Dean Laura Gitlin is a co-leader in a study of non-drug interventions for people with dementia and their caregivers.
More than 5 million Americans are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions is one of 30 top research institutions benefiting from a $53.4 million National Institute on Aging grant to Brown University and Harvard University to improve health care and quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and their caregivers.
Laura N. Gitlin, distinguished university professor and dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, will co-lead the “dissemination and implementation” core, one of eight core groups in the massive research collaborative.
The initiative, called Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease or Alzheimer’s-Related Dementia Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory, will support 40 pilot projects aimed at improving care delivery, quality and outcomes for persons with dementias.
The College of Nursing and Health Professions will receive a $1.5 million portion of the grant award.
“This project will dramatically shift the paradigm of care for people living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias and their care partners,” says Gitlin.