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Duvall J, Grindle GG, Kaplan J, Marks D, Sylvers L, Patel J, Lain M, Bagay A, Chung CS, Cooper RA. VA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM RESPONDS TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Technol Innov 2021; 22:173-179. [PMID: 35096277 DOI: 10.21300/22.2.2021.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic stressed healthcare systems all over the world. Two primary challenges that healthcare systems faced were a shortage of personal protective equipment and the need for new technologies to handle infection prevention for staff and patients. The Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) Technology Transfer Program responded by prioritizing the development of innovations in the Technology Transfer Assistance Project which addressed the pandemic. This paper describes several innovations that addressed the needs of the VA healthcare system during the pandemic and how they were rapidly developed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan Duvall
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Garrett G Grindle
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - John Kaplan
- Office of Research and Development Technology Transfer Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington D.C., USA
| | - David Marks
- Office of Research and Development Technology Transfer Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington D.C., USA
| | - Lee Sylvers
- Office of Research and Development Technology Transfer Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington D.C., USA
| | - Jenish Patel
- Office of Research and Development Technology Transfer Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington D.C., USA
| | - Michael Lain
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Andrea Bagay
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Rory A Cooper
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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