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The Johns Hopkins Delirium Consortium: A Model for Collaborating Across Disciplines and Departments for Delirium Prevention and Treatment
Author(s) -
Neufeld Karin J.,
Joseph Bienvenu O.,
Rosenberg Paul B.,
Mears Simon C.,
Lee Hochang B.,
Kamdar Biren B.,
Sieber Frederick E.,
Krumm Sharon K.,
Walston Jeremy D.,
Hager David N.,
Touradji Pegah,
Needham Dale M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03672.x
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , geriatrics , rehabilitation , anesthesiology , pain medicine , multidisciplinary approach , pharmacy , gerontology , medline , family medicine , nursing , psychiatry , physical therapy , social science , sociology , political science , law
Delirium is an important syndrome affecting inpatients in various hospital settings. This article focuses on multidisciplinary and interdepartmental collaboration to advance efforts in delirium clinical care and research. The J ohns H opkins Delirium Consortium, which includes members from the disciplines of nursing, medicine, rehabilitation therapy, psychology, and pharmacy within the departments and divisions of anesthesiology, geriatrics, oncology, orthopedic surgery, psychiatry, critical care medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation at the J ohns H opkins Hospital and J ohns H opkins Bayview Medical Center, is one model of such collaboration. This article describes the process involved in developing functional collaboration around delirium and highlights projects, opportunities, and challenges resulting from them.