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Past Sessions — 2016

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Date Title Series Presenters
12/20/2016 Partnering with Health Systems Leadership to Develop a Randomized, Controlled Implementation Trial (intranet only) VIReC Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research
Bauer, Mark
Weaver, Kendra
12/19/2016 Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Menopause-associated Vasomotor Symptoms (intranet only) Spotlight on Evidence Synthesis Program
Spotlight on Women's Health
Christy, Alicia
Coeytaux, Remy
Goldstein, Karen
Katon, Jodie
Shepherd-Banigan, Megan
Williams, Jr., John
12/14/2016 Primary Care Employee Experience (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Lampman, Michelle
Stewart, Gregory
12/13/2016 Improving the Measurement of Alcohol-related Care: Results from the RAND-VA AQUAL Study (intranet only)
Hepner, Kimberly
Hoggatt, Katherine
12/08/2016 Getting Started with VA OMOP Data (intranet only) VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure
DuVall, Scott
12/06/2016 The Musculoskeletal Disorders Cohort: A Resource for Collaborative Pain-relevant Health Services Research (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Goulet, Joseph
12/06/2016 Combat-Related mTBI: Patient Subtypes, Empirical Evidence, and Treatment Implications (intranet only) Ralph G. DePalma Memorial TBI Clinical Strategies
Bailie, Jason
12/05/2016 Studying Utilization with MedSAS and CDW Data: How Do Changing Data Structures Affect Health Services Research Processes? (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Richardson, Peter
12/01/2016 The Use of Facilitation as an Implementation Strategy (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Kirchner, JoAnn
11/16/2016 Disparities in Satisfaction and Trust in the VA Health Care System (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Zickmund, Susan
11/15/2016 Application of Basic Supply/Demand Concepts to CDW Data to Optimize Staffing and Access at VHA Medical Centers (intranet only) VIReC Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research
Minegishi, Taeko
Pizer, Steven
Yee, Christine
11/14/2016 Team-based Primary Care and Suicide Prevention in the VA: Perspectives from the Front Lines (intranet only) Suicide Prevention
Funderburk, Jennifer
Levandowski, Brooke
Wittink, Marsha
11/10/2016 Optimizing Imaging among Men with Incident Prostate Cancer (intranet only)
Makarov, Danil
Sherman, Scott
11/07/2016 Requesting Approval for Access to VA Data (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Kok, Linda
11/03/2016 Implementation Strategies: What about Tools and Toolkits? (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Rubenstein, Lisa
11/01/2016 Cigarette Smoking as a Risk Factor for Chronic Opioid Use (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Bastian, Lori
10/31/2016 Data Management in SQL: Selected Intermediate SQL Skills (intranet only) VIReC Corporate Data Warehouse
Gonsoulin, Margaret
10/24/2016 Getting CDW Back Together: Joining CDW Tables (Continued) (intranet only) VIReC Corporate Data Warehouse
Gonsoulin, Margaret
10/24/2016 Promising Evidence-Based Interventions for Suicide Prevention among Veterans with TBI (intranet only) Ralph G. DePalma Memorial TBI Clinical Strategies
Brenner, Lisa
10/19/2016 Accounting for Care Provided by NPs/PAs in Estimates of Trends in VA Reliance on Primary and Specialty Care among Medicare Eligible Veterans (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Hebert, Paul
Liu, Chuan-fen
10/18/2016 Evaluating the Whole Health Approach to Care: A Whole Methods Approach (intranet only) VIReC Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research
Fix, Gemmae
Miller, Donald
10/13/2016 Full Grid Project Development with Enterprise Guide and GSUB and Enterprise Miner Analysis (intranet only) VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure
Ezzo, Mark
10/12/2016 The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement in Implementation Research: Examples from VA Women’s Health Research (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Hamilton, Alison
10/11/2016 Management of Insomnia in the Primary Care Setting (intranet only)
Ulmer, Christi
Voils, Corrine
10/06/2016 Implementation Strategies: Specifying and Reporting (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Damush, Teresa
10/05/2016 Benefits and Harms of Treating Blood Pressure in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (intranet only) Spotlight on Evidence Synthesis Program
Bravata, Dawn
Cushman, William
Graham, Glenn
Kansagara, Devan
Weiss, Jessica
10/04/2016 Innovation in Non-Pharmacologic Treatment Options for Musculoskeletal Pain: Studying the implementation of the VA chiropractic program (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Lisi, Anthony
10/03/2016 Overview of VA Data, Information Systems, National Databases and Research Uses (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Souden, Maria
09/29/2016 2016 Update to the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Concussion/mTBI (intranet only) Ralph G. DePalma Memorial TBI Clinical Strategies
DeGraba, Thomas
Grammer, Col. Geoffrey
Picon, Linda
09/28/2016 Lessons Learned from the Partnered Evaluation with the Office of Specialty Care (intranet only) VIReC Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research
Glorioso, Thomas
Ho, Michael
09/26/2016 Does Trauma-Focused Treatment Make PTSD Symptoms Worse? Examining Symptom Exacerbations and Outcomes in Two Clinical Samples (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Larsen, Sadie
Wiltsey-Stirman, Shannon
09/21/2016 PACT in Context: High Reliability Attributes Among a Sample of High Performing PACT Sites (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Gieck, Joe
Kazemi, Mehdi
Plott, Joe
Targonski, Paul
09/21/2016 Using Harm-based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90) (intranet only) HERC Health Economics Seminar
Chen, Qi
09/20/2016 Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers of Post-9/11 Veterans: Impact on Veteran Health Care Utilization and Costs (intranet only) VIReC Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research
Smith, Valerie
Van Houtven, Courtney
09/13/2016 Using Meta-Analyses to Inform Interventions and Quality Improvement (intranet only)
Schweizer, Marin
09/12/2016 The Relationship of Sleep Disturbance to Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: An Opportunity for Intervention (intranet only) Suicide Prevention
Pigeon, Wilfred
09/12/2016 A Practical Guide to Using the CDW Mental Health Domain (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Hawkins, Eric
Malte, Carol
09/08/2016 Using Stata Tools to Access CDW (intranet only) VIReC Corporate Data Warehouse
Lowy, Elliott
09/07/2016 Impact of TBI on Caregivers of Veterans with TBI: A Review of Burden and Interventions (intranet only) Ralph G. DePalma Memorial TBI Clinical Strategies
Malec, James
09/06/2016 Pain Care Quality and Integrated and Complementary Health Approaches (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Luther, Stephen
09/01/2016 Advancing Implementation Science Efficiently – the Role of Implementation Laboratories (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Grimshaw, Jeremy
07/25/2016 CBO-Purchased Care Contractor Data and Its Use in Research (intranet only) VIReC Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research
Carey, Evan
Lee, Jenaya
07/25/2016 Quality Improvement Methods: A Revised Handbook and Reference for Researchers and Others (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Seminar
Belson, David
07/20/2016 Patient-Reported Access to VA Healthcare and Veterans’ Use of Primary Care Services (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Augustine, Matthew
Wong, Edwin
07/19/2016 Usability Evaluation of the Secure Messaging for Medication Reconciliation (SMMRT) Tool (intranet only) VIReC Clinical Informatics Seminar
Russ, Alissa
07/18/2016 Interventions to Improve Pharmacological Adherence among Adults with Psychotic Spectrum Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (intranet only) Spotlight on Evidence Synthesis Program
Kondo, Karli
Morreale, Anthony
07/14/2016 SAS/Grid: Background and Introduction (intranet only) VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure
Martin, Kevin
07/13/2016 Leveraging Health Experiences Research to Enhance Veteran Engagement (intranet only) Veteran Engagement Initiative in VA Research
Cottrell, Erika
Grob, Rachel
Helfand, Mark
Pandhi, Nancy
Schlesinger, Mark
07/12/2016 Effective Teaching: From Practice to Principles (intranet only)
Burgess, Diana
Skeff, Kelley
07/11/2016 Extracting Data from the EHR Using CAPRI and VistAWeb (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Williams, Linda
07/07/2016 De-implementation of Harmful and Ineffective Medical Practices as a Process of Unlearning and Substitution: Toward a Clinician-level Planned-action Conceptual Model (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Helfrich, Christian
07/06/2016 Rural Healthcare Workforce: A Systematic Review (intranet only) Spotlight on Evidence Synthesis Program
Capra, Gina
Hempel, Susanne
Jesse, Robert
Shekelle, Paul
07/06/2016 Disseminating the Community Nursing Home Dashboard (intranet only) VIReC Using Data and Information Systems in Partnered Research
Rudolph, James
07/05/2016 Suicide Mortality among Veterans Discharged from Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Acute Psychiatric Units from 2005-2010 (intranet only) Suicide Prevention
Britton, Peter
06/27/2016 The Effectiveness and Harms of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for the Treatment of Acute Neck and Lower Back Pain: A Systematic Review (intranet only) Spotlight on Evidence Synthesis Program
Lisi, Anthony
Shekelle, Paul
06/23/2016 Update on the VINCI OMOP (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership) Special Project (intranet only) VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure
Deppen, Stephen
06/22/2016 Enhancing Consumer Involvement in Medical Research Programs (intranet only) Veteran Engagement Initiative in VA Research
Bambrick, Linda
Branson, Carolyn
Dodelin, Ann
Fisher, Rebecca
Green-Parker, Melissa
Mayer, James
06/20/2016 Behavioral Management During Opioid Tapering: Q & A with Dr. Murphy (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Murphy, Jennifer
06/15/2016 Impact of PACT Implementation through Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI-PACT) on Primary Health Care Professional Emotional Exhaustion, Satisfaction, and Patient Utilization (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Meredith, Lisa
Stockdale, Susan
Yoon, Jean
06/15/2016 Optimizing Access Metrics in the VA (intranet only) HERC Health Economics Seminar
Prentice, Julia
06/14/2016 Economic Evaluation of Interventions to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in the VA (intranet only)
Nelson, Richard
06/13/2016 Ascertaining Veterans’ Vital Status: VA Data Sources for Mortality Ascertainment and Cause of Death (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Maynard, Charles
06/13/2016 Examining the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Suicide among Veteran Populations (intranet only) Suicide Prevention
Cerulli, Catherine
06/09/2016 Systematic Review of Suicide Prevention in Veterans (intranet only) Spotlight on Evidence Synthesis Program
Denneson, Lauren
Gleason, Theresa
Teo, Alan
06/09/2016 Putting it All Together: Designing and Packaging the CDA Application as a Whole (intranet only) Orientation to the CDA program
Yano, Elizabeth
06/09/2016 Putting it All Together: Designing and Packaging the CDA Application as a Whole (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Yano, Elizabeth
06/07/2016 The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Musculoskeletal Diagnoses in Veterans (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Higgins, Diana
06/07/2016 Stepped Wedge Designs and the Washington State EPT Trial (intranet only) VA Statisticians' Association
Hughes, Jim
06/02/2016 Inside Help: A Systematic Review of Champions in Healthcare-Related Implementation (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Miech, Edward
05/24/2016 Patient and Provider Perceptions of Medication Deprescribing (intranet only)
Linsky, Amy
05/23/2016 Applying Comorbidity Measures Using VA and CMS (Medicare/Medicaid) Data (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Burgess, James
05/18/2016 Clinical Quality Indicators among Patients with Mental Illness Following the Implementation of a Patient Centered Medical Home (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Browne, Kendall
05/18/2016 External Determinants of Veterans’ VA Healthcare Utilization (intranet only) HERC Health Economics Seminar
Frakt, Austin
Hanchate, Amresh
05/17/2016 Measuring Processes and Impacts of Veteran-Engaged Research (intranet only) Veteran Engagement Initiative in VA Research
Hamilton, Alison
05/12/2016 Development of VA HSR&D Career Development Research Plans (intranet only) Orientation to the CDA program
Yano, Elizabeth
05/12/2016 Development of VA HSR&D Career Development Research Plans (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Yano, Elizabeth
05/10/2016 Delivering Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation to Veterans (intranet only) Timely Topics of Interest
Whooley, Mary
05/03/2016 Behavioral Management during Opioid Tapering (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Murphy, Jennifer
05/02/2016 Clinical Epidemiology Research using National MCA and CDW Laboratory Data: Perspectives from the Frontline (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Al-Aly, Ziyad
Bowe, Benjamin
Xie, Yan
04/20/2016 Comparing PACT Implementation in Rural and Urban Clinics (intranet only) VHA Primary Care Analytics Team
Johnson, Victoria
Lampman, Michelle
04/20/2016 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans’ Use of Veterans Health Administration and Purchased Care Before and After Veterans Choice Program (intranet only) HERC Health Economics Seminar
Vanneman, Megan
04/19/2016 Growing a Veteran Engagement Group (VEG): Examples from COINs (intranet only) Veteran Engagement Initiative in VA Research
Fehling, Kelty
Krawec-Paul, Cassandra
Westmoreland, William "Wes"
04/19/2016 Improving Weight in Veterans with Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Computerized Weight Services with Peer Coaches (intranet only) VIReC Clinical Informatics Seminar
Young, Alex
04/14/2016 Strategies for the Development of Mentoring Plans for CDA Applicants (intranet only) Orientation to the CDA program
Yano, Elizabeth
04/14/2016 What is VINCI? (intranet only) VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure
DuVall, Scott
04/14/2016 Strategies for the Development of Mentoring Plans for CDA Applicants (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Yano, Elizabeth
04/13/2016 How can Cost-Effectiveness Analysis be Made More Relevant to US Healthcare? (intranet only) HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Seminar
Barnett, Paul
04/12/2016 Transitioning off CDA and Factors Influencing Retention (intranet only)
Asch, Steven
Blonigen, Daniel
Cucciare, Michael
Gellad, Walid
Keyhani, Salomeh
04/11/2016 Military Sexual Trauma and Suicidal Self-Directed Violence (intranet only) Suicide Prevention
Monteith, Lindsey
04/07/2016 Facilitation: An Evidence-based Implementation Strategy (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Kirchner, JoAnn
Ritchie, Mona
04/06/2016 Budget Impact Analysis (intranet only) HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Seminar
Burgess, James
Wagner, Todd
04/05/2016 Evaluation of a National VA Chronic Pain Cohort (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Carey, Evan
04/04/2016 Assessing Race and Ethnicity (intranet only) VIReC Database and Methods Seminar
Mor, Maria
03/30/2016 Sensitivity Analyses (intranet only) HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Seminar
Gidwani, Risha
03/23/2016 Evidence Synthesis to Derive Model Transition Probabilities (Part II – Quantitative Pooling) (intranet only) HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Seminar
Gidwani, Risha
03/22/2016 Cerebellar Injury in TBI: Clinical Implications (intranet only) Ralph G. DePalma Memorial TBI Clinical Strategies
Peskind, Elaine
03/17/2016 Increasing the Voice of the Veteran in VA Research: Recommendations from the Veteran Engagement Workgroup (intranet only) Veteran Engagement Initiative in VA Research
Atkins, David
Hamilton, Alison
Helfand, Mark
Ho, Michael
Knight, Sara
Zickmund, Susan
03/16/2016 Validating and Applying VA Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Performance Measures through Operations-Partnered Investigation (intranet only) HERC Health Economics Seminar
Frakt, Austin
03/10/2016 Strategies for the Development of Career Plans for CDA Applicants (intranet only) Orientation to the CDA program
Yano, Elizabeth
03/10/2016 Strategies for the Development of Career Plans for CDA Applicants (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Yano, Elizabeth
03/09/2016 Evidence Synthesis to Derive Model Transition Probabilities (Part I – Systematic Literature Review) (intranet only) HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Seminar
Gidwani, Risha
03/09/2016 Pharmacist-led Chronic Disease Management: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Harms Compared to Usual Care (intranet only) Spotlight on Evidence Synthesis Program
Good, Chester
Greer, Nancy
Ourth, Heather
Wilt, Timothy
03/08/2016 Mental Illness and Mental Health Care Receipt among Seriously Ill Veterans (intranet only)
Garrido, Melissa
03/07/2016 Women Veterans in the Women's Health Initiative: Mortality (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Lehavot, Keren
Simpson, Tracy
Washington, Donna
03/03/2016 Linking VA All Employee Survey to other data: Example from implementation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (intranet only) QUERI Implementation Research Group
Derickson, Ryan
Helfrich, Christian
Mohr, David
03/03/2016 The VINCI Workspace (intranet only) VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure
Trautman, Tim
03/02/2016 Estimating Transition Probabilities for a Model (intranet only) HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Seminar
Gidwani, Risha
03/02/2016 Women Veterans in the Women's Health Initiative: Reproductive Health and Menopause (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Callegari, Lisa
Katon, Jodie
Weitlauf, Julie
03/01/2016 CAM Approaches for Chronic Pain – Where’s the evidence? (intranet only) Spotlight on Pain Management
Krebs, Erin
02/29/2016 Women Veterans in the Women's Health Initiative: Diseases and Conditions (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Bastian, Lori
Gray, Kristen
LaFleur, Joanne
Patel, Kushang
02/24/2016 Modeling in Medical Decision Analysis (intranet only) HERC Cost Effectiveness Analysis Seminar
Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy
02/24/2016 Women Veterans in the Women's Health Initiative: Healthy Aging (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
LaCroix, Andrea
Washington, Donna
Weitlauf, Julie
02/23/2016 VINCI SAS Grid (intranet only) VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure
Ezzo, Mark
02/23/2016 Development of an Intervention and Protocol to Improve Weight Management in Primary Care at the Veterans Affairs (intranet only)
Jay, Melanie
Sherman, Scott
02/22/2016 Women Veterans in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Bastian, Lori
LaCroix, Andrea
Reiber, Gayle
Weitlauf, Julie
02/17/2016 Re-examining Facility-level Effects on Diabetes Care Quality for Veterans (intranet only) HERC Health Economics Seminar
Wilk, Adam
02/11/2016 How to Plan and Develop a VA HSR&D Career Development Application (intranet only) Spotlight on Women's Health
Yano, Elizabeth
02/11/2016 How to Plan and Develop a VA HSR&D Career Development Application (intranet only) Orientation to the CDA program
Yano, Elizabeth

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