Project Grant R03AG082981
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to the University of Rochester provides $308,000 in funding to develop and pilot test a shared decision-making (SDM) tool for surgeons to use when discussing major colorectal surgery with frail older adult patients. The goal is to improve communication and decision-making in this vulnerable patient population that experiences higher complication rates and impacts to quality of life from such...
- This $2,356,117 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) will support research to improve the perioperative management of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The primary objectives are to: (1) identify the extent to which surgical patients with these conditions are at increased risk for adverse postoperative outcomes, and (2) estimate the association between various perioperative interventions and the incidence...
- This $159,255 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program aims to employ a mixed-methods approach to identify social risk factors associated with variation in pre- and post-operative expenditures and outcomes for episodes of renal colic, a common and costly surgical condition. The award to the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center a $415,000 Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The primary deliverables include the development of personalized predictive models for perioperative complications associated with parathyroidectomy (PTX) in older patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), leveraging a large...
- This R03 project grant from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to Duke University totaling $322,000 aims to improve decision-making for older adults with melanoma. The project has two key objectives: Characterize healthcare trajectories of older adults with melanoma to inform discussions of treatment goals and downsides within a "Better Conversations" shared decision-making framework. Adapt the "Better Conversations" framework specifically for...
- This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program will provide $275,000 in funding to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The project aims to develop and test strategies to increase implementation of evidence-based interventions through collaboration with patient advocacy groups in the areas of juvenile idiopathic...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $1,200,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop multimodal techniques to enhance intra- and post-operative learning and coordination between attending and resident surgeons. The key objectives are to: Collect and curate a dataset of up to 100 laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries, including surgeons' gaze, operating room...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded a $243,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles on August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This K76 Beeson Career Development Award supports Dr. Canales' research and professional development to establish leadership in perioperative aging research. The grant funds a pilot pragmatic hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pittsburgh received a $801,268.00 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030. This five-year research initiative focuses on developing real-world and innovative multimodal prediction and prevention approaches for postoperative mortality and multi-morbidity in elderly surgical patients. The project addresses a critical public health need by...
- The Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $811,443 to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. to conduct a cluster randomized trial of a breast cancer treatment decision aid for women aged 70 and older with low-risk stage I breast cancer. The project aims to develop and evaluate a shared decision-making training program for breast surgeons and a decision aid to inform women over 70 about the benefits and harms of their treatment...
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SURGICAL DECISION MAKING FOR OLDER, HIGH RISK PATIENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY CURRENT SURGICAL CONSENT PRACTICES ARE INADEQUATE FOR OLDER ADULTS UNDERGOING HIGH-RISK PROCEDURES. A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LONG-TERM HEALTH COMPLICATIONS OF AN OPERATION IS DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE IN ONE CONVERSATION. TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, OUR INSTITUTION IMPLEMENTED A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PREOPERATIVE DECISION-MAKING CONFERENCE IN 2016. TO CREATE A MORE PATIENT-CENTRIC DISCUSSION, WE STARTED INCLUDING PATIENTS IN THESE MEETINGS IN JANUARY 2022. OUR PILOT DATA HAS LED US TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MULTIDISCIPLINARY DISCUSSIONS FOR HIGH-RISK SURGERIES IN OLDER ADULTS SHOULD BE THE PARADIGM FOR DECISION-MAKING IN THESE COMPLEX SITUATIONS. THIS GEMSSTAR PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF INCLUDING OLDER ADULT PATIENTS AND CAREGIVER(S) IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PREOPERATIVE DISCUSSION AND TO USE A SHARED DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK TO OPTIMIZE THE MEETING STRUCTURE. THE AIMS OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE TO: 1)IDENTIFY COMMUNICATION PRACTICES OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS DURING MULTIDISCIPLINARY HIGH-RISK SURGICAL DECISION- MAKING DISCUSSIONS THAT FACILITATE OR LIMIT PATIENT/CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT. 2)DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF OLDER ADULT AND CAREGIVER(S) PARTICIPATION IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON THEIR HIGH-RISK SURGICAL DECISION 3)IDENTIFY CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO ENSURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ENGAGEMENT IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY HIGH-RISK DISCUSSIONS WITH PATIENTS. WITH THE SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE OF THE DENVER VA HSR & D, WE WILL BE ABLE TO CLARIFY THE BENEFITS OF THESE DISCUSSIONS AND REFINE THE STRUCTURE MODEL FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING CONFERENCES. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW DR JONES TO BECOME AN EXPERT IN SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING TO APPLY FOR A VA CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD AND FURTHER DISSEMINATE THIS MODEL OF CARE.
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| Not listed | $126.0k | 6/2/25 |