Vets First Podcast

Department of Veterans Affairs•blogs.va.gov

The Vets First podcast is a research-based podcast that focuses on the VA healthcare system and its patients. Instead of being just another research podcast, the Vets First podcast was created with a primary focus on the Veterans and their stories. The hosts, Levi Sowers PhD, and Brandon Rea work to bridge the gap between the state-of-the-art research being performed at Veterans Affairs and the Veterans themselves in an easy-to-understand manner. Importantly, Levi and Brandon want to assist researchers around the country to better understand the needs of Veterans. In this podcast you will hear interviews from Veterans with specific conditions and then hear from VA funded researchers who are studying those very topics as well as other highlighted services the VA provides. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not endorse or officially sanction any entities that may be discussed in this podcast, nor any media, products or services they may provide.

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Episodes

An introduction to the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss and an interview with its director Dr. Randy Kardon

As one of the three pillars of the VA, research plays a critical role in the treatment of Veterans. This episode starts with a description of research at the VA. Levi and Brandon discuss different achievements that have been accomplished through VA funded research. We also hear from Dr. Randy Kardon , director of the VA Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss (CPTVL). The CPTVL is one of 14 centers nationwide that are funded by the Rehabilitation, Research and Development service ...

Apr 22, 2020•39 min

A life turned upside down: One Veteran’s story of life after traumatic brain injury.

This is part one of a two-part series on traumatic brain injury-induced headache (this episode and episode 4). Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. Two of the most prevalent problems reported by military personnel following traumatic brain injury are headache and photosensitivity (light sensitivity), which commonly occur together in migraine-like headaches. Migraine is...

Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min

An introduction to the Vets First Podcast

In this episode you are introduced to the hosts of the Vets First Podcast, Levi Sowers and Brandon Rea. They discuss the origins of the podcast and their goals surrounding it. You will get to know the hosts as they discuss their backgrounds and what brought them to this point in time. You will also hear about the research they work on and its relevance to Veterans. Along the way in their work, Levi and Brandon noticed a disconnect between Veterans and research. Many Veterans did not know researc...

Mar 06, 2020•18 min

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