Health Promotion Research Center

A key aspect of our research is disseminating our findings to both academic and community partners. In addition, these are opportunities for our team to gain feedback and explore new ideas. Below we list some of our recent dissemination efforts. 

Publications 

Supportive care decision-making processes of persons with dementia and their caregivers. Dementia (London). Taylor JO, Child CE, Sharma RK, Asirot MG, Miller LM, Turner AM (Nov 2023)

The use of visual methods to support communication with older adults with cognitive impairment: A scoping review. Geriatric Nursing. Chen AT, Teng AK, Zhao J, Asirot MG, Turner AM (Jul 2022)

Challenges and opportunities in conducting research with older adults with dementia during COVID-19 and beyond. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Rashmi K Sharma, Andrew Teng, Mary Grace Asirot, Jean O Taylor, Soo Borson, Anne M Turner (March 2022)

Presentations

Presentation slides available upon request.

2024

Decision-Making in Dementia Care
Community Living Connections South King County Providers Network Meeting
Astoria Ho (May 15, 2024)

Decision-Making in Dementia Care: Preferences of People with Memory Loss
WA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research Network
Anne Turner (May 10, 2024)
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University of Washington Decision-Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR)
Latinx Health Board
Katherine Lopez (April, 12, 2024)

Decision-Making in Dementia Care: Preferences of People with Memory Loss
University of Pennsylvania’s Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Health Aging’s webinar series
Anne Turner (April 4, 2024)

University of Washington Decision-Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR)
UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center (MBWC)
Jean O. Taylor, Sarah Domai, Astoria Ho (March 13, 2024)

2023

Engaging Older Adults with Dementia in the Design of a Decision-Making Instrument: The DMAR Project
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Engaging Stakeholders in Technology Design for Older Adults and People with Disabilities.
Anne Turner (Nov. 14, 2023)

University of Washington Decision-Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR) update [poster]
Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA) Conference
Anne Turner, Jean O. Taylor, James Delappe, Sarah Domai (Oct. 11, 2023)

Strategies for engaging older adults in decision making: DMAR
Medical Informatics Europe 2023, Informatics Tools and Strategies to Promote Inclusive Design and Patient Engagement
Anne Turner (May 23, 2023)

Strategies for engaging older adults in decision making: DMARBIME 590: Seminar in Biomedical Health Informatics
Anne Turner (April 6, 2023)

Strategies for engaging older adults in decision-making: DMAR
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), Surveillance, Assistance, Or Hindrance? Technology for Older Adults Caregiving
Anne Turner (March 3, 2023)

2022

Decision making and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
University of Washington’s Geriatrics Grand Rounds
Anne Turner (Nov. 18, 2022)

Designing Informatics Solutions for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: Responding to the Challenge
2022 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Conference
Anne Turner, George Demiris, Amanda Lazar, Jane Chung (Nov. 5-9, 2022)

A Comparison of Online Visual Tools for Interviewing Persons with Dementia [poster]
2022 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Conference
Anne Turner, Annie Chen, Gauri Nayak, Mary Grace Asirot (Oct. 11-13, 2022)

University of Washington Decision-Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR) Project [poster]
2022 Washington State Public Health Association Annual Conference for Health
Anne Turner, Mary Grace Asirot, Sarah Domai (May 2022)

Supporting decision making among people living with dementia: Developing a DCE tool [poster]
2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
Anne Turner, Lyndsey Miller, Mary Grace Asirot (July 31-Aug. 4, 2022)

Decision-making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR) Project
Northaven Retirement
Grace Asirot (July 6, 2022)

Decision-making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR) Project
Greenwood Senior Center
Grace Asirot (May 24, 2024)

Decision-making in Alzheimer’s Disease: The role of visualizations in supporting story telling
BIME 590: Seminar in Biomedical Health Informatics
Anne Turner (May 12, 2022)

2021

Decision-Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR)
Swedish MC Geriatric Lunch Series
(Oct. 21, 2021)

Using Informatics to Engage Vulnerable Populations in Research: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
MedInfo 2021 Virtual Conference
Anne Turner, George Demiris, and Jane Chung (Oct. 2-4, 2021)

Decision-Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR) Community Advisory Board Meeting
UW Health Promotion Research Center DMAR CAB Meeting
Anne Turner, Jean Taylor, and Mary Grace Asirot (Sept. 22, 2021)

Person-centered decision-making for transitions in dementia care
UW Health Promotion Research Center CAB Meeting
Anne Turner (June 25, 2021)

Person-centered decision-making: Developing a choice-based preference tool for transitions in dementia care
UW Health Promotion Research Center Quarterly Core Research Meeting
Anne Turner (Feb. 4, 2021)

2020

Person-centered decision-making: Developing a tool for transitions in dementia care
Aging & Long-Term Care Support Administration (ALTSA) Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), Indian Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC) Subcommittee Meeting
(Dec. 8, 2020)

Informatics and Aging
BIME 530 – Introduction to Biomedical and Health Informatics
Anne Turner (Nov. 9, 2020)

Alzheimer’s Disease: Decision-Making and Care Transitions
Memory Brain Wellness Center Provider Meeting
Anne Turner, Rashmi Sharma (June 25, 2020)

Decision-Making and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
BIME 590 – Special Topics in Health Informatics
Anne Turner (April 23, 2020)

The Decision-Making in Alzheimer’s Research (DMAR) project is made possible thanks to $4 million in funding (grant number R01-AG066957) from the National Institute on Aging.