DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRICS

FIRST FACULTY OF MEDICINE

CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES  NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

·        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

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES  INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

·        Project interRAI “Improvement of quality of care for the elderly through systematic assessment”, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan,USA 1998- 2001

·        5^th  Framework Program RTD,  European Commission “Elderly in Home Care in Europe” (AD HOC), 2001- 2004

·        5^th  Framework Program RTD, European Commission  “Cross-national determinants of quality of life and health services for the elderly” (CLESA), QLRT-2000-00664, 2002-2004

·        5^th  Framework Program RTD, European Commission  “European Forum on Aging”, , 2003-2005,

·        International Collaborative Poject interRAI “RAI-Instrument New suite validation project” 2004-2005,

·        6^th 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

·        7^th Framework Program collaborative research project, European Commission “Involvement of the elderly in clinical research trials” (PREDICT) 2008 – 2010

·        7^th 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)