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Additional Journal Articles

  • Brunner, J., Ahlness, E. A., Anderson, E., Molloy-Paolillo, B. K., Braga, A., Cutrona, S. L., Helfrich, C. D., Levy, D., Matteau, E., Walton, E., Sayre, G., & Rinne, S. T. (2024). VA's EHR transition and health professions trainee programs: Findings and impacts of a multistakeholder learning community. Learning Health Systems. https://doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10460
  • Ahlness, E. A., Molloy-Paolillo, B. K., Brunner, J., Cutrona, S. L., Kim, B., Matteau, E., Rinne, S. T., Walton, E., Wong, E., & Sayre, G. (2023). Impacts of an Electronic Health Record Transition on Veterans Health Administration Health Professions Trainee Experience. J Gen Intern Med, 38(Suppl 4), 1031-1039. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08283-4

Cyberseminars

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06/21/2024

“Consuming” yet “manageable": Early HPT perspectives during Lovell FHCC’s transition to the new federal EHR

PROVEN Seminar Series

Ahlness, Ellen

Walton, Edward

Wong, Edwin

Cotter, William

10/25/2023

Optimizing Clinical Education of Health Profession Trainees in VA: Understanding the Role of the EHR at Transition and Non-Transition Sites (intranet only)

Research & EHR Synergy

Ahlness, Ellen

Walton, Edward

Wong, Edwin

10/26/2022

Health Professions Trainees’ Experiences with VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization: Spotlighting User Voices and Initial Findings from the SCHOLAR QUERI Evaluation (intranet only)

Research & EHR Synergy

Ahlness, Ellen

Molloy-Paolillo, Brianne
Walton, Edward

Presentations and Posters

Oral Presentations:

  • Ahlness EA, Levy DR. Exploring health profession trainee burnout: How do we probe for rich data using qualitative inquiry? Lumivero Virtual Conference. 2024 Sep 25-27. Virtual.
  • Ahlness EA. “At this point…I’m good where I am”: Health professions trainee experiences during Lovell FHCC’s transition to the new federal EHR. Proven Research Summit. 2024 Sep 20. Virtual.
  • Ahlness EA, Levy DR. Exploring health profession trainee burnout: How do we probe for rich data using qualitative inquiry? International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. 2024 May 29-31. Virtual.
  • Ahlness EA, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Brunner J, Cutrona SL, Kim B, Matteau E, Rinne S, Walton E, Wong E, Sayre G. Impacts of an electronic health record transition on Veterans Health Administration health professions trainee experience. Lumivero Virtual Conference. 2023 Sep 27-28; Denver, CO.

Poster Presentations:

  • Ahlness EA, Matteau E, Rinne ST, Sayre G, Walton E. From “ready to get out of here” to “not that bad”: Improving VA’s health profession trainee experiences across sites transitioning to the new federal electronic health record. AMSUS Society of Federal Health Professionals. Baltimore, MD. 2025 Mar 3-5.
  • Ahlness EA, Levy DR. Exploring health professional trainee burnout: How do we probe for rich data using qualitative inquiry? AcademyHealth. Baltimore, MD. 2024 Jun 28-July 2.
  • Ahlness EA, Levy DR, Kim B, Stevenson LD, Rinne ST, Sayre G. EHR transitions and trainee career plans: An overlooked consequence? AcademyHealth. Baltimore, MD. 2024 Jun 28-July 2.
  • Ahlness EA, Brunner J, Kim B, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Rinne ST, Sayre G, Ball SL. Reflection as a blueprint to roadmaps: A systemic approach to collaborating with key stakeholders in generating evaluation recommendations. AcademyHealth. Baltimore, MD. 2024 Jun 28-July 2.
  • Ahlness EA, Cutrona SL, Levy DR, Stevenson LD, Wong E, Kim B, Rinne ST, Sayre G. Health professions trainees at Veterans Health Administration: Perspectives on electronic health record (EHR) learning, usage, and overall training experiences at EHR transition and non-transition sites. AcademyHealth. Baltimore, MD. 2024 Jun 28-July 2.
  • Ahlness EA, Molloy-Paolillo B, Brunner J, Cutrona S, Kim B, Matteau E, Rinne ST, Walton E, Wong E, Sayre G. When learning curves compound: Mixed methods analysis of health professions trainee experience during an electronic health record transition. AcademyHealth. Seattle, WA. 2023 Jun 24-27.

Invited Presentations

  • Ahlness EA, Matteau EM. SCHOLAR: HPT experiences from Lovell FHCC’s EHR transition. Briefing. VHA EHRM-IO Communications Working Group. 2024 Aug 27.
  • Ahlness EA, Matteau EM. “Once you get used to it, it’s not that bad”: Health professions trainee experiences during Lovell FHCC’s transition to the new federal EHR. Briefing. VHA Office of Academic Affiliations Designated Education Officer Meeting. 2024 Aug 27.

Public Scholarship

  • Ahlness EA, Rinne ST, Sayre G, Walton E. SCHOLAR evaluation informs improvements in health professions trainee adoption of federal EHR. Navigator Newsletter. 2024 Oct.

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