Videos
The ORD Research videos below highlight VA research in the following areas: cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, diabetes, genomics, equity, hearing loss, pain management, Parkinson's disease, PTSD, prosthetics, TBI, vision loss, and women's health.
The Research Week videos include a brief interview with Veteran and country music star, Stephen Cochran, followed by an original music video made for VA Research Week and a video of the history of VA research.
The videos of past events include the: Gulf War Illnesses Research Advisory Council,
Summer Sports Clinic, 2010 Women's Health Research Conference,
and the Department of Veterans Affairs and NIH's Clinical and Translational Awards (CTSA).
ORD Research Videos
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Research & Development Overview
This video gives an overview of VA's medical research and development program, highlighting the various achievements of the program and explaining why the program is important.
(5:43 min - Windows Media)
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Cancer Research
This video shows a new way that doctors are treating Veterans for colon cancer using a special blue dye to detect flat lesions. It also highlights the work of Nobel Laureate Andrew Schally, who is working to cure cancer without using chemotherapy.
(3:57 min - Windows Media)
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Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke Research
In Baltimore, VA Researchers are using robots and treadmills to help Veterans who have experiences a stroke regain their mobility.
(5:04 min - Windows Media)
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Diabetes Research
This video highlights the various research being done at VA Hospitals to help the large number of Veterans with diabetes.
(4:51 min - Windows Media)
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Genomics Research
Since the human genome was mapped, VA has been a leader in researching genomics medicine to try to make medical care in the VA system truly personalized.
(3:23 min - Windows Media)
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Health Equity
VA research has shown that some groups of people have different access to health care than other groups. VA is currently studying what disparities exist and how to fix those disparities. This video highlights two programs aimed at mental health treatment and weight loss.
(5:26 min - Windows Media)
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Hearing Loss Research
Many Veterans experience some form of hearing loss or tinnitus. This video highlights VA research programs focused on hearing.
(3:58 min - Windows Media)
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Pain Management
This video highlights VA research programs focused on pain management.
(3:47 min - Windows Media)
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Parkinson's Disease Research
This video shows how deep brain stimulation surgery helped a doctor regain some of his mobility that was lost due to Parkinson's Disease. It shows how the surgery has helped him to lead a much more independent life.
(3:13 min - Windows Media)
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is very common among Veterans. The Department of Veterans' Affairs is conducting research programs to treat Veterans with PTSD, including using long-term exposure therapy and virtual reality therapy.
(4:48 min - Windows Media)
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Prosthetics Research
This video shows Veterans who have receives prosthetic devices and are able to regain independence, due to research done by VA doctors.
(3:36 min - Windows Media)
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Spinal Cord Injury Research
VA has many research programs helping Veterans with spinal cord injuries. One of those programs is a Vocational Rehabilitation Program, designed to help vets with SCI go back to work.
(4:03 min - Windows Media)
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Traumatic Brain Injury
This video shows how Kara Wooten used the VA Medical System to restore her vision after being exposed to several IEDs in Iraq. It highlights the various research programs being conducted at VA Hospitals to help Veterans with traumatic brain injury or TBI.
(5:18 min - Windows Media)
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Vision Loss Research
Macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa are two very common eye diseases. VA researchers are currently helping Veterans restore their vision through various therapies and prosthetic devices.
(3:07 min - Windows Media)
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Women's Health
VA has an entire Women's Health system devoted to women Veterans. With the new generation of Veterans coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan, VA is taking the time to develop new clinics to meet the specific needs of female Veterans.
(3:44 min - Windows Media)
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Research Week
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Stephen Cochran music video
Check out this brief interview with Veteran and country music star, Stephen Cochran, followed by an original music video made for VA Research Week!
(3:05 min - Windows Media)
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85 years of VA R&D
Watch this story of the history of VA research, and see the amazing discoveries that make Veterans' lives better every day.
(8:01 min - Windows Media)
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Events
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Gulf War Illnesses Research Advisory Council
Gulf War Veteran Joel Graves recounts his experiences before the Gulf War Illnesses Research Advisory Committee in Washington, DC, on the 20th anniversary of the ceasefire that ended conflict. Graves, also a member of the committee, and the rest of its members met with Veterans Affairs leadership and VA Gulf War researchers to review and strengthen the efforts being made to restore Gulf War Veterans' health. The meeting was a collaboration between the committee and VA's Office of Research and Development.
(2:11 min)
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Summer Sports Clinic
Though it was far from a normal research environment, VA Research and Development conducted several important studies at this year's Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego, Calif.
(3:56 min)
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Department of Veterans Affairs and NIH's Clinical and Translational Awards (CTSA)
Opportunities for enhanced collaboration among Department of Veterans Affairs and NIH's Clinical and Translational Awards (CTSA) consortium topped the agenda at this recent VA/NIH-sponsored conference. Topics include electronic health records, genomic and observational research, central IRBs, comparative effectiveness research and research training.
(3:11 min - Windows Media)
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2010 Women's Health Research Conference
VA Researchers and other women's health experts recently gathered in Arlington, Virginia, with one goal in mind—improving the lives of woman Veterans through research.
(2:53 min - Windows Media)
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