DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRICS
FIRST FACULTY OF MEDICINE
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
· Grant Agency, Czech Ministry of Health, IGA MZ ČR 2084-3 "Geriatric care and its management. " 1994 – 1996
· Grant Agency, Czech Ministry of Health , IGA MZ ČR č. 2418-2 " Evaluation of effectiveness of geriatric visiting team " 1994-1995
· Grant project Czech Ministry of Health “National plan for improvement of negative consequences of disability” MZ ČR 73/45/NPO/ ", 1996-1997
· Grant Agency, Czech Ministry of Health, IGA MZ ČR No. 3541-3 "Economic and socio-medical aspects of health policy for the elderly" l996-1998, final report 1999
· Co-investigator, research project Charles University No. CEZ J 13/98 1111 00001 “Brain plasticity – theoretic and clinical aspects of development, maturity and aging”,1999- 2004
· Validation of cognitive assessment instruments in Czech Republic, Charles University, 2002
· Clinical gerontopharmacology , Charles University, 2003-2004, 2005-2007 ongoing
· PI “National level educational program in geriatric medicine for primary care physicians in the Czech Republic”, Merck Institute on Aging and Health, US 2005-2007
· Grant Agency, Czech Ministry of Health , IGA MZ ČR No. " Geriatric pharmacotherapy" 2009- ongoing
· Project interRAI “Improvement of quality of care for the elderly through systematic assessment”, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan,USA 1998- 2001
· 5th Framework Program RTD, European Commission “Elderly in Home Care in Europe” (AD HOC), 2001- 2004
· 5th Framework Program RTD, European Commission “Cross-national determinants of quality of life and health services for the elderly” (CLESA), QLRT-2000-00664, 2002-2004
· 5th Framework Program RTD, European Commission “European Forum on Aging”, , 2003-2005,
· International Collaborative Poject interRAI “RAI-Instrument New suite validation project” 2004-2005,
· 6th Framework Program RTD, European Commission “Nutrition and Aging” (NUTRI-SENEX) 2004-2007
· International Collaborative Project “National level educational program in geriatric medicine for primary care physicians in the Czech Republic”, Merck Institute on Aging and Health, US 2005-2007 (Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia)
· GERONTONET (European Geriatric Research Network) Project “Feasibility of Geriatric Minimum Data Set (GMDS) for clinical trials” 2008
· 7th Framework Program collaborative research project, European Commission “Involvement of the elderly in clinical research trials” (PREDICT) 2008 – 2010
· 7th Framework program international research project, European Commission “Standardized Minimum Data Set RAI for nursing homes clients” (SHELTER), project will start later during the year 2009-2012
CLINICAL TRIALS
International Phase II and III trials
Geriatric urinary incontinence (overactive bladder)
Mild cognitive impairment
Dementia (6 trials)
BPSD
Decubitus ulcer
Postmarketing studies
Arterial hypertension
Anticoagulation therapy
Antidementia drugs
Psychotropic drugs (antipsychotics)
