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PCORI's Commitment to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, shares what excites her about our organization's commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Improving Outcomes Important to Patients
PCORI funds studies that can help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare choices.
Help Shape PCORI's Proposed National PrioritiesThe proposed priorities will serve as a framework to guide PCORI’s funding decisions and related initiatives. Let us know what you think — in English or in Spanish — during a 60-day comment period that ends on August 27. |
Webinar About PCORI's Proposed National PrioritiesLearn more about the proposed National Priorities for Health, PCORI and its mission, the various opportunities to provide input and shape the proposed priorities, and other elements of our strategic planning efforts. |
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Key Dates and Events
Tuesday, July 27; 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET | Register
Funding Opportunities for October 2021 Cycle Open
Monday, August 2; 9:30 am ET | Learn more
PCORI Research Topic Spotlight
Supporting Research on Preventing and Treating Various Types of Arthritis
Arthritis affects more than one in five adults and continues to be a leading cause of work disability among adults in the United States. PCORI supports more than a dozen research and Engagement Award projects to help patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about prevention and treatment options.
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New Targeted PCORI Funding Announcements To Open September 7
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PCORI will open three Targeted PFAs on these high-burden topics: improving physical and mental functioning across the aging continuum, multimodal treatment interventions on patient-centered outcomes in people with osteoporosis and a history of fractures, and pharmacologic and/or evidence-based nonpharmacologic treatments for the prevention of migraine. PCORI will offer up to $130 million in funding under the PFAs. Letters of Intent will be due Tuesday, October 5. Learn More |
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Highlights
Funding Approved for Two New COVID-19-Related Studies
PCORI has approved nearly $11 million for two new studies — based at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington and Dartmouth College in New Hampshire — that will compare ways to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among workers in long-term care facilities.
Developments in Transitional Care Research
A special Medical Care supplement highlights findings, lessons, and challenges in conducting patient-centered research in transitional care. It features articles authored by 11 PCORI-funded research teams and guest commentaries that provide reflection on past and future directions for the field.
Health Care Horizon Scanning: Biweekly COVID-19 Scans
The latest brief—in a series highlighting the evolving landscape of potentially impactful applications for COVID-19—covers an investigational intravenous drug for patients with respiratory failure and a Spanish WhatsApp chat initiative to boost vaccination rates among the US Hispanic population.
Building Effective Multi-Stakeholder Research Teams
Having fully engaged patients and stakeholders as equal members of research teams is at the core of patient-centered outcomes research. To support diverse teams, this new website offers evidence-based information and resources in two key areas: engaging stakeholders and working as a team.
A National Search for a New Role on Our Executive Team
PCORI, in partnership with Korn Ferry, has launched a national search for a Deputy Executive Director for Patient-Centered Research Programs. Learn more about this new position — which will report to PCORI's Executive Director — and submit an application.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Across All Aspects of Our Work
In a new Leadership Perspective, PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, discusses her commitment to enhancing PCORI's work against racism, bias, and discrimination and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do.
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