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APPENDIX A.<br />

RESEARCH FOCUS OF CURRENT VETERANS HEALTH<br />

ADMINISTRATION GERIATRIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION,<br />

AND CLINICAL CENTERS (GRECCS)<br />

GRECC<br />

LOCATION<br />

BASIC<br />

BIOMEDICAL<br />

APPLIED<br />

CLINICAL<br />

HEALTH<br />

SERVICES REHABILITATION<br />

Ann Arbor, MI • Neurosciences • Autonomic function • Cost & quality<br />

• Metabolism/nutrition • Diabetes mellitus of health care<br />

• Hypertension<br />

Baltimore, MD • Metabolism/obesity • Cardiovascular • Cardiovascular<br />

• Hypertension disease prevention disease risk<br />

• Bra<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>jury/ • Stroke factor survey<br />

rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion • Health care utiliz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Boston, MA 1 • Neuroscience/ • Management of • Ethics, advance<br />

Bedford Division cognitive disorders advanced Alzheimer’s directives, &<br />

disease & o<strong>the</strong>r dementia outcomes research<br />

Boston, MA 1 • Cardiovascular physiology • Ag<strong>in</strong>g with a long-term • Decision support<br />

Jamaica Pla<strong>in</strong>/ & pharmacology disability technology<br />

W. Roxbury Div. • Neuroscience/<br />

cognitive disorders<br />

• Metabolism<br />

Birm<strong>in</strong>gham, AL/ • Genito-ur<strong>in</strong>ary • Genito-ur<strong>in</strong>ary disorders • Genito-ur<strong>in</strong>ary disorders • Incont<strong>in</strong>ence<br />

Atlanta, GA disorders (e.g., <strong>in</strong>cont<strong>in</strong>ence • Mobility • Mobility<br />

• Mobility & nocturia) • Quality improvement<br />

• Mobility-physical • Cost-effectiveness<br />

function, falls, & driv<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Bronx/NY • Cellular & molecular • Cl<strong>in</strong>ical bone disease • Palli<strong>at</strong>ive care<br />

Harbor, NY biology of (osteoporosis & o<strong>the</strong>rs)<br />

musculo-skeletal system • Diabetes & vascular<br />

compliance<br />

• Ethics<br />

•Palli<strong>at</strong>ive care<br />

Clevel<strong>and</strong>, OH • Ag<strong>in</strong>g heart & energy • Post-stroke rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion • Home-Based • Functional<br />

metabolism • Frailty Primary Care electrical<br />

• Cardiovascular • Palli<strong>at</strong>ive care • Rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion stimul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

physiology<br />

outcomes<br />

• Antibiotic resistance<br />

Durham, NC • Cardiovascular physiology • Cardiovascular • Health promotion &<br />

• Bones, jo<strong>in</strong>ts & mobility disease & exercise disease prevention<br />

• Cell biology of cancer & • Mobility, bones & jo<strong>in</strong>ts<br />

immune system<br />

• Cancer care<br />

Ga<strong>in</strong>esville, FL • Exercise physiology • Exercise Physiology • Target<strong>in</strong>g admissions<br />

• Geropharmacology • Immunology/<strong>in</strong>fectious to GEMs<br />

• Immunology/<strong>in</strong>fectious disease • Exercise <strong>in</strong> frail elderly<br />

disease<br />

• Dementia<br />

• Dementia<br />

• Geropharmacology<br />

Little Rock, AR • Hem<strong>at</strong>opoiesis • Cancer • Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion of geri<strong>at</strong>ric<br />

• Molecular biology • Chronic disease & long-term care<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> elderly<br />

service delivery<br />

• Nutrition<br />

Madison, WI • Cancer/immunity/ • <strong>Geri<strong>at</strong>ric</strong> oncology • Critical junctures <strong>in</strong><br />

nutrition • Swallow<strong>in</strong>g long-term care—<br />

• Swallow<strong>in</strong>g physiology<br />

non-<strong>in</strong>stitutional &<br />

• Neuroendocr<strong>in</strong>e signal<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong>stitutional <strong>in</strong>terventions<br />

Miami, FL • Bone & cartilage • Osteoporosis & • Cost-effectiveness studies<br />

metabolism osteoarthritis • Preventive services<br />

• Neurodegener<strong>at</strong>ion • Paget’s disease • Rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

• Prost<strong>at</strong>e disease • Park<strong>in</strong>son’s disease (falls & <strong>in</strong>juries)<br />

• Prost<strong>at</strong>e disease<br />

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