The objective of the Yale Center on Disability and Disabling Disorders is to address fundamental issues related to the epidemiology and prevention of disability, a problem of immense importance to older persons, their families and society. Under the leadership of Thomas Gill, MD (Director), the Center conducts longitudinal studies and clinical trials to enhance the scientific knowledge base of the disablement process and to rigorously evaluate promising intervention strategies.
The Center includes clinical investigators and trainees across disciplines, who are pursuing aging research related to disability and disabling disorders. This includes functional assessment in general as well as the functional consequences of highly prevalent disease-specific conditions such as arthritis, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, stroke, depression, and dementia.
The Center works closely with the superb Resource Cores of the Program on Aging (Biostatistics and Operations) and has access to data from several large NIH-sponsored studies, including:
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Among the ongoing studies are
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Director
Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine; Director, Yale Program on Aging; Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Director, Yale Center for Disability and Disabling Disorders
Associate Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine); Director, Operations Core, Yale Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Student Thesis Chair, Internal Medicine
Senior Research Scientist (Geriatrics)
Assistant Professor; Vice Chief for Collaborative Excellence, Internal Medicine; OAIC Coordinating Center Leadership Apprentice, OAIC National Coordinating Center
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