Open AccessVA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM RESPONDS TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Author(s) -
Jonathan Duvall,
Garrett G. Grindle,
John E. Kaplan,
David Marks,
Lee A. Sylvers,
Jenish Patel,
Michael Lain,
Andrea Bagay,
Chul Chung,
Rory A. Cooper
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
technology and innovation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1949-8241
pISSN - 1949-825X
DOI - 10.21300/22.2.2021.6
Subject(s) - pandemic , economic shortage , covid-19 , technology transfer , healthcare system , personal protective equipment , health care , business , engineering management , medicine , engineering , political science , virology , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , government (linguistics) , outbreak , international trade , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The COVID-19 pandemic stressed healthcare systems all over the world. Two primary challenges that healthcare systems faced were a shortage of personal protective equipment and the need for new technologies to handle infection prevention for staff and patients. The Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) Technology Transfer Program responded by prioritizing the development of innovations in the Technology Transfer Assistance Project which addressed the pandemic. This paper describes several innovations that addressed the needs of the VA healthcare system during the pandemic and how they were rapidly developed.