mentored training grant for early-career investigators to gain skills needed to conduct ePCTs for dementia care; mid-career investigators eligible with prior approval
Informational Webinar
Applications Due: September 15, 2022 at 5pm ET (note this is a Thursday)
Learn more about CDA awardees

Applications must be submitted online through the Brown University UFunds system at: https://ufunds.brown.edu/. The online grant application will open on June 20, 2022 at 9:00 AM ET. Applications may be submitted no later than September 15, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET.
Required materials and resources for the application are available here: https://impactcollaboratory.org/grants-and-training/career-development-awards/cda-required-materials-and-resources/.
Access to UFunds: UFunds can be accessed either with a Brown University email address or with a Gmail address that has been granted rights to the system. The PI may request Gmail access, or someone else may request permission to submit on behalf of a PI. UFunds is not a multi-user environment. If the PI needs more than one person to work on the application in UFunds, contact Faye_Dvorchak@brown.edu to discuss a possible workaround prior to requesting access in UFunds. If you were granted access to UFunds previously, your credentials are still active.
New users to UFunds must first request access using a Gmail address here: https://tinyurl.com/UFundsAccess. You will receive an email at your Gmail address once access to the UFunds system has been granted. Please note that the registration process can take up to 2 business days, so applicants are strongly encouraged to request access as early as possible.

Grand Rounds: Kristi Williams, PhD, RN | CHATO design, pilot testing and update on current implementation and results
2022-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Please join us for Grand Rounds on September 15th, 2022 at 12pm ET. Dr. Williams will be presenting on “CHATO design, pilot testing and update on current implementation and results.”
Kristine Williams, PhD, RN, is a nurse gerontologist whose program of research includes multiple contributions leading to improved nursing care for older adults by enhancing nurse-patient communication, providing cognitive training to improve self-care for older adults, and by using technology to link family caregivers of persons with dementia to expert in-home guidance using video telehealth technology. She has used clinical trials to develop and test innovative interventions directly applicable to care settings that improve outcomes for older adults and their families across long term service and support settings. Dr. Williams has received continuous NIH funding since an R03 in 2005 followed by multiple K12, CTSA, R21, R34, R61 and R01 studies. In addition, Dr. Williams has collaborated with other scientists as a co-investigator or consultant on over 15 studies.
IMPACT Grand Rounds Flyer__Williams_20220915
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LOI DEADLINE *Extended*: Demonstration Projects Letters of Intent (by email) Due @ 5pm ET
2022-09-30
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the Demonstration Projects Program

Demonstration Projects Cycle 3 RFA (Released August 1, 2022)
$500k in total direct costs for 18 months
Goal: Full-scale ePCT in health care systems of non-pharmacological interventions for dementia care
Letter of Intent Due (by email): September 16, 2022 September 30, 2022* at 5pm ET *LOI deadline extended to September 30, 2022
Learn more about previous awardees here.

Deadline: HCSRN 2023 Annual Conference - Call for Abstracts and Panel Presentations
2022-10-07
Call for submissions! The Abstract Submission (closed) and Panel Presentation Submission (closed) sites for the Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) 2023 Conference are now open. The deadline for submitting is Friday, October 7, 2022. Registration for the HCSRN 2023 Conference, which will take place in Denver, CO on February 21-23, will open Monday, October 31. The annual conference showcases scientific findings from HCSRN research projects and our collaborating partners. This year’s theme is Leveraging the Power of the Network in Rapidly Changing Times. Registration opens Monday, October 31. Be sure to visit www.hcsrn.org for the latest information and updates.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Responding (or Not) to Signals of Potential Clinical Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials
2022-10-14 13:00 - 14:00
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory has launched a special Grand Rounds 6-part series to examine ethical and regulatory challenges in pragmatic clinical trials. The October session will be on “Responding (or Not) to Signals of Potential Clinical Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials” with Joseph Ali, JD; Leslie J. Crofford, MD; and Tanya Matthews, PhD.
Speakers:
Joseph Ali, JD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Core Faculty & Associate Director for Global Programs
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Tanya Matthews, PhD
HRPP Director
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Leslie J. Crofford, MD
Wilson Family Chair in Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Topic: Responding (or Not) to Signals of Potential Clinical Significance in Pragmatic Clinical Trials
Date: Friday, October 14, 2022, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Grand Rounds: Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH, FACMI | Developing standards and quality metrics for clinical phenotyping using EHR data in pragmatic clinical trials
2022-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Please join us for Dr. Richesson’s Grand Rounds on October 20th, 2022 at 12pm ET / 9am PT. Dr. Richesson will present on “Developing standards and quality metrics for clinical phenotyping using EHR data in pragmatic clinical trials.”
Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH, is a professor in the Department of Learning Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Michigan. Dr. Richesson conducts research on the quality and usability of data from electronic health records (EHRs) for research, and has fostered numerous interdisciplinary research collaborations. She has directed implementation of data standards for a number of multi-national multi-site clinical research and epidemiological studies, including the NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study, and the national distributed Patient Centered Outcomes Research Network (PCORnet). Dr. Richesson currently co-leads the EHR Core for the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory, which is developing standards and quality metrics for clinical phenotyping using EHR data in pragmatic clinical trials. She is the editor of Clinical Research Informatics (Springer, 2012 & 2019).
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Application Deadline: 3rd Annual Virtual ePCT Training Workshop | January 25-26, 2023
2022-10-21 17:00
Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials for People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners
Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 | 11:00am – 3:30pm ET
Thursday, January 26th, 2023 | 11:00am – 5:00pm ET
Apply here!
This year’s modules will focus on:

Using real-world data to identify PLWD and ascertain outcomes in ePCTs
Designing the implementation evaluation for an ePCT
Defining a pilot: What is a pilot study for an ePCT?

The IMPACT Collaboratory will hold our third annual Training Workshop on January 25-26, 2023 entitled Building Skills to Conduct Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) among People Living with Dementia (PLWD) and their Care Partners. This 1.5-day virtual workshop features all new material to build a foundation in practical aspects of designing and conducting ePCTs in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD). The workshop will include a combination of activities including: panel discussions, small group sessions, and networking opportunities with experts in the field.
We are inviting applications from early to mid-stage researchers who seek to develop competence in designing and conducting ePCTs of non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care systems for PLWD and care partners.
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Transmit knowledge about designing and conducting ePCTs among PLWD and care partners in health care systems that integrates considerations related to identifying PLWD and ascertaining pragmatic outcomes
Problem-solve common challenges in designing and conducting ePCTs for PLWD and care partners
Apply the acquired knowledge to move their current and future research in ePCTs forward, including applying for competitive funding

Successful applicants will be expected to complete selected readings and online training prior to the workshop. All participants are expected to attend and participate in the entire 1.5-day event.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your online application using the following link:
IMPACT Training Workshop Application
Deadline: October 21, 2022
Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants should have an MD, PhD, or equivalent research degree
Hold a full-time position at an academic or research organization in the United States
Early-stage investigators pursuing careers conducting ePCTs in AD/ADRD
Mid-career investigators seeking to pursue research on ePCTs in AD/ADRD

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 care of PLWD and/or their care partners through the conduct of ePCTs in HCS and the potential impact of the workshop on promoting the applicant’s career in this area.
Find the working agenda and more information about the workshop on our website at impactcollaboratory.org/training-workshop. Email IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu with questions regarding this opportunity.

NIA/RCMAR Preconference workshop - Pragmatic intervention trials with diverse older adults
2022-11-02 08:30 - 15:00
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 projects will describe how they applied pragmatic trial principles in study design and implementation. The advantages and challenges of conducting pragmatic clinical trials with diverse populations of older adults, including those living with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementias (AD/ADRD), will be discussed. Registration is open to RCMAR Faculty and Scientists (current and alumni).
Registration closed.

GSA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting
2022-11-04 - 2022-11-06
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) will hold their annual scientific meeting in Indianapolis November 2-6, in Indianapolis, IN. The theme of the conference is, “Embracing our Diversity. Enriching Our Discovery. Reimagining Aging.” Members of the IMPACT Collaboratory will be presenting their work throughout the conference. For more information about the meeting, including registration, click this link.

IMPACT Supplement Study investigators presenting at the American Public Health Association's 2022 Annual Meeting
2022-11-07 13:00 - 14:00
Investigators for IMPACT’s COVID-19 Supplement Study are presenting a poster at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo November 7, 2022 at 1pm ET. See details on the presentation below:
Abstract ID/Title: 515441 – Health Equity in COVID-19 Testing Among Walgreens Patients
Session #/Title: 3120 – Epidemiology Late Breaker Poster Session I
Date and time: Monday, November 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Session Format: Poster APHA Program: Epidemiology
For more information, including registration details, visit this link.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Data Sharing and Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Law & Ethics Amidst a Changing Policy Landscape
2022-11-11 13:00 - 14:00
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 Morain, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Berman Institute of Bioethics & Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBioethics
Associate Director, Center for Bioethics & Social Sciences in Medicine
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Michigan Medical School
Topic: Data Sharing and Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Law & Ethics Amidst a Changing Policy Landscape
Date: Friday, November 11, 2022, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Informational Webinar: HCS Scholars RFA Cycle 3
2022-11-15 13:00 - 14:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r30zrJqdQi2WTb1vOl-XZQ
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the HCS Scholars Program on November 8, 2022. An optional informational webinar to provide investigators with an overview of application details and an opportunity to ask questions. Pre-registration is required using the link below.

HCS Scholars RFA Cycle 3
$120k in direct costs for 12 months
Goal: For investigators to partner with healthcare systems to develop research projects aimed at improving care for people living with dementia and their care partners
Informational Webinar: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 @ 1pm ET. Registration closed.
Letter of Intent (Required): due by December 19, 2022 @ 5pm ET
Full Applications (Invitation Only): due by March 13, 2023 @ 5pm ET
Learn more about previous HCS Scholar awardees

Grand Rounds: Charles Weijer, MD, PhD to present on "Addressing vulnerability in cluster randomized trials involving people living with dementia in nursing homes"
2022-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for Grand Rounds on November 17, 2022 at 12pm ET. Dr. Weijer will present on “Addressing vulnerability in cluster randomized trials involving people living with dementia in nursing homes.”
Thursday, November 17, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
Charles Weijer, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Philosophy
Dr. Weijer is a leading expert in the ethics of randomized controlled trials. From 2008 to 2013 Charles co-led a collaboration that produced the first international ethics guidelines for cluster randomized trials. His current work explores ethical issues in pragmatic randomized controlled trials that evaluate health interventions in real-world conditions to better inform patients, health providers and health systems managers. Charles led the writing team for the World Health Organization guidance on “Ethical Considerations for Health Policy and Systems Research,” published in 2019. In 2020, he served on the WHO Working Group for Guidance on Human Challenge Studies in COVID-19. He is currently a member of the Peruvian National Academy of Medicine Committee on Clinical Trials in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries. Charles held the Canada Research Chair in Bioethics from 2005 to 2019, and, in 2016, he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada.
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CEVR webinar on disparities in Alzheimer's care
2022-11-17 12:00 - 13:00
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.

Special Webinar: Introducing the Long-Term Care Data Cooperative
2022-12-07 12:00 - 13:00
The IMPACT Collaboratory will host a special webinar event featuring leaders from the Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative, who will provide an introduction and overview to this powerful new resource. The webinar will be December 7 from 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm EST and will feature IMPACT’s Vince Mor, PhD, David Dore, PharmD, PhD, from Exponent, and David Gifford, MD, MPH from the American Health Care Association (AHCA). Participants will learn more about the Data Cooperative, its membership, how to join, and options for data access.
Registration closed.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: The Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial: Friend or Foe?
2022-12-09 13:00 - 14:00
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 Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Full Professor, Epidemiology and Community Medicine
University of Ottawa
David Magnus, PhD
Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics and Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and by courtesy of Bioengineering
Director, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
Associate Dean for Research
Topic: The Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial: Friend or Foe?
Date: Friday, December 9, 2022, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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AGING Initiative Webinar -- Measuring Multimorbidity and Important Outcomes in Older Adults
2022-12-15 11:00 - 12:00
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 Collaborative, visit this link. Click here to register now and please feel free to share this announcement with others in your network who may be interested in attending

Grand Rounds: Enrolling and retaining people living with dementia in a pragmatic trial of spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: the REGAIN experience
2022-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, December 15 at 12pm ET. Drs. Mark Neuman, MD, MSc and Justin Clapp, PhD, MPH to present on “Enrolling and retaining people living with dementia in a pragmatic trial of spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: the REGAIN experience.”
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: HCS Scholars Cycle 3 Letter of Intent due by 5pm
2022-12-19 17:00
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the HCS Scholars Program on November 8, 2022. Applicants interested in the Health Care Scholars Program are required to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis through December 19, 2022 at 5:00pm.

HCS Scholars RFA Cycle 3
$120k in direct costs for 12 months
Goal: For investigators to partner with healthcare systems to develop research projects aimed at improving care for people living with dementia and their care partners
Informational Webinar: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 @ 1pm ET. Registration closed.
Letter of Intent (Required): due by December 19, 2022 @ 5pm ET
Full Applications (Invitation Only): due by March 13, 2023 @ 5pm ET
Learn more about previous HCS Scholar awardees

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Ethical Considerations When Vulnerable Populations are Subjects in Pragmatic Trials
2023-01-13 13:00 - 14:00
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 & Robert Hart Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Topic: Ethical Considerations When Vulnerable Populations are Subjects in Pragmatic Trials
Date: Friday, January 13, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Words Matter: Nomenclature in Dementia with Jason Karlawish and Angela Taylor
2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
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 and dementia?
Should we still use the word dementia?
Does it make sense to say that a person with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can progress to Alzheimer’s disease?
In the term “ADRD,” which stands for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related, does the second “D” stand for “disease,” “disorder,” or “dementia”?

The “Words Matter: Nomenclature in Dementia” event will take place January 18, 2023 at 12 pm ET.
Registration closed.

Grand Rounds: Adaptation of Behavioral Interventions and FRAME
2023-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, January 19 at 12pm ET. Dr. Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD will be presenting on the “Adaptation of Behavioral Interventions and FRAME.”
Zoom Conferencing
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Application Deadline: Pilot Grant Full Proposals Due @ 5pm (invitation only)
2023-01-20
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Request for Applications (RFA) on August 1, 2022.

Pilot Grants Cycle 4B RFA
$175k in direct costs for 1 year
Goal: Pilot study to prepare for an embedded pragmatic clinical trial (ePCT) of a non-pharmacological interventions for dementia care
Informational Webinar: Recording available here.
Required Letter of Intent (LOI) was due Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 5pm ET
Application Deadline (invitation only): January 20, 2023 @ 5pm ET
Learn more about Pilot Grant Awardees

New Application Deadline: Demonstration Project Full Proposals Due @ 5pm (invitation only)
2023-01-27
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Request for Applications (RFA) on August 1, 2022. Please note this deadline was extended in December 2022.

Demonstration Projects Cycle 3
$500k in total direct costs for 18 months
Goal: Full-scale ePCT in health care systems of non-pharmacological interventions for dementia care
Letter of Intent Due (by email): September 30, 2022* at 5pm ET *LOI deadline was extended to September 30, 2022
Application Deadline: January 27, 2022 @ 5pm ET
Learn more about previous awardees here.

Ethics and Regulatory Grand Rounds Series: Informing and Consenting: What Are the Goals?
2023-02-10 13:00 - 14:00
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. Pearl O’Rourke, MD (retired)
Harvard Medical School
David S. Wendler, PhD, MA
Senior Researcher
Head, Section on Research Ethics
Department of Bioethics
NIH Clinical Center
Miguel Vazquez, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Topic: Informing and Consenting: What Are the Goals?
Date: Friday, February 10, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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