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= Dr. Malaz Boustani - Wikipedia Page = Dr. Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH, is a distinguished geriatrician, neuroscientist, and implementation scientist committed to transforming healthcare for the betterment of all. As the Richard M. Fairbanks Chair of Aging Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Professor, and Director of Senior Care Innovation at Eskenazi Health, Dr. Boustani has pioneered innovative models of dementia care and led groundbreaking research initiatives.

Contact

 * Website: www.hii.iu.edu
 * Slogan: Transforming Healthcare for Better, for All, Now!

Initiatives
1. Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias


 * Founding Director, Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation

2. Applied Aging Research


 * Research Scientist, Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute

3. Care Delivery


 * Founding Director and Implementation Scientist, Center for Health Innovation & Implementation Science

Academic Positions

 * Richard M. Fairbanks Chair of Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine
 * Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
 * Director of Senior Care Innovation, Eskenazi Health
 * Founding Director, Chief Innovation and Implementation Officer, Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation

Research and Clinical Contributions
Dr. Boustani is a geriatrician, neuroscientist, and implementation scientist with extensive experience in developing, evaluating, implementing, and disseminating healthcare innovations, particularly in the realm of brain health. He is the Founding Director of the Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation and the Director and Chief Innovation and Implementation Officer for the Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science.

Over the past decade, Dr. Boustani has built a clinical laboratory comprising more than 2,000 ambulatory practices, serving at least 10 million lives across five Midwestern States. His leadership has resulted in executing numerous clinical research studies funded by prestigious organizations, with total funding exceeding $100 million.

Featured Projects
1. Digital Detection of Dementia Studies (D cubed Studies)


 * Role: Co-Principal Investigator
 * NIH/NIA (2020-2025)
 * Evaluating approaches for early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease using patient-reported outcome data within Electronic Health Records.

2. Collaborative Care for the Older Injured Patient: A Trauma Medical Home


 * Role: Co-Principal Investigator
 * NIH/NIA (2017-2022)
 * Applying collaborative care concepts to the non-neurologically injured patient population.

Highlighted Publications

 * 1) State of Science: Bridging the Science-Practice Gap in Aging, Dementia and Mental Health
 * 2) * Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2018
 * 3) Agile Implementation: A Blueprint for Implementing Evidence-Based Healthcare Solutions
 * 4) * Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 2018
 * 5) Using the Agile Implementation Model to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
 * 6) * American Journal of Infection Control, Jan 2019
 * 7) Selecting a Change and Evaluating its Impact on the Performance of a Complex Adaptive Health Care Delivery System
 * 8) * Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 25, 2010
 * 9) Enhancing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
 * 10) * Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2012
 * 11) Deprescribing in the Pharmacologic Management of Delirium: A Randomized Trial in the Intensive Care Unit
 * 12) * Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2019
 * 13) Implementing Innovative Models of Dementia Care: The Healthy Aging Brain Center
 * 14) * Aging and Mental Health, January 2011
 * 15) Healthy Aging Brain Center Improved Care Coordination and Produced Net Savings
 * 16) * Health Affairs, April 2014
 * 17) Screening for Dementia
 * 18) * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, June 2003
 * 19) Caregiver and Noncaregiver Attitudes Toward Dementia Screening
 * 20) * Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2011
 * 21) The Association Between Cognition and Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonists in African Americans
 * 22) * Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2007
 * 23) Deprescribing in the Pharmacologic Management of Delirium: A Randomized Trial in the Intensive Care Unit
 * 24) * Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2019

Book

 * Agile Implementation: A Model for Implementing Evidence-Based Healthcare Solutions into Real-World Practice to Achieve Sustainable Change
 * Authors: Malaz Boustani MD MPH, Jose Azar MD, Craig A. Solid PhD
 * Publication Date: April 28, 2020
 * Description: Agile Implementation describes the underlying theories and frameworks that explain health delivery systems and lays out the 8 steps of the Agile Implementation Model founded by Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH and Jose Azar, MD. The book provides actionable tools for implementing effective and sustainable change in the healthcare setting, considering the uniqueness of each facility and individuals within the system to be semiautonomous but interconnected.

Projects

 * Brain Safe
 * R2D2
 * The IU-CHOICE Study

Education

 * 2002 MPH, University of North Carolina
 * 2000 UNC-CH, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 * 2000 FEL Medical Informatics Fellowship, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana
 * 2000 RES Internal Medicine Residency, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
 * 1994 MD, University of Damascus