Clinical Trials Intensives

Palliative Care Intensives in Clinical Trials

We are now accepting applications for the May 2021 PCRC Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Intensive.

This three-day intensive will provide a foundation in practical aspects involving the conduct of randomized clinical trials in dementia palliative care. It is designed 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). Instruction will include a combination of focused lectures, demonstrations, individual and group consultations with experts in the field, and intensive small group work. 

The curriculum will enable participants to: 

• Describe the principles underlying the conduct of clinical trials.
• Identify the unique challenges posed by clinical trials conducted in persons with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers.
• Evaluate RCT designs in terms of their appropriateness for ADRD populations and their caregivers.
• Identify optimal measures for clinical trials involving PWD and their caregivers.
• Select appropriate strategies for enrollment, randomization, and retention.
• Understand methods for monitoring, coordinating, and conducting clinical trials in PWD and their caregivers.
• Develop basic strategies for appropriate statistical analyses.
• Design a dementia palliative care clinical trial with your small group.
• Reflect on responding to NIH summary statements.
• Build community among palliative care researchers conducting research in PWD and their caregivers.

When: May 25-27, 2021

Event Information: Virtual format.

 

TO APPLY:

Deadline: 8pm Eastern on Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Application: Please send the application form and your biosketch to the following link by 3/17.

Selection Criteria: Applicants must be PCRC members (or must apply for membership) and will be selected based on demonstrated commitment to advancing dementia palliative care research, working with the PCRC infrastructure, commitment to conducting PCRC-based research in the future, and potential impact of the intensive on applicant’s career trajectory. International applicants are not eligible for this opportunity.

Selected participants will be expected to
1)    Actively participate in all virtual sessions of the Intensive
2)    Engage in continued work with the PCRC
3)    Update the PCRC regularly on their research progress

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please address them to Naomi Gallopyn.

We do hope that you will apply for this wonderful opportunity,
Jean, Christine, and Kathryn

Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH, Co-Chair
Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Co-Chair
Kathryn Pollak, PhD, Co-Chair
Executive Committee | The Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC)

Contacts:
Jean: Jean.Kutner@cuanschutz.edu 
Christine: csritchie@mgh.harvard.edu
Kathryn: Kathryn.Pollak@duke.edu