Over 2.5 million older Americans develop delirium (acute confusional state) each year, a common and serious geriatric syndrome, with associated mortality rates of 25-33% and accounting for >$100 billion in healthcare expenditures in the ensuing year. Yet, less than 30% of these cases are recognized, and even fewer receive proven preventive interventions. Clinical care to address and prevent delirium is deficient both because empirical evidence is lacking and because existing evidence is not consistently translated in an effective manner. The Candidate, Dr. Inouye, is an expert geriatrician and experienced clinical investigator, who has conducted ground-breaking work to advance our understanding of the diagnosis, risk factors, prognosis, and interventions for delirium. For this K07 Leadership Award, she proposes to develop the nation's first program focusing specifically on delirium in older adults, the Center of Excellence for Delirium in Aging: Research, Training and Educational Enhancement (CEDARTREE) to advance delirium research and training. She will establish this program at Harvard Medical School-Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, bringing together world-renowned resources in clinical-translational research, geriatrics/gerontology, and superb interdisciplinary expertise and resources to support the program, which will stimulate research across the greater Boston academic community.
The specific aims are to: 1) To create a comprehensive interdisciplinary training and mentorship program in delirium research, including a formal didactic curriculum, seminar series, collaborative working groups, and individualized mentorship with experienced investigators; 2) To develop core resources to attract interdisciplinary investigators to engage in collaborative delirium-related research (e.g., website research development grants, access to novel research technologies and databases, investigator listserve, statistical/methodological expertise, and delirium bibliography); and 3) To serve as a local and national resource for research on delirium in aging through disseminating website resources and educational content, hosting a visiting scholar program, annual scientific symposium, interest groups at national meetings, and developing national linkages to translate evidence. Innovative approaches will be incorporated at every level of the program: translational research on delirium (biomarkers, genomics, advanced neuroimaging), advanced statistical methods to address methodological challenges, and innovative educational strategies (e.g., interactive on-line educational approaches). For Dr. Inouye, the K07 award will provide the opportunity for further career development in key leadership areas and protect time needed to develop, fully implement, evaluate, refine, and establish the self-sustaining infrastructure to assure continuation of the center as an enduring contribution to aging research and training. CEDARTREE represents the first resource of its kind, providing an innovative and much-needed local/national resource and focal point that will enhance the capacity for research on delirium in aging, with the ultimate goal of improving health and quality of life for seniors.

Public Health Relevance

Over 2.5 million older Americans develop delirium (acute confusional state) each year, leading to substantial morbidity, mortality, and cost. The overall goals of this K07 Leadership Award are to develop the nation's first center of excellence focusing specifically on research and training to address delirium in older persons, and to optimize clinical care for delirium through research and knowledge translation. Ultimately, this Center will expand research capacity and serve as a national resource and focal point to improve health and quality of life for older Americans.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
5K07AG041835-05
Application #
9291395
Study Section
Clinical Aging Review Committee (NIA-C)
Program Officer
Salive, Marcel
Project Start
2013-07-01
Project End
2018-03-31
Budget Start
2017-04-01
Budget End
2018-03-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2017
Total Cost
$130,217
Indirect Cost
$9,646
Name
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
Department
Type
Independent Hospitals
DUNS #
030832075
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02131
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