A Signature Incubator-Style Competition Hosted by the Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention Philanthropy Board of Advisors, powered by the Center for Healthcare Innovation. The Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention Innovation Challenge is the first competition powered by the Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) and the new addition to CHI's annual innovation incubator, competition and accelerator program.
The Sticht Center for Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention Innovation Challenge is the new flagship annual initiative of the Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention Philanthropy Board of Advisors. This incubator-style competition seeks bold, early-stage ideas that advance research, education, or clinical care for older adults. Eligible projects must involve at least oneclinician,researcher, ortrainee within the Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Proposals focused on palliative care are also welcome.
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Sticht Center for Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention in collaboration with the Advocate Health System promotes promising innovative ideas that have potential for immediate impact on the health care and wellness of older adults.
- Overall Objective: To promote the rapid translation of innovative concepts from either research or clinical care into the larger health system spanning wellness and prevention to diagnosis, treatment or coordinated care for seniors.
- Key goal: Facilitating the development and testing novel interventions or care models. The program funds full pilot innovation projects that have a high probability for scaling to this and other health systems and communities.
Members of the health system, school of medicine, or training program may submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). Proposals may be initiated by or include professionals from all fields, including nursing, therapy, pharmacy, advanced practice providers, administrators, and both research and non-research faculty or staff.
View RFA to learn more details. All LOIs must be submitted through REDCap and must be received by December 1, 5:00 pm EST .
Inquiries are strongly encouraged so that we can provide specific guidance in developing relevant and successful proposals. For additional information or clarification please contact:
- Laura Hayworth (laura.hayworth@advocatehealth.org)
- Renee Woodard (renee.woodard@advocatehealth.org)
We look forward to seeing all of the innovative solutions that come from you! Submit your LOI HERE TODAY!