The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare announced a partnership to support Geneva’s first scholarship for nursing research to advance military medicine. The scholarship will fund a Johns Hopkins School of Nursing doctoral candidate whose goal is to transform the diagnosis process for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – an area of scientific study with potential for
Congratulations to the 2016 Q2 Wave the Flag recipient, Stephanie Deleon! An excerpt from her nomination states: “During my recent maternity leave, Stephanie took on the leadership role for the department. Over the course of three months, she not only fulfilled her role as Clinical Research Coordinator and ensured the quality of her assigned studies,
Congratulations to the 2016 Q1 Wave the Flag Recipient, Dr. Victoria Tepe! An excerpt from her nomination states: “In addition to her normally assigned duties as a Geneva Research Portfolio Manager for the Department of Defense (DoD) Hearing Center of Excellence, Dr. Victoria Tepe has volunteered her time to the DoD Executive Agent for Medical
After a decade of war, the Army reports that 76,176 soldiers have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Since 2004, The Geneva Foundation has partnered with military, industry, and academic collaborators in pursuit of effective and innovative treatments for PTSD. For more than three years, Geneva employees have supported the Principal Investigator at
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and sport-related concussion (SRC) are fundamental concerns facing the U.S. military, the sports community, and the general public. Although significant advances have been made in the understanding of concussion, the natural history of concussion remains poorly defined, no objective biomarker of physiological recovery exists for clinical use, athlete knowledge of
Geneva researcher Dr. Gary Kamimori is conducting a multi-phase study to provide a first-ever comprehensive examination of the relationship of TBI biomarkers following repeated, low-level blast exposure. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been referred to as one of the “invisible wounds of war”. Disrupting the normal function of the brain, TBI is the result of
Geneva is contributing to The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC)’s mission to address the most critical issues challenging recovery from severe extremity trauma. Approximately 55% of all service members injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom sustained significant extremity trauma. Many were burdened with injuries to multiple limbs. Complex wound management,
Despite increased mental health problems in the military, it is estimated that only 23%-40% of those diagnosed with psychiatric disorders sought treatment in the year prior. People face many obstacles in seeking traditional mental health treatments, including geographic, logistical, and financial setbacks. These obstacles are only amplified in military populations where the stigma of mental