Mark Kunik, MD discusses Dementia and Caregivers (2:11 mins)

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• VA Resources:Caregivers Seeking Help
• Citations of HSRD publications related to caregivers
• Health services studies on caregivers

Mark Kunik, MD discusses Aggression in Dementia (1:58 mins)

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• HSR&D studies about dementia care
• Possible link between PTSD and dementia?
• Read one dementia caregiver's story.

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Rapid Testing for HIV (2:05 min)

Current HIV Research (1:56 min)

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• VA's HIV and Hepatitis Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
• Visit VA's HIV/AIDS website
• Health services studies on HIV

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Nina Sayer, PhD discusses Families and Polytrauma (2:28 mins)

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• VA's Polytrauma and Blast-related Injuries Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
• VA Polytrauma System of Care
• Health services studies on polytrauma

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Teleheath at VA by Bonnie Wakefield, PhD, RN (2:01 mins)

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• Telehealth at VA's Care Coordination Office
• Telehealth in action at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System
• Health services studies on telehealth

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Robert Kerns, PhD talks about Strategies for Pain (2:42 mins)

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• Advances in pain management research
• Review of acute pain management research
• Health services studies on pain management

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Helping with PTSD by Karen Seal, MD (3:14 mins)

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• Research highlights about PTSD and:
  • Risk factors for PTSD
  • Brain scan technology
• VA's National Center for PTSD
• Health services studies on PSTD

John Fortney, PhD on Mental Health for Rural Veterans (2:16 mins)

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• VA Office of Rural Health
• Learn about a new rural health provider training program
• Read a recent study about rural Veterans and psychotherapy.

Hildi Hagedorn talks about Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2:26 mins)

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• Quality Enhancement Research Initiative for Substance Use Disorders.
• Search HSR&D studies about mental health and substance use disorder.
• VA, NIH to fund $7 million in substance abuse studies

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Kevin Volpp discusses Strategies to Address Obesity (2:22 mins)

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• Read about recent research advances in obesity.
• Search HSR&D studies about obesity research.
• Check out VA's tips for weight loss.

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