NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory 2024 Annual Workshop
2024-07-15 - 2024-07-16 | Virtual Workshop
Join the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s virtual workshop on July 15 and 16 featuring a keynote address by NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli. Experts will examine actions researchers can take during planning and application development to create efficient, large-scale pragmatic clinical trials that generate actionable evidence to drive change across a variety of settings. The workshop will also explore challenges associated with launching a pragmatic trial, including using data from disparate systems, enrolling a representative patient population, and overcoming administrative burden. All sessions are free and open to the public. Register today!
Schedule Overview
July 15: 1:00 pm–4:00 pm ET
· Phase Zero: Getting the Research Question Right
· Engagement as the Cornerstone in Pragmatic Research
July 16: 11:00 am–3:30 pm ET
· Keynote: How Do We Identify the High-Priority Healthcare Issues That Require the Effort, Time, and Funding of a Trial?
· Scaling to 100: How to Use Data From Disparate Data Systems
· Phase Zero: Retrofitting, Reimagining, and Redesigning Healthcare Systems to Reach Populations Most Affected by Health Inequities
· Scaling to 100: Overcoming Administrative Burden in Pragmatic Research

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Russell Glasgow, PhD | Current use of RE-Aim and future directions of its application in pragmatic trials
2024-06-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Russell Glasgow, PhD, research professor at the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, and director of the ACCORDS Dissemination and Implementation Science (D&I) Program, will be presenting on “Current use of RE-Aim and future directions of its application in pragmatic trials.”
June 20, 2024
12pm – 1pm ET
Zoom Conferencing
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PDF Flyer: IMPACT GR | R. Glasgow – 06.20.24
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BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Early Detection of Dementia conversation on advancing health equity in aging and dementia research
2024-06-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
The BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Early Detection of Dementia, will hold the first installment of its series of conversations about advancing health equity in aging and dementia research.
All are welcome to join the conversation with Joy Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE, and Robert W. Turner II, PhD, as they share their efforts and experiences on June 18th, 3 pm – 4 pm ET.
Register now.

AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative | “Becoming a Champion Virtual Workshop”
2024-05-29 13:00 - 14:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsceypqDgoGdBCgLUShkhYOKX1OoOSkBb8#/registration
The AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative will be hosting a “Becoming a Champion Virtual Workshop” on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:00 PM ET. The LEARNING Collaborative is looking for MCC Champions to introduce the MCC’s Core Curriculum and encourage the inclusion of people living with Multiple Chronic Conditions (people living with MCCs) in research to their peers. During the workshop, learners will be introduced to the MCC Research Core Curriculum with the goal of encouraging use of the curriculum at their own institutions using the MCC Research Champion Toolkit. By taking part in the Champion workshop, and actively engaging in disseminating the MCC Core Curriculum with others, MCC Champions have an opportunity to leverage their unique knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to encourage research that will ultimately translate into the delivery of higher quality care across the lifespan.

AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative Becoming a MCC Champion Workshop

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 29 at 1:00pm ET / 12:00pm CT / 11:00am MT / 10:00am PT

Registration Link
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsceypqDgoGdBCgLUShkhYOKX1OoOSkBb8#/registration

Speakers
Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg (University of Maryland)
Jerry Gurwitz, MD (UMass Chan Medical School)
Heather Whitson, MD (Duke University)
Lauren Ferrante, MD (Yale University)
Una Makris, MD (University of Texas)

Description
The AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative will be hosting a “Becoming a Champion Virtual Workshop” on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:00 PM ET.

During this interactive workshop, attendees will be introduced to the tools and resources available to MCC Research Champions that want to actively engage in disseminating the MCC Research Curriculum and encourage the inclusion of people living with Multiple Chronic Conditions in research to their peers. By taking part in the Champion workshop, and actively engaging in disseminating the MCC Core Curriculum with others, MCC Champions have an opportunity to leverage their unique knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to encourage research that will ultimately translate into the delivery of higher quality care across the lifespan.
Visit https://mccresearch.agscocare.org/ to learn more about becoming a champion.

2024 Robert L. Kane Memorial Lecture with Sheryl Zimmerman
2024-05-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
IMPACT member, Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD and Ms. Susan Ryan, CEO of the Center for Innovation, the parent organization of the Green House Project and Pioneer Network, will present the 2024 Robert L. Kane Memorial Lecture, “Green House Nursing Homes: More Than a Promising Innovation” on May 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET. The Green House Project (GHP) has come to be recognized as the leader in creating high-quality, cost-effective, and sustainable human-scale alternatives to the traditional nursing home. Zimmerman and Ryan will describe research related to Green House home care and outcomes, and the future of Green House homes in the U.S. and abroad.
Register for the presentation.

Patient-Centered Research in Real-World Settings: Essentials of Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials Workshop
2024-05-19 08:00 - 12:00 | Boston, MA
A panel presentation will be held at the Society of Clinical Trials (SCT) 2024 Annual Meeting Pre-Conference workshop by IMPACT multiple principal investigator Vincent Mor, PhD, along with Emily O’Brien, Wendy Weber, Elizabeth Turner, and Angelo Volandes. They will be integrating health equity considerations into their presentation, “Patient-Centered Research in Real-World Settings: Essentials of Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials Workshop.”

Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials
2024-05-19 - 2024-05-22 | Boston, MA
The Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials is a multidisciplinary program with broad participation. The Meeting brings together the clinical trials community from academia, the pharmaceutical and device industries, government agencies, medical groups and centers and clinical research entities.
Highlights include:

Cutting edge pre-conference workshops by leaders in the field (Pre-Conference Workshop 8: Essentials of Clinical Trials is only available to first-time attendees, students, and post-graduates. First-time attendees, students, and post-graduates interested in registering for this complimentary workshop must be registered for the general meeting. If you are a first-time attendee, have registered for the general meeting and would like to register for Pre-Conference Workshop 8: Essentials of Clinical Trials, we ask that you please email registration@sctweb.org to register for this workshop.)
Invited sessions, targeted sessions, contributed sessions, and poster presentations
Founders and Curtis Meinert Keynote Lectures
Annual Thomas C. Chalmers Student Scholarship competition
Presentation by the Sylvan Green Award winner
Exhibitors showcasing publications, technology innovators and other resources for clinical trials
Discussions of timely issues and research experiences among colleagues in the field
Presentation of the SCT Class of 2024 Fellows
Presentation of the 2023 David Sackett Trial of the Year Award
Roundtable small group discussions on a wide range of topics
Networking with your colleagues

This year’s meeting will be Boston, MA, USA.
The program is being developed by the SCT Program, Education, and Student Scholarship Committees, and promises to make the best of this unique opportunity for global collaboration.

IMPACT Grand Rounds: Epstein-Lubow, Saffer, & Lees-Haggerty | The Guiding and Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A CMS payment model test to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers
2024-05-16 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/97344810673
Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD, leader of the IMPACT Engaging Partners Team and Distinguished Medical Scholar at Education Development Center, Tonya Saffer, MPH, Director of the Division of Healthcare Payment Models, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Kristin Lees-Haggerty, PhD, Project Director for the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment, Education Development Center, will present at IMPACT Grand Rounds on “The Guiding and Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A CMS payment model test to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers.”
May 16, 2024
12pm – 1pm ET
Zoom Conferencing
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Meeting ID: 973 4481 0673
See flyer here.

Applications of Health Equity in Dementia Caregiving: Policy and Practice
2024-05-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving will host a webinar to explore and define health equity in the context of dementia caregiving. It will review policy implementation and share how healthcare organizations can be involved in equity efforts relating to dementia caregiving. It will also emphasize the importance of prioritizing community engagement, and discuss strategies to engage dementia caregivers and those with lived experience in policy and practice. Presenters will provide recommendations about how public health can use an equitable approach in supporting dementia caregiving efforts.
The virtual event is open to the public with registration.

US Deprescribing Research Network 2024 Annual Network Meeting
2024-05-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Sheraton Boston, 39 Dalton St., Boston, MA, 012199, United States
The US Deprescribing Research Network is delighted to announce that our 2024 Annual Network Meeting will be in-person on Wednesday, May 15th in Boston, Massachusetts in conjunction with the Society of General Internal Medicine’s Annual Meeting. This highly interactive meeting is open to all with an interest in research that aims to improve deprescribing and medication use in older adults, and features tremendous opportunities to learn from leaders in the field and to network and share ideas with colleagues from across the US and the world.
The Annual Network Meeting is open to all with interest in research that aims to improve deprescribing and medication use in older adults. Register here.

AGING Initiative webinar, "A Team Science Based Resource to Support the Evolution of MCCs Research"
2024-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
The AGING Initiative and the University of Michigan will present a collaborative webinar: A Team Based Resource to Support the Evolution of MCCs Research. The webinar will be held May 12 at 2 pm.
Presenter, James McNally, PhD, is director of National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) Program on Aging, and a research scientist at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). He will highlight the various University of Michigan resources available to the research community, including the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), and discuss their relevance to the study of MCCs.
Register for the event.

Movie Night and Discussion about Early-Onset Dementia
2024-04-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Hybrid
Screen a short film – Pedacito de Carne – a story that follows a young millennial Hispanic woman caregiving for her mother. The film will be followed by a live question and answer session with the filmmakers and an MGH Neurology Department doctor to raise awareness about young-onset dementia, its impact on caregivers and brain health for all. The screening is offered in-person and virtually. It is presented by MGHFrontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and Union Capital Boston.
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
In-Person Location: Thomas Merino Community Room
East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library
365 Bremen St., East Boston, MA 02128
Online: Livestream link will be sent after registration
Register for the screening

Grand Rounds: Clive Ballard, MD, PhD | WHELD programme
2024-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
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 2023. He was previously professor of Age-related diseases and Director of the Dementia research Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. He has published more than 800 research papers, with more than 100,000 citations and has led more than 40 clinical trials. His major contributions include clinical trials demonstrating the harms of antipsychotic medications in people with dementia, innovating the treatment of psychosis and other neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with dementia and Parkinson’s disease, the treatment and care of people with dementia living in nursing homes, Delphi consensus and clinical trials of re-purposed treatments for people with Alzheimer’s disease and developing the PROTECT digital cohort and clinical trial platform which has recruited more than 100,000 people for clinical brain health research.

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PDF Flyer: IMPACT GR | Ballard – 04.18.24
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Health Care Systems Research Network Annual Conference
2024-04-09 - 2024-04-11 | 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 health care for all.
Learn more and register.

Western University 2024 Allan Donner Lecture: Fan Li, PhD on "The unit of inference in cluster randomized trials"
2024-04-05 13:30 - 14:30 | 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 at EpiBio@uwo.ca)
Learn more here.

NIA IMPACT 2024 Scientific Conference on Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) in Dementia
2024-04-03 09:00 - 2024-04-04 13:00 | The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814
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. The event is free and open to the public.
Join to experience…

discussions about exciting advances in ePCTs to improve the care and health outcomes of PLWD and their care partners,
dynamic poster sessions displaying cutting-edge research in dementia care, and
opportunities to interact and network with investigators conducting ePCTs in dementia care.

Visit the meeting website to learn more!
Advance registration is free and required for all participants.
In-person registration closes: March 10, 2024
Virtual registration closes: April 4, 2024

IMPACT Scientific Conference Pre-Conference Business Meeting
2024-04-02 | The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814
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 members only.

Grand Rounds: Julie Bynum, MD, MPH | Diagnosed Dementia in Medicare: Benchmarking for Study Planning and Equity
2024-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
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 professor in the Institute of Gerontology, Geriatric Center associate director for health policy and research, and a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Dr. Bynum received her medical and public health degrees from Johns Hopkins, completed her residency and chief residency at Dartmouth, and completed specialty training in Geriatric Medicine back at Johns Hopkins. She leads interdisciplinary research teams to study questions about the complex drivers of quality and costs for older adults and how to improve health care policy and performance using national administrative data. Dr. Bynum has been an Atlantic Philanthropies Health & Aging Policy Fellow, was a member of the National Academy of Medicine Committee that published “Vital Signs: Core Metrics for Health and Health Care Progress”, and was recently a deputy editor of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. She is currently a member of the National Academy of Medicine Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence, and on a NAM workshop planning committee on adverse consequences of cancer treatment. She leads a robust portfolio of research largely focusing on health and health care for people living with dementia including a newly-funded NIA Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer’s.

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PDF Flyer: IMPACT GR | Bynum – 03.21.24
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GEAR 2.0 Grand Rounds: David Reuben, MD on “The Other Great Dementia Breakthrough”
2024-02-27 14:00 - 15:00 | https://nyumc.webex.com/weblink/register/rfbd45bef3fea4faff3c71dd7a2295d29
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. To know the core elements of comprehensive dementia care.
2. To understand the benefits that comprehensive dementia care can provide, including effects on ED
utilization.
3. To learn how research on care delivery can influence health care policy and payment.
Register for this virtual webinar:
https://nyumc.webex.com/weblink/register/rfbd45bef3fea4faff3c71dd7a2295d29
See flyer: Gear 2.0_Grand Rounds_Reuben_20240227

Applications open for MASS-ENVISION Pilot Funding and Training Opportunity for Investigators Underrepresented in Medicine
2024-02-15 16:00
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 Behavior Change (SOBC), and the National Institute of Aging (NIA) Health Disparities Research Framework.
The deadline to apply is February 15 at 4 p.m. EST.
Learn more and apply for the pilot grants here.

Grand Rounds: Fischer, MD, Hanson, MD, MPH, Lum, MD, PhD & Ramirez-Gomez, MD | Cultural adaptation of ADRD clinical trials for Latino participants
2024-02-15 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
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

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PDF Flyer: IMPACT GR | Fischer, Hanson, Lum, & Ramirez-Gomez – 02.15.24
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Request for applications (RFA) for Cohort 3: The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training Program
2024-02-15
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 health professionals interested in developing competence in the planning, design, and execution of randomized clinical trials in persons with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias (ADRD). The 10-month-long Program includes a combination of webinars, small group sessions, and a 5-day in-person Institute where learners will work together to design a trial and also learners will develop their own grant application addressing ADRD.
Applications are due February 15, 2024.

IMPACT 4th Annual Training Workshop for Accepted Applicants
2024-01-24 - 2024-01-25 | Virtual
The IMPACT Collaboratory will hold its fourth annual virtual Training Workshop on January 24-25, 2024 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.
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 were encouraged to apply for the workshop in 2023.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 | 11:00am – 3:30pm ET
Thursday, January 25th, 2024 | 11:00am – 5:00pm ET
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.

Two day workshop series: Assessment of Everyday Life in Underrepresented Groups
2024-01-22 - 2024-01-26 | Virtual
A two day workshop series, Assessment of Everyday Life in Underrepresented Groups, will be held on January 22 and January 26.
The workshop is organized by The University of Texas at Austin and sponsored by the Center for Advancing Sociodemographic and Economic Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (CeASES ADRD)
Day 1 – January 22 – 11am-1pm ET – Ecological Momentary Assessments in Underrepresented Populations
Day 2: – January 26 – 12pm – 4:15pm ET – Challenges of Measuring and Assessing Cognitive health in Diverse Populations
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Webinar - Unlocking the Potential of Learning Health Care Systems
2024-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
IMPACT’s Leah Hanson, PhD (HealthPartners) and Jeff Williamson, MD (Wake Forest) will describe the learning health care system (LHS) research cycle, discuss its relevance to the study of multiple chronic conditions, and provide case studies and best practices for implementation.
Registration closed.

Grand Rounds: Ellen McCreedy, PhD, Tina Sadarangani, PhD, RN & Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD | Strategies to implement ePCTs in home and community-based settings – issues and successes in Assisted Living and Adult Day Centers
2024-01-18 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, January 18 at 12pm ET with Drs. McCreedy, Sadarangani, and Zimmerman who will be presenting on “Strategies to implement ePCTs in home and community-based settings – issues and successes in Assisted Living and Adult Day Centers.”
Ellen McCreedy, PhD
Assistant Professor
Brown University School of Public Health
Tina Sadarangani, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD
University Distinguished Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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PDF Flyer: IMPACT GR | McCreedy, Sadarangani & Zimmerman – 01.18.24
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CICADA RFA Penn’s Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA) is seeking applications for the 2024-2025 cohort of CICADA Scientists.
2024-01-08 08:00
The Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA) is seeking applications for the 2024-2025 cohort of CICADA Scientists. In collaboration with Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics (LDI), CICADA seeks to enhance the diversity of the aging research workforce by mentoring promising scientists from under-represented backgrounds interested in a career focused on improving health equity and health care delivery for older adults.
To review the full request for applications, including available resources, review criteria, and the application timeline, please visit the CICADA site. For application questions, please contact CICADA@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Applications are due by 8 a.m. January 8, 2024.

Grand Rounds: Kyra O'Brien, MD & Nicole Fowler, PhD, MHSA | The Clinical Implementation of Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers
2023-12-21 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, December 21 at 12pm ET with Drs. O’Brien and Fowler who will be presenting on “The Clinical Implementation of Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers.”
Kyra S. O’Brien, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Penn Memory Center, University of Pennsylvania
Nicole Fowler, PhD, MHSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

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PDF Flyer: IMPACT GR | O’Brien & Fowler – 12.21.23
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Application Deadline: HCS Scholars Program Full Proposals Due @ 5pm ET (invitation only)
2023-11-29
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the HCS Scholars Program on August 15, 2023

HCS Scholars 2023 RFA Cycle 4
$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: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 @ 11:30am ET. Registration closed.
Letter of Intent (Required): due by September 26, 2023 @ 5pm ET
Full Applications (Invitation Only): due by November 29, 2023 @ 5pm ET
Learn more about previous HCS Scholar awardees

National Dementia Care Collaborative (NDCC) Autumn Summit, The CMS GUIDE Model: Choices for Implementing Evidence-Based Dementia Care
2023-11-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
The National Dementia Care Collaborative (NDCC) will hold its Autumn Summit, “The CMS GUIDE Model: Choices for Implementing Evidence-Based Dementia Care” on the afternoon of November 28, 2023.
During the Autumn Summit, presenters will discuss the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The GUIDE Model seeks to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers and care partners, to promote comprehensive, high-quality dementia care, and to address health disparities in dementia.
The NDCC Autumn Summit is a virtual event, free and open to all who are interested in attending. However, advance registration is required.
