Best Hsrd Podcasts (2025)

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Evaluating the Expansion of 12-Month Contraceptive Supply for Women Veterans 18:42

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Deirdre Quinn, PhD, MSc, with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion in Pittsburgh, PA, talks about her work supporting family planning for women Veterans receiving VA care through the expansion of access to a 12-month supply of contraceptives.By Deirdre Quinn, PhD, MSc

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Evaluating VA’s Electronic Medical Record Modernization and Physician Burnout 11:28

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Ryan Sterling, PhD, research scientist with the Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation, discusses the impact that VA’s electronic health record modernization rollout has had on burnout among VA physicians.By Ryan Sterling, PhD

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Understanding and Evaluating Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in VA Care 12:55

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Omonyele Adjognon, DrPH (candidate) of the HSR Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research idiscusses her work with Drs. Christopher Miller and Kate Iverson on screening for intimate partner violence in Veterans in VA primary care.…

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Genetics Providers are Key to the Integration of Genetic Testing within the Practice of Frontline Clinicians 22:35

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Maren Scheuner MD, MPH, investigator and provider at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, talks with Center for Information Dissemination and Education Resources (CIDER) editor Diane Hanks at the 2023 HSR&D national meeting, about her research on integrating genetic testing in front-line healthcare practices.…

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Learnings from the VA HSR COVID-19 Observational Research Collaboratory 17:24

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Denise Hynes and Matt Maciejewski, HSR Investigators, discuss their research studying COVID-19’s effects on Veterans, with the COVID-19 Observational Research Collaboratory (CORC), and the ongoing need to study the disease in this population with CIDER writer Diane Hanks…

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Is Burnout Preventable? Burnout and Engagement in VA Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic 10:21

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Eric Apaydin, PhD, MPP, MS, talks with Center for Information Dissemination and Education Resources (CIDER) writer Karen Jamrog at the 2023 HSR&D national meeting, about his research on burnout, employee engagement, and changing organizational contexts in VA primary care during the early COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Risk and Protective Factors for Burnout among VA Psychotherapists Treating PTSD Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic 16:45

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Steven Dobscha, MD, Director of the Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) discusses his research investigating primary care patient perspectives on VA's population-based suicide risk screening program (Risk ID), and other related items of interest with Diane Hanks of the Center for Information Dissemination and Education Resources (…

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Intervention to Improve Veterans' Engagement in Therapy for PTSD 11:00

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Megan Shepherd-Banigan, PhD, MPH, of the Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) discusses her CDA project seeking to induce family-involved initiation and completion of psychotherapy for Veterans living with PTSD.By Megan Shepherd-Banigan, PhD, MPH

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Past, Present, and Future of QUERI 15:14

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Director Amy Kilbourne discusses the origin, milestones, current events, and future directions of the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) program.By Amy Kilbourne, PhD, MPH

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Risk and Protective Factors for Burnout among VA Psychotherapists Treating PTSD Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic 15:47

2y ago15:47

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Craig Rosen, PhD, of the Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) discusses his work researching burnout among VA clinicians, previous research that his most recent study was built on, and related topics of interest.By Craig Rosen, PhD

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CONDUIT Study: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) 11:49

2y ago11:49

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Dr. Black discusses her experience in the CONDUIT QUERI Eval, and working with Veterans in VA. CONDUIT’s objective was to unite 6 inter-related Partnered Implementation projects to improve access to medications for Opioid Use Disorder.By Anne Black, PhD

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What is the Right Mix? Variation in the Proportion of Primary Care Delivered via Video for Veterans with Common Chronic Conditions 12:01

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Jacqueline Ferguson, PhD, MS, of the VA Palo Alto Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) discusses her research into variations in patterns, by chronic conditions, for Veterans receiving primary care via telehealth as well as in-person.By Jacqueline Ferguson, PhD, MS

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Increasing Use of Video Telehealth among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness with Substance Use Disorder 16:38

2y ago16:38

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Lynn Garvin, PhD, MBA, of the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) discusses her peer-led intervention to provide VA Video Connect (VVC) telehealth to Veterans experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder.By Lynn Garvin, PhD, MBA

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VA Telehealth’s Widening Rural-Urban Divide During the COVID-19 Pandemic 12:53

2+ y ago12:53

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VA telehealth programming had focused largely on rural populations where disparities in health care access and telehealth use existed, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced an expansion to offer telehealth more broadly. Lucinda Leung, MD, PhD, MPH, discusses rural-urban differences in VA telehealth use nationally before and after pandemic onset.…

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Using Implementation and Quality Improvement Strategies in VA 11:38

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Joel Boggan, MD, MPH, of the Durham VA Medical Center talks about his experience with the Evidence Synthesis Program at VA, working with Veteran populations, and how quality improvement methodologies can be used to improve health services in Primary Care settings.By Joel Boggan, MD, MPH

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Understanding VA Emergency Department Care Quality through a Unique Lens—Ambulance Visits 19:43

3y ago19:43

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David Chan, MD, PhD, of the HSR&D Center of Innovation to Implementation in Palo Alto, CA, discusses his work understanding how ambulance visits to VA hospitals act as an indicator of care quality.By David Chan, MD, PhD

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Care Fragmentation in VA Home Based Primary Care 11:31

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Sam Edwards, MD, MPH, of the Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) in Portland OR, talks about his research studying care fragmentation among Veterans receiving home based primary care (HBPC). Care fragmentation - the dispersion of a patient’s care across cl…

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The Long Game: A Career Dedicated to System-wide Change for Veterans with SUD 15:34

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Hildi Hagedorn, PhD, investigator with the Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research CCDOR in Minneapolis, MN, talks about her research focused on implementation of best-practice recommendations for the identification and treatment of substance use disorders (SUD). Dr. Hagedorn w…

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Evaluating Clinician Experiences with VA Electronic Health Record Modernization 20:39

3y ago20:39

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Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD, BS of the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) talks about his work with the EMPIRIC QUERI partnered evaluation. The mission…

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Building Resiliency, Quality, and Retention into VA’s Cardiac Cath Labs 22:13

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Heather Gilmartin, PhD, NP, investigator and nurse scientist at the Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation in Denver, Colorado discusses her HSR&D Career Development Award program work, which is focused on building supportive learning environments VA&rsquo…

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In Conversation: Fireside Chat with Kristin Mattocks and Rani Elwy 29:33

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Dr. Kristin Mattocks conducts a wide-ranging interview with her friend and HSR&D colleague, Dr. Rani Elwy. Dr. Elwy shares insights into her long-running VA HSR&D research career, discusses turning failure into success, and looks at the two-way relationship between mentors and mentees.Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH, is an investigator a…

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Evaluating the Transitioning Servicemember Support Program 28:30

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Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) dissemination coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Dr. Joe Geraci, investigator and clinical psychologist at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Geraci is the co-Director of the Tra…

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The Impact of COVID-19, Social Distancing, and Mental Health 22:00

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Bryann DeBeer, PhD, of the Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, talks about her work using social network analysis to understand the impact that COVID-19 enforced social distancing has had on Veterans’ mental health and suicide risk.…

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Partnering to Increase Veteran Safety: Fall Prevention and Nursing Unit Design 21:35

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HSR&D investigator and director of the North Florida/South Georgia Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center Ron Shorr, MD, MS, and healthcare architect Gary Fischer with VA’s Construction and Facilities Unit, discuss the value of partnere…

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Evaluating Prophylactic Anticoagulant Therapy Effectiveness for Treating COVID-19 17:35

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In this episode, Dr. Christopher Rentsch, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Yale University, talks about a large-scale evaluation of the effectiveness of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy for the treatment of COVID-19. Since the recording of this…

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Understanding VA’s Vaccination Program in VA Community Living Centers 15:12

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In part two of a two-part conversation, VA geriatrician Jim Rudolph, MD, talks about his work to assess VA’s response to distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in VA Community Living Centers. In addition to his work as a VA clinician, Dr. Rudolph is the director of the

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Using Temperature to Improve COVID-19 Infection Control 15:49

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In part one of a two-part conversation, VA geriatrician Jim Rudolph, MD, talks about his work to develop new COVID-19 safety and screening standards based on temperature readings among residents of VA Community Living Centers. In addition to his work as a VA clinician, Dr. Rudolph is the director of the

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Veterans' Voices: Mark Flower 13:12

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HSR&D research content editor Maria Hecht talks with Veteran Mark Flower, co-founder of the Veteran peer support organization DryHootch America. They are discussing his involvement in VA research as part of a Veteran engagement forum.By Mark Flower,

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Making the Most of Engagement: Listening to Stakeholders 10:43

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In part two of this two-part interview, Joe Francis, MD, Chief Improvement and Analytics Officer for VHA, talks about the necessity of taking research questions to those on the front-lines of managing clinics and healthcare networks in order to continuously improve care for Veterans.By Joe Francis, MD

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Newly-separated Women Veterans' Use of VA and Community Care 11:45

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Laurel Copeland, PhD, discusses her work on looking at the proportion of new women Veterans who access VA care vs. community care.By Laurel Copeland, PhD

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Assessing Veterans' Experiences of Healthcare System Hassles: VA vs. Community Care 11:42

5y ago11:42

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Polly Noel, PhD, talks about her work on understanding and assessing Veterans' experiences of healthcare system hassles with both VA care and community-based care.By Polly Noel, PhD

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Veterans' Experiences Using both Care in the Community and VA Care 16:16

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Christopher J. Miller, PhD, talks about his work assessing Veterans' and providers' experiences of care coordination between community providers and VA providers.By Christopher J. Miller, PhD

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Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment: Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy 6:07

5y ago6:07

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Becca Sripada, PhD, talks about her work on treating Veterans with PTSD.By Becca Sripada, PhD

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Women Veterans' Experiences in Obtaining VA Mental Health 12:13

5y ago12:13

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Fernanda S. Rossi, PhD, shares insights gained from her work understanding women Veterans' experiences of seeking mental health treatment in VA.By Fernanda Rossi, PhD

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Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve VA Care 16:37

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In part one of this two-part interview, Joe Francis, MD, Chief Improvement and Analytics Officer for VHA, talks about how best to leverage healthcare data and quality measures to improve care for Veterans.By Joe Francis, MD

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A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans at Risk for Suicide 18:23

5y ago18:23

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Ivette (Maggie) Freytes, PhD, talks about her work developing a community-based resource guide to refer Veterans at risk for suicide to VA care.By Ivette (Maggie) Freytes, PhD

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Veterans' Voices: A Veteran's Experience of Working in VA Research 13:20

5y ago13:20

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Kevin Payne, research assistant with the VA New England Healthcare System and a former Navy Veteran, shares his experiences as Veteran who both uses VA care and works in VA research.By Kevin Payne,

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Media Influence on Veterans' Perceptions of VA Care 11:54

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Audrey Jones, PhD, shares findings from her work assessing the influence of negative media coverage on Veterans' perceptions of VA care.By Audrey Jones, PhD

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Research Into Gulf War Illness 9:47

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Lisa McAndrew, PhD, Director of the Behavioral Health Research Lab at VA's War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, discusses two HSR&D-funded projects that focus on different aspects of mental health treatment and Gulf War Illness.By Lisa McAndrew, PhD

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Understanding Veterans' Experiences of Trauma-focused PTSD Therapy 14:04

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Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD, shares her research as to why some Veterans complete trauma-focused PTSD therapy and yet others do not.By Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD

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Post-Incarceration Outcomes for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges 12:39

5y ago12:39

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Bo Kim, PhD, and Keith McInnes, ScD, MS, discuss their pilot study, which looks at improving post-incarceration support for Veterans with mental health challenges and substance use disorders.By Bo Kim, PhD

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Optimizing Medication Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorder 12:14

5y ago12:14

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Hildi Hagedorn, PhD, talks about her recent study looking at why Veterans with opioid use disorders may or may not receive medication-assisted treatment.By Hildi Hagedorn, PhD

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Engaging Rural Dwelling Veterans in VA Mental Health Treatment 15:10

5y ago15:10

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Karen Seal, MD, MPH, shares insights from a recent randomized-controlled trial comparing the impact of peer coaching versus usual care to increase mental health treatment among rural-dwelling Veterans.By Karen Seal, MD. MPH

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Homeless and Vulnerable Veterans' Experiences of Primary Care 27:27

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Allyson Varley, PhD, MPH, and Stefan Kertesz, MD, talk about their work surveying and understanding the clinical experiences of vulnerable Veterans.By Allyson Varley, PhD, MPH

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Moral Reconation Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans 18:03

5y ago18:03

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Investigator and clinical psychologist Daniel Blonigen, PhD, discusses his work with treating justice-involved Veterans at risk for criminal recidivism.By Dan Blonigen, PhD

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Participating in VA Research: A Veteran's Perspective 9:00

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Career Air Force Veteran Becca Keller shares her perspective on what it's like to be a Veteran who receives care from VA and also participates in VA research.By Becca Keller,

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Improving Veterans' Safety: Excess Medication Management 12:13

5y ago12:13

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Amy Linsky, MD, MSc, discusses her research in the area of medication safety and effective excess medication management strategies.By Amy Linsky, MD, MSc

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Understanding LGBTQ Veterans' Risk for Homelessness 23:27

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Ann E. Montgomery, PhD, MSW and John Blosnich, PhD, MPH, talk about their work on assessing LGBTQ Veterans' risk for homelessness.By Ann E. Montgomery, PhD, MSW

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Understanding Who's at Risk for Food Insecurity 24:29

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Alicia Cohen, MD, MSc, talks about her research assessing clinical reminders to assess the risk factors for food insecurity among Veterans.By Alicia Cohen, MD, MSc