DECATUR, Ga. - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate 90 years of research excellence during National VA Research Week, May 18-22, 2015. As part of the nationwide observance, the Atlanta VA Medical Center will hold Research Day activities May 18, 2015, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Research Day activities will feature a research poster display and patient recruitment area in the medical center’s ground floor atrium. In addition, the Million Veteran Program (MVP) and other opportunities to participate in VA Research will take place on the 11th floor.
"VA research advances medical science to improve care for veteran patients and the entire nation," said Michael Hart, MD, the medical center's associate chief of staff for research. "In the past, VA investigators have played important roles in developing devices and techniques that revolutionized health care – including the cardiac pacemaker, the CAT scan, Shingles vaccine, liver and kidney transplants, and much more. And today, VA investigators are making important contributions to research in many fields including infectious diseases, mental health, genomics, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and spinal cord injury."
VA conducts biomedical, rehabilitation, clinical and health services research – as well as large, multi-center clinical trials – at more than 100 medical centers across the country. The Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC) conducts a highly-active research program, which is near the top 10 in the nation, and is largely conducted by VA physician-scientists, many of who are also faculty members at Emory University School of Medicine or Morehouse School of Medicine.
The Atlanta VAMC program is fortunate to include one of the national VA Rehabilitation Research Centers of Excellence, a growing Health Services and Clinical R&D research program, and research programs focused on medical and clinical problems, rehabilitation medicine and engineering, as well as health services and outcomes research. The research program involves over 400 projects conducted by 140 research investigators with support from more than 300 research associates and staff.
For more information, or to schedule an interview with a researcher, please contact the Atlanta VA public affairs officer at (404) 321-6111 x6968 or email at VHAATGPublicAffairs@va.gov.
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The Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC), a Joint Commission and Magnet-designated medical facility, sits on 26 acres in Decatur, Georgia - just minutes from downtown Atlanta. The main medical center is a level 1A tertiary care facility providing patient-centered healthcare via an array of comprehensive medical, surgical, and geriatric specialty services, as well as state-of–the-art diagnostic testing throughout 14 sites of care. With 445 inpatient beds, including a 120-bed Community Living Center, a 40-bed domiciliary, and a 12-bed Residential Treatment Program, the Atlanta VAMC is uniquely positioned to serve the health care needs of more than 130,000 enrolled veterans living in 50 counties across northeast Georgia. The Medical Center, also a teaching hospital, provides hands-on and state-of-the-art technology, education and research to residents in collaboration with Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine.
| Date Taken: | 05.08.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.08.2015 13:12 |
| Story ID: | 162697 |
| Location: | DECATUR, GA, US |
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