VACS Intro Video
November 22, 2022ID9171
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- 00:03The Veterans Aging Cohort study
- 00:05has been continuously funded
- 00:06since 1996 by NHL NBA grants.
- 00:09Facts is known as a leader in excellence
- 00:11in study design and analysis and data
- 00:14quality to answer important clinical
- 00:16questions in the diversity a population.
- 00:18Fax has grown my 25 year study
- 00:20on HIV to diverse studies in the
- 00:23national VA population,
- 00:24benefiting from our experience and rigorous
- 00:26work on data and phenotype validation.
- 00:29We continue to lead scientific
- 00:30research in the field of HIV with
- 00:32the largest HIV cohort in North
- 00:34America and are at the forefront of
- 00:36the next generation of large scale,
- 00:38rigorous and reproducible EHR research.
- 00:41Our International Research consortium
- 00:43brings together clinical experts,
- 00:45methodologists and trainees who
- 00:47utilize the rich and valuable
- 00:49data from the Veterans Health
- 00:51Administration to do impactful research.
- 00:54Fax is organized into 11 cores and two
- 00:56work groups who oversee and facilitate
- 00:58research projects and initiatives,
- 00:59all chaired by leaders in their fields.
- 01:02Each core is composed of community
- 01:04members who actively participate
- 01:05in the research strategy,
- 01:07execute research projects,
- 01:08and have the opportunity to
- 01:10participate in new proposals.
- 01:16For those interested in submitting
- 01:17a new research proposal,
- 01:18we invite you to submit a short summary of
- 01:21your research question and study design.
- 01:23From here, our executive committee,
- 01:25Max X, will review the proposal
- 01:27for initial feasibility and assign
- 01:29it to a VAX core work group.
- 01:31Core Members then review for scientific
- 01:33merit and provide feedback in order
- 01:35for the core chairs and backpacks
- 01:37to make final decisions on approval
- 01:39and priority scoring scores and work
- 01:41actively with the proposal principal
- 01:43investigators to execute the research
- 01:46project using validated definitions
- 01:48and rigorous and reproducible methods.
- 01:50Please submit your research proposals to
- 01:56m.yale.edu/vax Dash proposal.
- 01:57If you have any questions,
- 01:59please contact backs at yale.edu.
- 02:04In addition to our chores and work groups,
- 02:06investigators also have access
- 02:07to additional research resources.
- 02:09We'd like to highlight the Doug and Dag
- 02:12zoom meetings where you can connect with
- 02:14our data and research experts to ask
- 02:17questions about access data definitions,
- 02:19data design, and request consultations
- 02:21for your research projects.
- 02:23Here's an overview of the meetings,
- 02:25available to researchers to attend
- 02:26to share progress on their projects,
- 02:28or to ask for feedback and help.
- 02:31Please contact Bax at yale.edu if you
- 02:33would like to attend any of these meetings.
- 02:38In addition to the various meetings
- 02:39available, we encourage you to join
- 02:41our back slack workspace to search for
- 02:43helpful information and post questions
- 02:45and receive answers in real time.
- 02:49Finally, a friendly reminder that
- 02:51all dissemination of research must
- 02:53be submitted for review and approval
- 02:55by the Facts Publications Committee.
- 02:56We ask for at least two weeks for review.
- 03:01Thank you and we look forward
- 03:02to collaborating with you.