“Most shockingly, delirium is often unrecognized. Studies have shown that in affected persons, that delirium is only recognized by about 1/3 of physicians and nurses.” Listen or watch the conversation.

“Rather than designating delirium as a “never event” for hospitals, Medicare could offer incentives for the use of proven strategies for preventing it — such as ensuring early mobility, reducing use of bed or chair alarms, minimizing use of psychoactive drugs, and providing adaptations for vision and hearing impairment — in order to motivate change.” […]

The NIDUS Delirium Research Hub has now been listed as one of the NIH’s Open Domain-Specific Data Sharing Repositories! Make sure to submit your delirium study to the Hub!

The death of a child, at any age, is one of the most – if not the most – stressful life events a person can go through. Bereavement is associated with severe health, social, and economic consequences – but sparse legal and social supports exist to protect grieving parents. The authors of the newest NAM […]

Rea the new Wall Street Journal article featuring Dr. Sharon Inouye and Dr. Wes Ely out now! Learn about the ways to combat delirium from these delirium experts.

A new randomized controlled trial in JAMA Internal Medicine has demonstrated the effectiveness of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), this time in an adapted, tailored format. The HELP Program reduces delirium and functional decline in hospitalized older adults through daily interventions, many of which are performed by volunteers. This study enrolled 281 surgical patients […]

Dr. Sharon Inouye’s interview, “Delirium, Dementia, and the Brain“, is featured in The Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute Letter!