Women's Health in VA on Agenda During IOM's Third Women's Health Research Meeting
July 9, 2009
HSR&D investigator Becky Yano, PhD, MSPH, of the VA Greater Los Angeles, and Women's Health Scientific Program Manager Linda Lipson, MA, recently presented at the Institute of Medicine's Third Meeting of The Committee on Women's Health Research.
Their presentation addressed the current state of research on women Veterans' health needs within VA, and provided an update of the projects associated with the women's health research agenda established in 2004.
The research agenda continues to focus on:
- Special populations, including: pregnancy and fertility, military exposures, returns from deployment, long-term care, homelessness, and recent amputees
- Models of care and organizational factors, including: women's clinics and designated women's health providers; provider competencies; and comparisons of VA and community care
- Fostering research to integrate priorities, capacity, methodologies, and awareness
Among the recent research projects highlighted during the presentation were:
- The impact of practice structure on quality of care for women Veterans
- Gender equity in VA quality
- Care for women veterans affected by chronic disease and mental illness
- Quality of breast cancer care in VA
- Fragmentation of care and unmet needs
To learn more about the IOM Committee on Women's Health Research, visit their website.