Training for Clinical Trials with the IMPACT-AD Program

About this episode

The episode discusses the IMPACT-AD program aimed at training researchers for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials.

Are you a researcher interested in getting involved in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) clinical trials? The Institute on Methods and Protocols for Advancement of Clinical Trials in ADRD, or IMPACT-AD, program brings investigators from around the world together for a week of professional development and education. IMPACT-AD co-directors Dr. Josh Grill and Dr. Rema Raman, as well as faculty member Dr. Maria Carrillo, join the podcast to explain what the program entails, their mission and more. Guests: Josh Grill, PhD, director, Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, professor, University of California, Irvine (UCI), co-director, IMPACT-AD, Rema Raman, PhD, co-director, IMPACT-AD, director, Biostatistics Section and Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention Section, Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), professor of neurology, University of Southern California (USC), and Maria Carrillo, PhD, chief science officer, medical affairs lead, Alzheimer’s Association, co-principal investigator, Alzheimer’s Network for Treatment and Diagnostics (ALZ-NET), co-principal investigator, Longitudinal Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS)…

People in this episode

Host: Josh Grill

Guests: Maria Carrillo Phd, Rema Raman Phd, Josh Grill Phd

Topics covered

• Alzheimer's disease
• clinical trials
• professional development
• education

Keywords

• IMPACT-AD
• ADRD
• research
• investigators

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Making an IMPACT: Advancing Alzheimer’s Disease, The Case for Disclosing Biomarker Results to Alzheimer’s Research Participants, Improving Registries and Representation in Alzheimer’s Disease Research, When Memory Fades: What to Expect at Every Stage, from Early Signs to Full Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia

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