Dr. Sharon Inouye’s interview, “Delirium, Dementia, and the Brain“, is featured in The Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute Letter!
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Announcements and News updates
Major Themes for 2018 NIDUS Pilot Grants Announced
The NIDUS Pilots and Innovation Task Force is accepting proposals for pilot grants focused on delirium research, due on November 7, 2018. The Pilots and Innovation Task Force has identified three major themes of special interest for the pilot grants below, each representing a research area likely to have broad impact on the field. However, […]
2018 NIDUS Pilot Grant Call for Applications Announced
$50,000 pilot funding opportunity for researchers interested in delirium The Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists is offering two $50,000 pilot grants for proposals related to delirium research. The purpose of these awards is to encourage innovative research that will advance investigation in delirium and lead to future grant funding. Early career investigators or […]
“Writing and Publishing your Delirium Research: Practical Tips from an Editor” Webinar
NIDUS 2018 Career Development Webinar Series presents… Writing and Publishing Your Delirium Research: Practical Tips from an Editor Donna Fick, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN Elouise Ross Eberly Endowed Professor, Penn State College of Nursing Director, Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence Editor, Journal of Gerontological Nursing Leader, NIDUS Mentorship and Career Development Task Force Wednesday, February […]
ADS’ 8th Annual Meeting: Call For Proposals
Consider submitting a symposium, workshop or roundtable proposal, or oral or poster presentation abstract for the 8th Annual American Delirium Society Meeting, June 10-12 in San Francisco CA! This is a great meeting to share your work, learn, and network with others in the field. Please see below or visit the ADS 2018 website (http://americandeliriumsociety.org/ads-2018) […]
Recap: American Delirium Society Meeting 2017
The American Delirium Society held their 6th annual meeting from June 4-6, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. Along with excellent talks and poster presentations by many members of the delirium research community, NIDUS was honored to host 2 sessions: 1) a plenary session by NIDUS investigators introducing the program and our initiatives and 2) a scientific breakout session with presentations by previous participants of the Delirium Boot Camp.Continue reading
Complete a quick survey on delirium instrument use in your clinical research
Calling all delirium researchers: The NIDUS Measurement and Harmonization Core is seeking input on your preferences for use of delirium assessment tools in clinical research. Please help us by completing this quick survey!The purpose of this survey is to gauge use and preferences information regarding the use of tools for assessing delirium in clinical research. […]
NIDUS publishes editorial in Journal of Gerontological Nursing
The Journal of Geronotological Nursing has published an editorial titled “Network for Investigation of Delirium Across the U.S. (NIDUS): Advancing the Field of Delirium with a New Interdisciplinary Research Network” in their May 2017 issue. The editorial describes the NIDUS program and provides a framework for how NIDUS will help advance the field of delirium research. Donna […]
World Delirium Day – March 15, 2017
The International Federation of Delirium Societies (I-Delirium) World Delirium Awareness Day – March 15, 2017 The inaugural World Delirium Day aims to raise delirium awareness and inspire positive action among healthcare workers and the community to prevent, detect early and care for people with delirium, around the globe. This effort was launch by I-Delirium, the International […]
NIDUS to offer two $50,000 Pilot Grants in 2017
The NIDUS Pilot and Innovations Task Force is pleased to announce that they will award two pilot grants of $50,000 each (total direct costs) in October, 2017. Proposals must be related to delirium research in the following priority areas: (1) risk factors, prognosis, outcomes; (2) pathophysiology, mechanisms, biomarkers, genomics and other –‘omics’ approaches; (3) diagnostic […]