VA Information Resource Center
Polytrauma Research and Data Resources - Resources
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VA Databases and Resources Relevant to Polytrauma
- VIReC provides detailed and summary information about data sources of particular interest to VA research.
- The VA Center of Excellence
for Limb Loss Prevention and
Prosthetic Engineering: http://www.amputation.research.va.gov/
- The Limb Loss Research & Statistics
Program (LLR&SP),
a joint
venture of Johns Hopkins University
and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention: http://www.amputee-coalition.org/aca_newsreviews.html.
- Details of the methodology
and results of the Prosthetics
and Sensory Aids Services (PSAS)
Program Evaluation: Patients
With Amputations Study, conducted
by Booz Allen Hamilton under
contract with the Department
of Veterans Affairs, are available
in a December 3, 2002, report
at: http://www1.va.gov/op3/page.cfm?pg=5
- Among the performance measurement
tools recommended in the Booz
Allen Hamilton report above
were the Northwestern University
OPUS instruments, described
in: Heinemann AW, Bode R, O'Reilly
C. Development and measurement
properties of the orthotics
and prosthetics users' survey
(OPUS): comprehensive set of
clinical outcome instruments.
Prosthet Orthot Int, 2003 December,
27(3), 191-206, 203 ( PMID:
14727700 ).
Other VA Resources Relevant to Polytrauma
The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (NCPTSD) aims to advance the clinical care and social welfare of US veterans through research, education, and training on PTSD and stress-related disorders. Additional information can be found on the NCPTSD website: http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/index.jsp
In May 2001, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs established two centers for the study of war-related illnesses. Initially these centers were titled the CSWRI (Center for the Study of War-Related Illnesses). Later, they were renamed the War-Related Illness and Injury Centers—WRIISC (pronounced "risk"). These centers are located in the Washington, DC and East Orange, NJ Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers. Additional information about WRIISC can be found at: http://www.wri.med.va.gov/index.html
VA's QUERI program is designed to translate research discoveries and innovations into better patient care and systems improvements. QUERI focuses on nine high-risk and/or highly prevalent diseases or conditions among veterans: Chronic Heart Failure, Diabetes, HIV/Hepatitis, Ischemic Heart Disease, Mental Health, Polytrauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, and Substance Use Disorders. More information is on the HSR&D QUERI webpage: http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/QUERI/
Polytrauma Blast Related Injury QUERI Center
Funding for the Polytrauma and Blast-Related Injuries Center (PT/BRI QUERI Center), began in October 2005. The mission of the PT/BRI QUERI Center is to promote the successful rehabilitation, psychological adjustment and community re-integration of individuals who have polytrauma and blast-related injuries.http://www.hsrd.minneapolis.med.va.gov/PTqueri/
Data Sources Outside the VA Relevant to Polytrauma
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Reviewed/Updated Date:
April 29, 2008
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