Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

总结 美国大约有2000万退伍军人，其中42%的人年龄在65岁及以上。痴呆是 在老年退伍军人中很常见。退伍军人，谁代表了一个重要的，在某些方面独特的，在风险 是阿尔茨海默病和阿尔茨海默病相关研究的关键利益相关者 痴呆（AD/ADRD）。我们的目标是确定和实施有效和可持续的战略， 在斯坦福大学阿尔茨海默病研究项目中招募和保留退伍军人 中心（ADRC）和其他专注于AD/ADRD的临床研究。斯坦福大学ADRC与 退伍军人管理局帕洛阿尔托医疗保健系统将聘请一名招聘协调员， 合作，以实现以下四个目标：（1）制定，测试和实施战略，包括 分层招募策略--识别、招募和招收退伍军人参加斯坦福大学的研究项目 ADRC和其他AD/ADRD临床研究计划;（2）加强招募，入组和保留 在AD/ADRD临床研究中代表性不足的少数群体成员的退伍军人;（3） 建立退伍军人咨询理事会，这将有助于制定和实施一个创新的退伍军人为中心的 （4）与斯坦福大学ADRC工作组合作， 生物标志物披露和痴呆症风险证据教育咨询小组，制定和 实施披露协议和教育产品，重点是退伍军人的喜好和需要。

SUMMARY There are approximately 20 million U.S. Veterans, of whom 42% are aged 65 years and older. Dementia is common among older Veterans. Veterans, who represent an important, and in some ways unique, at-risk population, are key stakeholders in research focused on Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementia (AD/ADRD). Our goal is to identify and implement effective and sustainable strategies to increase the recruitment and retention of Veterans in research programs of the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and in other clinical research focused on AD/ADRD. The Stanford ADRC, in partnership with the Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System will hire a Recruitment Coordinator and build collaborations to accomplish the following four aims: (1) Develop, test, and implement strategies—including a tiered recruitment strategy—to identify, recruit, and enroll Veterans into research programs of the Stanford ADRC and into other AD/ADRD clinical research programs; (2) Enhance recruitment, enrollment, and retention of Veterans who are members of minority groups underrepresented in AD/ADRD clinical research; (3) Establish a Veterans Advisory Council, which will help develop and implement an innovative Veteran-centered approach to program evaluation; and (4) In concert with the Stanford ADRC Work Group on Informative Biomarker Disclosure and the Advisory Group for Risk Evidence Education on Dementia, develop and implement disclosure protocols and educational products focused on Veterans’ preferences and needs.