Congratulations Omonyele Adjognon, ScM on receiving a VA #QUERI Advancing Diversity in Leadership grant!
Yêlé's project is on disseminating outcomes to non-research partners to sustain BHIP-CCM!
#impsci VA HSR VA Research HSR&D Bedford/Boston

So... how good is the PC-PTSD-5 in identifying potential cases of PTSD across diverse patient groups in VA primary care settings? Check out this work by Quyen Tiet and team to find out more! VA HSR

buff.ly/4anhX3t

The latest issue of Veterans' Perspectives focuses on the Veterans' engagement panel that worked to inform VA Research's newly consolidated pain and opioid research portfolio.

hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/v…

Oooh boy! Talk about a spring break! We've been a little TOO quiet here on the feed! So, let's fix that starting with a new issue of Management Briefs on Healthcare Team Interventions for Older Adults with Distress Behaviors.

hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/m…

Becky Yano at Executive Order signing by President Biden! i.mtr.cool/apinnchtfv Dr. Yano contributed to the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, leading to the Executive Order on Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation.

Emergency care now encompasses over one-third of VA's total community care expenditure. Important data in a new JAMA Network Open pub from from Anita, T Urech, and S Wu of Innovate2Implement and L Tran of HERC.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

NEW!! The Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center has released a new policy brief on the relationship between gender-affirming surgery and reductions in suicide.
peprec.research.va.gov/PEPRECRESEARCH…

The March-April issue of Veterans' Perspectives is out & looks at Veteran engagement in determining research directions for VA's new Pain and Opioid research portfolio. Learn more: hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/v…

Happy spring! ICYMI, we've had some great new publications come out in the past few days, including 'FORUM', which focuses on patient safety. Check it out:
hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/f…

WHRN presents on Capitol Hill! HSR's Women's Health Research Network focused on the mental health of women Veterans - the fastest-growing Veteran population segment, at the DAV event attended by members of Congress and VA leaders  February 27th. i.mtr.cool/huhdffitwu

HSR Investigator Receives Eisenberg Award! - The pre-surgery Veteran frailty screening initiative called Surgical Pause, developed by CHERP investigator Daniel E. Hall and colleagues won the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award: i.mtr.cool/hztxgcfbuz

Thanks to Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc for sharing this. Access to data is critical for health systems research—particularly for new investigators. We 'get it' as to the 'why', but there has to be a better way than a $$$ subscription.

Over half (56%) of Veterans with SCI/D who were survey respondents had perceived social isolation, also known as loneliness, scores higher than the general population in JSCM:

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Sherri Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)

Honored to announce Dr. Grant Huang, VA Deputy Chief Research & Development Officer, as recipient of the John D. Chase Award for Executive Excellence in Healthcare. Dr. Huang continues to play a pivotal role in advancing healthcare collaboration and innovation. #AMSUS2024

A Systematic Review of Lethal Means Safety Counseling Interventions: Impacts on Safety Behaviors and Self-Directed Violence

w/ Dr. joe simonetti md mph & RockyMountain MIRECC

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38324739/

Bringing researchers together to collaborate on PACT Act related research, for better Veteran #RespiratoryHealth & #MentalHealth .

Read about the first annual symposium & next steps here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37855327/#Visu…

ICYMI: 'In general, most published studies of comparisons of quality of care show that Veterans getting care from VA get the same or better quality care than Veterans getting VA-paid community care or the general public getting non-VA care.'

hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/e…

Announcing the long COVID Practice-based Research Network, which will convene & connect partners to centralize clinical, research, and operational activities. Learn more: hsrd.research.va.gov/news/research_…

VA's Homeless Programs Office helped support expansion of the Post-Incarceration Engagement model. By the end of 2023, 191 Veterans received intensive post-release support in AR, NV, NH, & Tx Hampshire, & TX/w IL next in line.

hsrd.research.va.gov/impacts/post-i…

NEW PODCAST! Learn more about preventing primary care burnout in this new interview with VACSHIIP's Eric Apaydin.

hsrd.research.va.gov/news/podcasts/…