Browse all previous NIDUS webinars below, organized below by four common themes. All presentations and slides are published with the speaker’s permission.
- How to Write & Publish Delirium Research
- NIDUS Resources
- Study Design
- Invited Talks from Delirium Researchers
Theme 1: How to Write & Publish Delirium Research
How to Get Writing Done – Dr. Sharon Inouye discusses her approach to writing a paper. She starts with tables and figures, and then makes a detailed outline around the tables and figures in this order: aims, methods, results, introduction and discussion. Then while writing the paper she takes one section of the outline at a time. She also discusses that how to get the writing done is highly personalized for what works best for each person, and how to select a journal. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Pearls from a Journal Editor – Dr. Donna Fick discusses steps to publishing your research successfully. Some of the main topics she touches on are knowing your audience, steps needed before submitting, how to choose a journal to submit to, and a submission checklist. She also shows examples of query emails, cover letters, and revision/response letter to reviewer’s comments. She also gives good writing habit tips. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Writing and Publishing your Delirium Research: Practical Tips from an Editor (Recording Not Available) – Dr. Donna Fick outlines the process of how to successfully submit an article for publication. It discusses the steps in order, including steps needed before submitting to a journal. It also discusses good writing habits and strategies to get your writing done before submission deadlines. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Being Truly Responsive: How to Win Over Your Reviewers – Dr. Sharon Inouye outlines her approach, informed by Dr. Jerry Kassirer (former Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine), to responding to reviewer comments. This approach outlines 3 principles: Put everything in 1 place, Respond to everything, and Adjust your Mindset. She also provides example formatting for letters and tables. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Tips on Poster/Slide Design – This webinar discusses a checklist strategy on how to effectively design posters and slides. A specific check list is shown for each area of the poster that should be used when creating a poster or slide. Examples of well-designed and not well-designed posters are discussed and attendee’s questions are answered. Recorded webinar by Eva Zeisky, posted with permission. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Theme 2: NIDUS Resources
NIDUS Pilot Awards: Developing a Competitive LOI/Submitting a Successful Application – Dr. Michael Avidan discusses the differences between pilot and feasibility studies and ways to be successful when submitting an application for the NIDUS pilot grant award. Dr. Tammy Hshieh discusses her pilot application that was funded and described what made it successful. Access Dr. Avidan’s slides, Dr. Hshieh’s slides, and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Using NIDUS Research HUB for Developing Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses – Dr. Esther Oh discusses how to develop a systematic review and meta-analyses and NIDUS resources can be helpful in this process. She frames this process in terms of the following steps: Assembling a team, developing a protocol, data collection, data synthesis, interpretation of the data, and updating the literature review. Additionally, she also discusses when NOT to do a meta-analysis. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
NIDUS II Pilot Award Letter of Intent Info Session, Part 1 – Dr. Frederick Sieber discusses the NIDUS II Pilot Grants and the application process. He specifically focuses on the requirements for the one page letter of intent. the NIDUS website and resources that can be used to aid in the pilot application process are also reviewed. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
NIDUS II Letter of Intent Info Session, Part 2– Dr. Frederick Sieber discusses the NIDUS II Pilot Grants and the application process in a shorter form than the previous information session webinar. He still focuses mostly on the one page letter of intent. He also briefly reviews the NIDUS website and resources. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Building Connections and Collaborations using the NIDUS Delirium Research Hub and Communication Site – Dr. Sarinnapha (Fah) Vasunilashorn discusses how to use the NIDUS Delirium Research Hub and the Collaboration Communication Site step-by-step. She also does a live demonstration as she walks through the steps of searching on the Hub, submitting your study to the Hub, and starting a discussion forum on the Communication Site. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Use of the NIDUS Resources to Advance Research: A Real World Example – Dr. Karin Neufeld discusses the steps of a systematic review in relation to their specific paper addressing the questions: (1) what are the benefits and harms for antipsychotics compared to each other, placebo, or non-drug approaches to prevent delirium? And (2) what are the benefits and harms for antipsychotics compared to each other, placebo or non-drug approaches in the treatment of delirium (resolution of delirium, delirium free days, mortality, function, complications from treatment)? (2a) do the harm versus benefits differ in some subgroups of older adults with delirium (such as persons with dementia, critically ill or ICU patients, long-term care)? She also highlights how NIDUS resources were used in this systematic review process. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Theme 3: Study Design
Pragmatic Trial Design – Dr. Matthew Wall Semler discusses the difference between a traditional model and pragmatic model, and elaborates on a few different trial designs. He also highlights some key points through an example, the SMART trial. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Clinical Trials – Drs. E. Wesley Ely and Pratik Pandharipande discuss the process of clinical trials. They highlight important points and steps in clinical trials, in a story-like manner when discussing two examples, the MIND/MIND USA study and the MENDS studies. One take-home point they really emphasize is “babysitting” all aspects of the investigations as the studies are ongoing. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Statistical Issues in Trial Design – Dr. Rameela Chandrasekhar discusses statistical issues to consider when designing a clinical trial. She talks about the topics of randomization schemes, baseline significance testing, adjusting or not adjusting, choosing the primary outcome, and good reporting practices. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Optimizing Delirium Assessment in Research Proposals – Dr. Rich Jones discusses what reviewers are looking for in research proposals with regard to choice in measurement instruments, how NIDUS resources can help give reviewers what they want and strengthen the design of your research, and finally strategies for choosing an instrument for your proposed research. He also focuses on the COSMIN (Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments) score that appears on the measurement information cards, and really explains what it means and how it is scored. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Theme 4: Invited Talks from Delirium Researchers
Partnering with Family in Delirium Research: Lessons Learned from a Boot Camp Alumni – Dr. Kirsten Fiest discusses the keys to her success throughout her research journey. She touches on the topics of team, mentors, network, peers, students, projects, funding, focus, writing, and balance. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Deprescribing and Delirium, Co-hosted by USDeN and NIDUS (2022) – Dr. Noll Campbell discusses the intersection of the practice of deprescribing and delirium due to the overlap of medications and delirium. He touches on the hypothesis of how neurotransmitters are involved in delirium. He specifically discusses three studies to walk through his points on this topic of deprescribing and delirium. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Delirium in older adults: Ethical considerations in research participation – Drs. Annmarie Hoise, Nola Ries, and Meera Agar discuss the ethics of research participation for people with delirium and cognitive impairment. The steps they discuss are plan, enlist, process, analyze, preserve, results, and reuse. They explain this through “Arthur” an example older adult to highlight some of these important points. Access the slides and notes (with timestamps) from the presentation here.
Building a Research Enterprise (Recording Not Available)– Dr. Wes Ely discusses steps to take to have a successful research career. It outlines the topics of protected time, tool box formation, mentorship, developing questions, building the team, IRB issues, consent, study design, funding, and other items important for conducting successful research. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
Preclinical and Translational Models for Delirium: Recommendations for Future Research from the NIDUS Delirium Network – Drs. Fah Vasunilashorn, Nadia Lunardi, Niccolo Terrando, and Rod Eckenhoff discuss their recently published paper on preclinical and translational animal models for delirium. They mention the complexity and challenges of having animal models for delirium, and discuss the main points of the current knowledge, challenges and strategies for replicating elements of human delirium in animals, utility of fluid, neurophysiology, neuroimaging markers in animal models, and guidelines and recommendations. Access the notes (with timestamps) from the presentation.
NIDUS Career Development Award Research Mentoring Session – Drs. Tom Gill and Nicholas Reed discuss the steps of successfully developing and writing a grant. Dr. Gill discusses the key components of the candidate, career development plan, research plan, mentor’s statement, and environment and institutional commitment. Then Dr. Reed discusses his own story about a K23 grant application and mentorship highlighting the points that Dr. Gill laid out. Access the slides and notes from the presentation here.