Tim MacLeod Joins Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative as Co-Director of the Healthcare Systems Preparedness Program
Geneva, Switzerland (October, 12) -- The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative (DAC), the organization leading an unprecedented response to Alzheimer's disease, today announced the addition of Dr. Tim MacLeod, leading researcher in implementation science for community based clinical interventions as Co-Director of the Healthcare System Preparedness team scaling innovations in treatments across global healthcare systems.
Dr. MacLeod will direct the Healthcare System Preparedness team to expand innovative pilots and focus on applying and enacting solutions across international health systems. Dr. MacLeod brings a history of impact in scaling evidence-based interventions, changing policy, and developing sustained improvements across networks to build the capabilities of healthcare systems delivering critical care. He holds a PhD in community psychology and has published widely on the science for implementing clinical solutions through complex community-based interventions.
"I'm honored to join DAC and the healthcare system preparedness team, speeding the process of delivering the latest treatments and research discoveries to those who need them most,” said Dr. Tim MacLeod. “Our work will leverage best practices to bridge the divide between research and real-world application.”
The Healthcare System Preparedness team has already initiated 19 projects around the world and is embarking on new rounds of funding to accelerate efforts to transform the way healthcare systems respond to Alzheimer's.
"Research is nothing without application. To make real progress, we must connect and scale research to improvements in people’s lives " says George Vradenburg, Founding Chairman of the Board for the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative. "Dr. MacLeod’s leadership will lay the foundation for bringing real solutions in clinical practice by moving health systems to accelerate global access to innovative tools, behavioral interventions and therapeutics.”
The Healthcare System Preparedness program is designed to prepare every healthcare system to deliver Alzheimer's care and accelerate innovations around the world in response to the rising increase in Alzheimer’s prevalence. The number of people living with Alzheimer's is projected to triple from 50 million today to over 139 million by 2050. Currently, healthcare systems are unprepared to meet this massive scale of need. To respond effectively, each nation's healthcare system must create a patient pathway for brain health that will lead to greater detection, diagnosis, treatment and access for those who need it.
Successful initiatives and pilots are incorporated into DAC learning Labs, a network of governments and healthcare systems leaders, to share best practices that can be scaled globally.
Prior to joining DAC, Dr. MacLeod led the award-winning human-centered design studio Bridgeable as Managing Director where he worked with Fortune 500 companies in the financial service and health spaces on significant innovation initiatives. During his tenure at Bridgeable, Dr. MacLeod helped to significantly grow the practice by focusing on emerging health challenges including digital health, global health systems preparedness in the Alzheimer’s space, and health systems preparedness in the US for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Dr. MacLeod has a history of expanding innovations from effective pilots to broader populations. His research with the Mental Health commission of Canada's At Home/ Chez Soi team was impactful in changing federal and provincial housing policy in Canada and scaling evidence-based interventions from 5 pilot sites to over 20 cities nationally. His expertise in implementation science will deliver on strategies to prepare healthcare systems for the growing need.
About the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative
Launched at the World Economic Forum’s 2021 meeting on The Davos Agenda, DAC is a multi-stakeholder partnership committed to aligning stakeholders with a new vision for our collective global response against the challenges that Alzheimer’s presents to patients, caregivers and health care infrastructures. Convened by the World Economic Forum and the Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease (CEOi), and fueled by a mission of service to the estimated 150 million families and half a billion people inevitably impacted by this disease by 2050, DAC is a collaborative for the benefit of all people, in all places.