#Veterans in VA with chronic pain receiving #WholeHealth Care care have better experiences and are more engaged in care. #LiveWholeHealth @bbokhour HSR&D Bedford/Boston VA HSR UMass Chan Medical School rdcu.be/dluZ3

VHA Whole Health Services and Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies: a Gateway to Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment

w/ Drs David E. Reed, II, Ph.D. Steve Zeliadt & Bella Etingen Dr. Barbara Bokhour (she/her) VA Puget Sound CINCCH University of Washington School of Public Health HSR&D Bedford/Boston

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37442899/

New pub shows there is still work to be done at the VA system level to eradicate barriers & sustain facilitators for Veterans seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy. Work by folks from IQuESt, VA Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion, Guneet Jasuja, HSR&D Bedford/Boston, & HSR&D PRIME Center.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37436725/

The CHOIR family was well-represented at AcademyHealth's #ARM23 , with over 40 presenters and panelists, from research staff to leadership, sharing the work we do to serve #Veterans . Support was in no short supply--nor were selfies with our directors, Allen L Gifford MD (he/him/his) & Dr. Barbara Bokhour (she/her)!

Sunday, CHOIR colleagues attending #ARM23 or the VA EPCC retreat (or both, for many!) dined together in Seattle, WA.

Learn more about the Center for Evaluating Patient Centered Care (EPCC): choir.research.va.gov/CHOIRRESEARCH/…

Ekaterina Cole and Mark Zocchi of Bedford CHOIR presenting their posters. #ARM23

So impressed by all the great HSR&D Bedford/Boston work being done by colleagues across VA Bedford Healthcare System 🩺 and VA Boston HC focused on #impsci in EHR, Whole Health, telemed and dermatology innovations #ARM23 Zenith Stephanie Shimada @cami_pim #RebeccaLamkin

So lucky to have these damaging colleagues helping implement Whole Healthcare in VA

What fun learning even more about HSR&D Bedford/Boston colleagues’ awesome work at the #ARM23 afternoon poster session! Creating models of patient-centered care, perceptions of cancer screenings, and providers’ beliefs of Whole Health in primary and mental healthcare. Jacqui Boudreau, MPH VA HSR

Love #ARM2023 where Sat 8 AM means a full house of workshop attendees discussing policy-practice-research partnerships in a Learning Health System, using the Veterans Health Whole Health System of Care transformation as a case study. Thrilled to have our partners at the table!

Is VHA’s Whole Health System of Care Reaching Veterans with Multiple Mental Health Diagnoses?

David E. Reed, II, Ph.D. Charles Engel Bella Etingen Dr. Barbara Bokhour (she/her) Steve Zeliadt

academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/…
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First poster session in the books! Had some great discussions and got the chance to connect with people doing all kinds of awesome work at AcademyHealth #ARM23 . HSR&D Bedford/Boston VA HSR

Here it is! The BEST summer reading, ever!! Your guide to VA-connected sessions at the upcoming AcademyHealth #ARM2023 ! We think we captured all VA-related (non-poster) presentations, but for the most up-to-date guide, check out the online agenda:
academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/…

Check out National Academies's new report, 'Achieving Whole Health: A New Approach for Veterans and the Nation', which cites work led by Dr. Barbara Bokhour (she/her), Dr. Rendelle Bolton, Ekaterina (Katya) Anderson, PhD, Justeen Hyde, Stephanie L. Taylor, Steve Zeliadt and others!

nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26854/…

Dr Bolton has an army of supporters, collaborators and colleagues-turned-friends behind her—so many thanks to Dr Dr. Barbara Bokhour (she/her), and Drs Charns and Zocchi for being present and to celebrate!

David Atkins visiting Emma Quach, PhD and her team's poster, 'Home and Community-Based Service Use Varies by Health Care Team and Comorbidity Level of Veterans with #Dementia '

VA HSR Christine Hartmann Lauren Moo, MD #HSRD23 #QUERI23 📸cred @cami_pim

Abstract: ow.ly/3HfU50MS4IN

Tomorrow, NASEM Health releases a report to transform healthcare and provide #WholeHealth for Veterans and the nation. You can join in here: nationalacademies.org/event/02-15-20…

Great presentation by HSR&D Bedford/Boston researchers Dr. Rendelle Bolton Shawn Dunlap Lynn Garvin Zenith Rai and Stephanie A. Robinson, PhD to Brandeis students about career opportunities at VA HSR.

Thank you Jonathan S. Anjaria Brandeis University Hiatt Career Center for having us!

Great work showing how to adapt interventions. #hsrd23

So@incredibly proud of this amazing researcher and wonderful friend.