Hundreds of military scholars to gather at UTSA for July 24 research forum

By Christi Fish
Director of Communications

(July 23, 2015) -- Hundreds of members of the military will gather at The University of Texas at San Antonio tomorrow to attend one of the city’s largest professional development forums focused on health care research. The San Antonio Military Health System and Universities Research Forum (SURF) will showcase the latest research and discoveries of trainees, faculty, staff and students from health-related disciplines.

Throughout the day, research, practice, policy and collaborations will be presented through papers, poster presentations and symposium sessions. The forum’s tracks include behavioral health, public health and wellness, regenerative medicine, bedside clinical care, and policy, practice and collaboration. The forum will also host a track for members of the military focused on pre-hospital, emergency, trauma and critical care.

“As the Department of Defense’s budgets decrease year after year, it is becoming more challenging for members of the military to travel outside of their regions for top-tier professional development,” said Mauli Agrawal, Peter Flawn Professor of Biomedical Engineering and UTSA vice president for research. “The SURF forum will provide an opportunity for members of our local military to share their research and learn about the latest discoveries happening right here in San Antonio. It will also help our respective researchers to network with one another so they can develop new partnerships to advance critical areas in health care.”

A sampling of tomorrow’s research presentations will include:

• progress in the treatment of PTSD in post-9/11 active duty service Members

H-E-B University Center Ballroom, 8:30-9:45 a.m.

• translating research to the bedside at military treatment facilities

H-E-B University Center Room 1.102, 8:30-9:45 a.m.

• the personalized medicine program at the U.S. Air Force’s 59th Medical Wing

H-E-B University Center Room 2.214, 8:30-9:45 a.m.

• collaboration with community mental health service providers

H-E-B University Center Room 2.214, 10 a.m.-noon

• nurse-initiated therapeutic music on an inpatient surgical ward

H-E-B University Center Room 2.214, 10 a.m.-noon

• the epidemiology of hearing injuries, noise exposure and hearing loss in the military

University Center North Room 2.01.24, 10 a.m.-noon

• improved clot strength of cold-storage platelets

H-E-B University Center Room 2.202, 1-3 p.m.

• the Witte Museum’s H-E-B Body Adventure: transforming health through civic engagement and data

H-E-B University Center Room 2.212, 1-3 p.m.

• tuberculosis prevention and care services for Bexar County – a collaborative approach

H-E-B University Center Room 2.212, 1-3 p.m.

• predictive disease-specific protein biomarkers for clinical relapses and treatment efficacy of multiple sclerosis

H-E-B University Center Room 1.102, 1-3 p.m.

In addition to connecting members of the military with local scholars, SURF will provide members of the military with the opportunity to earn CME and CEU credits.

The San Antonio research forum will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the H-E-B University Center on the UTSA Main Campus.

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To learn more about SURF, view the event schedule or download the event program, visit http://research.utsa.edu/surf/.

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