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Patricia A. Tabloski

Associate Professor

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Patricia A. Tabloski

Ph.D., GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN

Contact

Telephone: 617-552-4065

Email: patricia.tabloski@bc.edu

Education

  • B.S.N., Purdue University
  • M.S.N., Seton Hall University
  • Ph.D., University of Rochester

Research Interests

Aging, Delirium, Dementia, Palliative Care

Expertise

  • Palliative Care
  • Gerontology
  • Policy

Clinical Practice

Member, Aging Brain Committee Research Group, Hebrew SeniorLife

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Profile

Patricia A. Tabloski, Ph.D., GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN is an associate professor at the Connell School of Nursing. Dr. Tabloski鈥檚 work focuses on the epidemiology and treatment of various threats to quality of life and function in older adults. This work has involved elucidating risk factors for poor outcomes, the development and testing of non-pharmacologic interventions to improve outcomes, and meta-analyses to determine the impact of specific nursing interventions. She has been a geriatric educator and clinician for over 35 years and has cared for many older adults in the acute and long-term care settings.

Dr. Tabloski teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in gerontology, palliative and hospice care, and pharmacology. 聽She works with undergraduate, masters and doctoral students pursuing specialty in care of the older adult.

Dr. Tabloski was selected to serve as a 艾可直播mentor and scholar at the John A. Hartford Foundation, Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University in June, 2002. 聽Additionally, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, School of Nursing in Manchester, UK. She has lectured on gerontology in Budapest, Hungary and Zhejiang Province, China. 聽She serves on review panels for top-tier nursing journals, is a grant application reviewer, and maintains certification as an advanced practice gerontological nurse practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. 聽She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society of nursing, and the American Geriatric Society, serving on the Professional Education Committee for three years. 聽She was awarded fellowship in 2002 in the Gerontological Society of America and in 2010 in the American Academy of Nursing.

Dr. Tabloski currently serves as an Adjunct Scientist with the Aging Brain Center, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife.

Selected Publications

  • Hshieh, T., Schulman-Green, D., Fong, T. G., Metzger, E., Arias, F., Helfand, B., 鈥� Inouye, S. K. (2024). Assessing Delirium Severity in Dementia: Item Development and Psychometric Validation for a Delirium Severity Instrument. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 50(9), 24鈥�30. DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20240809-06
  • Schulman-Green, D. J., Inouye, S. K., Tabloski, P., Schmitt, E. M., Shanes, H., Fong, T. G., & HELP-ME Qualitative Study Group. (2023). Clinicians鈥� Perceptions of a Modified Hospital Elder Life Program for Delirium Prevention During COVID-19. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24(8), 1133鈥�1142. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.05.032
  • Liu, J., Gou, R. Y., Jones, R. N., Schmitt, E. M., Metzger, E., Tabloski P. A., 鈥� Inouye, S. K. (2023) Association of Loneliness With Change in Physical and Emotional Health of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Shutdown. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.07.015
  • Lutz, B. J., Tabloski, P. A., & Turner, T. A. (2022). Categorizing National Caregiver Recommendations to Support Family Caregivers and Address Unmet Needs. Nursing Outlook, 70(6), 837鈥�845. DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2022.07.013
  • Tabloski, P. (2022).听 Focus on life after retirement: Planning for what lies ahead. March, American Nurse Journal.听
  • Fong, T. G., Hshieh, T. T. T., Tabloski, P. A., Metzger, E. D., Arias, F., Heintz, H. L., 鈥� Inouye, S. K. (2022). Identifying Delirium in Persons with Moderate or Severe Dementia: Review of Challenges and an Illustrative Approach. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(10), 1067鈥�1078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2022.04.003
  • Vasunilashorn, S. M., Fong, T. G., Helfand, B., Hshieh, T. T., Marcantonio, E. R., Metzger, E. D., 鈥� Inouye, S. K. (2022). Psychometric Properties of a Delirium Severity Score for Older Adults and Association with Hospital and Posthospital Outcomes. JAMA NETWORK OPEN, 5(3), e226129. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6129
  • Jones, R., Tommet, D., Steingrimsson, J., Racine, A., Fong, T., Gou, Y., Hshieh, T., Metzger, E., Schmitt, E, Tabloski, P., Travison, T., Vasunilashorn, S., Abdeen, A., Earp, B., Kunze, L., Lange, J., Vlassakov, K., Dickerson, B., Marcantonio, E., Inouye, S. (2021). Development and internal validation of a predictive model of cognitive decline 36 months following elective surgery.听聽Alzheimer鈥檚 & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12201.
  • Kolanowski, A. et al. (AAN Workgroup) (2021). A call to the CMS: Mandate adequate professional nurse staffing in nursing homes.听American Journal of Nursing, 121(3). 22-25.
  • Tabloski, P., Arias, F., Flanagan, N., Webb, M., Gregas, M., Schmitt, E., Travison, T., Jones, R., Inouye, S., Fong, T.听 (2021).听 Predictors of caregiver burden in delirium: Patient and caregiver factors.听Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(9), 32-39: doi:10.3928/00989134-20210803-03.
  • Helfand, B., D鈥橝quila, M., Tabloski, P., Erickson, K., Yue, J., Fong, T., Hshieh, T., Metzger, E., Schmitt, E., Boudreaux, E., Inouye, S., Jones, R. (2020).听 Detecting delirium: A systematic review of identification instruments for Non-ICU setting聽. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,00:1-9,聽 https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16879.
  • Vasunilashorn, S., Schulman-Green, D., Tommet, D., Fong, T., Hshieh, T., Marcantonio, E., Metzger, E., Schmitt, E., Tabloski, P., Travison, T., Gou, Y., Helfand, B., Inouye, S., Jones, R. (2020). New Delirium Severity Indicators: Generation and Internal Validation in the Better Assessment of Illness (BASIL) study.听聽Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.DOI:10.1159/000506700.
  • Racine, A., Tommet, D., D鈥橝quila, M., Fong, T., Gou, Y., Tabloski, P. Metzger, E., Hshieh, T., Schmitt, E., Vasunilashorn, S., Kunze, L., Vlassakov, K., Abdeen, A., Lange, J., Earp, B., Dickerson, B., Marcantonio, E., Steingrimsson, J., Travison, T., Inouye, S., Jones, R.听 (2020). Machine learning to predict post-operative delirium in a prospective, observational clinical cohort study of older surgical patient聽.听 Journal of General Internal Medicine, DOI 10.1007/s11606-020-06238-7.
  • Fong, T., Racine, A., Fick, D., Tabloski, P., Gou, Y., Schmitt, E., Hshieh, T., Metzger, E., Bertrand, S., Marcantonio, Jones, R., Inouye, S. (2019). The caregiver burden of delirium in older adults with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and related disorders.听Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 00:1-6, DOI:1111/jgs.16199.
  • Jones, R., Cizginer, S., Pavlech, L., Albuquerque, A., Daiello, L., Dharmarajan, K., Gleason, L., Helfand, B., Massimo, L., Oh, E., Okereke, O., Tabloski, P., Rabin, L., Yue, J., Marcantonio, E., Fong, T., Hshieh, T., Metzger, E., Erickson, K., Schmitt, E., Inouye, S. (2019).听 Assessment of instruments for measurement of delirium severity: A systematic review.听聽JAMA Internal Medicine, 179(2):231-239.听 Doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6975.

Selected Appointments & Awards

  • Aging Brain Center Research Team Member, Hebrew Senior Life, 2015 to present.
  • University of Rochester, Outstanding Alumni Award, 2014.
  • Purdue University School of Nursing, 50th Anniversary Golden Graduate Award, 2014.
  • Robert Wood Johnson-American Association of Colleges of Nursing, New Careers in Nursing, Doctoral Advancement in Nursing Award of Excellence, 6/13.
  • Seton Hall University, College of Nursing 2012 Hall of Honor, 12/12.
  • Distinguished Faculty Award, William F. Connell School of Nursing, 5/12
  • Recognition in Appreciation, Graduate Nursing Association, 艾可直播 College, 5/12

Selected Grants

  • Gladys Brook Foundation. (2017). Development of Web-based Interactive Case Studies in Palliative Care. Submitted 8/2017. $100,000.
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, P.A. Tabloski, Principal Investigator/Faculty Liaison, New Careers in Nursing Fellowships, $50,520. 4/11.
  • Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships, P.A. Tabloski, Principal Investigator, Department of Health and Human Services. A10HP00286. $93,127. 7/11.
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, P.A. Tabloski, Principal Investigator/Faculty Liaison, New Careers in Nursing Fellowships, $100,000. 4/10.
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