NWI Way VA NEBRASKA-WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM January 2015 Research Service Update

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VA NEBRASKA-WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

January 2015

Research Service Update


Overview

• Good news• Hospital news• News from Central Office • Academic affiliation-related news• Research Service Committees• Local Research Service info• Reminders• Open discussion


Good News

• Dr. Natalia Osna- UNMC New Investigator award (event on Feb 2 at UNMC DRC auditorium).

• Dr. Cyrus DeSouza- UNMC Distinguished Scientist Award.

• Dr. Joe Sisson- UNMC Research Leadership award.• Dr. Britigan received 25 year service pin since last

update.


Good News

• The National Arthritis Foundation awarded its 2014 Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize for Arthritis Research to the team of investigators led by Dr. James O’Dell for work from VA CSP & the publication "Therapies for Active Rheumatoid Arthritis after Methotrexate Failure" in the New England Journal of Medicine.

• Introductions– Amy Patten is new Research Compliance Officer

• Other good news or introductions?


Hospital news

• Monthly employee town hall meetings- 2nd Tuesday of month 2-3pm (O-ECR).

• The OIG will be at our facility in March for scheduled visit. (Part-time physicians-expect a check on time cards).


News from local affiliates

• The Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (MSBRF) on February 28th on CU campus provides medical and graduate students as well as other health professional students the opportunity to present their original biomedical research in either an oral or poster format.

• Sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Creighton University (CU).

• Cash awards are given on the basis of judging by UNMC and CU faculty members.• Over the past 40 years, MSBRF has grown into an important assembly of young

scientists. Last year, students from US and Canadian schools presented data on more than 100 topics.

• Keynote Address: Risk Management in Musculoskeletal Sarcoma• Herbert S. Schwartz, MD, FACS

Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Professor of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee


News from Central Office

• QUERI program-Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (http://www.queri.research.va.gov/0

– The QUERI centers focus on 10 high-risk and/or highly prevalent diseases or conditions among veterans.

• Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) QUERI Diabetes QUERI• eHealth QUERI HIV/Hepatitis QUERI • Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) QUERI • Mental Health (MH) QUERI • Polytrauma and Blast-Related Injuries (PT/BRI) QUERI• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) QUERI • Stroke QUERI • Substance Use Disorders (SUD) QUERI

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/chf/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/chf/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/dm/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/dm/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/ehealth/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/ehealth/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/hiv/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/hiv/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/ihd/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/ihd/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/mh/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/mh/default.cfm

http://www.queri.research.va.gov/ptbri/default.cfm


News from Central Office

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- Jan 8th edition of Nature has info regarding what VA is doing to research Gulf War veterans. - National VA Research week May 18-22, 2015.


Research Service committeesJan-Dec 2015

IACUCIRBSafetyR&DCRU Ad hoc committees


IACUC

Dr. Thiele, Chair Dr. Donohue, Vice-chair Dr. Casey Dr. Krause Dr. Gene White Dr. Viswanathan Paul Schroeder and Ted Neher (community members) Robert Wiegert Rich Surber Dr. Ellis


IRB

Elisabeth Chandler, R.Ph.,Pharm. D., Chair Gale Etherton, MD, Vice Chair Tricia LeVan, PhD Denis Bergenheir, PhD Mary Salter, DPN, APRN, NP-C Lee Morrow, MD Sara Myers, PhD Michael Duryee, M.S. Justin Frazer, R.Ph.,Pharm. D Jesse Statham and Orville Knapp (community members)


Safety

Dr. Clemens, Chair Dr. Osna, Vice-Chair Megan Hollibaugh, BS Robin Fried, MBA, CHSP (safety office rep) Dr. Dhawan Robert Wiegert (also serving as Chemical Hygiene

Officer) Ex-officio: Dr. Davis (R&D), Amber Moore (AFGE rep)


R&D Committee

Dr. Davis, Chair Dr. Desouza, Vice-chair Dr. Robert Anderson Dr. Bennett Dr. Ganti Dr. Kharbanda Dr. Klassen


Clinical Research Unit Subcommittee

Dr. Anderson, Chair Dr. Ganti Dr. Dewan Dr. Mikuls Dr. Pipinos Dr. Ramaswamy Eileen Kingston Megan Hollibaugh, CRU manager


Other special committees (not appointed by Director)

• Education (seminar series and Research week)- Dr. Davis is Chair.

• Space & Equipment- Dr. Hamel as Deputy ACOS/R is Chair.


• Remember—if you have a 5/8th or greater VA position, you are to list your affiliation with VA regardless of whether work was directly supported by VA.

• If work was done at VA or with any VA resources, VA needs to be acknowledged even if authors are not VA employees.

• Make sure you acknowledge VA grants when used to support work you are publishing.

• Send a copy of accepted publications to Research Office and we will get them to correct place at ORD.

Regarding Publications


Research dollars (RDIS report)

2011 2012 20132014

Department of Veterans Affairs $2,452,707 $3,008,035 $2,840,953 $2,677,565National Institute of Health (NIH) $2,827,399 $1,934,195 $1,513,017 $1,939,258Other U.S. Federal Agency $1,220,195 $2,337,719 $1,163,386 $603,945Academic Institutions, Donor or Govt. $1,935,411 $2,325,191 $1,818,123 $727,146Private Proprietary Company $135,246 $194,243 $210,808 $211,449Voluntary Agency or Foundation $430,310 $292,217 $ 253,527 $165,172

TOTAL $9,001,268 $10,091,600 $7,781,814 $6,324,535


VERA Funds Generated for Hospital by Research Service

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FY VERA Allocationto NWIHCS*

03 $ 3,870,580

04 $ 4,038,134

05 $ 3,333,895

06 $ 3,042,835

07 $ 3,170,435

08 $ 3,092,895

09 $ 2,752,217

10 $ 4,391,798

11 $4,598,976

12 $3,341,216

13 $3,666,089

14 $4,204,512

15 $3,322,084


$$ from Central Office

• From Central office for Research Administration locally = $330,502 expected in FY2015 [compares with $381,117 (FY14),$370,105 (FY13), $296, 047 (FY12) $348,291(FY11) $375,643 (FY10)]

• Our costs last yr= $ 683,407 (FY14)[compares with$562,641 (FY13) and $523, 534 (FY 12)]—don’t have FY15 numbers

• Last year net negative difference of $302,290. Make up with contributions from affiliates and our tax on Merits.


Local Research Service Info

• No rollout in January—probably one in March in order to accommodate recent changes in VA Handbook 1200.05 covering human research.

• Safety forms are changing to national form-VA form 10-0398 (protocol specific).

• IACUC– Tissue Transfer form change- (receiving PI does not have to

sign)– Animal Handler’s questionnaire will have some changes– We are going to accept enrollment in UNMC and Creighton Occ.

Health programs.



• The policy PHARM-014 “Adverse Drug Events (ADE) Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Program” was recently updated. Included in the policy is the responsibility of Research Investigators to report suspected ADE’s for a select group of drugs used in research projects.

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• New cage washer and metabolic animal cages being installed soon ($ came from VA shared equipment for animals program).

• Decommissioning plan for our nuclear reactor has been approved and likely will be occurring this spring.

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• Joseph Burt-Miller is “on loan” to another department.• Dr. Hudson is also “on loan” to Chief of Staff office for 4

months.

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Announcements/Reminders

• Upcoming March BLRD/CSRD VA grant cycle—need version to R&D coordinator by January 23? (Wendy do I have correct date) for Feb R&D committee review.

• Protocols to committees due on 25th of the month preceding review (except for December). Download your forms from website to assure starting with correct forms.

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Feb 19th is Chinese New YearYear of Sheep/Goat


Open Discussion

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Next Research Service update in the Spring!

Yes, it’s winter….

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NWI Way VA NEBRASKA-WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM January 2015 Research Service Update