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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...

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Cerebrovascular Risk, Aging, and Their Effects on the Brain Changes in memory, thinking, and organizational skills occur in the course of normal aging, but can sometimes indicate an underlying disease. These changes in thinking ability can occur as a result of medical conditions (such as high blood...

We would love to have you get involved in our research! Currently, we have several ongoing studies. Most of these studies compensate participation at $10/hour and are conducted at the Boston VA located at 150 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02130. If you are interested in functional MRI or...

Identify Risk Chart review Assessment of risk factors: cognitive impairment, advanced age, severe illness, sensory deficits, infection, polypharmacy, sleep deprivation, dehydration Screen Clock-in-the Box Assessment Modified Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (mRASS) Days of the Week Backward...

Currently there are two other clinical demonstration projects from the VA Boston Healthcare System Geriatrics in Primary Care Clinical Demonstration Project- Dr. Peter Engel - Coinciding with the initiation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), the Geriatrics in Primary Care program seeks to...

STEP Home is a group workshop program started by the TRACTS team and created to help returning veterans reintegrate back into their civilian lives after deployment.Veterans are offered assistance with vocational issues, problem solving, family relationships, substance issues, and related...