03795cam a2200481 i 4500 rnd000000000043991 RAND 20200811100838.0 100610s2010 cau b 000 0 eng d 2010023629 0833049100 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833049100 (pbk. : alk. paper) RAND/MG-875-A (Sirsi) lc95900 $30.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- UH223 .H327 2010 Harnessing full value from the DoD Serum Repository and the Defense Medical Surveillance System / Melinda Moore ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010. xxvii, 128 pages ; 26 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "Center for Military Health Policy Research." "RAND Arroyo Center and RAND Health." Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128). Introduction -- Evolution of DoDSr and DMSS Requirements -- Department of Defense Medical Surveillance -- Current Capabilities of AMSA, DoDSr, and DMSS -- Examination of Other Biological Specimen Repositories -- Identification of Potential Improvement Strategies -- Synthesis and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Summary of Legislation and Policy Establishing Requirements for DoDSr and DMSS -- Appendix B: Published Research Conducted from Sera at the DoD Serum Repository or Based on Data Drawn from the DMSS, as of January 2008 -- Appendix C: Key Characteristics of Six Biological Specimen Repositories. The Army manages the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR) of over 43 million serum samples and the associated Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) database that links individual service member characteristics to these biological samples. The main mission and use of these resources has been for military health surveillance. The Army turned to RAND Arroyo Center to systematically examine current requirements and capabilities of the DoDSR and DMSS, identify gaps, and suggest strategies to improve their ability to meet current and potential future military health needs in the areas of surveillance, outbreak investigation, research, and clinical support, particularly as these relate to influenza and other infectious disease threats. The research drew information from written documents and interviews with military and civilian experts. The study identified a number of opportunities to improve the management, content, and use of the serum repository and associated database. There were six main recommendations: (1) clarify and communicate the missions of the DoDSR and DMSS both within and beyond DoD; 92) empower, structure, and resource the organizational oversight of DoDSR and DMSS so that they can fulfill the full range of their missions; (3) create an integrative data plan for comprehensive health surveillance; (4) enhance the utility of specimens; (5) plan for the next repository facility; and (6) raise awareness of and expand access to DoDSR and DMSS. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Medicine, Military United States Databases. Serum Collection and preservation United States. Moore, Melinda. author. Eiseman, Elisa. author. Fisher, Gail. author. Olmsted, Stuart S. author. Sama, Preethi R. author. Zambrano, John A. author. Arroyo Center. RAND Health. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG875/ 598307 598307