The Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit will be held virtually on March 17-19, 2026. The Summit offers a vital opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made in dementia care and caregiving research, as well as to address the persistent and emerging needs of people living with dementia, their care partners, and the communities and health systems that support them.
The 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit will cover:
Economic impacts of dementia
Individual and community partnerships for people living with dementia
Dementia care and caregiving interventions: advancing rigorous intervention development
Dementia care models and care coordination strategies across systems and states
Advances in AD/ADRD data infrastructure to support dementia care and caregiving research
Sharing lived experiences from people living with dementia, care partners, and family and community members
In addition to the Summit itself, we will host a virtual Pre-Summit Listening Session.
Whether you're a care partner/caregiver, an interest holder, living with dementia yourself, or a passionate member of the dementia care and caregiving community, your insights are vital. Join the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging (NIA) for a FREE virtual Pre-Summit Listening Session to share your ideas for consideration at the 2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit. Summit organizers are holding this event to ensure the agenda reflects our collective vision.
Registration Links
2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Day 1 Registration (March 17, 2026, 12:30–5:30pm ET)
2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Day 2 Registration (March 18, 2026, 1:00–5:30pm ET)
2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Day 3 Registration (March 19, 2026, 1:00–3:00pm ET)
2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Early Career Investigator Event Registration (March 19, 2026, 11:00am–12:30pm ET)
2026 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit Post-Summit Listening Session Registration (March 19, 2026, 3:15pm ET)
Translating evidence into practice is a complex process that often spans several years or decades. Recognizing the need to urgently act in the quickly evolving healthcare landscape, TIARA provides physicians, nurses, pharmacists, students/trainees, researchers, and other healthcare professionals with the implementation science and quality improvement knowledge needed to rapidly adopt evidence-based practices into clinical and community settings.
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