Stroke QUERI Center

Linda Wiliams, MD, Co-Principal Investigator

 Teresa Damush, PhD, Implementation Coordinator
Project Number STR 03-168 funded by the VA Health Services Research & Development

April 1, 2004-March 31, 2007

In 1998, Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Service launched the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) with the goal of translating research results into approaches to improve patient care and systems efficiency and to document the effects of these mechanisms on patients and on cost.

The mission of the Stroke Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) is to reduce the risk of stroke and to obtain the best possible outcomes for veterans who suffer a stroke.

The goals of the Stroke QUERI are:

GOAL 1: Improve overall compliance with published stroke guidelines.

GOAL 2: Ensure that a plan for rehabilitation is considered for all stroke patients.

GOAL 3: Improve management of stroke risk factors.

GOAL 4: Reduce the physical, emotional, and social burden of post–stroke depression (PSD).

A long-term goal of the Stroke QUERI is to expand the scope of the research portfolio to include other secondary prevention measures and early phases of stroke care.