Leadership to Enhance Aging Research and Innovation in Medical Culture (LEARN-MC)

项目摘要/摘要 目前还没有已知的预防、治愈或有效治疗阿尔茨海默病及其相关疾病的方法。 痴呆症（ADRD），即使ADRD患者的数量预计将急剧增加， 人口老龄化。政策制定者、倡导者、临床医生、患者和护理人员都要求这项研究 社区，以提高我们对ADRD周围文化动态的理解， 有效、循证和可持续的方法来照顾受ADRD影响的人群。的 这项申请的前提是，有必要提高研究能力，以促进我们的理解 文化，老龄化和ADRD，并帮助解决日益普遍的挑战， 阿尔茨海默氏症和相关痴呆症。 这一学术领导奖的申请题为领导，以加强老龄化研究， 医学文化创新（LEARN-MC）。它旨在提高加州大学旧金山分校的能力， 弗朗西斯科（加州大学旧金山分校）在ADRD的背景下进行老龄化和医学文化的研究。学习MC将 UCSF Medical Cultures Lab（MCL）它反映了PI在文化社会学方面的培训， 民族志，他在医学文化方面的研究记录，以及他在发展教育和 培训项目。LEARN-MC将建立并扩大与多个社区的现有关系 在UCSF进行ADRD研究，包括神经科和外科， 老年医学和姑息医学，以及全球脑健康研究所。LEARN-MC有三个具体目标。 目标1：创建和维护一个资源库，综合医学文化，老龄化， ADRD来自人类学、老年医学、老年学、社会学和相关领域。 目标2：开发医学文化，ADRD和老龄化课程，与现有的UCSF协调教学 为不同职业阶段的学习者提供教学和培训计划。 目标3：建立医学文化实验室（MCL）作为医学文化研究的卓越中心， 老化和ADRD。扩大MCL作为UCSF老龄化和ADRD研究的导师中心的作用。使用公共 活动和社交媒体，以建立MCL作为决策者，医疗保健专业人员， 和普通大众

Project Abstract/Summary There is currently no known prevention, cure, or effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) even as the number of people with ADRD is projected to increase dramatically as the population ages. Policymakers, advocates, clinicians, patients, and caregivers have asked the research community to improve our understanding of the cultural dynamics surrounding ADRD in order to develop effective, evidence-based, and sustainable approaches for caring for ADRD-impacted populations. The premise of this application is that there is a need for increased research capacity to advance our understanding of culture, aging, and ADRD and help address the challenge presented by the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. This application for an Academic Leadership Award is entitled Leadership to Enhance Aging Research and iNnovation in Medical Culture (LEARN-MC). It aims to enhance the capacity of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct research on aging and medical culture in the context of ADRD. LEARN-MC will be based in the UCSF Medical Cultures Lab (MCL). It reflects the PI’s training in sociology of culture and ethnography, his research track record on medical culture, and his experience developing educational and training programs. LEARN-MC will build on and expand on existing relationships with multiple communities conducting ADRD research at UCSF including the Departments of Neurology and Surgery, Divisions of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and the Global Brain Health Institute. LEARN-MC has three specific aims. Aim 1: Create and maintain a resource library that synthesizes scholarship on medical culture, aging, and ADRD from anthropology, geriatrics, gerontology, sociology, and related fields. Aim 2: Develop courses on medical culture, ADRD, and aging to be taught in coordination with existing UCSF teaching and training programs to learners at diverse career stages. Aim 3: Establish the Medical Cultures Lab (MCL) as a center of excellence for research on medical culture, aging, and ADRD. Expand MCL’s role as a mentorship hub for aging and ADRD research at UCSF. Use public events and social media to establish MCL as a thought leader among policymakers, healthcare professionals, and the lay public.