Delirium in Older Adults: Finding Order in the Disorder
February 9 – 11, 2014, Bethesda, MD
Supported by: The Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Branch of the National Institute on Aging and the American Geriatrics Society
About the Conference
This 2½ day conference will be held in the beginning of 2014. In keeping with a Bedside to Bench theme; this conference’s primary focus will be to explore translational opportunities whereby studies of potential delirium mechanisms could help inform future research, clinical prevention and management.
Delirium is a disorder of attention and consciousness affecting mostly the elderly. Estimates place its costs to US health care at up to $152 billion a year. Comorbidity, hospitalization, previous delirium and dementia represent key risk factors, yet the pathophysiology of this multifactorial geriatric syndrome remains obscure. Clinicians recognize that problems of cognition, mobility and mood frequently coexist with delirium. The conference seeks to bring together experts from basic and clinical perspectives to share insights, promote opportunities and develop a common framework for future research.
Conference Planning Committee
| George, Kuchel MD Chair (U13 Pl) University of Connecticut Health Center |
Malaz A. Boustani MD, PhD Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center |
| Basil Eldadah MD, PhD National Institute on Health/ NIA |
Wesley E. Ely MD, PhD Vanderbilt University and VA-GRECC |
| William Hung MD, PhD Mount Sinai Hospital AGS Jr. Faculty Representative |
Sharon K. Inouye MD, MPH Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| Tom Jacobs PhD National Institute of Health/ NINDS |
Hochang Benjamin Lee MD Yale School of Medicine |
| Edward Marcantonio MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School |
Thomas Robinson MD University of Colorado Denver |
| Jeffrey H. Silverstein MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
Molly Wagster PhD National Institute of Health/ NIA |
| Zhongcong Xie MD, PhD Harvard Medical School and Mass General Hospital |
