VA HSR&D Podcasts
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInterviews with VA HSR&D investigators
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Veterans' Experiences with the Veterans Choice Program
June 24, 2018 09:15 - 7 minutes - 1 KBQUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Megan Vanneman, PhD, MPH, about her research evaluating Veterans’ experiences with community care before and after the advent of the Veterans Choice Program. Dr. Vanneman is a core investigator with the HSR&D <a href="/centers/ideas2.cfm">Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences Center</a> at the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System.
Justice Involved Veterans
June 24, 2018 09:15 - 1 KBQUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Andrea Finlay, PhD, about her work with connecting Veterans involved in the criminal justice system with VA healthcare. Dr. Finlay is a core investigator with the HSR&D Center for Innovation to Implementation, at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System.
Veterans' Experiences with the Veterans Choice Program
June 24, 2018 09:15 - 1 KBQUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Megan Vanneman, PhD, MPH, about her research evaluating Veterans’ experiences with community care before and after the advent of the Veterans Choice Program. Dr. Vanneman is a core investigator with the HSR&D Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences Center at the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System.
Pain Management and Opioid Safety
May 04, 2018 09:15 - 10 minutes - 1 KBDr. Heather Gilmartin, nurse scientist at the Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation in Denver, Colorado, talks with her colleague, Dr. Joe Frank, primary care physician at the Denver VA and health services researcher at the Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation, about his work in the area of pain management and opioid safety.
Rural Transition Nurse Program
March 16, 2018 09:15 - 22 minutes - 1 KBDr. Heather Gilmartin talks with Dr. Bob Burke and Lynette Kelley, FNP, from the HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care in Denver, CO, and Seattle, WA. They will be sharing their insights on the Rural Transition Nurse Program.
Contextual Errors and Improving Primary Care Encounters for Homeless Veterans
December 14, 2017 09:15 - 15 minutes - 1 KBSaul Weiner, MD, is the Deputy Director of the <a href="https://www.cmc3.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Health Care</a>, In this episode, Dr. Weiner talks about his work in the area of contextual errors and improving primary care encounters for homeless Veterans.
Audit and feedback in clinical care coordination
September 27, 2017 09:15 - 1 KBSylvia J. Hysong, PhD, is an investigator in the Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. In this episode, Dr. Hysong discusses her work applying audit and feedback in order to improve clinical care coordination among VA's patient-aligned care teams.
Veteran Community Engagement Committee
September 27, 2017 09:15 - 9 minutes - 1 KBLindsey Martin, PhD, is an investigator in the Methodology & Statistics Core of the <a href="https://www.houston.hsrd.research.va.gov/index.asp" target="_blank">Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety</a> at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Ashley Gendrett, MPH, is the Houston Veterans Community Engagement Coordinator. In this episode, both discuss their work developing and implementing the Veteran Community Engagement Committee and the impact that group has on I...
Audit and feedback in clinical care coordination
September 27, 2017 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBSylvia J. Hysong, PhD, is an investigator in the Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program <a href="https://www.houston.hsrd.research.va.gov/index.asp" target="_blank">Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety</a> at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. In this episode, Dr. Hysong discusses her work applying audit and feedback in order to improve clinical care coordination among VA's patient-aligned care teams.
Telehealth in VA and electronic medical record best practices
September 12, 2017 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBJane Anderson, PhD, RN, is a Research Investigator with the HSR&D <a href="https://www.houston.hsrd.research.va.gov/index.asp" target="_blank">Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety and Associate Director of Nursing Research</a> at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. In this episode, Dr. Anderson discusses her research into the delivery of telehealth in VA and best practices around the VA's electronic medical record.
Treatment of PTSD in Veterans
September 08, 2017 09:15 - 5 minutes - 1 KBNatalie Hundt, PhD, is an investigator with the HSR&D <a href="https://www.houston.hsrd.research.va.gov/index.asp" target="_blank">Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety</a> at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. In this episode, Dr. Hundt talks about her research focusing on improving the treatment of PTSD in Veterans. To learn more about Dr. Hundt’s work, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxv9bndtH-k" target="_blank">watch this video</a> on the V...
The Women's Health Experience Survey
July 24, 2017 09:15 - 6 minutes - 1 KBCatherine Chanfreau-Coffinier, PhD, a Post Doctoral Fellow at HSR&D's Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy at the VA Greater Los Angeles, discusses findings from the Women's Health Experience Survey that relate to drivers of care quality ratings both within and outside of VA.
Women Veterans: Housing Instability and Intimate Partner Violence
July 20, 2017 09:15 - 14 minutes - 1 KBMelissa Dichter, PhD, MSW, and Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD, MPA, MSW, both with HSR&D's <a href="https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/centers/cherp.cfm" target="_blank">Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion</a> in Pittsburgh, PA, discuss the relationship between housing instability women Veterans experiences with intimate partner violence.
VA Community Care
July 20, 2017 09:15 - 10 minutes - 1 KBDenise Hynes, PhD, MPH, Director of the <a href="https://www.virec.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">VA Information Resource Center</a> in Hines, IL; C. Leo Greenstone, MD, Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care with the <a href="https://www.va.gov/communitycare/" target="_blank">VHA Office of Community Care</a>; Michelle Mengeling, PhD, Affiliate Investigator with HSR&D's <a href="https://www.cadre.research.va.govhttps/www.cadre.research.va.gov" target="_blank">Center for Comprehe...
Opioids and PTSD
July 20, 2017 09:15 - 8 minutes - 1 KBEric Hawkins, PhD, investigator with HSR&D's <a href="/centers/seattle-denver.cfm">Center for Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care</a>, co-located in Seattle, WA and Denver, CO, talks about whether opioid and benzodiazepine co-prescribing among patients with PTSD contribute to mortality among Veterans.
Evidence-Based Interventions and TBI
July 20, 2017 09:15 - 12 minutes - 1 KBLisa Brenner, PhD, Director of the <a href="https://www.mirecc.va.gov/">Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers</a> for <a href="https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/" target="_blank">Veterans Integrated Service Network 19</a>, discusses two evidence-based interventions that may help prevent suicide among Veterans with traumatic brain injury.
Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for PTSD
July 19, 2017 09:15 - 7 minutes - 1 KBPaula Schnurr, PhD, Director of the VA National Center for PTSD, discusses perspectives on implementation of evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD.
Using Third Party Contractors in the Implementation of the Veterans Choice Program
July 19, 2017 09:15 - 8 minutes - 1 KBAndrea Nevedal, PhD, an investigator with HSR&D's <a href="/centers/ci2i.cfm" >Center for Innovation to Implementation</a>, in Palo Alto, CA, discusses her work on using third party contractors in the implementation of the Veterans Choice Program.
Neurocognitive Risk Factors and Suicide Prevention
July 19, 2017 09:15 - 8 minutes - 1 KBAlejandro Interian, PhD, HSR&D affiliate investigator and a staff psychologist with the VA New Jersey Health Care System, talks about neurocognitive risk factors and how they may be used to help prevent Veteran suicide.
Housing First initiative
July 19, 2017 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBSonya Gabrielian, MD, MPH, and Alex Young, MD, both of HSR&D's <a href="/centers/cshiip.cfm">Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy</a> at the VA Greater Los Angeles; Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc, Affiliate Investigator with HSR&D's <a href="/centers/cemhor.cfm">Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research</a>; and Tom O'Toole, MD, Director of the VA <a href="https://www.va.gov/homeless/nchav/about-us/biographies.asp" target="_blank">National Cente...
Clinical Dashboard Elements to Improve Chronic Pain Care
July 19, 2017 09:15 - 9 minutes - 1 KBJenny Tighe, MSPH, Project Coordinator with the <a href="http://chime.ucsf.edu/about" target="_blank">Center for Healthcare Improvement and Medical Effectiveness</a> at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, talks about the process of supporting implementation of clinical dashboard elements necessary to improve chronic pain care.
Quantifying Facilitation in Implementation Trials
June 27, 2017 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBMark Bauer, MD; Christopher Miller, PhD; Bo Kim, PhD; Jeffrey Smith, PhDc; and Mona Ritchie, PhD participated in an AcademyHealth "Innovation Station" session, which had a heavy focus audience engagement
Communities of Practice
June 27, 2017 09:15 - 11 minutes - 1 KBAnju Sahay, PhD, with the <a href="https://www.queri.research.va.gov/programs/medsafe.cfm" target="_blank">MedSafe QUERI</a>, participated in another Innovation Station, and discusses Communities of Practice by engaging multidisciplinary and multi-level providers to implement evidence-based practices to improve the quality of healthcare.
Measuring Quality of Care for Women Veterans
June 26, 2017 09:15 - 6 minutes - 1 KBDonna Washington, MD, MPH, Core Investigator with the HSR&D Center for Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, discusses her work about measuring the quality of care for women Veterans.
Family Caregiver Training
June 26, 2017 09:15 - 7 minutes - 1 KBCourtney Van Houtven, PhD, with HSR&D's <a href="http://www.durham.hsrd.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care</a> discusses her presentation, which focused on a long-running study looking at family caregiver skills training.
The Veterans Choice Act
June 26, 2017 09:15 - 6 minutes - 1 KBMegan Vanneman, PhD, with HSR&D's <a href="/centers/ideas2.cfm">IDEAS 2.0</a> Center of Innovation talks about the Veterans Choice Act, including how the Choice Act affects Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, and whether the evidence base indicates success in implementation.
VA as a Learning Healthcare System
June 26, 2017 09:15 - 3 minutes - 1 KBMelissa Garrido, PhD, an HSR&D Career Development Awardee and an investigator from HSR&D QUERI's <a href="https://www.queri.research.va.gov/partnered_evaluation/policy.cfm" target="_blank">Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource</a> (PEPReC) discusses VA as a Learning Healthcare System, including what that means, and how partnerships between researchers and stakeholders facilitate a learning healthcare system.