NIA IMPACT Collaboratory

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 (America/New_York) | 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.”
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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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Informational Webinar: Pilot Grants Program RFA Cycle 5A
2023-02-14 12:00 - 13:00
We are pleased to announce that the IMPACT Collaboratory published a new Pilot Grants Program Request for Applications (RFA) on January 30, 2023.

Pilot Grants Cycle 5A RFA
$200k 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: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 12:00pm ET: Registration closed.
Required Letter of Intent (LOI) due by Friday, March 3, 2023 at 5pm ET
Full Proposals Due June 16, 2023 @ 5pm ET (invitation only)
Learn more about Pilot Grant Awardees

Grand Rounds: Fan Li, PhD | Methods for Designing Cluster Randomized Trials to Detect Treatment Effect Heterogeneity
2023-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, February 16 at 12pm ET with Dr. Li who will be presenting on the “Methods for Designing Cluster Randomized Trials to Detect Treatment Effect Heterogeneity.”
Fan Li, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics at Yale School of Public Health, and faculty member in the Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science and the Yale Center for Analytical Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in biostatistics from Duke University in May 2019, and joined the Yale Biostatistics faculty in July 2019. His main expertise is in the development of methods for designing and analyzing pragmatic cluster randomized trials, causal inference for randomized trials and observational studies, and techniques for improving internal and external validity for treatment comparison under different study designs. He is the Principal Investigator of a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)-funded methods award that investigates new study planning methods and software for testing treatment effect heterogeneity in cluster randomized trials. His research has also been supported by several additional PCORI-funded and NIH-funded awards. Dr. Li is currently an Executive Committee member of the Design and Statistics Core at the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory. Since 2013, he has also been a member of the Biostatistics and Study Design Core at the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory and contributed to the application of new statistical methods to funded Demonstration Projects.
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Differentiating Behavioral Variant FTD from Alzheimer’s and Other Disorders
2023-02-22 16:00 - 17:00
Join Dr. Howard Rosen, a behavioral neurologist and frontotemporal disorders (FTD) expert, as he presents a clear and practical approach to diagnosing behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) and differentiating it from Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias, and psychiatric conditions. This webinar is designed specifically for primary care physicians, neurologists, psychiatrists, and other clinical specialists.
Register for the webinar at this link.

Application Deadline: Pilot Grant Letter of Intent Due @ 5pm ET (required)
2023-03-03 17:00

Application Deadline: HCS Scholars Cycle 3 Full Applications due by 5pm ET (invitation only)
2023-03-13 08:00 - 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.

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

NIH Workshop: Leveraging existing data and analytic methods for health disparities research related to aging, Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
2023-03-15 | JB Duke Hotel, 230 Science Drive, Durham
IMPACT’s Heather Allore, PhD, will provide opening remarks at this free workshop series event in which research findings and evidence-based information and analytic tools for analyses of health-related disparities in Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias and other prominent age-related diseases are discussed. The meeting will be held in person at Duke University and by Zoom webinar.

Grand Rounds: Eleanor Murray, PhD | Causal Inference in Pragmatic Trials
2023-03-16 12:00 - 13:00 | https://hebrewseniorlife.zoom.us/j/86937720056
Join us for IMPACT Grand Rounds on Thursday, March 16 at 12pm ET with Dr. Murray who will be presenting on the “Causal Inference in Pragmatic Trials.”
Eleanor (Ellie) Murray, PhD, is an assistant professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health with expertise in causal inference. Her work focuses on improving methods for evidence-based decision-making and human-data interaction, as well as improving the translation of methodological advances into practical applied work. Application areas include HIV, HPV, cancer, cardiovascular disease, reproductive health research, tuberculosis research, access to care, psychiatric disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, social and environmental epidemiology, and maternal and adolescent health. Dr Murray also conducts meta-research evaluating bias in existing research. She has an ScD in Epidemiology and MSc in Biostatistics from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, where she also did her postdoctoral fellowship in the Program on Causal Inference, an MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, and a BSc in Biology from McGill University. Dr Murray is the co-host of the podcast Casual Inference, an Associate Editor for Social Media at the American Journal of Epidemiology, and a science communicator under the handle @epiellie on Twitter.
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2023 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-23
The 2023 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit will build on progress of the previous Summits to review research progress, highlight innovative and promising research, and identify remaining unmet research needs with input from the research community, persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners, those who provide healthcare or services and supports to persons living with dementia, and other stakeholders. The summit will be held virtually on March 20-22, 2023. Multiple IMPACT members are presenting during the event. Registration is open and all events will be virtual.

NIA IMPACT Collaboratory 4th Annual Steering Committee & Business Planning Meeting
2023-04-11 | The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814
IMPACT’S 4th Annual Business and Steering Committee Meeting will be held on April 11th. This is an invitation only event, open to IMPACT members, advisors, and funded awardees. The mission moment will feature perspectives and experiences from Marie Desir, a direct care provider. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, taking place in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
8120 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-3624

NIA IMPACT Collaboratory 2nd Annual Scientific Conference on embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials (ePCTs) in Dementia
2023-04-12 - 2023-04-13 | Hybrid
IMPACT’S 2nd Annual Scientific Conference is taking place April 12th-13th. This conference will feature the research efforts of IMPACT awardees as well as other NIA funded investigators conducting ePCTs for PLWD and their care partners. In-person attendance is limited to invited members only, but presentations will be live-streamed through LinkedIn and open to the public. Registration is required for access to livestream of the scientific conference.

Day 1: Wednesday, April 12, 2023, from 8:30am – 5:30pm. Register here for day 1.
Day 2: Thursday, April 13, 2023, from 9:00am – 12:30pm. Register here for day 2.
