Issue #9 | November 2022

Happy Thanksgiving from THRIVE! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and restful time away from work.

Enrollment & Randomization Tracking

149 Patients Enrolled 117 Patients Randomized

Operational Updates

Protocol & Enrollment Amendment to record interviews about awareness was approved In progress: amendment for an end of study patient satisfaction survey. Clinician Education Resources available on MPOG website Information Systems First cut of DSMB data delivered, coding tweaks in progress Software systems continuously updated to improve data capture MPOG data matching application successfully matching real patient data

Stakeholder Engagement Learning to THRIVE: Masking (Blinding), Unmasking & Bias - thank you Dr. Spino! Patient Partner Panel meeting, Tuesday, December 20th Requesting feedback on an end of study patient satisfaction survey Patient Partner Panel feedback request form

Investigator Launch Meeting Slides & Recording

The slides from the investigator launch meeting are available to view here. The recording will be posted soon.

THRIVE Team Spotlight

Congratulations to THRIVE Co-PI Dr. Phil Vlisides on his PCORI Grant!

Dr. Vlisidies, along with Sharon Inouye, MD, MPH, will be comparing two ways of preventing delirium. Delirium is a common and life-threatening complication of hospitalization and major surgery for older adults, often leading to loss of independence and considerable healthcare costs. It also causes distress for patients, families, and clinicians. Read more about the team's research plan.

Emerging & Relevant Literature

Understanding when, why and how shared decision making is used in routine care In a 1963 speech at San Diego State College, John F. Kennedy famously said, "To govern is to choose, and the ability to make those choices wise and responsible and prudent requires the best of all of us." Indeed, much the same could be said about medical care...read Drs. Politi's and Neuman's editorial here.

PCORI's Updated Vision & Mission Statements

Our funder, PCORI, recently updated their Vision & Mission statements, copied below. To read more about PCORI's Strategic plan, visit: https://www.pcori.org/about/about-pcori/pcori-strategic-plan PCORI's Vision Patients and the public have information they can use to make decisions that reflect their desired health outcomes. PCORI's Mission PCORI helps people make informed healthcare decisions, and improves healthcare delivery and outcomes, by producing and promoting high-integrity, evidence-based information that comes from research guided by patients, caregivers, and the broader healthcare community.

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