The Agile Nudge University Program

项目总结/摘要 卫生与公众服务部的许多机构，包括医疗保险中心和 医疗补助服务（CMS）和国立卫生研究院（NIH），已经确定（阿尔茨海默病和 相关痴呆症（ADRD）作为首要研究重点。这是由ADRD对患者的高负担造成的 和社会到2020年，ADRD的估计社会成本超过3000亿美元，预计每年 到2050年，ADRD的经济成本将超过1.5万亿美元。为了解决这个问题，国家老龄化研究所 呼吁开发跨学科行为和社会科学研究的短期课程， 阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症，以提高ADRD工作人员治疗这种疾病的技能 （RFA-AG-22-010）。 为了响应这一号召，印第安纳州大学（IU）的科学家们提议成立敏捷推动大学（Agile Nudge University 程序.该计划的目的是建立一个高度参与的科学家的多元化网络， 专门从事阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症治疗和研究，并开发虚拟 培训种族、民族和地域多样化的劳动力开展卫生项目的课程 ADRD护理中的公平和反种族主义。IU的ADRD科学家专家团队一直在开发 课程在敏捷科学的新兴领域在过去十年，装备研究人员和医疗保健 拥有工具、适应性流程和敏捷战略的领导者，用于设计、实施和传播 利用行为改变原则的可持续ADRD解决方案。这使印第安纳州大学准备 成为敏捷推动大学计划的中心，提供敏捷创新，敏捷开发和敏捷开发的技能培训。 实施和敏捷扩散的行为轻推的主要目标的计划，改善 ADRD护理。该计划将提供全面的跨学科指导和合作机会 为不同的研究生，博士后研究员，和早期的职业生涯，中期的职业生涯，和感兴趣的高级教师 在ADRD研究中。它还将提供一个在线平台，支持个人的开源在线图书馆 测试的推动和一般理论为基础的推动战略，以小组为基础的解决问题的会议。 治疗阿尔茨海默病的高昂费用以及患者和护理人员的费用， 和无形的，是对公共卫生和美国经济的主要威胁。培训农村发展工作人员， 有效的干预设计和实施将弥合书架和现实世界之间的差距 在医疗保健系统中的应用。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Many agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have identified (Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) as a top research priority. This is driven by the high burden of ADRD on patients and society. In 2020, the estimated societal cost of ADRD was more than $300 billion and the projected annual economic cost of ADRD will exceed $1,500 billion by 2050. To address this, the National Institute on Aging calls for the development of short courses on interdisciplinary behavioral and social sciences research on Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias to improve the skills of the ADRD workforce in treating this disease (RFA-AG-22-010). In response to this call, scientists at Indiana University (IU) propose to launch the Agile Nudge University program. The aims of the program are to establish a diverse network of highly engaged scientists who specialize in treatment and research for Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias and to develop virtual curriculum to train a racially, ethnically, and geographically diverse workforce to conduct projects on health equity and anti-racism in ADRD care. The expert team of ADRD scientists at IU have been developing curriculum in the emerging field of Agile Science for the past ten years, equipping researchers and healthcare leaders with tools, adaptive processes, and agile strategies for designing, implementing, and spreading sustainable ADRD solutions that leverage behavior change principles. This has prepared Indiana University to be the Agile Nudge University program’s hub to deliver training for skills development in Agile Innovation, Agile Implementation, and Agile Diffusion of behavioral nudges with the main goal of the program of improving ADRD care. The program will offer comprehensive interdisciplinary mentoring and collaboration opportunities for diverse graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career, midcareer, and senior faculty interested in ADRD research. It will also provide an online platform, supporting an open-source online library of individual tested nudges and general theory-based nudge strategies, group-based problem-solving sessions. The high costs of treating Alzheimer’s disease and the costs incurred by patients and caregivers, both tangible and intangible, are a major threat to public health and the US economy. Training the ADRD workforce in the effective design and implementation of interventions will bridge the gap between the bookshelf and real-world application within the healthcare system.