HE VA PALO ALTO CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION IS SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS,…

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HE VA PALO ALTO CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION IS SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH FUNDING PROPOSAL DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE HIGH RATE OF DIAGNOSIS OF INVASIVE CERVICAL ERS. AS RATES OF THIS DIAGNOSIS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH IN WOMEN VETERANS WITH PTSD, DR. WEITLAUF IS WELL POSITIONED TO POSE THIS RESEARCH QUESTION. HOWEVER, AS DR. WEITLAUF IS A PSYCHOLOGIST AND NOT AN OBSTETRICIAN / GYNECOLOGIST (OB-GYN), HER SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS PROJECT REQUIRES ASSISTANCE FROM SOMEONE WITH A RESEARCH BACKGROUND IN OB-GYN. SPECIFICALLY, THE PI FOR THIS PROJECT, DR. JULIE WEITLAUFREQUIRES SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE: (1) THE PROPER REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS OF THE SPECIALIZED OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL LITERATURE ON THIS TOPIC; (2) STUDY DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY FOR THE PROPOSED WORK; AND (3) CREATION OF A COHERENT FUNDING PROPOSAL THAT REFLECTS SOUND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND SPECIALIZED CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE (E.G., FROM OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY) OF THIS AREA. THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SPECIALIZED CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CERVICAL CANCER, ADVANCED WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE CURRENT NATIONAL GUIDELINES PERTINENT TO THE SURVEILLANCE OF CERVICAL CANCER (E.G., PARTICIPATION ON THE UNITED STATES PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING; AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE ARENA OF CERVICAL CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. DELIVERABLES: COMPLETE (ASSISTING DR. WEITLAUF) LITERATURE REVIEW ON CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AND CERVICAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN WOMEN WITHMENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (JUNE - AUGUST 2010) COMPLETE (ASSISTING DR. WEITLAUF) DRAFT OF PROPOSED STUDY DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY (SEPT-DEC 2010) COMPLETE (ASSISTING DR. WEITLAUF) DRAFT OF FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR PROPOSED WORK (SEPT-DEC 2010) THIS 96 HOUR, 6 MONTH PART TIME POSITION FOR OFFSITE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE MENLO PARK DIVISION OF THE VETERANS AFFAIRS PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (VAPAHCS).