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Explore VA Central Arkansas's research initiatives with specialty programs in geriatrics, mental health, pharmacogenomics, and bone disease. You can also volunteer to participate in a

research study.

Veterans can learn more about opportunities to participate in clinical trials conducted at CAVHS at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Clinical Trial website.

Learn more about our Sequenced Treatment Effectiveness for Posttraumatic Stress - STEPS - study

Dr. Sara Landes is implementing Caring Contacts for suicide prevention in the Emergency Departments of 28 VA facilities.

Dr. Kimberly Garner established the Advance Care Planning – Group Visits program, which has been implemented in 52 VA facilities. Dr. Monica Matthieu received QUERI funding to evaluate this

program.

Drs. Elena Ambrogini and Stavros Manolagas discovered that natural antibodies prevent bone resorption, which could lead to new approaches to prevent and treat osteoporosis.

Dr. JoAnn Kirchner received QUERI funding for training over 200 VA and non-VA clinicians, operations staff, and researchers in implementation facilitation, an evidence-based implementation

strategy.

Drs. Ellen Fischer and Geoffrey Curran are studying Veterans’ perceptions, attitudes, and other attributes that could be modified to increase Veteran use of VHA mental health services.

 Drs. Teresa Hudson and Mary Bollinger are working with Acxiom Corporation to obtain data on Veterans who do not use VHA care that could lead to improved community-based suicide prevention

programs.

 Drs. Robert Reis and Srinivas Ayyadevara are investigating how improperly folded proteins contribute to neurodegeneration such as that which causes Alzheimer's disease.

 Drs. Jay Mehta and Raj Kore determined that suppressing inflammation and cell death during models of heart attack have cardioprotective effects, diminish heart damage, and preserve cardiac

function.  

The research program's mission, vision, and values are tailored to help CAVHS and VHA honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves Veteran health and

well-being.

CAVHS Research develops and supports research activities that advance knowledge about health and health care to improve Veterans' health and well-being.

CAVHS Research strives to be a thriving and growing community of scientists and clinicians who conduct high-impact, high-priority, and safe research to improve Veterans' lives.

CAVHS Research believes in and applies the VA ICARE values. Integrity is promoting a culture of research compliance and ethical research. Commitment is our assurance to Veterans of quality

in rigorous science, career development, regulatory compliance, animal welfare, safety, privacy and information security. Advocacy involves promoting our research findings, our research

program, and its impacts on Veterans’ health and well-being. Respect is our respect for persons, as called for by the Belmont Report, respect for co-workers, and respect for the

contributions of Veterans, UAMS and other partners, and all stakeholders in VA research. Excellence is the expectation that CAVHS researchers conduct research that improves the health and

well-being of Veterans and that excellence in research leadership and administration stimulates growth of our program.