The National RRTC on Family Caregiving is excited to announce their 3rd Biennial Conference on Family Caregiving Research, a one-of-a-kind conference with experts on caregiving policy, research, and advocacy across the lifespan.
"Building Bridges: Connecting Caregiving Research, Policy, and Practice" will highlight sessions that showcase innovations in research and build bridges across disciplines and conditions to address the urgent community, clinical and policy needs of family caregivers.
This year's conference will build on the themes, advances, and connections made during our 2nd Conference on Family Caregiving. Attendees heard from invited speakers, abstract presenters, family caregiver perspectives, funding panels, and more. You can find a short summary of our 2nd Conference on Family Caregiving here.
Post-Conference Training Workshop: Working with National Datasets
Are you an early-career researcher? Learn more about this highly-selective training workshop for early-career researchers, where you'll advance your career and the future of caregiving research and learn to work with national datasets! Applications are due by May 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.
Training workshop: working with national datasets
Call for Abstracts!
Abstract submission is currently closed. Late-breaking abstract submissions will open on June 3, 2024. You can download the full abstract submission guidelines and planning worksheet to help you prepare once submissions reopen in June! Make sure to sign up to our e-mail list at the bottom of this page to be notified when submissions open again!
Please note the key dates for abstracts (regular and late-breaking) below!
Key Dates:
| Abstract Submission Deadline | CLOSED |
| Abstract Decision Notification | May 20, 2024 |
| Late Breaking Abstract Submission Opens | June 3, 2024 |
| Late Breaking Abstract Submission Deadline | June 24, 2024 by 11:59 PM ET |
| Late Breaking Abstract Decision Notification | July 26, 2024 |
Agenda At A Glance!
We're so excited to be able to share some of the keynote and invited speakers who will be joining us in September! Check out our agenda-at-a-glance to see a brief look at the conference schedule.
If you'd like to ensure you're notified about future updates (including registration information!), please fill out our form here.
Please contact us at caregivingconference@pitt.edu with any questions.