The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory has launched a Request for Applications for the 2027 Health Care Systems Scholars Program. The IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to two Health Care System Scholar Awards. Each award will provide up to  $120,000 in total direct ...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory (U54AG063546) is now accepting applications for the Demonstration Projects Program for non-pharmacological interventions for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners. The IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to two Demonstration Projects, each providing up to ...

The National Institute on Aging will hold a one-day virtual workshop on August 28, bringing together experts in the field ─ including current NIH grantees and future NIH applicants ─ with interests in the GUIDE model and/or other comprehensive dementia care models. Workshop participants will discuss differential access to GUIDE, impact of payment models in quality ...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic AD/ADRD Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2026 Health Care Systems Scholars Program.  Recipients were selected from an impressive group of competitive applications. About the Health Care Systems Scholars Program The Health Care Systems Scholars Program is a 1-year mentored experience that supports ...

A recent article co-authored by IMPACT Design and Statistics Core member Joan K. Monin and postdoc Yifan Lou, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggests that dementia screening may have mental health benefits for both older adults and their family members.

A new article published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society describes the results of a recent IMPACT-funded pilot study by Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH, and team which tested whether electronic admission, discharge, and transfer notifications could be used to trigger timely care management support when older adults receiving care through an accountable care ...

A new article from members of the IMPACT Collaboratory’s Design and Statistics Core describes how the core has helped advance methods for embedded pragmatic clinical trials focused on people living with dementia and their care partners.

IMPACT member Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, associate professor in emergency medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is featured in a recent New York Times Magazine article exploring terminal lucidity—the phenomenon in which some people with advanced dementia briefly regain meaningful communication and awareness near the end of life. The article, “Why Do Some Dementia Patients ‘Return’ ...

IMPACT researchers have published a methods-focused article offering practical guidance for early career researchers designing pragmatic clinical trials in dementia care.

A recent New York Times article, How Black Churches Are Raising Dementia Awareness, spotlights the work of NIA IMPACT member Fayron Epps, PhD, a professor of nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The feature highlights Alter, an initiative founded by Dr. Epps to partner with Black churches to increase dementia ...