Announcements and News updates
On Monday, October 7, 2024, the AGS CoCare®: HELP GSA Special Interest Group will a special session on the Hospital Elder Life Program. Attendees will hear how one AGS CoCare®: HELP site got started and how they overcame barriers. In addition, the session will also discuss generial guidelines for starting an AGS CoCare®: HELP Program. […]
NOTE: Each month, we’ll highlight news stories and articles featuring NIDUS Boot Camp alumni. If you are a Boot Camp alum and have an accomplishment that you’d like featured here, let us know. A.M. Barrett, MD UMass Chan Medical School: Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect Sikandar Khan, […]
Are you a delirium researcher? Each year, NIDUS awards pilot grants to advance innovation in delirium research and support researchers like you! The next Pilot Award cycle will soon be underway. Learn more about NIDUS Pilot Awards.
The Division of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging will host a hybrid workshop entitled “Current Progress and New Directions in Delirium Research ” on August 5 – 6, 2024. The workshop will be held at the NIA’s Neuroscience Center in Rockville, MD with a virtual option on Zoom. Register here. The workshop will […]
Join the National Academies on July 10th, 2024 from 12-3:30 pm ET for a public workshop that will explore the current landscape, impacts on perception of women in STEMM, ways to address stereotypes and bias, best practices, and the role of media partnerships. The hybrid workshop will be held at the National Academy of Sciences […]
Michael Devinney, MD, PhD recently received the 2024 Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties. According to AGS, this award recognizes emerging researchers across health care who are committed to careers in aging. AGS President Donna Fick says, “Dr. Devinney is a passionate advocate for improving the care of […]
The National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) offers physicians and doctorate-trained nurses an innovative two-year, postdoctoral interprofessional training program, preparing them for a wide range of careers, from academic health services research careers to educational, advocacy, and policy leadership positions. The NCSP provides mentored training and supporting to develop change agents who will devote their careers […]
Do you work in the field of aging or dementia? The National Institute on Aging (NIA) wants your input on challenges, opportunities, and use-cases related to data management, sharing, and secondary use of scientific data. The goal is to develop an overarching NIA data strategy that informs NIA programs and policies, and addresses gaps in […]
The AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative is looking for MCC Champions to introduce the MCC’s Core Curriculum and encourage the inclusion of people living with Multiple Chronic Conditions (people living with MCCs) in research to their peers. On Thursday, May 29 at 1:00 PM ET, the LEARNING Collaborative will be hosting a Becoming a MCC Champion workshop. During the […]
The 13th Annual Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference will be held November 7 – 8, 2024 at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Turner Auditorium in Baltimore. The aim of this two-day conference is improving long-term outcomes for ICU survivors. Additionally, this conference targets a wide range of health care providers and practitioners including physical […]