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Michael Anthony McClurkin - President Kia Byrd - Vice President Kyle Renard Burton - Treasurer George Romar - Secretary Chidi Akusobi - Program Coordinator Chlo é Powell - Program Coordinator David Osayande - Pipeline Coordinator Kwadwo Owuso-Boaitey - Pipeline Coordinator Debra Whorms -...

Chidi Akusobi wa s born in Nigeria and immigrated to the Bronx at the age of 2. He attended Yale University, where he majored in Biology, specializing in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. While at Yale, he was involved with several STEM education and outreach programs. He also conducted research for...

What is The Clock-in-the-Box? The Clock-in-the-Box (CIB) is a brief (under two minutes) cognitive screening instrument that can help identify patients with cognitive or functional deficits. The CIB is a cognitive screening instrument and should not be used as the sole factor in identifying patients...

What is Delirium? Delirium is a common, morbid, and costly condition. From the healthcare system standpoint, delirium leads to more inpatient and long term care costs. From the patient standpoint, patients who develop delirium in the hospital, frequently go to rehabilitation facilities because of...

RISK IDENTIFICATION ... The Delirium Toolbox is a VA quality improvement project developed by James Rudolph that evolved from a VABHS Healthcare Failure Effects-Modes Analysis (HFEMA) and VABHS Delirium Task Force. The Delirium Toolbox is funded via a T21 mechanism administered by the Office of...

PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN LATE LIFE (PILL) PROJECT Background The transition from hospital to home is a critical time complicated by numerous medicines, drug toxicities, regimen changes, and discrepancies. The Pharmacological Intervention in Late Life (PILL) project was developed to enhance...