About the CSGs: Aims & Objectives
The Groups should aim to bring together the expertise and enthusiasm necessary to establish them as an authoritative voice in the Dementias & Neurodegenerative Diseases research community. Each Group has the following generic objectives. Individual groups may have additional objectives as agreed by members and with DeNDRoN Operational Steering Group (OSG):
- Be responsible for developing and overseeing a portfolio of studies;
- Identify gaps in research topics;
- Propose and develop new trials and other well-designed studies, and submit applications for approval;
- Consider studies proposed by others and advise the DeNDRoN Study Adoption Committee where required;
- Consider international studies for inclusion in the portfolio;
- Receive inputs from UKCRN, DeNDRoN Directors and Dementias & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Funders;
- Provide Dementias & Neurodegenerative Diseases strand-specific advice, as required, to DeNDRoN OSG and DeNDRoN Directors;
- Undergo peer review of their overall portfolio 3-yearly;
- Ensure patient and carer involvement in activities.