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HSR Special Interest Groups are comprised of researchers who share an interest in a particular topic. They help to encourage collaboration and networking among researchers and to inform new and ongoing areas of research. Current interest groups are listed below. If you are interested in forming a new interest group or would like to have an existing interest group represented on this page, please contact Karen Bossi at karen.bossi@va.gov.
Caregivers play a critical role in the day-to-day support for chronically ill OEF/OIF and other Veterans. Research on caregiver support is an important part of the Long-Term Care and Caregiving priority research area within the HSR eRA RFA. The purpose of the SIG on Caregiving Research is to stimulate quality research and to provide a structure for VA caregiving researchers to share information and develop collaborative projects.
Ranak B. Trivedi, PhD, MA, MS
Center for Innovation to Implementation with the
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Ranak.Trivedi@va.gov
The SIG on Caregiving Research is open to new members. Those interested can contact Victoria Ngo, PhD at Victoria.Ngo@va.gov to be added to the group's listserv and to receive access to the group's website (please be sure to include your name, e-mail, and VA or academic affiliation).
As veterans age and develop complex chronic health conditions, they may be best served through home-based health care services. Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) is one aspect of VA home care that may improve the quality of life of veterans while also improving the quality of health care and reducing hospitalizations and costs. The purpose of the HBPC workgroup is to support the use of VA and other data in understanding the implementation and impact of HBPC programs, stimulate research into HBPC and other long-term support services within VA, and to provide a forum for VA research and operations personnel to share information and develop collaborative projects.
Samuel T. Edwards, MD, MPH
Section of General Internal Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System
Samuel.Edwards@va.gov
The HBPC workgroup is open to new members. The workgroup meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 9:00 am PT/ 12:00 pm ET.
The Organization and Management Research Interest Group aspires to contribute to both organization, organizing, and management theory and practice by creating a community in which an understanding of such theory and its application within the Veterans Health Administration is advanced so that the agency is an effective, successful, and inspiring place to work.
Greg Greenberg
Project Director
VA Northeast Program Evaluation Center
Office of Mental Health Operations, VACO
Greg.Greenberg@va.gov
The Veterans Health Administration Pain Research Working Group (PRWG) was developed to support one of the key objectives of the VHA National Pain Management Strategy, namely "Identifying research opportunities and priorities in pain management and facilitating collaborative research efforts." Four specific objectives of the PRWG have been articulated:
Alicia Heapy, PhD
Alicia.Heapy@va.gov
Membership is open to VA and DoD investigators, and collaborating non-VA/non-DoD investigators with interests in pain and pain management, and related fields. To join, please contact Alicia Heapy via email. Interested persons may also visit the national VHA Pain Management website at https://www.va.gov/painmanagement/.
The VA Women's Health Research Interest Group is committed to advancing research to improve the health and healthcare of women Veterans through sharing of research findings and educational opportunities, networking, collaboration, and development of VA research priorities and strategies to expand women's health research in the future. The Women's Health Group meets at the HSR National Meeting and also supports HSR Central Office in activities related to the women's health research portfolio, including providing expertise for briefings and special conferences.
Elizabeth Yano, PhD
Elizabeth.Yano@va.gov