PCORI
Advocacy Wins for the Hydrocephalus Community
While impeachment still occupies the headlines, it’s not the only thing that happened this past December in Washington, DC. Amidst all the end-of-year chaos, Congress handed the hydrocephalus community a number of big wins!
Celebrating a BANNER Year!
With our eligibility to receive research funding through the CDMRP to launching our Adult Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network, it has been a year of WINS.
HCRN-HA Partnership Results in $1.8 Million Hydrocephalus Research Grant
PCORI is awarding a $1.8 million grant in support of a HCRN-proposed randomized control trial to determine the most effective entry site for placing a shunt.
CALL TO ACTION: PCORI Seeking Members for Advisory Panels
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has announced openings on four Advisory Panels: Clinical Trails, Rare Disease, Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options, and Improving Healthcare Systems.