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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

On May 13th and 14th, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) will convene its 2021 Education Conference online. People and families affected by FTD will find help, support, and opportunities to connect. Researchers and experts will offer information and guidance through interactive presentations. Health professionals will […]

The NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory is launching a special workshop series on its popular Grand Rounds program to explore the inclusion of diverse participants in pragmatic clinical trials. This series will include topics on increasing engagement of diverse participants and building trust, including diverse sites, learning from implementation science to maximize diversity, and […]

Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, REACH Equity, and Roybal Center will present "Using the NIA Health Disparities Framework to Optimize Equity in Aging Research" on May 21 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST. Registration closed.

Please join us for a lecture from the Joint Seminar Series on Clinical Trials in Aging: Strategies to Improve Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake featuring Sarah Berry, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School & Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research. Nursing homes residents represent about 1% of the US population but, at the height […]