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.

Emerging Evidence

Women's Health
Four recently completed studies examine the role of accessibility, practice structure, mental healthcare, and reintegration concerns for women Veterans. ...



Upcoming Cyber Seminars

1/31/2012 12:00pm EST
Series: Spotlight on Women's Health
Title: Understanding Reproductive Health Care and Outcomes Among Women Veterans: A review of recent research and future opportunities
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2/1/2012 2:00pm EST
Series: HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Course
Title: Budget Impact Analysis
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2/6/2012 1:00pm EST
Series: VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Title: Measuring Veterans Health Services Use in VA and Medicare (Part 2)
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Recent Publications

Nutritional Supplements for Age-related Macular Degeneration
In this Issue: ESP Report
(01-26-2012)

Treatment of Anemia in Patients with Heart Disease
In this Issue: ESP Report
(11-07-2011)

Interventions to Improve Minority Healthcare and Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities
In this Issue: Management eBrief
(11-01-2011)

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.