Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)

Miami GRECC

• Frailty
• High Need/High Risk
• Stem Cells Reparative/ Regenerative Therapies

• The Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research.
• VA-IMPACT: Metformin in Pre-Diabetes on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Outcomes.
• Anticipated Practice Based Research Network funding for Veterans with Long COVID.
• COVID-19 - Understanding the Post-Viral Phase (COVID-UPP)
• The Gulf War Illness Clinical Trials and Interventions Consortium.
• DEPTH: VA-NIH Investigative Deep Phenotyping Study of Gulf War Veteran Health.
• MERIT: mTORC1 signaling and regulation of a-cell mass and function.
• AKT/mTOR signaling and regulation of cell cycle in β-cells R01.
• Role of mTORC1 signaling in type 1 diabetes.
• MTOR signaling and regulation of alpha-cell mass and function. 

• Miami and Gainesville GRECCs have developed a workshop entitled “VISN 8 Deprescribing: When Less is More” designed for primary care and pharmacy providers and staff. This workshop was approved by VISN-8 and is being delivered as a “mini-residency” at each of the VISN’s VAMC facilities in FY2024.
• The 2024 - VISN 8/GRECC Annual Conference will be held during April 24th-26th. The conference theme is “Bouncing Back: Preserving Functional Independence for Aging Veterans” and is scheduled to take place over 2.5 days at the Orlando VA (Lake Nona) Auditorium. The purpose of the conference is to disseminate knowledge and innovative practices to promote independence and improved quality of life in older Veterans. The primary target audience for this event is clinician leaders from all healthcare disciplines who work on teams involved in caring for older Veterans in PACT, PMRS, HBPC and GEC services.
• Frailty Seminar Series: Monthly webinars, jointly organized by the Miami GRECC and Memorial Healthcare System, featuring internationally renowned speakers and worldwide audience.

• Age-Friendly Integration into GEC Inpatient Consult Service (new)
• VIONE Deprescribing Clinic: When Less is More (New)
• Caring for Older Adults and Caregivers at Home (COACH) – An Adaptation for Miami VA Dyads who are Addressing Dementia and Frailty (New)
• Coordinated Transitional Care (C-Trac) for Surgical Patients with Frailty, Older Age and/or Cognitive impairment at the Miami VA (Continuing)
• Veteran Directed-Care – An Investigation of Facilitators and Barriers for Program Expansion (Continuing) 

• Frailty Reduces Vaccine Effectiveness Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Test-Negative Case Control Study Using National VA Data Frailty Reduces Vaccine Effectiveness Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Test-Negative Case Control Study Using National VA Data - PubMed (nih.gov)
• Frailty as a risk factor for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 among US veterans during the Delta and Omicron waves Frailty as a risk factor for post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19 among US veterans during the Delta and Omicron waves - Hammel - 2023 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley Online Library
• Association between specific unmet functional needs and desire to institutionalize among caregivers of older veterans Publication link
• Measuring the unmet needs of American military Veterans and their caregivers: Survey protocol of the HERO CARE survey Measuring the unmet needs of American military Veterans and their caregivers: Survey protocol of the HERO CARE survey - PubMed (nih.gov)

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