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Below are the current and completed projects related to COVID-19 disrupted and deferred care. To facilitate communication, each PI's VA email address is hyperlinked to the individual's name. Project aims are described here
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Funding |
PI |
Institution |
Title |
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| HSR&D | Abigail Baim-Lance | Bronx | Optimizing Patient-Centered Routine Care at a Distance for Veterans with Chronic Conditions |
| HSR&D | Alan McGuire | Indianapolis | COVID-19 Impact on Pain management: Highlighting, Explaining, and Realigning Services (CIPHER) |
| HSR&D | Alan Teo | Portland | Adapting Caring Contacts to Counteract Adverse Effects of Social Distancing Among High-Risk Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| HSR&D | Amal Trivedi | Providence | Impact of COVID-era Disrupted Care on Disparities in Outcomes among Veterans with Kidney Failure |
| HSR&D | Amy Linsky | Boston | Impact of COVID-19 on Implementation and Outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative |
| HSR&D | Andrea Finlay | Palo Alto | Disruption of Health Services: The Impact of COVID-19 on Veterans with SCI/D |
| HSR&D | Angela Fagerlin | Salt Lake City | Veterans Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| HSR&D | Anita Vashi | Palo Alto | Impact of COVID-19 on ED and UC Use and Veteran Outcomes |
| HSR&D | Anouk Grubaugh | Charleston | Impact of COVID-19 on Continuity of Care for Veterans on Antipsychotic Medications |
| HSR&D | Ashok Reddy | Puget Sound | COVID-19 Preventive Health Inventory: Evaluating a Primary Care Approach to Catching-Up on Needed Chronic and Preventive Care for Veterans |
| HSR&D | Bo Kim | Boston | Applying the After-Action Review Methodology to Examine Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs’ Response to the COVID--19 Crisis |
| HSR&D | Brent Moore | West Haven | Virtual Pain Care for High-Risk Veterans on Opioids during COVID-19 (and beyond) |
| HSR&D | Bryann DeBeer | Aurora | Impact of COVID-19 and Social Distancing on Mental Health and Suicide Risk in Veterans |
| HSR&D | Celina Yong | Palo Alto | Delaying Cardiovascular Procedures to Curb the Spread of COVID-19 among Veterans: Variation in VHA Practice Patterns and Outcomes |
| HSR&D | Christopher Bowling | Durham | Characterize the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Participation, Function, and Access to Necessary Services among Older Adults with Advanced CKD |
| HSR&D | Claudia Der-Martirosian | Los Angeles | Use of VA Telehealth Services at VAGLAHS during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| HSR&D | David Winchester | Gainesville | Effectiveness of Telehealth to Adequately Manage ACSC such as Admission for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
| HSR&D | Dennis Oh | San Francisco | Improving Dermatology Access by Direct-to-Patient Teledermatology and Computer-Assisted Diagnosis |
| HSR&D | Diana Mendez | Orlando | Changes in the Delivery of Evidenced Based Psychotherapies for Depression and PTSD as the Result of COVID-19 Pandemic |
| HSR&D | Elizabeth Oliva | Palo Alto | Strategies to improve Utilization of Post-overdose Evidence-based Risk mitigation among Non-Fatal Overdoses in VA (NOVA) |
| PCAT/ Office of Primary Care | Emily Franzosa | Bronx | VA-paid Home Health Aides' Role in Facilitating Access to and Coordination of Primary care for Vulnerable Older Veterans during COVID-19 |
| NIH-NIDA | Emily Williams | Seattle | Applying Critical Race Theory to Investigate the Impact of COVID-19-Related Policy Changes on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) |
| HSR&D | Eric Jutkowitz | Providence | Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Case Management, Health Care Utilization, and Housing Outcomes for HUD-VASH Veterans |
| HSR&D | Eve Kerr | Ann Arbor | Developing Effective Strategies to Improve Access in the COVID-19 System Recovery Phase |
| HSR&D | Hillary Lum | Little Rock | COVID-19 Impact on Biopsychosocial Factors of Loneliness in Rural Older Veterans and Caregivers |
| HSR&D | Jack Tsai | West Haven | Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Case Management, Health Care Utilization, and Housing Outcomes for HUD-VASH Veterans |
| HSR&D | James Rudolph | Providence | COVID-19 in the VA Community Living Centers (CLCs) |
| HSR&D | Jamie Estock | Pittsburgh | Pandemic-Related Disruptions in care for Veterans on Insulin Pumps (PD-VIP): A Mixed Methods Analysis |
| Office of Primary Care | Jean Yoon | Palo Alto | Use of Virtual Care and Adherence to Chronic Medications During the COVID-19 Crisis |
| NIH-NIDA | Jennifer Chen | Seattle | Applying Critical Race Theory to Investigate the Impact of COVID-19-Related Policy Changes on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) |
| HSR&D | Jennifer Funderbunk | Syracuse | Piloting a Self-Help Intervention to Improve Veteran Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| HSR&D | Johanne Eliacin | Indianapolis | Expanding VA Peer Support Workforce Capacity to Facilitate Increased Access to VHA Mental Health Services and Continuity of Care for Veterans with Mental Illness During The COVID-19 Pandemic |
| HSR&D | Karleen Giannitrapni | Palo Alto | A Needs Assessment for Facilitating the Role of VA Occupational Health Providers during COVID-19 |
| HSR&D | Katie Suda | Pittsburgh | The Broken Drug Supply Chain: The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Shortages and Veteran Health |
| HSR&D | Kelly Hunt | Charleston | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chronic Disease Care within the VA |
| HSR&D | Laura Petersen | Houston | Rapid Assessment of National Surges and Variations in COVID-19 Inpatient Nurse Staffing using a Big Data Approach |
| HSR&D | Lauren Penney | San Antonio | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Veteran Caregivers: A Mixed Methods Study to inform the VA Caregiver Support System |
| HSR&D | Lillian Min | Ann Arbor | Resilience to Covid-19 Disrupted Chronic Condition Care for Older Veterans At Risk of Hospitalization: Role of VA Ambulatory Care and VA Extended Care Home and Community-Based Care Supports |
| HSR&D | Lisa Silbert | Portland | Impact of Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cognitive, Physical, and Mental Health in Urban and Rural Veterans in the Pacific Northwest |
| VA Office of Connected Care | Lucinda Leung | Los Angeles | Leveraging Rapid COVID-Driven Telehealth Expansion to Optimize Delivery of In-Person and Virtual Services in VA Primary Care |
| HSR&D | Marianne Matthias | Indianapolis | Impacts of COVID-19 on African American Veterans with Chronic Pain |
| HSR&D | Marinella Galea | Bronx | Disruption of Health Services: The Impact of COVID-19 on Veterans with SCI/D |
| CDC | Mark D. Schwartz | New York | Impact of Community Factors on Geographic Disparities in Diabetes and Obesity Nationwide |
| COIN – Ci2i | Matthew Boden | Palo Alto | Addressing the Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 through Population Health |
| HSR&D | Nipa P. Kamdar | Houston | Seeking Food Assistance: Food Insecure Veterans' Experiences Navigating through Systems |
| GECDAC/ NIA | Orna Intrator | Canandaigua | (Not provided) |
| HSR&D | Paul Hess | Denver | Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Healthcare Utilization, Quality of Care, and Clinical Outcomes |
| HSR&D | Prasad Padala | Little Rock | COVID-19 Impact on Biopsychosocial Factors of Loneliness in Rural Older Veterans and Caregivers |
| HSR&D | Renda Wiener | Boston | Impact of COVID-19 on Implementation and Outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative |
| HSR&D | Richard Owen | Little Rock | Adapting and Implementing the Blended Collaborative Care Model in CBOCs |
| HSR&D | Robyn Shepardson | Syracuse | Piloting a Self-Help Intervention to Improve Veteran Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| VISN 7 RDA Award | Ruth Adelunke | Charleston | Intersecting Epidemics of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV May Have Uniquely Placed Persons Living with HIV (PLWH) Vulnerable to Both the Direct and Indirect Effects of the Pandemic |
| CDA | Samantha Connolly | Boston | Provision of High Quality Telemental Health Care during COVID-19 and Beyond |
| HSR&D | Sameer Saini | Ann Arbor | Developing Effective Strategies to Improve Access in the COVID-19 System Recovery Phase |
| HSR&D | Stephen Waldo | Denver | Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Healthcare Utilization, Quality of Care, and Clinical Outcomes |
| HSR&D | Sylvia Hysong | Houston | Maintaining Preventive Care during Public Health Emergencies through Effective Coordination |
| HSR&D | Ursula Myers | Charleston | A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of the Impacts of Telemental Healthcare for High-Risk Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder during COVID-19 |
| HSR&D | Virginia Wang | Durham | Impact of COVID-era Disrupted Care on Disparities in Outcomes among Veterans with Kidney Failure |
| HSR&D | William Becker | West Haven | Virtual Pain Care for High-Risk Veterans on Opioids during COVID-19 (and beyond) |
