Blog

Through the Pipeline to a Research Award

One of PCORI’s aims is to help people who traditionally are not involved in research to create a community that can develop a fundable clinical research proposal on a topic about which they are passionate. Now, our Pipeline to Proposal Awards (P2P) program has reached that milestone: the program...
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Encouraging Colorectal Cancer Screening among Hispanics

Published: 
April 4, 2017
Author(s): 
Ronald E. Myers, PhD,
Myra D. Piña, MD
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
During National Minority Health Month each April, we highlight PCORI’s large portfolio of research addressing disparities in health and healthcare. PCORI has awarded $192 million to fund 70 research projects on addressing disparities . One of these projects takes on colorectal cancer, for which...
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PCORI Projects Put Findings into Action

Published: 
March 28, 2017
Author(s): 
Joanna Siegel, SM, ScD,
Christopher Gayer, PhD
Topics: 
Research
Dissemination
Funding Awards
Comparing treatments to find the best ones for individuals, evaluating approaches that help patients make informed decisions, developing methods to improve the efficiency of clinical research—these are important categories of studies that PCORI funds, but they advance us only partway to our goal...
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How Advisory Panels Contribute to PCORI's Research Agenda

Published: 
March 16, 2017
Author(s): 
Bruce Monte Jr., MSCEP
Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Guest Blogs
Advisory Panels
This spring, I will complete four years as a member of the PCORI Advisory Panel on Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options . Formed in accordance with PCORI’s authorizing law, this is one of the seven advisory panels PCORI has established. The panels provide a wide range of...
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Making Smart Choices Early about Kidney Failure Treatments

Published: 
March 9, 2017
Author(s): 
Jamie Green, MD, MS,
Brian L. Bankes
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Chronic kidney disease is part of daily life for more than 20 million adults in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over time, this condition can develop into kidney failure, leaving patients to face a difficult choice among treatment options. About 680,...
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Assessing Research Quality, Getting the Word Out Widely

Published: 
March 8, 2017
Author(s): 
Joanna Siegel, SM, ScD,
Christopher Gayer, PhD
Topics: 
Research
Dissemination
As the results of our first funded studies start to arrive , we at PCORI are working to meet one of the unique challenges laid out in our authorizing law. We are charged with assessing the scientific integrity of our primary research, and then making the findings quickly available in a meaningful...
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Can Some MS Patients Safely Stop Taking Medicines?

Published: 
March 7, 2017
Author(s): 
Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
This week is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, a time to learn about this often disabling neurological condition—and work to improve the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This condition affects about 400,000 people in the United States. People with MS can develop a wide variety of...
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Protecting Patient Volunteers

Published: 
March 1, 2017
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
Health research can’t be done without the patients who participate in studies as subjects. Participation in a research study may confer benefits to a patient, but it may also increase risks and lead to harm. In many cases, it has no net effect on participants. Thus, although clinical research is...
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Informing Patients with a Rare Disease About Their Treatment Options

Published: 
February 28, 2017
Author(s): 
Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH,
Elyse Reyes, MPA
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Despite the name, "rare diseases" affect 30 million Americans. Many of these conditions are debilitating, so the burden on individuals and families is substantial.
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Restructuring PCORI's Pipeline Awards

Published: 
February 17, 2017
Author(s): 
Courtney Clyatt, MA, MPH,
Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Application Process
PCORI’s Pipeline to Proposal (P2P) program has awarded about $5 million to create unique communities and partnerships capable of developing research proposals that PCORI might fund. We are pleased to announce improvements in the program that will let awardees move more quickly from nascent...
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