Education and Information Transfer Core

项目总结(见说明)： 教育和信息传输核心(EITC)是连接联合王国-ADC和 地方和州社区。EITC计划和活动已经创建并将保持受过教育的 当地社区渴望获得有关AD的最新信息并参与我们中心的研究。 通过EITC的努力，英国-ADC将继续与肯塔基州联邦和英国在 指导州和机构应对肯塔基州的痴呆症医疗保健需求。在过去的时间里 五年来，EITC率先开发创新产品，通过以下方式支持研究参与 非裔美国人，肯塔基州最大的少数群体。EITC将继续与 部长会议和社区行动委员会，以便开展活动和开发产品，如 作为非裔美国人教堂和珀尔奶奶的阿尔茨海默氏症之书，一部教育非洲人- 美国青少年对AD的了解，是对当地需求的回应.电子贸易中心的招聘和外联活动将 与临床核心和门户卫星诊所密切协调，以确保适当的 参与者被确定为ADC队列、临床试验和其他研究。在EITC为 为期五年的资助期将旨在实现三个具体目标。目标1是支持招聘和 我们中心的研究方案、临床试验和NIH/NIA倡议的保留活动。核心地段 特别重视少数群体的招聘和留住战略，并将继续其创新和 非洲裔美国人参与者的成功战略。一个扩展的目标是增加研究 参与，包括脑捐赠，在这一群体中。目标2是提高社区对AD的认识 重点是在非洲裔美国人社区中保持强大的存在。提高认识的努力 将重点放在早期疾病识别的重要性上，以支持我们中心的过渡主题 还有翻译。目标3是扩大英国、社区和地区的合作伙伴关系，以满足教育需求 社区和专业观众以及英国研究人员。与当地政府密切合作 阿尔茨海默氏症协会和老年教育中心将继续。基于需求评估和 根据调查数据，我们目前和未来的专业教育工作将集中在以下三个方面： 护理者教育、医学生教育和科学会议，包括新的威廉·R。 马克斯贝里科学研讨会向我们的前主任致敬。

PROJECT SUMMARY (See instructions): The Education and Information Transfer Core (EITC) functions as a vital link between the UK-ADC and the local and state communities. EITC programs and activities have created and will maintain an educated local community eager to receive updated information on AD and to participate in our Center's research. Through EITC efforts, the UK-ADC will continue to work with both the Commonwealth of Kentucky and UK in directing state and institutional response to meeting Kentucky's dementia health care needs. Over the past five years, the EITC has taken a lead in developing innovative products to support research participation by African Americans, the largest minority group in Kentucky. The EITC will continue strong relationships with the Council of Ministers and the Community Action Council so that activities and products developed, such as the Book of Alzheimer's for African-American Churches and Granny Pearl, a film to educate African- American adolescents about AD, are responsive to local needs. EITC recruitment and outreach activities will be closely coordinated with the Clinical Core and the Gateway Satellite Clinic to ensure that appropriate participants are identified for ADC cohorts, clinical trials and other research studies. Work in the EITC forthe five-year grant period will be designed to meet three specific aims. Aim 1 is to support recruitment and retention activities for our Center's research protocols, clinical trials, and NIH/NIA initiatives. The core places a special emphasis on minority recruitment and retention strategies, and will continue its innovative and successful strategies for African American participants. An expanded goal is to increase research participation, including brain donation, in this population. Aim 2 is to increase community awareness of AD with an emphasis on maintaining a strong presence in the African-American community. Awareness efforts will be focused on the importance of early disease identification to support our Center theme of transitions and translation. Aim 3 is to expand UK, community and regional partnerships to meet the educational needs of community and professional audiences and UK researchers. Strong collaborations with the local Alzheimer's Association and Geriatric Education Center will continue. Based on needs assessment and survey data, our current and future professional educational efforts will focus on the following three areas: caregiver education, medical student education, and scientific conferences, including a new William R. Markesbery scientific symposium in honor of our former director.