USDeN Releases Pilot RFA
The US Deprescribing Research Network is pleased to announce a new Request for Application for Pilot Awards. The maximum budget per award is $30,000 in direct costs (and no more than $50,000 in combined direct and indirect cost). Letter of Intent (Required): Due November 12, 2024 Full application: Due January 31, 2025 Read more about […]
October 1, 2024 USDeN Webinar: N-of-1 Trials to Promote Deprescribing
Join the USDeN October 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET (11:00 am PT) for a special webinar: N-of-1 Trials to Promote Deprescribing. The featured presenter will be Dr. Parag Goyal of Weill Cornell Medicine. This webinar will outline the potential value of N-of-1 trials as an innovative strategy to promote deprescribing. More broadly, it will […]
NIDUS Alumni in the News: August 2024
Each month, we 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. Sevdenur Cizginer, MD Medscape: Healing Beyond the Hospital: Improving Post-Op Care for Older Adults Dae Kim, MD, MPH The New England Journal of Medicine: […]
October 7 AGS CoCare®: HELP GSA Special Interest Group Session
On Wednesday, 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. […]
NIDUS Alumni in the News: July 2024
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, […]
Don’t Miss Out on the 2025-2026 NIDUS Pilot Awards Cycle
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.
NIA Workshop: Current Progress and New Directions in Delirium Research
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 […]
Save the Date: The Impact of Media on Gender Equity in STEMM
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 […]
Dr. Michael Devinney Honored with Silverstein Memorial Award
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 […]
Application Deadline for the National Clinician Scholars Program is July 15
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 […]