The Center for Healthcare Improvement and Medical Effectiveness (CHIME) seminars, directed by Beth Cohen MD MAS, provide timely feedback to fellows and faculty on patient-oriented research projects. For more information, contact Akira Look.
Mondays 2-3 PM
Zoom information sent with calendar invite for each presenter.
| DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 4/10/23 | Scaling laws in healthcare delivery: analysis of referral networks, a VA wide study Modelling access to care time, and agent based simulation approach based on VA data |
Alon Ben-Ari, MD MSc |
| 3/20/23 | Predicting Atrial Fibrillation from Sinus ECGs in Veterans Using Deep Learning | Neal Yuan, MD |
| 3/13/23 | SWIFT IVI Proposal Review: Optimizing care for Veterans with methamphetamine associated heart failure | Veena Manja, MBBS PhD MSc |
| 3/6/23 | SWIFT IVI Grant Application Feedback #2 | Katherine Hoggatt, PhD MPH Beth Cohen, MD MAS |
| 2/27/23 | SWIFT IVI Grant Application Feedback #1 | Jennifer Manuel, PhD MS Salomeh Keyhani, MD MPH Lenny Lopez, MD MDiv MPH |
| 2/6/23 | HSR&D National Meeting Presentation Feedback Session #2 | N/A |
| 1/30/23 | HSR&D National Meeting Presentation Feedback Session #1 | N/A |
| 12/5/22 | “Modulation of the gut microbiome by dietary fiber to improve calcium absorption and bone health in older men" | Karin Wu, MD |
| 11/21/22 | “Implementation and Assessment of an Inpatient Virtual Care Consult Service" | Charlie Wray, DO MS Amy O'Shea, PhD |
| 10/31/22 | “Developing a smartphone-based intervention targeting high-risk situations of nicotine vaping among young adults" | Nhung Nguyen, PhD |
| 10/24/22 | “Characterizing risk factors, mental health outcomes, and patient-centered care needs for early menopause among women Veterans" | Carrie Gibson, PhD |
| 10/3/22 | "Real-world effectiveness of lung cancer screening for Veterans " | Alison Rustagi, MD PhD |
| 9/19/22 | "Hybrid Tele-Ophthalmology for Veterans with Age-Related Macular Degeneration" | Frank Brodie, MD MBA |
| 8/29/22 | "Expansion of Community Care Use in VA: Causes and Implications" | Liam Rose, PhD |
| 6/6/22 | "Work-In-Progress: Assessing fracture risk after bariatric surgery among Veterans" | Eileen Koh, MD |
| 5/23/22 | "Brave New (Hybrid) World: Leveraging telemedicine for access to cardiovascular disease care" | Rebecca Lauren Tisdale, MD MPA |
| 5/16/22 | "The evaluation of pre-existing mental health diagnoses on outcomes for patients with CML" | Kelly Schoenbeck, MD |
| 4/25/22 | "Exploring the Impact of Virtual Care on Veterans with Heart Failure" | Charlie Wray, DO MS |
| 4/18/22 | "Improving Pain Management in Cirrhosis – K23 Aims" | Jessica Rubin, MD MPH |
| 3/28/22 | "Incidence and causal determinants of severe post-vaccination COVID-19 among a national cohort of veterans" | Dan Kelly, MD MPH Salomeh Keyhani, MD MPH |
| 3/21/22 | "Training PCPs to Deliver Brief Education on Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for PTSD" | Rachel Ranney, PhD |
| 3/14/22 | "Logistics of an exercise trial for LUTS in older male veterans" | Scott Bauer, MD ScM |
| 2/28/22 | "Assessing for bias in ancestry-informed lung function prediction" | Jonathan Witonsky, MD |
| 2/7/22 | "Applying Data-Driven Methods to Predict Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ+ Veterans" | Emily Dolsen, PhD |
| 1/24/22 | "Screening for latent infections among Veterans using biologic or targeted small molecules" | Gabriela Schmajuk, MD MSc |
| 1/3/22 | "Maximizing the benefit of lung cancer screening for veterans: Quantifying real-world screening outcomes to personalize screening decisions in the VA" | Alison Rustagi, MD PhD |
Last Updated: September 28, 2022
