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 |
| 9/8/25 | "Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Electrograms for Signal Classification" | Sanket Dhruva, MD MHS Neal Yuan, MD |
| 8/25/25 | Revision of CDA: "Examining VA Eating Disorder Service Utilization" | Patrycja Klimek-Johnson, PhD |
| 8/18/25 | NIMH K23 Resubmission: "Identifying HIV treatment engagement factors using clinical informatics and stated preference methods" | José Gutierrez Jr, PhD, FNP-BC, AAHIVS |
| 8/4/25 | VA CDA Proposal: "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 |
| 7/14/25 | TRDRP New Investigator Award: "Impact of cannabis on lung cancer risk independent of tobacco cigarettes" | Alison Rustagi, MD PhD |
| 6/9/25 | "Scaling LLMs for the Real World: case study of the longstanding smoking history problem" | Julie Wu, MD PhD |
| 6/2/25 | VA Project Presentation: "Improving delivery of germline testing in Veterans with advanced prostate cancer" | Daniel Kwon, MD |
| 5/19/25 | "Collaborations with the VISN 21 Clinical Resource Hub” | Tanvir Hussain, MD MBA MSc MHS FACP |
| 5/12/25 | VA Grant Proposal: “Synchronous Video Telehealth Delivery of Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” | Nicholas Holder, PhD |
| 5/5/25 | VA Grant Resubmission: “Measurement Science QUERI” | Mary Whooley, MD |
| 4/28/25 | VA Grant Resubmission: “Military Exposures and Early Menopause among Women Veterans Engaged in VA Health Care” | Carolyn Gibson, PhD MPH |
| 4/21/25 | Project Presentation: “Improving the Telehealth Delivery of Care for Older Veterans with Cancer and Cognitive Impairment” | Li-Wen Huang, MD |
| 4/14/25 | "Comparative Utilization Trends and Outcomes among Veterans undergoing Surgery at VHA or the Community Care Network" | Vadim Shteyler, MD |
| 4/7/25 | VA HSR Grant Submission: "Telehealth Implementation of Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (Tele-PLIÉ) for Veterans with Dementia and Caregivers" | Francesca Nicosia, PhD |
| 3/31/25 | Practice Presentation: "Envisioning California’s Endgame with American Indian Young Adults" | Sabrina Islam, PhD MS |
| 3/3/25 | "Dementia Risk Among Older Adults with Schizophrenia" | Alison Hwong, MD PhD |
| 2/24/25 | VA Merit Proposal Review: "Identifying cannabis and stimulant use: Development and validation of a natural language processing (NLP) tool" | Katherine Hoggatt, PhD MPH |
| 2/10/25 | R01 Resubmission Review: “PRescription exercise for Older men with Urinary Disease before Surgery (PROUD- Surgery) pilot study” | Scott Bauer, MD MS |
| 2/3/25 | VA CDA-2 Proposal Review: "Development and Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase Social Support and Decrease Burnout Among Mental Health Provider" | Rachel Ranney, PhD |
| 1/27/25 | Project Presentation: "The Boost Team. Rethinking outreach and care navigation strategies for rural women and gender-diverse Veterans: A mixed-methods study of clinician-driven outreach" | Caroline Dancu, RN PhD; Jenny Cohen, MD MPH FAMIA |
| 1/13/25 | VA CDA Proposal Review: "Examining VA Eating Disorder Service Utilization" | Patrycja Klimek-Johnson, PhD |
An archived list of previous seminars is listed here.
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