“VA Research – InnoVAtion to Implementation”
VA Research Day is designed to call attention to the achievements of VA researchers and the role they play in providing high quality care for Veterans and advancing medical science.
Presentations will begin at 8:00 a.m.
VA St. Louis Health Care System
John Cochran Division
Education Wing, Basement, Room 142
915 North Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63106
Parking
Fox Parking Garage, 3637 Washington Boulevard.
Shuttles will be available to and from the John Cochran Division.
Please RSVP to attend at sheila.nothdurft@va.gov or call 314.652.4100 X55511. See the VA Research Day Program Brochure – 2018 for additional information.
AGENDA
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Meet and Greet
Continental Breakfast, Meet and Greet
8:00 – 8:10 a.m.
Introduction: Keith Repko, Medical Center Director, VA St. Louis Health Care System
Introduction: Keith Repko, Medical Center Director, VA St. Louis Health Care System
8:10 – 8:20 a.m.
VA R&D Program & Presentation of Awards: Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, Chief of Research and Education Service, VA St. Louis Health Care System
VA R&D Program & Presentation of Awards: Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, Chief of Research and Education Service, VA St. Louis Health Care System
8:20 – 8:30 a.m.
Distinguished Service Award: Fredric Metzger, PhD, Chief of Mental Heath Service and Research and Development Committee Chairman
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Plenary Speaker: Amar Das, MD, PhD, Director, Learning Health Systems, IBM Artificial Intelligence Research
9:15 – 9:35 a.m.
Lifetime Achievement Awardee: Geoffrey Gorse, MD, Staff Physician, VA St. Louis Health Care System, Professor of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Lifetime Achievement Awardee: Geoffrey Gorse, MD, Staff Physician, VA St. Louis Health Care System, Professor of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
9:35 – 9:55 a.m.
SLU R&D Program: Kenneth A. Olliff, DMin, MBA, Vice President for Research, Saint Louis University
SLU R&D Program: Kenneth A. Olliff, DMin, MBA, Vice President for Research, Saint Louis University
9:55 – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 – 10:045 a.m.
Special Speaker: Rachel B. Ramoni, DMD, ScD, Chief Research and Development Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
10:45 – 11:05 a.m.
WU R&D Program: Christina A. Gurnett, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis
11:05 – 11:40 a.m.
Investigator of the Year: Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD, Staff Physician, VA St. Louis Health Care System, Professor of Surgery, Pathology & Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis
11:40 – 12:00 p.m.
Recognition of Committee Members and Closing Remarks: Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, Chief of Research and Education Service, VA St. Louis Health Care System