Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
New York City, New York, United States
Abraham Brody, PhD, RN, FAAN is associate director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing and Professor of Medicine at NYU Meyers College of Nursing. He is also the founder of Aliviado Health and the Pilot Core Lead of the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory. His work focuses on the intersection of geriatrics, palliative care, quality, and equity. The primary goal of his research, clinical, and policy pursuits is to improve the quality of care for older adults with serious illnesses wherever they reside. He has developed, tested, and disseminated of real-world, technology, and informatics-supported quality improvement interventions across settings. He has served as principal investigator and co-investigator of multiple NIH-funded large-scale pragmatic clinical trials to improve the quality of care and quality of life for persons living with dementia and their caregivers and person with serious illness in the community, as well as mixed-methods and quantitative health services research projects
From a leadership perspective, Brody works across disciplines to help advance geriatrics and palliative care nationally. As pilot core lead of the IMPACT Collaboratory, he is responsible for heading the pilot program, which, reviews and awards funds to help investigators prepare for large-scale pragmatic clinical trials for persons living with dementia and their caregivers. He also has served as a member of the NYU-HHC CTSI Research and Education Core, the HPNA Board of Directors, and the Enrichment and Technology Core Director of the NYU Meyers Center for Precision Health in Diverse Populations, all of which have focused on mentoring and developing a diverse nursing and scientific workforce. He also maintains an active practice in the Geriatric and Palliative Consult Services at NYU Langone Health.
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Thursday, November 9, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET