New Research Funding Opportunity – Apply Now!
Increasing Vaccine Confidence among Long-Term Care WorkersExpedited COVID-19 Targeted PCORI Funding Announcement -- April 2021 |
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PCORI-funded researcher Erik Hess, MD, MSc, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shares the results of his study, The Chest Pain Choice Trial, which created a decision aid to facilitate conversations between patients experiencing chest pain in emergency rooms and clinicians to better understand the patients’ risk of having a cardiac event.
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With the rapid expansion of digital communication tools, there is a growing sense that telehealth can help, especially when circumstances make it difficult for people to travel to their healthcare providers.
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PCORI's Response to COVID-19
Learn about the latest developments, including an upcoming research funding opportunity,
nine funded research awards that address the COVID-19 public health crisis, and related reports and FAQs.
Join us for the second webinar in a series about health priorities on the horizon, including technologies, infrastructure, and social and environmental factors, which will contribute to PCORI's efforts in developing its national priorities for health and its revised strategic plan.
New study results published in JAMA indicate that patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy whose treatment involved a dorsal surgical approach reported several improved physical outcomes after one year, compared with patients who had a ventral surgical approach.
The topics — which include healthy aging, migraine prevention, telehealth for chronic disease management, and addressing racism, discrimination, and bias throughout the care continuum — signal PCORI’s focus on funding in high-burden, patient-centered research areas.
Opening Tuesday, May 4, they cover postpartum maternal outcomes in populations facing disparities, nonsurgical options for women with urinary incontinence, and addressing mental health conditions in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
While it is traditionally thought to affect mostly men, many women also live with Parkinson's disease and are an underrepresented group in research. To address this, a PCORI Engagement Award team has built a national Parkinson's research and care agenda for women.
We are accepting applications for two funding opportunities that focus on building capacity to conduct patient-centered outcomes research related to two priority areas: COVID-19 and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Full proposals are due Monday, May 24.
In this webinar, Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, and other PCORI leaders shared our bold vision for 2021, including new and improved funding approaches and expanded opportunities to get involved in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research.
PCORI has launched a free, self-paced online training for those who are new to health research and want to learn more about the research process. The training is split into modules and uses plain language to describe patient-centered outcomes research.
In her first Leadership Perspective, Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, reflects on PCORI's achievements in 2020 amid challenges that are transforming the nation’s healthcare and research sectors, and how that's inspiring our ambitious goals for the years ahead.