In last week’s NIDUS mentoring session, Biomarkers at the Interface of Delirium and Dementia, Dr. Tamara Fong explored mechanisms that may be common to both delirium and dementia. She also reviewed shared biomarkers (AD biomarkers, neural injury biomarkers, systemic inflammatory biomarkers, and neuroimaging biomarkers). If you missed this session, you can watch the recording below. […]

Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s 2023 Pilot Awards: Laurie Lee, MN, NP; University of Calgary Shih-Yin Lin, PhD, MPH, MM; NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Allyson Palmer, MD, PhD; Mayo Clinic These one year pilot grants provide $40,000 in funding for each investigator’s delirium research into priority areas. Pilot study results should […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Here are the top three NIDUS webinars from the past year: Being Truly Responsive: How to Win Over Your Reviewers featuring Dr. Sharon Inouye Career Development Award Research Mentoring Session featuring Drs. Tom Gill, Nicholas Reed, Esther Oh Optimizing Delirium Assessment in Research Proposals featuring Dr. Richard Jones You can watch each of these sessions […]