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VA HSR&D Podcasts

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Care Fragmentation in VA Home Based Primary Care

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2022/08/25

Sam Edwards, MD, MPH, of the Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (<a href=https://www.portlandcoin.research.va.gov/ target="_blank">CIVIC</a>) in Portland OR, talks about his research studying care fragmentation among Veterans receiving home based primary care (HBPC). Care fragmentation - the dispersion of a patient’s care across clinicians and healthcare settings - is associated with increased Emergency Department visits and hospital admissions among

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The Long Game: A Career Dedicated to System-wide...

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2022/08/15

Hildi Hagedorn, PhD, investigator with the Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research <a href="https://www.ccdor.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">CCDOR</a> in Minneapolis, MN, talks about her research focused on implementation of best-practice recommendations for the identification and treatment of substance use disorders (SUD). Dr. Hagedorn was the recipient of the <a href="/for_researchers/awards/hsrd_awards/awardees.cfm?award=2504">2020

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Evaluating Clinician Experiences with VA Electronic...

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2022/07/25

Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD, BS of the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (<a href="https://www.choir.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">CHOIR</a>) talks about his work with the <a href="https://www.choir.research.va.gov/CHOIRRESEARCH/features/EMPIRIC_QUERI.asp" target="_blank">EMPIRIC QUERI</a> partnered evaluation. The mission of EMPIRIC QUERI is to improve VA’s electronic health record modernization

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Building Resiliency, Quality, and Retention into VA’s...

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2022/04/29

Heather Gilmartin, PhD, NP, investigator and nurse scientist at the <a href="https://www.seattledenvercoin.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation</a> in Denver, Colorado discusses her HSR&D Career Development Award program work, which is focused on building supportive learning environments  VA’s cardiac catheter labs.

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In Conversation: Fireside Chat with Kristin Mattocks...

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2022/03/23

Dr. Kristin Mattocks conducts a wide-ranging interview with her friend and HSR&D colleague, Dr. Rani Elwy. Dr. Elwy shares insights into her long-running VA HSR&D research career, discusses turning failure into success, and looks at the two-way relationship between mentors and mentees.<br><br> Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH, is an investigator and Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, Director of the

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Evaluating the Transitioning Servicemember Support...

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2021/12/09

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (<a href="https://www.queri.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">QUERI</a>) dissemination coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Dr. Joe Geraci, investigator and clinical psychologist at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Geraci is the co-Director of the Transitioning Servicemember/Veteran Suicide and Prevention Center, which is a joint effort between VISN 2 and VISN 17

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The Impact of COVID-19, Social Distancing, and Mental...

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2021/11/10

Bryann DeBeer, PhD, of the Seattle-Denver <a href=" /centers/seattle-denver.cfm">Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care</a>, talks about her work using social network analysis to understand the impact that COVID-19 enforced social distancing has had on Veterans’ mental health and suicide risk.

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Partnering to Increase Veteran Safety: Fall...

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2021/10/25

HSR&D investigator and director of the <a href="https://www.northflorida.va.gov/NORTHFLORIDA/services/grecc/" target="_blank">North Florida/South Georgia Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center</a> Ron Shorr, MD, MS, and healthcare architect Gary Fischer with VA’s Construction and Facilities Unit, discuss the value of partnered research within the context of Dr. Shorr’s HSR&D-funded project, <a href="

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Evaluating Prophylactic Anticoagulant Therapy...

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2021/09/17

In this episode, Dr. Christopher Rentsch, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Yale University, talks about a <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n311" target="_blank">large-scale evaluation of the effectiveness of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy</a> for the treatment of COVID-19.<br><br> Since the recording of this podcast, the largest trial to date, ACTIV-4, has found that initiating therapeutic anticoagulation

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Using Temperature to Improve COVID-19 Infection Control

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2021/08/26

In part one of a two-part conversation, VA geriatrician Jim Rudolph, MD, talks about his work to develop new COVID-19 safety and screening standards based on temperature readings among residents of VA Community Living Centers. In addition to his work as a VA clinician, Dr. Rudolph is the director of the <a href="https://www.providence.va.gov/research/COIN/Research_Enhancement_Award_Program_REAP.asp" target="_blank">HSR&D Center of Innovation for Long-term Services

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Understanding VA’s Vaccination Program in VA...

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2021/08/26

In part two of a two-part conversation, VA geriatrician Jim Rudolph, MD, talks about his work to assess VA’s response to distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in VA Community Living Centers. In addition to his work as a VA clinician, Dr. Rudolph is the director of the <a href="https://www.providence.va.gov/research/COIN/Research_Enhancement_Award_Program_REAP.asp" target="_blank">HSR&D Center of Innovation for Long-term Services and Supports</a> in

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Veterans' Voices: Mark Flower

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2020/08/10

HSR&D research content editor Maria Hecht talks with Veteran Mark Flower, co-founder of the Veteran peer support organization DryHootch America. They are discussing his involvement in VA research as part of a Veteran engagement forum.

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Making the Most of Engagement: Listening to Stakeholders

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2020/08/03

In part two of this two-part interview, Joe Francis, MD, Chief Improvement and Analytics Officer for VHA, talks about the necessity of taking research questions to those on the front-lines of managing clinics and healthcare networks in order to continuously improve care for Veterans.

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Newly-separated Women Veterans' Use of VA and...

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2020/08/03

Laurel Copeland, PhD, discusses her work on looking at the proportion of new women Veterans who access VA care vs. community care.

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Assessing Veterans' Experiences of Healthcare System...

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2020/07/29

Polly Noel, PhD, talks about her work on understanding and assessing Veterans' experiences of healthcare system hassles with both VA care and community-based care.

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Veterans' Experiences Using both Care in the...

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2020/07/27

Christopher J. Miller, PhD, talks about his work assessing Veterans' and providers' experiences of care coordination between community providers and VA providers.

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Women Veterans' Experiences in Obtaining VA Mental...

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2020/07/20

Fernanda S. Rossi, PhD, shares insights gained from her work understanding women Veterans' experiences of seeking mental health treatment in VA.

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Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment: Prolonged Exposure and...

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2020/07/20

Becca Sripada, PhD, talks about her work on treating Veterans with PTSD.

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A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans...

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2020/07/13

Ivette (Maggie) Freytes, PhD, talks about her work developing a community-based resource guide to refer Veterans at risk for suicide to VA care.

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Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve VA Care

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2020/07/13

In part one of this two-part interview, Joe Francis, MD, Chief Improvement and Analytics Officer for VHA, talks about how best to leverage healthcare data and quality measures to improve care for Veterans.

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