Journal article
The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence: Overview of the Research and Surveillance Division
Military medicine, Vol.181(S4), pp.3-12
11/2016
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00279
PMID: 27849455
Abstract
Congress authorized creation of the Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) as part of the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation mandated the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a comprehensive plan and strategy for the mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic extremity injuries and amputation. The EACE also was tasked with conducting clinically relevant research, fostering collaborations, and building partnerships across multidisciplinary international, federal, and academic networks to optimize the quality of life of service members and veterans who have sustained extremity trauma or amputations. To fulfill the mandate to conduct research, the EACE developed a Research and Surveillance Division that complements and collaborates with outstanding DoD, VA, and academic research programs across the globe. The EACE researchers have efforts in four key research focus areas relevant to extremity trauma and amputation: (1) Novel Rehabilitation Interventions, (2) Advanced Prosthetic and Orthotic Technologies, (3) Epidemiology and Surveillance, and (4) Medical and Surgical Innovations. This overview describes the EACE efforts to innovate, discover, and translate knowledge gleaned from collaborative research partnerships into clinical practice and policy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence: Overview of the Research and Surveillance Division
- Creators
- Christopher A Rábago - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234Mary Clouser - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234Christopher L Dearth - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234Shawn Farrokhi - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234Michael R Galarneau - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234M Jason Highsmith - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234Jason M Wilken - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234Marilynn P Wyatt - The Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134Owen T Hill - Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 2748 Worth Road, Suite 29, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Military medicine, Vol.181(S4), pp.3-12
- DOI
- 10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00279
- PMID
- 27849455
- NLM abbreviation
- Mil Med
- ISSN
- 0026-4075
- eISSN
- 1930-613X
- Publisher
- England
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2016
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984046803302771
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