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Congratulations, Dr. Rani Elwy (she/her) on your mentorship awards in the field of implementation science!

Raising a (non-alcoholic) toast to VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston’s extraordinary Dr. Seppo Rinne who was awarded VA HSR’s super selective Health System Impact award, for his ground-breaking efforts to examine EHR modernization and impacts on Veterans, providers, and health systems. 🥳🏆

So grateful to VA HSR , VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston and Veterans Health leaders and colleagues for granting me the time and space to learn more about federal policy making. I can’t wait to apply what I learn to benefit Veterans and their families.

Aaaaand we're off—to Baltimore, that is, and the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Kicking off this morning's VA-supported sessions is Tim Hogan of VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston in key presentation of how to sustain interventions in a #learninghealthcaresystem.

Join us at AcademyHealth #ARM24 on Sunday June 30 at 3:30 pm as we describe four ways VA HSR #impsci is using rapid, rigorous scientific methods to address Veterans Health needs. So proud to present with awesome #QUERI colleagues! See you in room 314. 🙌🏽

"Successful navigation of nursing home residents’ fall risk requires identifying and supporting structures and processes that enable staff to navigate risk successfully." @cwhartmann1 presents @ 1:45: #ImpSci at the Frontline #ARM24 VA HSR VA Research

Poster session starts now. Come talk to me at #82. VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston #arm2024

Gifford-cam is on the move! VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston Boston Director Allen L Gifford MD (he/him/his) is finding CHOIRites & colleagues presenting Veteran research all over #ARM24 📸 Great work, everyone! Dr. Barbara Bokhour (she/her) Rebecca Lamkin Alison.leibowitz Stephanie Shimada VA HSR VA Research

So far at #ARM24 poster sessions, CHOIR researchers shared lessons from the massive EHR transition, telemedicine for mental health, identifying Veterans in vulnerable subgroups, and other critical topics impacting Veteran care. AcademyHealth VA Research VA HSR

From yesterday's great session on #impsci at scale & the formative evaluation of VA's EHR system transition featuring newly-official VA HSR director, Amy Kilbourne, Seppo Rinne of VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston, and VA's Jonathan Nebeker and Ashley Phillips.

Expansion of VA tele-dermatology clinics, which use high-quality imaging with remote specialists, successfully reached more rural Veterans #ARM24 Rebecca Lamkin AcademyHealth VA HSR Learn more about this work here --> tmj-2020-0013.pdf (va.gov)

Congratulations to CHOIR Investigator Dr. Rani Elwy (she/her), 1 of 7 health professionals selected for the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program at National Academy of Medicine where she will be working on health-related legislative and regulatory issues with members of Congress --> nam.edu

Research is key for VA. VA conducted the first tuberculosis treatment trials, developed CT scanning, showed the relationship between smoking and lung cancer, and helped develop the cardiac pacemaker. Learn how VA continues research and how you can help. news.va.gov/132867/mvp-cha…

Congratulations to Dr. Bo Kim, who was elected Board President of SIRC SIRC ! Dr. Kim directs the evaluation core of the VA Behavioral Health #QUERI Program & co-leads the implementation core of the Bridging the Care Continuum QUERI Program. #ImpSci #VAQUERI VA HSR

The Presidential Leadership Scholars is the gift that keeps on giving!! Thank you to #PLS for honoring me with this profile—it makes me feel as if I’m still in the program. Nothing could be better! VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior RWJF VA HSR

Congratulations to Dr. Rendelle Bolton, who received a VA HSR Investigator Special Recognition Award for her leadership establishing CHOIR’s #Qualitative Core and work in implementation of VA lung cancer screening. Well done! #LCS @vahrsd

To close gaps in telemedicine use among rural older adults, multi-level support must start well before the first visit. Insights from Qualitative Research (youtube.com) JMIR Publications #MyJMIRResearch VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston Full article: formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e50507

Check out a great new podcast about the evaluation of of IPV screening in VA care featuring Omonyele Adjognon, ScM of VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston. hsrd.research.va.gov/news/podcasts/…

After a 10-year evaluation data shows the general effectiveness and safety of telemental health via videoconferencing. New article in the journal Telemedicine and eHealth. Work by Samantha Connolly, PhD, Team VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston et al. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39421937/

In honor of our Veterans and Lung Cancer Awareness Month, our co-design team from the Boston VA is talking to our Black Vets about the importance of screening. Community Engagement Matters! VA Health Systems Research, Bedford/Boston Brigham and Women's Thoracic Surgery