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Congratulations to NCIRE supported PIs Dr. Anne Schafer and Dr. Dolores Shoback for co-authoring the article, A Distinction Without a DifferenceDoes It Matter Whether Fractures Are Nontraumatic or Traumatic? https://jamanetwork.com//jamainternalm/fullarticle/2780751

Congratulations to NCIRE supported PIs Drs. Kristine Yaffe and Mike Steinman for co-authoring an article entitled "Polypharmacy among older adults with dementia compared with those without dementia in the United States" in The AGS Journal.. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com//10./jgs.17291 #geriatrics #polypharmacy https://twitter.com/UCSFGeriatr/status/1402377040859480066

NICRE is proud to support the VA and the San Francisco VA Health Care Center (SFVAHCS) in their work with LGBT Veterans.

Celebrating Pride Month 2021 The first Pride march in New York City took place in 1970. The inaugural march had about 3,000-5,000 gatherers. Over the past 50+ years Pride events, marches and demonstration have evolved, today the number of people who take part in these gatherings has grown to millions. #pridemonth2021 NCIRE is proud to support our LGBTQIA+ Veterans, and the Principal Investigators of the SFVAHCS who focus on those Veteran’s needs. ... https://www.patientcare.va.gov/LGBT/ https://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/services/lgbt/index.asp See more

Congratulations to NICRE supported PI Dr. Mehrdad Arjomandi for his recent publication in American Journal of Physiology Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. https://journals.physiology.org//10.11/ajplung.00421.2020

Memorial Day May 31st, 2021 The history of Memorial Day, officially known as Decoration Day, dates to the American Civil War and began as an event to honor soldiers who died during the war. It is said to be inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored their dead. The first national celebration took place on 30 May 1868. Traditionally Memorial Day is viewed as a time of honor and remembrance. Throughout the United States it is common to visit cemeteries, particu...larly military ones, and decorate graves of the deceased with flowers, small flags and wreathes. Other common traditions of Memorial Day include the raising the U.S. flag quickly to the tops of flagpoles, slowly lowering it to half-mast, and then raising it again to full height at Noon. Lowering the flag at half-mast honors the fallen soldiers who have died for their country over the years. Re-raising the flag symbolizes the resolve of the living to carry on the fight for freedom so that the nation's heroes will not have died in vain. Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time. The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation. On this Memorial Day, NCIRE honors the brave men and women who have died while serving their country. https://www.almanac.com/content/when-memorial-day See more

NCIRE Supported PI, Dr. Anthony Baker and his co-presenters, have received an Outstanding Scientific Presentation Award for their presentation on "Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Foramen Magnum Region: Clinical & Angioarchitectural Phenotypes," at ANSR's Annual Meeting. Congratulations, Dr. Baker! https://www.asnr.org/2021-outstanding-presentation-awards/

Congratulations to NCIRE supported PI Scott Bauer on his recent publication in the Journal of Gerontology. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33963837/

NCIRE’s Manager of Contracts and Compliance, Newton Ong, is spotlighted this week for his involvement with the Junior Giants program and as part of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Congratulations Newton!

Congratulations to NCIRE supported PIs Dr. Salomeh Keyhani, Dr. Rebecca Sudore and Dr. Louise Walter on their recent publication in the Journal Urology. Understanding the Health Characteristics and Treatment Choices of Older Men with Stress Urinary Incontinence - Urology (goldjournal.net)

This week NCIRE joins the SFVAHCS in celebrating VA Research Week, a week to highlight the significant role that VA Research plays in improving Veterans' health and welfare. At the San Francisco VA Health Care System, we are proud to have the largest funded research program in the entire Veterans Health Administration. The impact of the VA’s research efforts cannot be understated. VA researchers were part of the innovative teams that developed effective treatments for tuberc...ulosis, invented the CAT scan, and performed the first-ever liver transplant. Those interested in a more in-depth look at the scientific achievements of our award-winning researchers are invited to tune in to the National VA Research Week Awardees Symposium on Friday, May 21, 2021, at 12 p.m. PT, by registering here: https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov//catalog-upcoming-session. NCIRE, along with the SFVAHCS offers our most sincere thanks to our brilliant researchers, here at the SFVAHCS and throughout the VA network, for doing the important, cutting-edge work that leads to improved lives for the Veterans we serve. https://www.research.va.gov/researchweek/default.cfm

Armed Forces Day Saturday, May 15th On August 31, 1949, Louis Johnson, the United States’ Secretary of Defense, announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The event stemmed from the armed forces’ unification under one department the Department of Defense. Six months later, President Truman issued a Presidential Proclamation to establish a formal date. Mr. Truman stated: "Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 1950, ma...rks the first combined demonstration by America's defense team of its progress, under the National Security Act, towards the goal of readiness for any eventuality. It is the first parade of preparedness by the unified forces of our land, sea, and air defense". On this Armed Forces Day, NCIRE honors our Veterans, and Service men and woman, and their families. https://www.military.com/m/history-of-armed-forces-day.html See more

2021 Lunar New Year Celebrating the Year of the Ox This year, the Lunar New Year begins on Friday, February 12th and continues until February 27th. It's called the Lunar New Year because it marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendars traditional to many east Asian countries including China, South Korea, and Vietnam, which are regulated by the cycles of the moon and sun. As the New York Times explains, "A solar yearthe time it takes Earth to orbit the sunlasts aro...und 365 days, while a lunar year, or 12 full cycles of the Moon, is roughly 354 days." As with the Jewish lunisolar calendar, "a month is still defined by the moon, but an extra month is added periodically to stay close to the solar year." This is why the new year falls on a different day within that month-long window each year. NCIRE wishes luck, health and happiness to all those who celebrate. See more

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February 11, 2021 2021 Theme: Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated the critical role of women researchers in different stages of the fight against COVID-19, from advancing the knowledge on the virus, to developing techniques for testing, and finally to creating the vaccine against the virus. SFVAHCS and NCIRE supported researcher Phyllis Tien provides an excellent example as she pursues trials of a COVID-19 vaccine here on our campus. And she is only one example of the many researchers, nurses, doctors and other women who have made their careers in science-based fields. Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, NCIRE salutes women of science around the world.

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we want to amplify the voices of the Black Veterans in our community. All Black and/or African American Veterans, staff included, are i...nvited to submit pictures representing family (family members, recipes, items passed down) that we can highlight on our Facebook page. If you would like to participate, please email Dr. Melissa London, staff psychologist, at [email protected], with your name, the photos/stories you would like to display, and your contact information.

Congratulations to NCIRE supported researchers Dr. Brian Borsari and Dr. Karen Seal on their recent publication focusing on collaborative care in treating chronic pain and managing opioid use. In a small pilot study of a randomized controlled trial found that US Veterans with chronic pain who received collaborative care with motivational interviewing reduced their highrisk opioid use and showed improved pain interference and severity after an intake with a primarycare provider involving shared decisionmaking and the creation of a personalized pain care plan. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.15401

Dr. Kristine Yaffe honored by NIH with 2021 Gordon Lecture UCSF and NICRE supported researcher Kristine Yaffe, MD, has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as the recipient of the 2021 Robert S. Gordon, Jr. Lectureship Award in recognition of her work in the epidemiology of cognitive aging and dementia, as well as her innovative research on the modifiable risk factors of dementia and their potential for furthering prevention efforts. She will receive her award and deliver a lecture titled "Epidemiology of Cognitive Aging: Why Observational Studies Still Matter" on February 10, 2021, as part of the NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series. Congratulations Dr. Yaffe! NCIRE is proud and honored to support your work. https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu//yaffe-honored-nih-2021-gordon