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Evidence Synthesis Program
Project Funded to Develop Evidence Syntheses
for VA Policymakers
Two AHRQ funded Evidence Practice Centers (EPCs)—Southern California EPC and Portland, Oregon EPC, were recently funded by HSR&D to develop evidence syntheses on requested topics. Each Center will generate three evidence syntheses for VA over the course of a year. The evidence syntheses will be used to inform VA clinical policy, such as the development of clinical practice guidelines, setting directions for future research to address gaps in knowledge, identifying the evidence to support VA performance measures, and rationalizing drug formulary decisions.
Topics of the first three syntheses were: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Management, Screening Men for Osteoporosis, and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the VA Healthcare System. A planning committee with representation from HSR&D, Patient Care Services, Office of Quality and Performance, and the VISN Clinical Management Officers, has been established to identify future priority issues and to insure quality of the final products. Future synthesis initiatives include the review of VA research on Depression, Acute Stroke Treatment with Thrombolytics, Home Glucose Monitoring, and Pain.
For more information contact: Susan Schiffner, RN, BSM, CCM, ESP Program Manager at Susan.Schiffner@va.gov
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