In collaboration with the Center for Data to Discovery and Delivery Innovation (3DI), 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
Microsoft Teams information sent with calendar invite for each presenter.
| DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 4/20/26 | VA CDA Proposal Review: "Understanding patient choice, access, and quality of care across VA community care and internally delivered VHA care for PTSD, depression, and anxiety" | Rachel Ranney, PhD |
| 4/13/26 | VA ISLI Proposal Review: “Clinical Communication about Cannabis to Improve Care and Reduce Stigma” | Sabrina Islam, PhD MS |
| 4/6/26 | "VA QUERI Funding Opportunities" | Mary Whooley, MD |
| 3/9/26 | "Preliminary VA CDA Discussion-Women Veterans and CVD Prevention" | Caroline Dancu, PhD RN |
| 3/2/26 | "Development of a Pragmatic Trial Protocol for a Specialty Care-Integrated Whole Health Program to Safely and Effectively Manage Pain in Veterans with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease" | Jessica Rubin, MD MPH |
| 2/23/26 | VA Proposal Review: "Discovery and Validation of Pharmacogenomics and Polygenic Risk Scores in Psychiatric Conditions" | Alice B. Popejoy, PhD |
| 2/9/26 | Grant Resubmission Review: “Behavioral Treatment for Comorbid Insomnia and Sleep Apnea in Veterans with PTSD” | Liz Goldstein, PhD |
| 2/2/26 | VA CDA-2 Resubmission Review: “The Impact of Health-Related Social Needs on Predicting Dementia Risk and Downstream Nursing Home Placement for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness" | Alison Hwong, MD PhD |
| 1/26/26 | VA ECAP Proposal Review: "Understanding Long-Term Outcomes, Care Patterns, and Patient Perspectives Among Veterans with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)" | Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD |
| 1/12/26 | "3DI COIN: The Year Ahead" | Carolyn Gibson, PhD MPH Salomeh Keyhani, MD MPH |
| 12/1/25 | VA CDA Proposal Review: “A Brief, Low-intensity Intervention for Disordered Eating Behaviors in Veterans: Increasing Access to Care" | Patrycja Klimek-Johnson, PhD |
| 11/17/25 | VA IIR Proposal: "Improving Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for PTSD Delivered by Video Telehealth in Routine Practice" | Nicholas Holder, PhD |
| 11/10/25 | "Development and validation of natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to identify cannabis use" | Katherine Hoggatt, PhD MPH |
| 10/27/25 | "Veteran Engagement in Research: Background and Opportunities" | Francesca Nicosia, PhD |
An archived list of previous seminars is listed here.
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