Dr. Zachary Kunicki received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island, and he has master’s degrees in Psychology, Statistics, and Public Health. Dr. Kunicki is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he also serves as the assistant […]
Author Archive: nidus_delirium
12th Johns Hopkins ICU Rehab VIRTUAL Conference
Registration is now open for the 12th Hopkins ICU Rehab VIRTUAL Conference. The live virtual portion will be held November 8-11, 2023 with an unlimited on-demand portion taking place October 19 – December 18, 2023. Register before June 30 for an early bird discount. This Conference bridges the gap between research and bedside. The target […]
Investigator of the Month (June 2023): Annmarie Hosie, PhD, RN
Dr. Annmarie Hosie is Associate Professor, Palliative Care Nursing at the University of Notre Dame Australia and St. Vincent’s Health Network Sydney; and an Adjust Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney. Her PhD at the University of Notre Dame Australia researched delirium epidemiology, systems, and nursing practice in palliative care units, and her […]
Investigator of the Month (May 2023): Meera Agar, PhD
Professor Agar’s research aims to improve the support and care for people who are experiencing cognitive and other brain impacts as a result of advanced illness. She is particularly focused on improving interventions to prevent and manage delirium at the end of life, and measure their efficacy and harms through endpoints that are meaningful to […]
Join the NIDUS Research Hub Challenge
Calling all delirium investigators to the NIDUS Research Hub Challenge! Have you used the NIDUS Delirium Research Hub to further your delirium research program and/or build your collaborative connections? Can you show your creative use of the NIDUS Research Hub to solve a problem in delirium research? If so, we encourage you to submit what […]
Delirium Research Hub Spotlight – Nadia Lunardi, MD, PhD
Periodically, NIDUS features a Delirium Research Hub investigator as a Spotlight Investigator. This month, we feature Dr. Nadia Lunardi and her study, Developing a Clinically Relevant Mouse Model of Delirium.
Dr. Inouye BJA article: Preventing dementia by preventing delirium
Recently, Dr. Sharon Inouye was co-author on a paper entitled Estimating the number of cases of dementia that might be prevented by preventing delirium. Published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, the paper highlights “evidence of the strong inter-relationship between delirium and dementia.” The paper also states that, “understanding how many cases of dementia might […]
AGS CoCare: HELP Preconference
Less than two weeks left to save on AGS 2023 Annual Meeting Registration! Join the AGS CoCare: HELP Preconference taking place at the American Geriatrics Society 2023 Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California on Wednesday, May 3rd from 7am – 5:30pm PT. The preconference will feature topics including delirium screening & recognition, mobility, strategies for […]
The NIDUS Delirium Research Hub: 10 Questions
Recently, Dr. Ed Marcantonio, NIDUS Delirium Research Hub Leader, created a list of 10 Questions about the NIDUS Delirium Research Hub. Below is a preview of the list: 1) What is the NIDUS Delirium Research Hub? The Delirium Research Hub, one of five NIDUS cores, is a repository of meta-data (like a “table of contents”) […]
New Resource from AGS for New and Emerging Investigators
New Resource from the American Geriatrics Society for New and Emerging Investigators with an interest in including Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions in Research NIDUS is pleased to share that the AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative has launched its website and published the first two of a planned eight domain curriculum (the remaining six domains will […]