VA HSR&D Podcasts

Dr. Heather Gilmartin, investigator and nurse scientist at the Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation in Denver, Colorado, talks with her colleague Dr. Cathy Battaglia, Director of the Denver Research and Education Mentor Program about the Denver HSR&D Post-doctoral Fellowship program and the role of mentorship in developing the next generation of HSR&D investigators.

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, about her research evaluating the VA CARES caregiver support program. Dr. Van Houtven is a  research scientist with the HSR&D Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care at the Durham VA Medical Center.

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Danielle Rose, PhD, and Lisa Rubenstein, MD about the long-running project to implement evidence-based quality improvement in VA primary care. Dr. Rose is a core investigator at the HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy  (CSHIIP), and Dr. Rubenstein is the founder and former director of CSHIIP.

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks Alex Young, MD, about his recent work helping Veterans with serious mental illness better manage their weight by using web-based interventions and peer coaching. Dr. Young is a psychiatrist and Associate Director of the HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

QUERI dissemination coordinator Diane Hanks talks with QUERI director Amy Kilbourne, PhD, and QUERI program leaders Drs. Allen Gifford, JoAnn Kirchner, Anne Sales, and George Jackson about QUERI’s 20 year history and its future potential. Dr. Gifford is co-director of the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research. Dr. Kirchner is a core investigator with the Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research. Dr. Sales is a core investigator with the Center for Clinical Management Research. Dr. Jackson is director of the Implementation and Dissemination Lab at the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care.

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Risha Gidwani-Marszowski, DrPH, about her work in evaluating the quality of end of life care for Veterans with cancer. Dr. Gidwani-Marszowski is a health economist with the HSR&D Center for Innovation to Implementation, at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System.

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Lisa Callegari, MD, MPH, about her work in the area of care quality and family planning for women Veterans. Dr. Callegari is an obstetrician/gynecologist and health services researcher at the HSR&D Denver-Seattle Center for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care.

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Andrea Finlay, PhD, about her work with connecting Veterans involved in the criminal justice system with VA healthcare. Dr. Finlay is a core investigator with the HSR&D Center for Innovation to Implementation, at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System.

QUERI Dissemination Coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Megan Vanneman, PhD, MPH, about her research evaluating Veterans’ experiences with community care before and after the advent of the Veterans Choice Program. Dr. Vanneman is a core investigator with the HSR&D Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences Center at the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System.

Dr. Heather Gilmartin, nurse scientist at the Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation in Denver, Colorado, talks with her colleague, Dr. Joe Frank, primary care physician at the Denver VA and health services researcher at the Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation, about his work in the area of pain management and opioid safety.