Monday, October 21, 2019
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Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research Update
Richard J. Hodes, M.D.
Director, NIA
FY20 Budget Status
- FY19 enacted level for NIA was $3.083B
- Senate committee draft includes:
- An additional $3B for NIH above FY19 funding levels
- $3.606B (16.9% increase) for NIA; this figure includes $350M for AD/ADRD research
- House passed bill (HR 2740) includes:
- An additional $2B for NIH above FY19 funding levels
- $3.356B (8.8% increase) for NIA
- HR 4378 signed on 9/27/19 -- funds the Federal government (at FY19 levels) through November 21, 2019
- Senate committee draft includes:
Background
Funding Opportunity Title: NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory (U54 Clinical Trial Required)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-19-009.html
Urgent Need to Improve and Transform Dementia Care
- Initiated by NIH/NIA and awarded in September 2019
- Goal: Strengthen the national capacity to implement cost-effective large-scale research studies that engage health care delivery organizations as research partners for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their caregivers (CGs)
- Vision: Transform the delivery, quality, and outcomes of care provided to Americans living with dementia and their caregivers by accelerating the testing and adoption of evidence-based interventions within healthcare systems
What Will the NIA IMPACT Do?
- Develop and disseminate technical, policy, and best practices
- Enhance research development and investigator capacity:
- Fund/guide pilot embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs), support transformation into full-scale ePCTs.
- Resource for NIA-funded investigators conducting ePCTs in PLWD.
- Support training through career award, workshops, and on-line modules.
- Engage stakeholders
National Pilot Program to Improve Dementia Care
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HCS = health care systems ePCTs = embedded pragmatic clinical trials |
Save the Date #1
- Dementia Care, Caregiving, & Services Summit, March 24-25, 2020, Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD
- CALL FOR POSTERS: Submit an abstract by NOVEMBER 15th.
- Registration will open soon!
- https://www.nia.nih.gov/2020-dementia-care-summit
Save the Date #2
- NIH’s 2nd Inclusion Across the Lifespan Workshop
- September 2-3, 2020
- A Request for Information (RFI) will be published soon!