Administration, Research Coordination, and Planning

OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION – Project Summary/Abstract Core A – Administration, Research Coordination, and Planning The administrative core provides for coordination, collaboration, integration, and planning in all aspects of the research process. The core monitors the activities and products of the P01 projects, manages finances and personnel, shares program information both internally and publicly, coordinates shared resources, disseminates findings, and links researchers to training opportunities, data resources, technical expertise, and dissemination mechanisms. The core organizes working group meetings, workshops, and conferences that bring people together to share and discuss Program Project research and findings, and to learn from outside experts. The core also provides intellectual leadership to the program project, including identifying and drawing out cross- project overlaps and synergies, and substantive integration, synthesis, and planning. Both the convening and integrative roles of the core will assure regular interactions between economics researchers, collaborators and advisors with analytic and caregiving expertise for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and a wider community of health care professionals with experiential knowledge and perspective on the treatment and care of people with ADRD. A key responsibility of the core is to create opportunities for the team to learn about and incorporate in their research plans the significant qualitative differences in decision-making about care for people with ADRD, the elevated role of families and other caregivers, and how they weigh the various health and functional outcomes of alternative treatment decisions, particularly for patients with more serious dementia.