Dr. Sharon Inouye and Team of Delirium Experts Awarded Federal Grant to Develop Network to Advance D
A team of delirium experts led by Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Aging Brain Center at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, have been awarded a projected $3.7 million grant over five years to build an interdisciplinary collaborative network of delirium researchers nationally and internationally. Affecting over 2.6 million older adults in the U.S. each year, typically following surgery, hospitalization or acute illness, delirium can be serious and life-threatening, often leading to loss of independence, cognitive decline, an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, and costing more than $164 billion per year in healthcare expenditures.
Despite its importance for the health and wellbeing of older adults, delirium is not well understood and is vastly under-recognized. Dr. Inouye, along with 12 leading experts in delirium research, will create an interdisciplinary Network for Investigation of Delirium across the U.S. (NIDUS) and beyond to foster collaboration and accelerate scientific discovery in delirium. By bringing together multiple experts across disciplines--with varying approaches and skill sets-- I truly believe we will accelerate advancements in delirium,” says Inouye. Eva Schmitt, Ph.D. of Hebrew SeniorLife, one of our grantees.
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