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PCORI offers up to $308.5 million through new funding opportunities
News Release
WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has opened the application periods for nine funding opportunities that offer up to $308.5 million in total funding. The latest PCORI…
Annual Meeting Highlights Essential PCORI Values
Leadership Perspective
The eighth PCORI Annual Meeting last month highlighted so much of what makes our community special: a broad, diverse range of engaged stakeholders; inspirational expert speakers; compelling results from patient-centered…
Topic Themes: Informing Future PCORI Funding Opportunities
Blog
This summer, PCORI’s Board of Governors approved a set of eight broad topic themes that will inform PCORI’s funding opportunities over the next several cycles. The themes speak to everyday…
PCORI Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker -- Co-Founder and President of Sick Cells -- Continues to Honor her Late Brother's Vision
Blog
Every day of the year, and not just during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Ashley Valentine, co-founder, and president of Sick Cells, celebrates the legacy of her late brother, Marqus…
Spotlight on National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
Blog
More than 100,000 people in the United States have sickle cell disease—a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that affect blood flow and the body’s use of oxygen. Sickle…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Health equity, COVID-19 research headline PCORI’s 2022 Annual Meeting October 26-27
News Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Registration is now open for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s 2022 Annual Meeting, a free, virtual event running October 26-27 that brings together patients and caregivers…
PCORI Board approves 28 new members to advisory panels
News Release
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors yesterday approved proposed slates with a total of 28 people to serve on PCORI’s five multi-stakeholder advisory panels. Panelists were chosen from more than 150 candidates who either nominated themselves or were nominated by others. In addition, the Board approved the appointments of current advisory panel members to serve as chairs for three advisory panels.
PCORI Researchers Are Answering Rapidly Emerging Questions about Telehealth
Blog
Telehealth—the use of digital information and communication technologies, such as computers and mobile devices, to access health care services remotely and manage health care—has grown in promise as technology has…
COVID-19, Other Research Funding Opportunities Open for Proposals
Blog
As COVID-19 continues to present unique healthcare challenges to our nation, PCORI in turn continues to consider how we can best contribute to ongoing efforts to combat it hand in…
PCORI's Continued Commitment to Researching Rare Diseases
Blog
It’s been an eventful year for Scott Berns, MD, MPH. In 2019, Berns and his wife, Leslie Gordon, MD, PhD, were keynote speakers at the PCORI Annual Meeting. Then, in…
How I Cured My Rare Disease
Blog
Editor's Note: The views expressed here are those of the author and not necessarily those of PCORI. There are an estimated 25 to 30 million rare disease sufferers in the…
How Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Helps Families With Rare Diseases
Blog
Despite the name, "rare diseases" affect 30 million Americans. And their impact is severe—some of these illnesses have no effective treatment, and many are debilitating and life threatening. Yet each…
New Research PCORI Funding Announcements Open: LOIs Due February 7
Funding Announcement Notice
PCORI's Online System opened on January 10, 2023, for the submission of Letters of Intent (LOI) for the following PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs). LOIs are due on February 7 by…