2009 HSR&D National Meeting

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2009 HSR&D National Meeting Agenda (draft)

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HSR&D National Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

TIME	LOCATION	EVENT
1:00pm-5:00pm	Kent A-C	Research Proposal Development Workshop Lee Sechrest, PhD Judith Babcock-Parziale, PhD
3:00pm-7:00pm	Grand Ballroom Foyer	Registration
3:30pm-5:00pm		Advanced Methods Workshops show/hide Location: Essex AB Topics in Multi-level Modeling Timothy Hofer, MD, MSc Location: Laurel AB Designing Mixed Methods Studies in Health Services Research Jane Forman, ScD Location: Laurel CD Statistical Challenges and Methods in Using VA Administrative Data for Comparative Studies H. Myra Kim, PhD
		Concurrent Invited Workshops show/hide Location: Grand Ballroom Salon 8 Introducing New Medical Informatics Research Programs and Data Infrastructure for VA Researchers Matthew Samore, MD Location: Grand Ballroom Salon 9 Applying HSR&D Methods in Rehabilitation Research: An Overview Margaret Stineman, PhD
5:00pm-6:30pm	Harborside Ballroom	Poster Session A/Reception

Thursday, February 12, 2009

TIME	LOCATION	EVENT
7:00am-8:00pm	Grand Ballroom Foyer	Registration
7:00am-8:00am	Grand Ballroom Foyer	Continental Breakfast
8:00am-7:30pm	Grand Ballroom Foyer	Exhibit Session
8:00am-8:15am	Grand Ballroom	Welcoming Remarks and Conference Highlights Eve Kerr, MD, MPH Center for Clinical Management Research VA Ann Arbor Health Care System Seth Eisen, MD, MSc Director, HSR&D Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
8:30am-8:40am	Grand Ballroom	Remarks and Presentation of Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research Michael J. Kussman, MD, MS, MACP Under Secretary for Health Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
8:40am-9:00am	Grand Ballroom	Awardee Presentation
9:00am-10:15am	Grand Ballroom	Plenary Paper Session show/hide Moderator: John Piette, PhD AUDIT-C Alcohol Misuse Screening and Post-Operative Complications: A Cohort Study of Men Undergoing Major Surgery in VA Katharine Bradley, MD MPH Case/Self-Management in COPD: A Randomized Trial Kathryn Rice, MD Assessing VA Mental Health Intensive Case Management: Program Effects on Mental Health Services Use Eric Slade, PhD Impact of a Novel Patient Educational Booklet on Colonoscopy Preparation in Veterans Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Higher Medication Copayments in Veterans with Schizophrenia John Zeber, PhD
10:15am-10:45am	Grand Ballroom	Break
10:45am-12:15pm		Concurrent Workshops show/hide Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 3 and 4 Designing Mixed Methods Studies in Health Services Research John Creswell, PhD Location: Dover AB Implementation Research Methods and Frameworks: Introductory Workshop Brian Mittman, PhD Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 1 and 2 Implementing a Randomized Trial of a Peer Support Recovery Group for Veterans with Mental Illness Sue Eisen, PhD Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 9 and 10 Demystifying the Scientific Review Process Martha Bryan, PhD Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 7 and 8 Research Access to VA Data Denise Hynes, PhD Location: Laurel AB Reducing Dependency on Manual Chart Review through Automated Information Extraction Methods Leonard D'Avolio, PhD Location: Laurel CD An Introduction to Conducting and Interpreting Meta-Analyses Donna White, PhD
12:30pm-2:15pm	Harborside Ballroom	Luncheon Presentation
1:00pm-1:15pm		Welcoming Remarks Joel Kupersmith, MD Chief Research and Development Officer Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
1:15pm-2:15pm		Keynote Speaker Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH Director, RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities Washington, DC
2:30pm-3:45pm		Concurrent Paper Sessions
	Dover AB	Chronic Illness show/hide Moderator: Michael Fischer, MD, MSPH 2:30-2:45pm Longitudinal Differences in Glycemic Control by Race/Ethnicity in Veterans with Type 2 DM Leonard Egede, MD, MS 2:45-3:00pm Quality of Diagnosis and Evaluation-Related Care in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Fasiha Kanwal, MD, MSHS 3:00-3:15pm Evaluating Drug Safety in VA: Cardiovascular Disease Risks with Rosiglitazone or Pioglitazone Use Donald Miller, ScD 3:15-3:30pm Diabetes and Medication Adherence: Understanding the Association between Perceived Drug Costs and Dimensions of the Therapeutic Alliance John Zeber, PhD 3:30-3:45pm Multiple Uncontrolled Comorbid Conditions and Medication Intensification Amanda Salanitro, MD, MS
	Laurel AB	Management/Implementation show/hide Moderator: Carolyn Turvey, PhD 2:30-2:45pm Structural Influences on Cost-Effectiveness in VA Stroke Rehabilitation Bruce Vogel, Ph.D. 2:45-3:00pm Changes in Basic and Specialty Services Available On-Site for Women Veterans, 2001-2007 Danielle Rose, PhD 3:00-3:15pm Effects of Specialized Centers on Processes of Chronic Care Delivery for Patients with Parkinson's Disease Martin Charns, DBA 3:15-3:30pm Using Stakeholder Assessments to Improve Implementation of the VA Uniform Service Package Matthew Chinman, Ph.D. 3:30-3:45pm Evaluating Organizational Context and Readiness for Change: EQUIP Results at Eight VA Medical Centers Amy Cohen, PhD
	Laurel CD	Costs/Economic Analysis show/hide Moderator: Jean Yoon, PhD, MHS 2:30-2:45pm Why Cost-Offset Studies Do Not Convince Medical Centers to Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment Todd Wagner, PhD 2:45-3:00pm VHA Healthcare Expenditures and Incident and Prevalent Depression among Veterans Health Administration Clinic Users with Diabetes Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD 3:00-3:15pm A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of ACE-Inhibitors vs. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers for Treatment of Hypertension Benjamin Powers, MD, MHS 3:15-3:30pm An Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Surveillance Colonoscopy in Patients with a Personal History of Adenomas Sameer Saini, MD, MS 3:30-3:45pm Overlooking Contextual Information in Medical Decision Making: A Source of Medical Error and Avoidable Cost Saul Weiner, MD
	Grand Ballroom Salons 1 and 2	End of Life and Long-Term Care show/hide Moderator: Aanand Naik, MD 2:30-2:45pm The Changing Mental Health Profile of VA Nursing Home Patients Sonne Lemke, PhD 2:45-3:00pm Prognosis-Based Palliative Care Management: Impact on End-of-Life Resource Use Kenneth Rosenfeld, MD 3:00-3:15pm Treatment Intensification in Patients with Diabetes and Limited Life Expectancy LeChauncy Woodard, MD, MPH 3:15-3:30pm Measuring Quality of Family Experience at End of Life Karen Steinhauser, Phd 3:30-3:45pm Do Living Wills Work in Practice? Maria Silveira, MD MA MPH
	Grand Ballroom Salons 3 and 4	Vulnerable Populations show/hide Moderator: Cheryl Lynch, MD, MPH 2:30-2:45pm Presence and Correlates of Racial Disparities in Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines: Results of a National Survey of Veterans Diana Burgess, PhD 2:45-3:00pm Veteran's Access to Internet Varies by Race and Age: Potential Impact on VHA Electronic Health Communication Efforts Kirsha Gordon, MS 3:00-3:15pm The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health Status Karin Nelson, MD, MSHS 3:15-3:30pm Examining Disparities in Colon Cancer Treatment: Length of Time to Chemotherapy Initiation Elizabeth Tarlov, PhD, RN 3:30-3:45pm Gender and Equity in the VA: Does Quality of Care Look the Same by Gender? Bevanne Bean-Mayberry, MD, MHS
	Grand Ballroom Salons 7 and 8	Mental Health show/hide Moderator: Alex Sox-Harris, PhD 2:30-2:45pm Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders and Mortality among Veteran Clinic Users with Spinal Cord Injury Patricia Findley, DrPH, MSW, LCSW 2:45-3:00pm Psychiatric Illnesses and Adherence to Lifestyle Recommendations in Hypertensive Veterans: Impact on Diet and Mediating Effect of Perceived Stress Vanessa D'Orio, B.A. 3:00-3:15pm Depression, Anxiety Disorders and Risk of Incident Heart Disease in a National Cohort of Veterans Health Administration Patients Jeffrey Scherrer, PhD 3:15-3:30pm Last Contact with the VA Health Care System and Suicide among Veterans in Depression Treatment Eric Smith, MD, MPH 3:30-3:45pm The Long-Term Impact of PTSD Service Connection on Symptom Severity and Functioning Maureen Murdoch, MD, MPH
	Grand Ballroom Salons 9 and 10	Quality Measurement show/hide Moderator: Lynn Soban, PhD, MPH, RN 2:30-2:45pm Follow-Up for Veterans after an Elevated Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Steven Zeliadt, PhD 2:45-3:00pm Automating Performance Measurement of Congestive Heart Failure: Development of a Gold Standard to Train and Test a Natural Language Processing Tool Jennifer Garvin, PhD, MBA, RHIA 3:00-3:15pm Engaging VA Patients in Telephone Counseling for Smoking Cessation: Results of a Telephone Care Coordination Program Scott Sherman, MD, MPH 3:15-3:30pm Effect of Comorbidities and Incomplete Evaluation on Elective Surgery Cancellation: A Case for Coordinated Multidisciplinary Preoperative Evaluation Joshua Argo, MD 3:30-3:45pm Do Changes in Population Subgroups Distort Cross-Sectional Trends in A1c as a “Quality Improvement” Measure? Leonard Pogach, MD
3:45pm-4:15pm	Grand Ballroom Foyer	Break
4:15pm-5:45pm		Concurrent Workshops show/hide Location: Dover AB Emerging Research on Caregiving John Piette, PhD Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 1 and 2 Transforming and Integrating Qualitative Themes into Statistical Models: A How-To Approach Susan Zickmund, PhD Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 3 and 4 Effectively Integrating Women Veterans into VA Health Services Research Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPH Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 7 and 8 Back to the Future? The Role of Peer Review in Health System Quality Joseph Francis, MD, MPH Location: Grand Ballroom Salons 9 and 10 Understanding Human Error: A Human Factors Perspective Frank Drews, PhD Location: Laurel AB Explaining Variable Outcomes from Implementation Trials: Studying Implementation Processes through Formative and Process Evaluation Alison Brown, PhD Location: Laurel CD Ensuring Patient Safety and Confidentiality in Multi-Site Quality Improvement Research: A Proactive Partnership Approach to Risk Management Laura Bonner, PhD
6:00pm-7:30pm	Harborside Ballroom	Poster Session B/Reception

Friday, February 13, 2009

TIME	LOCATION	EVENT
7:00am-8:00am	Grand Ballroom Foyer	Continental Breakfast
7:00am-8:00am	(see flyer for topics/locations)	Special Interest Group Breakfast Sessions
8:15am-9:45am	Grand Ballroom	Plenary Session/Panel VA’s Performance Measurement Experiment: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed Moderator: Rod Hayward, MD Center for Clinical Management Research VA Ann Arbor Health Care System Panelists: Stephan Fihn, MD, MPH Chief Quality and Performance Officer Department of Veterans Affairs “Using Performance Data to Chart VHA's Course” Peter Almenoff, MD Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Quality & Safety Department of Veterans Affairs “VA Programs for Improving Inpatient Care Accountability and Improvement” Ashish Jha, MD, MPH “Performance Measurement in the US: A Path Forward” Recognition of Post-Doctoral Poster Award Seth Eisen, MD, MSc Director, HSR&D Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
9:45am-10:15am	Grand Ballroom Foyer	Break
10:15am-11:45am		Concurrent Paper Sessions
	Dover AB	Chronic Illness show/hide Moderator: Diana Burgess, PhD 10:15-10:30am The Contribution of Patient Background, Cognitive, and Environmental Factors to Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence Melissa Partin, Ph.D. 10:30-10:45am Effectiveness of Group Medical Visits in Diabetes and Hypertension: A Two-Site Randomized Controlled Trial David Edelman, MD 10:45-11:00am Outcomes from the Veterans Walk for Health Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Three Walking Strategies for Weight Loss Caroline Richardson, MD 11:00-11:15am Pharmacist-Led Group Medical Visits for Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Kristina Prachanronarong, MS 11:15-11:30am Racial Differences in Bisphosphonate Use among Patients Diagnosed with Osteoporosis after Hip Fracture Mary Vaughan Sarrazin, PhD 11:30-11:45am Patient-Provider Concordance in Prioritization of Health Conditions: The Role of Competing Demands for Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions Donna Zulman, MD
	Laurel AB	Inpatient Care and Surgery show/hide Moderator: Joseph Ross, MD, MHS 10:15-10:30am Is Better Performance on Leapfrog’s Safe Practices Survey Associated with Lower Inpatient Mortality? Leslie Kernisan, MD 10:30-10:45am Outcomes for Inpatients with Abnormal Troponin Patricia Sinnott, PT, PhD, MPH 10:45-11:00am Can Readmissions Serve as a Quality Indicator? Susan Loveland, MAT 11:00-11:15am Association of Timely Administration of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Major Surgical Procedures and Surgical Site Infection Catherine Vick, MS 11:15-11:30am Diagnosis of Lung Cancer after Hospitalization for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Eric Mortensen, MD 11:30-11:45am Interruptions and Patient Hazards in the ICU Frank Drews, PhD
	Laurel CD	Geriatrics show/hide Moderator: Patricia Findley, DrPH, MSW 10:15-10:30am Costs of Care for VA Nursing Home Patients with Substance Use Disorders Mark W. Smith, PhD 10:30-10:45am Electronic Clinical and Administrative Data Can be Used to Predict Patients at Risk of Fragility Fracture Joanne LaFleur, PharmD, MSPH 10:45-11:00am VA Long-Term Care Planning Model: Validation and Update of Nursing Home Use Bruce Kinosian, MD 11:00-11:15am Validation of Home Telehealth for Diagnosis and Assessment of Pressure Ulcers in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Ruth Cronkite, PhD 11:15-11:30am Anticonvulsant Medication Use and Risk of Fractures among Older VA Patients Briana Mezuk, PhD 11:30-11:45am National Economic Implications of PPI Gastroprotection among Elderly Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Users Neena Abraham, MD, MSCE
	Grand Ballroom Salons 1 and 2	Preventive Medicine show/hide Moderator: Ben Powers, MD, MHS 10:15-10:30am Results from a Study of Telephone Care Coordination for Smoking Cessation SCOTT SHERMAN, MD, MPH 10:30-10:45am Physical Activity in a National Sample of Veterans Alyson Littman, PhD, MPH 10:45-11:00am Guideline-Adherent Genomic Services for Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer in VA Sara Knight, PhD 11:00-11:15am Regional Rollout of a Program to Improve HIV Testing Rates Matthew Goetz, MD 11:15-11:30am Distribution and Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening Mode Preferences among US Veterans Adam Powell, PhD, MBA 11:30-11:45am Determinants of Time to Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer in the VA System Deborah Fisher, MD, MHS
	Grand Ballroom Salons 3 and 4	Research Methods show/hide Moderator: Lisa McAndrew, PhD 10:15-10:30am Improving Patient Race and Ethnicity Information in VA Studies: Agreement between VA and Medicare Data Thomas Haywood, MPH 10:30-10:45am Estimating Dementia Prevalence Using Administrative versus Prospective Data John Williams, MD, 10:45-11:00am Benefits of "Repeat Back" within a Computer-Based Informed Consent Program Aaron Fink, MD 11:00-11:15am Development of a Nurse Staffing Model: Linking Integrative Review and Expert Panel DiJon Fasoli, PhD, RN, MSN, MBA 11:15-11:30am Implications of Treatment-Response Heterogeneity for the Use of Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetes Quality Measurement Justin Timbie, PhD 11:30-11:45am Findings from a Validation of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Measure in a Cohort of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Jennifer Garvin, PhD, MBA, RHIA
	Grand Ballroom Salons 7 and 8	OEF/OIF show/hide Moderator: Jeffrey Harrow, MD, PhD 10:15-10:30am Post-Deployment Adjustment Concerns of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Reserve and National Guard Servicewomen Anne Sadler, Ph.D. 10:30-10:45am Re-integration Problems and Treatment Preferences among Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with and without Probable PTSD Nina Sayer, PhD 10:45-11:00am PTSD and Other Psychiatric Comorbidities in OEF/OIF VA Users with TBI Kathleen Carlson, MS, PhD 11:00-11:15am PTSD Status Differentiates Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI) Responses and Attention Scores in OEF/OIF Veterans Who Screen Positive for TBI Kerry Donnelly, Ph.D. 11:15-11:30am Dyadic Adjustment and PTSD Symptoms among OIF Veterans: Symptom Clusters and Pre- to Post-Deployment Functioning Laura Meis, PhD 11:30-11:45am Female Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan: Stress-Related Behaviors and Coping Mechanisms Kristin Mattocks, Ph.D.
	Grand Ballroom Salons 9 and 10	Mental Health show/hide Moderator: Kara Zivin, PhD 10:15-10:30am A Preliminary Look at Perceived Mental Health Treatment Needs in a National Sample of Veterans with PTSD Michele Spoont, PhD 10:30-10:45am Open Trial of Prolonged Exposure for PTSD Delivered via Telepsychiatry vs. In Person Peter Tuerk, PhD 10:45-11:00am Improving Long-Term Quality of Care for Serious Mental Illness through Collaborative Care Models Mark Bauer, MD 11:00-11:15am Adoption of Primary Care - Mental Health Integrated Care Models, FY99-04: Associations with Suicide Risks among Patients with Depression John McCarthy, PhD 11:15-11:30am Continuity of Care Practices: Impact on Inpatient/Residential Substance Use Disorder Patients’ Engagement in Continuing Care and Abstinence Jeanne Schaefer, PhD 11:30-11:45am Glucose Monitoring and Management in Veterans with Psychosis Started on New Antipsychotic Medications Jeffrey Smith, PhD Candidate

2009 HSR&D National Meeting Agenda (draft)

Career Development Conference

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Advanced Methods Workshops show/hide

Concurrent Invited Workshops show/hide

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Plenary Paper Session show/hide

Concurrent Workshops show/hide

Chronic Illness show/hide

Management/Implementation show/hide

Costs/Economic Analysis show/hide

End of Life and Long-Term Care show/hide

Vulnerable Populations show/hide

Mental Health show/hide

Quality Measurement show/hide

Concurrent Workshops show/hide

Friday, February 13, 2009

Chronic Illness show/hide

Inpatient Care and Surgery show/hide

Geriatrics show/hide

Preventive Medicine show/hide

Research Methods show/hide

OEF/OIF show/hide

Mental Health show/hide