United States Department of Veterans Affairs



What's New from Cider


CIDER offers online educational seminars, regular eNews updates, publications, and health updates. Use the links below to learn more.

Recent Publications

Patients with Positive Screening Fecal Occult Blood Tests
In this Issue: ESP Brief
(05-03-2013)

Forum
In this Issue: Dual Use, Health Information Exchange, Outpatient Care Seeking by Medicare-Eligible Veterans, 2013 USH Award
(04-24-2013)

Effectiveness of Family and Caregiver Interventions on Patient Outcomes among Adults with Cancer or Memory-Related Disorders
In this Issue: ESP Report
(04-22-2013)



Upcoming Cyber Seminars

6/3/2013 1:00pm EST
Series: VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Title: Applying Comorbidity Measures Using VA and Medicare Data
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6/4/2013 11:00am EST
Series: Spotlight on Pain Management
Title: The Veteran Experience of Chronic Pain from Musculoskeletal Injuries: Lessons from the War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center
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6/18/2013 12:00pm EST
Series: VIReC Clinical Informatics Seminar
Title: Care Assessment Need Score: A Tool for Care Management and Patient Care Assessment System (PCAS)
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About

The Center for Information Dissemination and Education Resources (CIDER) was established as a VA HSR&D national Resource Center in 2004. Located in Boston, CIDER provides a critical conduit for the dissemination of health services research and provides HSR&D with dissemination support through a variety of channels.

Mission

As with all VA centers, CIDER's mission is to improve the health and healthcare of our veterans. By distributing important HSR&D findings to policy makers, clinicians, researchers, managers, and the general public, CIDER plays a pivotal role in supporting implementation of evidence-based research throughout VA. Our educational offerings (cyber seminars, annual meetings) provide the VA HSR&D community with regular opportunities to enhance health services research and to improve the health and outcomes of veterans.

Goals

CIDER's goal is to support dissemination and encourage the use of research-based evidence in making policy and clinical practice decisions aimed at improving quality, patient care, and health outcomes.