Newly Funded Projects

Only awards/projects with funding start dates that have been confirmed since the last issue of Research Briefs in August 2008 are listed here.

CAREER AWARDEES

David Haggstrom, MD
Indianapolis VAMC
Patterns of Follow-up Care among Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Susan Hastings, MD
Durham VAMC
Improving Care for Older Veterans Discharged from Emergency Treatment

Sylvia Hysong, PhD, MA
Houston VAMC
Organizational Correlates of Outpatient Performance Trends in VAMCs

Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH
Bronx VAMC
How Does Dual Use Affect the Health of Elderly Veterans with Chronic Diseases

Ian Kudel, PhD
Cincinnati VAMC
Self-Reported Quality of Life in Patients with HIV and HIV/HCV

Luci Leykum, MD, MBA
VA South Texas Health Care System
The Role of Complexity Science in Improving Clinical Microsystems

Jeffrey Scherrer, PhD
St. Louis VAMC
Heart Disease among VA Patients with Depression

RESEARCH CAREER SCIENTISTS

Hayden Bosworth, PhD
Durham VAMC

PROJECTS

Deployment Health Research

Zia Agha, MD, MS
VA San Diego Health Care System
Veterans Telemedicine Outreach for PTSD Services

Implementation Rapid Response Projects

Allison Collins, PhD
VA Boston Health Care System
Promoting Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Veterans

Teresa Damush, PhD
Indianapolis VAMC
Stop Tobacco-Attributable Risk after Stroke

Matthew Goetz, MD
VA Greater Los Angeles
Evaluating the Implementation of Rapid Testing for HIV infection Health Care System in a VA Emergency Department

Gregory Goodrich, PhD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Visual Dysfunction in PNS OIF/OEF Patients: A Pilot Study

Paul Heidenreich, MD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
MHV: Health Status Measure and Quality of Care Assessment

Robert Kerns, PhD
VA Connecticut Health Care System
Pain Assessment in Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers

Gudrun Lange, PhD
VA New Jersey Health Care System
Transition from TBI Screen to Full Assessment: Barriers & Facilitators

Delois Long, PhD
Cleveland VAMC
Implementing a Computerized Pressure Ulcer Assessment for SCI Patients

Ileana Pina, MD
Cleveland VAMC
QI in Heart Failure for VA Cleveland Facilities: An Implementation Plan

Suparna Rajan, PhD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Development of MOVE! Education Materials for Veterans with SCI

Kathryn Sapnas, PhD
Miami VA Health Care System
Strategic Plan to Implement Evidence Based Hand-Off & Improve Outcomes

Meredith Tackett, PhD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Development of a Peer Visitation Program for SCI Veterans and Caregivers

Aaron Turner, PhD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Pilot Validation of the VA National Data Repository

Investigator-Initiated Research

Dawn Bravata, MD
Indianapolis VAMC
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Cerebrovascular Disease

Christopher Bryson, MD, MS
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Organizational Correlates of Adherence to Medication

Guoqing Chen, PhD, MD, MPH
Charleston VAMC
Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease

Matthew Chinman, PhD
VA Greater Los Angeles
Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers Health Care System

Steven Fu, MD, MSCE
Minneapolis VAMC
Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Diverse Veteran Smokers

Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening

Fasiha Kanwal, MBBS
VA Greater Los Angeles
Quality of Care among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Health Care System Infection

Paul Katz, MD
Buffalo VAMC
VA Nursing Homes: Medical Staff Models and Care Correlates

Sarah Krein, PhD, RN
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Veterans Walk to Beat Back Pain

Patrick Mauldin, PhD, MA
Charleston VAMC
Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM

Adam Powell, PhD, MBA
Minneapolis VAMC
Effects of Performance Measurement on Healthcare Systems

John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD
Denver VAMC
Patient-Centered Disease Management for Heart Failure Trial

Mary Ann Sevick, ScD, MS
VA Pittsburgh Health Care System
Expert System-Based Feedback in Sedentary Overweight Veterans

Carl Stepnowsky, PhD
VA San Diego Health Care System
Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring

Christine Timko, PhD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Treating Violence-Prone Substance Use Disorder Patients

Sandeep Vijan, MD, MS
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Improving Quality Measurement Using Quality Adjusted Life Years

Bradley Watts, MD, MPH
White River Junction VAMC
Decision Aid in Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Steven Weisbord, MD, MSc
VA Pittsburgh Health Care System
Pain, Sexual Dysfunction, and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients

Alan West, PhD
White River Junction VAMC
Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees’ Use of Non-VA Medical Care

John Whited, MD, MHS
Columbia VAMC
Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA

Wen-Chih Wu, MD
Providence VAMC
Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation

Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPH
VA Greater Los Angeles
Impact of Practice Structure on Quality of Care for Women Health Care System Veterans (Phase 2)

Nursing Research Initiative

Inez Joseph, RN
Tampa VAMC
Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia

Service-Directed Projects

Constance Uphold, PhD, MS
North Florida/South Georgia
Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans VA Health Care System Post-Stroke

Service-Directed Research

Kerry Donnelly, PhD
Buffalo VAMC
Cognitive Assessment of Veterans after Traumatic Brain Injury

Joan Griffin, PhD
Minneapolis VAMC
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma

Todd Wagner, PhD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
The Cost and Benefits of the VA Central Institutional Review Board

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