ONDRI’s Research Aims
ONDRI evolves to drive impact
Today, ONDRI’s research is focused on leveraging the high-quality data resulting from its Foundational study, while driving additional research activities that achieve impact in:
- Scientific discovery
- Individual function, for people with lived experience of studied diseases
- The health system
Video: Richard Swartz, MD, PhD, ONDRI co-lead, describes the four Aims and overall mission of ONDRI (Oct. 2020):
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ONDRI’s four aims focus its disease research activities
ONDRI’s four aims represent areas of research focused on collecting, analyzing, and validating data from people living with diseases that can cause cognitive impairment and dementia. ONDRI takes a unique multi-dimensional approach to its research, with a cross-disease, cross-platform perspective that allows new types of questions to be asked.
The goal is to advance dementia research and ultimately improve diagnosis, prognosis, care, and outcomes for people living with neurodegenerative diseases and stroke, and for those who support them.
ONDRI’s four guiding aims:
AIM 1: Mining the Gold of ONDRI
Leveraging our foundational study to generate impacts in diagnosis, treatment & care
AIM 2: ONDRI @ Home
Assessing health and function in a person's home and community
AIM 3: Validation Through Collaboration
Working in partnership with aligned groups to compare data and make discoveries
AIM 4: Health Services Research
Analyzing health system records to inform health care policy and planning