Updates to Engagement Funding Opportunities
PCORI is committed to building communities ready to engage in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). Learn about how we’re updating our current funding announcements. Read more
PCORI Names New Executive Director
PCORI's Board Chairperson has announced the appointment of Nakela Cook, MD, MPH, as PCORI’s new Executive Director, effective April 15. Dr. Cook brings her experience in outreach, engagement, research, & leadership to steer PCORI in our innovative, patient-centered & stakeholder-driven approach to research. Read more
Board OKs New Funding to Support Four Research Studies
At its January 2020 meeting, PCORI's Board approved $12 million to fund four studies that focus on age-related hearing loss, reducing racial disparities in hospital readmissions, improving pediatric trauma care, and reducing hospital readmission for people with sepsis or pneumonia. Read more
Looking Back at 2019 Achievements, Looking Ahead to 2020 Plans
PCORI’s Interim Executive Director Josie Briggs, MD, shares her thoughts on PCORI’s plans for 2020, as well as the organizations accomplishments. Read more
Engagement Tool and Resource Repository
PCORI is excited to share this latest web feature, a peer-to-peer repository of tools and resources that can help inform the work of patient-centered outcomes research. Read more
Women and Parkinson’s Disease
Women’s experiences with Parkinson’s Disease differently than men. That’s why a PCORI Engagement project to get more women involved in research targeting the neurodegenerative disorder. Read more
Engaging and Serving the Veteran Community
The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program seeks to address such health concerns by supporting and engaging people who are affected, encouraging their participation in driving relevant and meaningful research. Read more
New Study Harnesses the Power of PCORnet
The National Institutes of Health announced that PREVENTABLE, a new $90 million study assessing statins’ abilities to prevent dementia and other disabilities in older adults without cardiovascular disease, will take advantage of PCORnet®, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, to conduct this important research more efficiently. Read more