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Department of Veterans’ Affairs
ARO visitors can now access research identified as being associated with the veteran community/Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
One in five of all Australians aged 75 or over are veterans or war widows, so ARO visitors will find something to interest them in DVA’s body of research.
Research that may be identified as being associated with the veteran community/DVA could cover health related projects that are:
- directly commissioned or conducted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs;
- conducted by organisations which receive some DVA funding eg, Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH), Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health (CMVH).
For more information about the Department go to www.dva.gov.au and the research section is currently being updated.
DVA has the following range of research participants, priorities, programs and partnerships:
- DVA Older and Younger Client Groups
- DVA Research Funding is available
- DVA Research Priorities
- DVA Research Seminar Series
- DVA Research (Current and Previous)
- DVA Research Partnerships
- DVA Contacts
DVA Older and Younger Client Groups
DVA provides comprehensive research into health care, rehabilitation, compensation and income support services for:
- Veterans, war widows and widowers;
- Serving and former defence force members;
- Eligible Australian Federal Police members with overseas service; and
- Their dependants and carers by providing assistance.
DVA Research Funding is available
The DVA Health and Medical Applied Research Program (ARP) is the Department's formal research program with a budget of approximately $2 million per annum. The Health and Medical Applied Research Program commissions research that contributes to the development of improved models for health care and service delivery for the DVA. High quality research allows the Department to better identify the health and well-being needs of the veteran and defence communities, including their dependents and carers.
All DVA research is sponsored by a DVA National Manager, General Manager or state Deputy Commissioner. For all enquiries please contact DVA research staff at research@dva.gov.au (02) 62896529
DVA’s four current Research Priorities are:
- Younger Veterans and Transition from the military to civilian life;
- Veterans physical and mental health needs: A wellness approach;
- Ageing issues for older veterans and war widows; and
- Promoting the Use of DVA data for research purposes.
DVA research aligns with the Australian National Research Priorities (NRP) and the DVA NRP annual report can be viewed on http://www.ncis.dest.gov.au
DVA holds four research seminars each year to provide insight into the current research being undertaken into the health and well-being of the Australian veteran and defence communities. The Seminar series attracts a large cross-section of attendees from both veteran, military and the broader Health and Aged Care sectors.
The seminars are available on DVD and public access is currently available at the ACT office. In future public access will be available through teleconferencing at all State and Territory offices.
The next seminar date is:
14 May 2008 – Use of DVA Data and Data Linkages
Some previous seminar topics include:
2008 February
- Transition in Chronic Illness, Self Care - Dr Debbie Karlik & Dr Anne Van Loon – Royal District Nursing Service Research Unit, University of South Australia)
- MATES Program (Veterans Medical Advice and Therapeutics Education Service) – Dr Robert Peck – Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Veterans: Real Partners in Health – A trial of implementing evidence based care and self management for veterans with alcohol related disorders – Dr Rene Pols – Human behaviour & Health Research Unit, Flinders University
2007 September
- Laughter is the best medicine: Evaluation of the Ex-Service Organisation’s Victorian Day Clubs Program - Nerida Joss - Research Fellow Department of Health Science, Monash University
- Heat Injury Remediation - Dr Mark Patterson – Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- The Intergenerational Health Effects of Service in the Military LTCOL Peter Nasvald – Research Manager CMVH University of Queensland
2007 June
- Deployed Health Surveillance Program, a Defence funded study of the health effects of military deployment - Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health, University of Queensland
- Temporal Relationships between War Deployment and Subsequent Psychological Disorders a follow-up to the Australian Gulf War Veterans’ Health Study Mr Dean McKenzie, Monash University
- Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Andrea Phelps, University of Melbourne
Copies of the above and previous presenter’s slides are available by contacting DVA.
Presenters are required for future seminars, contact DVA if you would like to present.
DVA Research (Current and Previous)
Health Studies
DVA has conducted numerous Health Studies for deployments and Defence occupational groups available at www.dva.gov.au/publicat/publicat.htm
DVA Health and Medical Research DVA research aligns with the Departments research priorities. DVA research regarding older veterans is listed on the ARO website. Additional DVA health and medical research regarding younger veterans, defence members and their dependants and carers is available from DVA. This information is available for researchers, DVA client groups and public dissemination.
Access to current and previous research, other than ageing research relating to older veterans listed on the ARO, is presenting available through DVA offices and on the DVA website (note this is currently being updated so please contact DVA is you are unable to locate your research of interest).
DVA works in conjunction with a wide range of research organisations. DVA provides funding to the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Stress and Mental Health (ACPMH) and the Centre for Military and Veterans Health (CMVH). DVA works collaboratively with universities and leading research centres including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
DVA applies National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) national research and practice guidelines to expand research information regarding best practice for Australian veterans and defence force groups eligible for DVA services.
Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH) specialises in the recognition and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related conditions within the veteran population through ensuring that veterans with PTSD have access to high quality treatment options www.acpmh.unimelb.edu.au
Centre for Military and Veterans Health (CMVH) is an internationally-unique, academic, community and military partnership dedicated to innovatively seeking solutions to military and veterans’ health issues through research, education, e-health and public debate www.uq.edu.au/cmvh
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information www.aihw.gov.au
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) provides information regarding individual and public health standards for medical research and training and ethical issues relating to health www.nhmrc.gov.au
For all enquiries regarding DVA research please contact research@dva.gov.au or phone (02) 62896529
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Strategic Research Development Section
19th floor, Lovett Building
PO Box 21
Woden ACT 2606