Senior Scientific Investigator
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Robert Penfold, PhD, is a health services research and health policy expert at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. His work focuses on developing and testing strategies to optimize behavioral health care delivery and patient outcomes. His research addresses practical issues, such as how to reduce unnecessary use of antipsychotic medications in people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. Dr. Penfold is a co-investigator in the Mental Health Research Network (MHRN). He is also the PI of a pragmatic trial entitled STAR Caregivers—Virtual Training and Follow-up, a National Institute on Aging funded clinical trial to improve the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and reduce caregiver burden without the use of antipsychotic medications.
Before joining KPWHRI in 2010, Dr. Penfold held research and teaching positions at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio; the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy; and most recently, at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Population Medicine and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.
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STAR Caregivers: Implementation of an Evidence-Based Program in Real-World Settings
Sunday, November 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Sunday, November 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET