VA HSR&D Podcasts
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInterviews with VA HSR&D investigators
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Practical Strategies HSR Researchers Can Utilize to Be Mindful to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout the Research Process
May 20, 2024 09:15 - 16 minutes - 1 KBJennifer Funderburk and colleagues from the VA Center for Integrated Healthcare speak with Diane Hanks about their workshop to help researchers keep diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in mind.
Is Burnout Preventable? Burnout and Engagement in VA Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 29, 2024 09:15 - 10 minutes - 1 KBEric Apaydin, PhD, MPP, MS, talks with Center for Information Dissemination and Education Resources (CIDER) writer Karen Jamrog at the 2023 HSR&D national meeting, about his research on burnout, employee engagement, and changing organizational contexts in VA primary care during the early COVID-19 pandemic.
Increasing VA Workforce Diversity with a Research Career Pipeline Program for Students from Historically Excluded Groups
November 22, 2023 09:15 - 8 minutes - 1 KBCindie Slightam, MPH, Senior Project Manager at the Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) discusses her project creating a paid internship for Community College students from historically excluded groups. The program sought to introduce research as a career option, and present VA as a place for that career, to students who might normally not be exposed to it.
Why and How to Incorporate Sex and Gender in VA Research
October 25, 2023 09:15 - 19 minutes - 1 KBDrs. Goldsmith and Danan discuss the workshop on why and how to address sex and gender in VA research that they designed and subsequently led at the 2023 HSR&D National Meeting.
Intervention to Improve Veterans' Engagement in Therapy for PTSD
October 18, 2023 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBMegan Shepherd-Banigan, PhD, MPH, of the Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) discusses her CDA project seeking to induce family-involved initiation and completion of psychotherapy for Veterans living with PTSD.
Past, Present, and Future of QUERI
September 14, 2023 09:15 - 15 minutes - 1 KBDirector Amy Kilbourne discusses the origin, milestones, current events, and future directions of the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) program.
Building the Evidence on Under-Recognized Populations
September 13, 2023 09:15 - 8 minutes - 1 KBGuneet Jasuja, PhD, MPH, of the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) discusses her work researching social stressors and health issues among older transgender and gender diverse Veterans.
Risk and Protective Factors for Burnout among VA Psychotherapists Treating PTSD Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 30, 2023 09:15 - 15 minutes - 1 KBCraig Rosen, PhD, of the Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) discusses his work researching burnout among VA clinicians, previous research that his most recent study was built on, and related topics of interest.
CONDUIT Study: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)
May 10, 2023 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBDr. Black discusses her experience in the CONDUIT QUERI Eval, and working with Veterans in VA. CONDUIT’s objective was to unite 6 inter-related Partnered Implementation projects to improve access to medications for Opioid Use Disorder.
What is the Right Mix? Variation in the Proportion of Primary Care Delivered via Video for Veterans with Common Chronic Conditions
April 28, 2023 09:15 - 12 minutes - 1 KBJacqueline Ferguson, PhD, MS, of the VA Palo Alto Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) discusses her research into variations in patterns, by chronic conditions, for Veterans receiving primary care via telehealth as well as in-person.
Increasing Use of Video Telehealth among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness with Substance Use Disorder
April 25, 2023 09:15 - 16 minutes - 1 KBLynn Garvin, PhD, MBA, of the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) discusses her peer-led intervention to provide VA Video Connect (VVC) telehealth to Veterans experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder.
VA Telehealth’s Widening Rural-Urban Divide During the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 09, 2023 09:15 - 12 minutes - 1 KBVA telehealth programming had focused largely on rural populations where disparities in health care access and telehealth use existed, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced an expansion to offer telehealth more broadly. Lucinda Leung, MD, PhD, MPH, discusses rural-urban differences in VA telehealth use nationally before and after pandemic onset.
Using Implementation and Quality Improvement Strategies in VA
March 07, 2023 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBJoel Boggan, MD, MPH, of the Durham VA Medical Center talks about his experience with the Evidence Synthesis Program at VA, working with Veteran populations, and how quality improvement methodologies can be used to improve health services in Primary Care settings.
Understanding VA Emergency Department Care Quality through a Unique Lens—Ambulance Visits
September 28, 2022 09:15 - 19 minutes - 1 KBDavid Chan, MD, PhD, of the HSR&D Center of Innovation to Implementation in Palo Alto, CA, discusses his work understanding how ambulance visits to VA hospitals act as an indicator of care quality.
Care Fragmentation in VA Home Based Primary Care
August 25, 2022 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBSam 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 medically complex patien...
The Long Game: A Career Dedicated to System-wide Change for Veterans with SUD
August 15, 2022 09:15 - 15 minutes - 1 KBHildi 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 HSR&D Health System Impact Award</a> for he...
Evaluating Clinician Experiences with VA Electronic Health Record Modernization
July 25, 2022 09:15 - 20 minutes - 1 KBSeppo 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 (EHRM) by ensuring that it is informed by frontline clinician an...
Building Resiliency, Quality, and Retention into VA’s Cardiac Cath Labs
April 29, 2022 09:15 - 22 minutes - 1 KBHeather 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.
In Conversation: Fireside Chat with Kristin Mattocks and Rani Elwy
March 23, 2022 09:15 - 29 minutes - 1 KBDr. 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 HSR&D-funded <a href="/c...
Evaluating the Transitioning Servicemember Support Program
December 09, 2021 09:15 - 28 minutes - 1 KBQuality 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. Recently, Dr. Geraci partnered...
The Impact of COVID-19, Social Distancing, and Mental Health
November 10, 2021 09:15 - 22 minutes - 1 KBBryann 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.
Partnering to Increase Veteran Safety: Fall Prevention and Nursing Unit Design
October 25, 2021 09:15 - 21 minutes - 1 KBHSR&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=" /research/abstracts.cfm?Project_ID=2141706270">Nursing Unit...
Evaluating Prophylactic Anticoagulant Therapy Effectiveness for Treating COVID-19
September 17, 2021 09:15 - 17 minutes - 1 KBIn 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 compared to prophylactic anticoagulation pr...
Understanding VA’s Vaccination Program in VA Community Living Centers
August 26, 2021 09:15 - 15 minutes - 1 KBIn 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 Providence, RI.
Using Temperature to Improve COVID-19 Infection Control
August 26, 2021 09:15 - 15 minutes - 1 KBIn 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 and Supports</a>, in Pr...
Veterans' Voices: Mark Flower
August 10, 2020 09:15 - 13 minutes - 1 KBHSR&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.
Newly-separated Women Veterans’ Use of VA and Community Care
August 03, 2020 09:15 - 1 KBLaurel Copeland, PhD, discusses her work on looking at the proportion of new women Veterans who access VA care vs. community care.
Newly-separated Women Veterans' Use of VA and Community Care
August 03, 2020 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBLaurel Copeland, PhD, discusses her work on looking at the proportion of new women Veterans who access VA care vs. community care.
Making the Most of Engagement: Listening to Stakeholders
August 03, 2020 09:15 - 10 minutes - 1 KBIn 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.
Assessing Veterans’ Experiences of Healthcare System Hassles: VA vs. Community Care
July 29, 2020 09:15 - 1 KBPolly Noel, PhD, talks about her work on understanding and assessing Veterans’ experiences of healthcare system hassles with both VA care and community-based care.
Assessing Veterans' Experiences of Healthcare System Hassles: VA vs. Community Care
July 29, 2020 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBPolly Noel, PhD, talks about her work on understanding and assessing Veterans' experiences of healthcare system hassles with both VA care and community-based care.
Veterans' Experiences Using both Care in the Community and VA Care
July 27, 2020 09:15 - 16 minutes - 1 KBChristopher J. Miller, PhD, talks about his work assessing Veterans' and providers' experiences of care coordination between community providers and VA providers.
Veterans’ Experiences Using both Care in the Community and VA Care
July 27, 2020 09:15 - 1 KBChristopher J. Miller, PhD, talks about his work assessing Veterans’ and providers’ experiences of care coordination between community providers and VA providers.
Women Veterans’ Experiences in Obtaining VA Mental Health
July 20, 2020 09:15 - 1 KBFernanda S. Rossi, PhD, shares insights gained from her work understanding women Veterans’ experiences of seeking mental health treatment in VA.
Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment: Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy
July 20, 2020 09:15 - 6 minutes - 1 KBBecca Sripada, PhD, talks about her work on treating Veterans with PTSD.
Women Veterans' Experiences in Obtaining VA Mental Health
July 20, 2020 09:15 - 12 minutes - 1 KBFernanda S. Rossi, PhD, shares insights gained from her work understanding women Veterans' experiences of seeking mental health treatment in VA.
A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans at Risk for Suicide
July 13, 2020 09:15 - 18 minutes - 1 KBIvette (Maggie) Freytes, PhD, talks about her work developing a community-based resource guide to refer Veterans at risk for suicide to VA care.
Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve VA Care
July 13, 2020 09:15 - 16 minutes - 1 KBIn 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.
Veterans' Voices: A Veteran's Experience of Working in VA Research
July 06, 2020 09:15 - 13 minutes - 1 KBKevin Payne, research assistant with the VA New England Healthcare System and a former Navy Veteran, shares his experiences as Veteran who both uses VA care and works in VA research.
Veterans Voices: A Veteran’s Experience of Working in VA Research
July 06, 2020 09:15Kevin Payne, research assistant with the VA New England Healthcare System and a former Navy Veteran, shares his experiences as Veteran who both uses VA care and works in VA research.
Veterans' Voices: A Veteran’s Experience of Working in VA Research
July 06, 2020 09:15 - 1 KBKevin Payne, research assistant with the VA New England Healthcare System and a former Navy Veteran, shares his experiences as Veteran who both uses VA care and works in VA research.
Media Influence on Veterans' Perceptions of VA Care
June 29, 2020 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBAudrey Jones, PhD, shares findings from her work assessing the influence of negative media coverage on Veterans' perceptions of VA care.
Media Influence on Veterans’ Perceptions of VA Care
June 29, 2020 09:15 - 1 KBAudrey Jones, PhD, shares findings from her work assessing the influence of negative media coverage on Veterans’ perceptions of VA care.
Research Into Gulf War Illness
June 23, 2020 09:15 - 9 minutes - 1 KBLisa McAndrew, PhD, Director of the Behavioral Health Research Lab at VA's War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, discusses two HSR&D-funded projects that focus on different aspects of mental health treatment and Gulf War Illness.
Understanding Veterans' Experiences of Trauma-focused PTSD Therapy
June 15, 2020 09:15 - 14 minutes - 1 KBShannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD, shares her research as to why some Veterans complete trauma-focused PTSD therapy and yet others do not.
Post-Incarceration Outcomes for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges
June 09, 2020 09:15 - 12 minutes - 1 KBBo Kim, PhD, and Keith McInnes, ScD, MS, discuss their pilot study, which looks at improving post-incarceration support for Veterans with mental health challenges and substance use disorders.
Optimizing Medication Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
June 03, 2020 09:15 - 12 minutes - 1 KBHildi Hagedorn, PhD, talks about her recent study looking at why Veterans with opioid use disorders may or may not receive medication-assisted treatment.
Engaging Rural Dwelling Veterans in VA Mental Health Treatment
May 26, 2020 09:15 - 15 minutes - 1 KBKaren Seal, MD, MPH, shares insights from a recent randomized-controlled trial comparing the impact of peer coaching versus usual care to increase mental health treatment among rural-dwelling Veterans.
Homeless and Vulnerable Veterans’ Experiences of Primary Care
May 19, 2020 09:15 - 1 KBAllyson Varley, PhD, MPH, and Stefan Kertesz, MD, talk about their work surveying and understanding the clinical experiences of vulnerable Veterans.
Homeless and Vulnerable Veterans' Experiences of Primary Care
May 19, 2020 09:15 - 27 minutes - 1 KBAllyson Varley, PhD, MPH, and Stefan Kertesz, MD, talk about their work surveying and understanding the clinical experiences of vulnerable Veterans.