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Tuesday, October 29

TIME	LOCATION	EVENT (including location/times for sessions)
2:00pm - 6:00pm	Concourse Foyer	Registration
3:30pm-5:00pm		Concurrent Workshop Georgetown West Maximizing Impact: Creating Videos to Improve Engagement in and Uptake and Dissemination of Research or Quality Improvement Initiatives Christine Hartmann, PhD Gunston Defining, Conceptualizing, and Studying De-implementation in Health Christian Helfrich, PhD
3:30pm-5:00pm	Georgetown East	Paper Session: Gender and Health Moderator: Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPH 3:30pm-3:45pm Housing Instability, Use of VHA Homeless Programs, and Challenges to Accessing Care among Transgender Veterans, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD, MSW 3:45pm-4:00pm Development and Implementation of a Sexual and Gender Minority Inclusive Survey to Identify Differences in Military Trauma and Infertility, Kenda Stewart Steffensmeier, PhD 4:00pm-4:15pm Gender Sensitive Primary Care is Associated with Lower Care Discontinuity among Female Patients, Claire Than, MPH 4:15pm-4:30pm Evidence Map: Reporting of Results by Sex or Gender in Randomized Controlled Trials with Women Veteran Participants (2008-2018), Elizabeth Danan, MD, MPH 4:30pm-4:45pm "It's All in Your Head": Women Veterans' Experiences with Gender Bias in VA Specialty Care, Jose Casares, MA 4:45pm-5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm-5:00pm	Jefferson West	Paper Session: Peer Support Moderator: Karen Goldstein, MD, MSPH 3:30pm-3:45pm Evaluating Facilitated Implementation: Peer Specialists in Patient Aligned Care Teams, Richard Goldberg, PhD 3:45pm-4:00pm Telephone Veteran Peer Coaching for Mental Health Treatment Engagement among Rural Veterans: Not What We Expected, But a Win for VA?, Karen Seal, MD, MPH 4:00pm-4:15pm Practical Strategies for Effective Recruitment, Enrollment, and Retention of Veterans in Mental Health Research, Jennifer Funderburk, PhD 4:15pm-4:30pm Implementing a Peer-Support Intervention to Enhance Housing, Health Care, and Community Reintegration for Veterans with Criminal Justice Involvement, Keith McInnes, ScD 4:30pm-4:45pm Effectiveness of Veteran Peer-Assisted Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Paul Pfeiffer, MD 4:45pm-5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm-5:00pm	Jefferson East	Paper Session: Community Care [Register for Live Stream ] Moderator: Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH 3:30pm-3:45pm Innovation to Impact: Implementing Transitions of Care Intervention for Veterans Transtioning from Community Hospitals to VA Primary Care, Roman Ayele 3:45pm-4:00pm Impact of Community Care on Time to Treatment in Veterans Diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Bhavika Kaul, MD 4:00pm-4:15pm The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Veterans' Use of VA Outpatient Care, Elizabeth Tarlov, PhD 4:15pm-4:30pm Veteran-Directed Care and Other Purchased Care Service Recipients Have Similar Cost and Hospitalization Trajectories, Yingzhe Yuan, MPH 4:30pm-4:45pm Can Non-VA Community Care Meet the Gaps in VA Gynecology Care?, Sarah Friedman, PhD 4:45pm-5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm-5:00pm	Lincoln West	Paper Session: Data Measurement Moderator: Laura Petersen, MD, MPH 3:30pm-3:45pm The Measurement Science QUERI Infrastructure for National VA Colonoscopy Quality Measurement and Reporting, Andrew Gawron, MD, PhD 3:45pm-4:00pm Discontinuity of Care For Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions in an Integrated Healthcare System: A Case Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, MD 4:00pm-4:15pm Hospitalization, Re-Hospitalization, Mortality, and Utilization Patterns Predicted by Novel High-Risk Patient Latent Subgroups and Complexity Scores, Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS 4:15pm-4:30pm The Use of Structured Data Elements to Identify ASCVD Patients with Statin-Associated Side Effects. Insights from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Salim Virani, MD, PhD 4:30pm-4:45pm Impact of Risk-Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status on Veterans Affairs Medical Center Mortality Rates, Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH 4:45pm-5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm-5:00pm	Lincoln East	Paper Session: Disability/TBI/Spinal Cord Injury Moderator: Drew Helmer, MD, MS 3:30pm-3:45pm Impact of Varying Federal Definitions on Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Prevalence in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury, Margaret Fitzpatrick, MD 3:45pm-4:00pm Community Reintegration and Rehabilitation Pathways and Transitions following Traumatic Brain Injury, Karen Besterman-Dahan, PhD 4:00pm-4:15pm Outpatient Polytrauma/TBI Teams that Integrate Vocational Rehabilitation Staff have Better Veteran Employment Outcomes, Terri Pogoda, PhD 4:15pm-4:30pm Preventing Community-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Spinal Cord Injury: Health Care Provider Perspectives, Lisa Burkhart, PhD, RN 4:30pm-4:45pm Predicting and Planning for Musculoskeletal Service-connected Disabilities in VA using Disability Separations for Active Duty OEF/OIF Service Members, Andrew Redd, PhD 4:45pm-5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm-5:00pm	Monroe	Paper Session: Telehealth Moderator: Jan Lindsay, PhD 3:30pm-3:45pm Characterizing Secure Messaging Perceptions and Use Among Veterans with High Technology Adoption, Bella Etingen, PhD 3:45pm-4:00pm Virtual Delivery of Competency-Based Training in Evidence-Based Psychotherapy: Comparison of Training Approaches, Craig Rosen, PhD 4:00pm-4:15pm ACTIVet: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Investigate the Efficacy of a Pre-Visit Educational Video Intervention in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Howard Gordon, MD 4:15pm-4:30pm Health Goal-Setting and Achievement among Veterans with High Technology Adoption, Tim Hogan, PhD 4:30pm-4:45pm Veteran Engagement in Tele-Health Treatment for Gulf War Ilness, Lisa McAndrew, PhD 4:45pm-5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
5:15pm-6:15pm	International Terrace	Poster Session A

Wednesday, October 30

TIME	LOCATION	EVENT (including location/times for sessions)
7:00am - 7:00pm	Concourse Foyer	Registration
8:00am - 7:30pm	Concourse Foyer	Exhibit Session
8:00am-9:30am	International Ballroom Center	Opening Plenary Session  [Register for Live Stream ]
8:00am - 8:55am Welcoming Remarks and HSR&D/QUERI "State of the Service" Lori Bastian, MD, MPH Director, HSR&D Pain Research, Informatics, Multi-morbidities, and Education Center VA Connecticut Healthcare System David Atkins, MD, MPH Director, HSR&D Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC Amy Kilbourne, PhD, MPH Director, QUERI Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 8:55am - 9:30am 2017 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research David Atkins, MD, MPH Director, HSR&D Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC Laura Petersen, MD, MPH Director, HSR&D Center for Innovations In Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston
9:30am - 9:45am		Break
9:45am - 12:45pm	Gunston	Partnership Forum Bringing Veteran Care Closer to Home: Priorities, Partnerships, and Engaged Research and Evaluation of Virtual Patient-Facing Technologies Leads: George Sayre, PsyD and Donna Zulman, MD Partners: Susan Kirsh, MD, Office of Veteran Access to Care Tom Klobucar, PhD, Office of Rural Health Leonie Heyworth, MD, Office of Connected Care/Telehealth Tom Edes, MD, MS, Geriatrics & Extended Care Operations
9:45am - 12:45pm	Georgetown West	Partnership Forum Research and Operations Partnering to Develop and Diffuse Innovations: Collaboration Among the VA Innovation Ecosystem, QUERI, HSR&D, and ORD Lead: George Jackson, PhD Partners: Brynn Cole, VHA Innovators Network Ryan Vega, MD, VHA Innovation Ecosystem Blake Henderson, VHA Diffusion of Excellence
9:45am - 12:45pm	Georgetown East	Partnership Forum Developing a Research Agenda for Cerner Implementation Lead: Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD Partners: Jill Draime, PsyD, Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization Sheila Sullivan, PhD, RN, Office of Nursing Services
9:45am - 11:15am	Lincoln East	Paper Session: Improving Antibiotic Use Moderator: Barbara Trautner, MD, PhD 9:45am - 10:00am De-Implementing Low Value Antibiotic Prescribing across Levels of Care, Kalpana Gupta, MD, MPH 10:00am - 10:15am Trends in Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance among Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers from 2011 to 2017, Haley Appaneal, PharmD 10:15am - 10:30am Trends in Microbiological Culture Collection across Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and Community Living Centers, 2010 to 2017, Haley Appaneal, PharmD 10:30am - 10:45am Surgical Specialty and Facility Type are Associated with Suboptimal Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Ambulatory Surgery, Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD 10:45am - 11:00am Thirty-Day Postoperative Infection and Increased Risk of Long-term Infections, William O'Brien, MS 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
9:45am - 11:15am	Jefferson West	Paper Session: Access to Care Moderator: Denise Hynes, PhD, MPH, RN 9:45am - 10:00am STepped Exercise Program for Veterans with Knee OsteoArtritis (STEP-KOA): Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial, Kelli Allen, PhD 10:00am - 10:15am Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Access to Care and Exercise Capacity among Veterans with Coronary Heart Disease, Mary Whooley, MD 10:15am - 10:30am Trends in Wait Times for Outpatient Colonoscopy in the Veterans Health Administration, 2008-2015, Megan Adams, MD, JD, MSc 10:30am - 10:45am Redesigning Healthcare Delivery to Improve Quality-of-Life and Hospital Readmission after COPD exacerbation: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial, David Au, MD 10:45am - 11:00am Secondary Prevention in a High-Risk Population of Veterans with Diabetes - Findings from Patient and Provider Interviews, Alyson Littman, PhD, MPH 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
9:45am - 11:15am	Lincoln West	Paper Session: Hospital Quality Moderator: Mike Ho, MD, PhD 9:45am - 10:00am Addition of UV-C to Commonly Used Hospital Disinfectants: Is there a Difference in Residual Bio-Burden?, John Zeber, PhD 10:00am - 10:15am Not Until I Have To: Veteran Care Seeking and Delay of Care During COPD Exacerbations, Vincent Fan, MD, MPH 10:15am - 10:30am Trends in Risk-Adjusted 30-Day Mortality and Readmission for VA Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure, Paul Heidenreich, MD, MS 10:30am - 10:45am More is Better: Transitional Care Processes Do Reduce Readmissions, Luci Leykum, MD, MBA 10:45am - 11:00am Implementation of a Department of Veterans Affairs Oral Care Initiative to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Among Non-Ventilated Patients, Shannon Munro, PhD, APRN 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
9:45am - 11:15am		Concurrent Workshops Cabinet Applied Statistical Methods and Emerging Trends for Performing High Impact Meta-Analyses, Donna White, PhD, MPH Jefferson East Pain and Opioids: State of the Science and Partner Priorities, Will Becker, MD [Register for Live Stream ]
11:15am - 11:30am		Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Jefferson East	Paper Session: Veteran Engagement I [Register for Live Stream ] Moderator: Gala True, PhD 11:30am - 11:45am Development of a Veteran-Centered Measure of Healthcare Engagement, Rachel Kimerling, PhD  11:45am - noon Engaging Women Veterans through a Patient-Facing Web-based Reproductive Planning Decision Support Tool: A Pilot Study in VA Primary Care, Lisa Callegari, MD, MPH Noon - 12:15pm Enhancing Participation, Engagement, and Satisfaction in Preventive Care Services Among Women Veterans with Prediabetes, Tannaz Moin, MD, MBA, MSHS 12:15pm - 12:30pm Empowering Patients in Chronic Care: Randomized Clinical Trial of a Whole Health Intervention, LeChauncy Woodard, MD, MPH 12:30pm - 12:45pm Improving Post-Incarceration Reentry Support for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Application of the Collaborative Care Model, Bo Kim, PhD 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A
11:30am - 1:00pm	Jefferson West	Paper Session: Healthcare Value Moderator: Todd Wagner, PhD 11:30am - 11:45am Outcomes of Intensive Care Management for Veterans at High Risk for Hospitalizations in Year 2, Evelyn Chang, MD, MSHS 11:45am - noon Medicare-Eligible Veterans Voting with Their Feet: Events Associated with Changes in a Veteran's Reliance on the VA vs. Medicare for Healthcare, Paul Hebert, PhD Noon - 12:15pm Expanding an Economic Evaluation of the VA MRSA Prevention Initiative to Include Prevention of Infections from Other Pathogens, Richard Nelson, PhD 12:15pm - 12:30pm Effects of a Veteran-Centered Intervention to Improve Appropriate Use of Colorectal Cancer Screening, Sameer Saini, MD, MS 12:30pm - 12:45pm How Patient Targeting Affects the Cost of Care for Veterans Receiving Primary Care in Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) vs. Geriatric PACT (GeriPACT), Ciaran Phibbs, PhD 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A
11:30am - 1:00pm	Lincoln West	Paper Session: Healthcare Informatics Moderator: Matt Samore, MD 11:30am - 11:45am Randomized Controlled Trial of a Relational Agent to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use, Steven Simon, MD, MPH 11:45am - noon Association between Patient-Reported Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health and Hospitalization in High-Risk VA Patients, Matt Maciejewski, PhD Noon - 12:15pm Health Information Sharing Among Veterans with Multiple System Use, Bridget Smith, PhD 12:15pm - 12:30pm Surveying the Clinical Experiences of Vulnerable Veteran Populations: How Can We Reach the Hardest to Reach?, Allyson Varley, PhD, MPH 12:30pm - 12:45pm Techniques to Increase Healthcare Professionals' Response Rates of a Non-Incentivized VA Survey, Felicia Kleinberg, MSW 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A
11:30am - 1:00pm	Lincoln East	Paper Session: Mental Health I Moderator: Mark Kunik, MD, MPH 11:30am - 11:45am Do Veterans' Non-VA Opioid Prescriptions Change after a VA dose reduction? Analyses of Linked VA and State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data, Kathleen Carlson, PhD 11:45am - noon Associations between Tinnitus Severity and Mental Health Symptoms among Veterans with and without Traumatic Brain Injury: A National Survey, Kathleen Carlson, PhD Noon - 12:15pm The Role of Patient Experience in Obtaining High Quality Mental Health Treatment Among Women Veterans, Fernanda Rossi, PhD 12:15pm - 12:30pm Understanding the Characteristics of Justice-Involved Gulf War Era Veterans Receiving VA Care, Brice Terpstra, MS 12:30pm - 12:45pm Identifying Psychiatric Diagnostic Errors through Electronic Medical Record Reviews, Terri Fletcher, PhD 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A
11:30am - 1:00pm	Cabinet	Workshop Using Relational Coordination to Improve Care: Theory Overview, Relational Coordination Survey Examples, and Practical Applications, Heather Gilmartin, PhD
1:00pm - 1:45pm		Break to get lunch
1:45pm-3:15pm	International Ballroom Center	Plenary Session B [Register for Live Stream ]
1:45pm-2:25pm Presentation of the 2018 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research Richard Stone, MD Executive in Charge Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC Steven Asch, MD, MPH Director, HSR&D Center for Innovation to Implementation VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Thomas J. Fitzgerald III Director, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System 2:25pm-2:45pm Veteran Remarks Laura Petersen, MD, MPH Director, HSR&D Center for Innovations In Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston John Boerstler CEO, Combined Arms Houston, TX 2:45pm-3:15pm Panel Discussion: Impact of Research on a Learning Healthcare System Moderator: Laura Petersen, MD, MPH Director, HSR&D Center for Innovations In Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston Joe Francis, MD Chief Improvement and Analytics Officer Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC Thomas J. Fitzgerald III Director, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
3:15pm - 3:30pm		Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Gunston	Workshop Understanding Care in the Community, Todd Wagner, PhD
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Cabinet	Veteran Forum Building Networks of Supports for Veterans At-Risk for Suicide: A Community Approach, Maggie Freytes, PhD
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Georgetown East	Paper Session: Appropriateness of Care Moderator: Steve Asch, MD, MPH 3:30pm - 3:45pm Can This Patient Follow the Treatment Plan? Validity and Reliability of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for Hypertension Treatment Adherence in Veterans, Sundar Natarajan, MD, MSc 3:45pm - 4:00pm Appropriateness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Department of Veterans Affairs, 2013-2015, Paul Hess, MD, MHS 4:00pm - 4:15pm Assessing When to Stop or Scale Back Unnecessary Routine Medical Services: The ASSURES Study, Tim Hofer, MD, MSc 4:15pm - 4:30pm Initial Findings from the Lithium Support Study: A Novel Notification System to Reduce Lithium Toxicity Events using Near-Real Time VA Clinical Data, Eric Smith, MD, PhD, MPH 4:30pm - 4:45pm E-Consults to Improve the Quality and Timeliness of Cardiac Testing within the VA, Nishant Shah, MD, MPH, MSc 4:45pm - 5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Lincoln East	Paper Session: Implementation Science I Moderator: Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH 3:30pm - 3:45pm Longitudinal Assessment of Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) Strategies in the Uptake of Evidence-Based Practices for Hepatitis C, Vera Yakovchenko, MPH 3:45pm - 4:00pm Spreading VA's Emergency Department Rapid Access Clinics (ED-RAC): Role of Champions and Local Contexts in Explaining Implementation Outcomes, Lauren Penney, PhD 4:00pm - 4:15pm Assessing the Integration of Smoking Cessation During Lung Cancer Screening in VHA, Steven Zeliadt, PhD, MPH 4:15pm - 4:30pm Patient and Provider Perceptions about Implementation of the Veterans Affairs Patient-Reported Health Status Assessment (PROST) System, Marina McCreight, MPH 4:30pm - 4:45pm Systems Redesign in the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a CAre Transitions and Hypertension (CATcH) Management Program for Veterans with Ischemic Stroke, Jason Sico, MD, MHS 4:45pm - 5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Jefferson West	Paper Session: Burnout Moderator: Kara Zivin, PhD 3:30pm - 3:45pm National Trends and Organizational Risk Factors for VA Physician Burnout, Seppo Rinne, MD, PhD 3:45pm - 4:00pm Preventing Facilitator Burnout: Strategies for More Sustainable Process Improvement, Tanya Olmos-Ochoa, PhD, MPH 4:00pm - 4:15pm Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Improves Team Function, Provider Gender-Sensitivity and Burnout, and Maintains Preventive Care among Women Veterans, Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPH 4:15pm - 4:30pm Burnout and Intent to Remain in Practice Among VA Providers Experiencing Primary Care Transformation, Eric Apaydin, PhD 4:30pm - 4:45pm The Invisible Work of Military Caregivers: Findings from a Photovoice Collaboration, Traci Abraham, PhD 4:45pm - 5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Lincoln West	Paper Session: Health Equity Moderator: Michael Fine, MD, MSc 3:30pm - 3:45pm Understanding Racial Disparities in Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy for Uterine Fibroids in the VA Healthcare System, Lisa Callegari, MD, MPH 3:45pm - 4:00pm The Role of Neighborhood Deprivation on All-Cause Mortality Disparities among American Indian/Alaskan Native Veteran Health Administration Users, Michelle Wong, PhD 4:00pm - 4:15pm Risk Factors for Veteran Food Insecurity: Findings from a New VA Food Insecurity Clinical Reminder, Alicia Cohen, MD, MSc 4:15pm - 4:30pm Mortality Correlates in the Veterans Health Administration: Interaction between Individual Socio-economic Status and Neighborhood Deprivation, Donna Washington, MD, MPH 4:30pm - 4:45pm Universal Screening for Homelessness: Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Implementation, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD, MSW, MPA 4:45pm - 5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Jefferson East	Paper Session: Challenges in PTSD Care [Register for Live Stream ] Moderator: Paula Schnurr, PhD 3:30pm - 3:45pm She Still Doesn't Know Me. Describing the Divergent Experiences of Veterans who Complete Versus Discontinue Trauma-Focused Therapy for PTSD, Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD 3:45pm - 4:00pm When to Modify Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment: An Analysis of Diminishing Returns in VA Patients Undergoing PE and CPT, Rebecca Sripada, PhD 4:00pm - 4:15pm A Systematic Review of 38 Years of PTSD Research: Groundwork for a Publicly Available Repository of Randomized Controlled Trials, Maya O'Neil, PhD 4:15pm - 4:30pm Factors Associated with Completing Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for PTSD among Veterans in a National Healthcare System, Shira Maguen, PhD 4:30pm - 4:45pm Trust in VA, Experiences of Care, and Perceived Quality Impact Preference for Setting of Future Care among Veterans with PTSD, Erin Finley, PhD, MPH 4:45pm - 5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Monroe	Paper Session: Pain Moderator: Alicia Heapy, PhD 3:30pm - 3:45pm Change in Pain-Related Outcomes and Opioid Misuse among Chronic Pain Patients Enrolled in an Integrated Pain Team Clinic, Carolyn Gibson, PhD, MPH 3:45pm - 4:00pm Care Management for the Effective Use of Opioids (CAMEO): A Randomized Trial, Matt Bair, MD 4:00pm - 4:15pm Outcomes of Prescription Opioid Dose Escalation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study, Benjamin Morasco, PhD 4:15pm - 4:30pm Identifying Predictors of Pain Intensity Following Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy among Patients with and without Substance Use Disorders, Travis Lovejoy, PhD, MPH 4:30pm - 4:45pm Challenges of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists' Role Expansion to Improve Access to PACT and Pain Management: A Mixed Methods Formative Evaluation, Megan McCullough, PhD 4:45pm - 5:00pm Extra time for Q&A
5:00pm - 5:15pm		Break
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Georgetown West	Workshop An Introduction to Natural Language Processing Methods in Clinical Research, Olga Patterson, PhD
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Gunston	Veteran Forum Satisfaction and Adherence to Problem-Solving Treatment for Gulf War Illness, Lisa McAndrew, PhD
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Georgetown East	Paper Session: Reproductive Health Moderator: Susan Frayne, MD, MPH 5:15pm - 5:30pm Factors Associated with Quitting Smoking during Pregnancy among Women Veterans who were Smoking at the Beginning of their Pregnancy, Eric DeRycke, MPH 5:30pm - 5:45pm Leveraging a National Work Group to Review Research for Effective and Sustained Quality Improvement in Reproductive Health Care for Women Veterans, Jodie Katon, PhD, MS 5:45pm - 6:00pm The VA's 7-Day Newborn Care Policy: Is 7 Days Enough?, Rebecca Kinney, PhD, MPH 6:00pm - 6:15pm Prescription CNS Medication Burden among Pregnant Veterans, Laurel Copeland, PhD, MPH 6:15pm - 6:30pm Assessing Women Veterans' Preconception Wellness, Deirdre Quinn, PhD 6:30pm - 6:45pm Extra time for Q&A
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Monroe	Paper Session: PACT Moderator: Evelyn Chang, MD, MSHS 5:15pm - 5:30pm Fidelity to Key Features of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement to Accelerate Implementation of Patient-Aligned Care Teams (PACT), Susan Stockdale, PhD 5:30pm - 5:45pm Improving Primary Care Team Coordination via Audit and Feedback, Sylvia Hysong, PhD 5:45pm - 6:00pm The Relationship Between PACT Dynamics and Utilization of Care Coordination Tools, Sylvia Hysong, PhD 6:00pm - 6:15pm Factors Affecting GeriPACT Implementation Using the Consolidated Framework for Implemenation Research, Jennifer Sullivan, PhD 6:15pm - 6:30pm High-Risk Patients' Experiences of Engagement in VA's Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT) Intensive Management (PIM) Program, Alicia Bergman, PhD 6:30pm - 6:45pm Extra time for Q&A
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Jefferson West	Paper Session: Long-Term Care/Aging Moderator: Lynn Snow, PhD 5:15pm - 5:30pm Life-Sustaining Treatment (LST) Decisions Initiative: Variation in Completion of LST Templates in Community Living Centers and Home-Based Primary Care, Ciaran Phibbs, PhD 5:30pm - 5:45pm Achieving Resident-Centered Care through Teamwork in High-Performing VA Nursing Homes, Rendelle Bolton, MPH, MSW 5:45pm - 6:00pm Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Score to Screen for Frailty in Patients Admitted to Veterans Affairs Hospitals, Ralph Ward, PhD 6:00pm - 6:15pm Strategies Used by Home-Based Primary Care Teams to Support Veterans at Home, Leah Haverhals, MA 6:15pm - 6:30pm Site of Death and Hospice Use at Death among Veterans Dying in VA's Home-Based Primary Care, Orna Intrator, PhD 6:30pm - 6:45pm Extra time for Q&A
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Lincoln West	Paper Session: Multimorbidity Moderator: Aanand Naik, MD 5:15pm - 5:30pm How Should We Organize Care for Veterans with HIV and Comorbidities in VA? A Multisite Qualitative Study of HIV Care, Barbara Bokhour, PhD 5:30pm - 5:45pm Care Coordination for Veterans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mixed Methods Study of High vs. Low Readmission Sites, Ekaterina Anderson, PhD 5:45pm - 6:00pm Care Routing for Specialty Care Triage Improves Timeliness of Care and Veteran Experience, Lucas Donovan, MD, MS 6:00pm - 6:15pm Analysis of Sequences by Finite State Machine Finds Systemic Anomalies in HIV Diagnostic Testing, Ronald Hauser, MD 6:15pm - 6:30pm Impact of Diabetes Distress on Hemoglobin A1c Levels in a Self-Management Diabetes Intervention, Nipa Kamdar, PhD 6:30pm - 6:45pm Extra time for Q&A
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Lincoln East	Paper Session: Management of Persons with PTSD Moderator: Jeff Pyne, MD 5:15pm - 5:30pm Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of an Implementation Intervention to Improve Rural PTSD Care, Nancy Bernardy, PhD 5:30pm - 5:45pm Trauma-Sensitive Yoga v. Cognitive Processing Therapy for Women Veterans with PTSD and Co-Morbid Depression who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma, Ursula Kelly, PhD, MSN 5:45pm - 6:00pm Measurement Strategies for Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Delivery: Trends and Associations with Patient-Reported Outcomes, Brian Shiner, MD, MPH 6:00pm - 6:15pm Behavioral Activation Increases Social Support among Veterans with PTSD, Sarah Campbell, PhD 6:15pm - 6:30pm Validation of the PTSD Primary Care Screen, Michelle Bovin, PhD 6:30pm - 6:45pm Extra time for Q&A
5:15pm - 6:45pm	Jefferson East	Paper Session: Opioid Use Disorder [Register for Live Stream ] Moderator: Ben Morasco, PhD 5:15pm - 5:30pm Prescribing Outcomes over Six Months after Implementation of VA Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Train-the-Trainer Initiative, Eric Hawkins, PhD 5:30pm - 5:45pm Advancing Pharmacological Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (ADaPT-OUD): Implementation Phase, Hildi Hagedorn, PhD 5:45pm - 6:00pm An Evaluation of the Supporting Chart Documentation of Incident Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Diagnoses via Chart Review, Benjamin Howell, MD, MPH 6:00pm - 6:15pm Opioid-Involved Overdose Mortality in Veterans, 2010 - 2016, Talya Peltzman, PhD 6:15pm - 6:30pm Changing Trends in Opioid Overdose Deaths and Prescription Opioid Receipt among Veterans, Allison Lin, MD, MS 6:30pm - 6:45pm Extra time for Q&A
6:45pm - 7:30pm	International Terrace	Poster Session B

Thursday, October 31

TIME	LOCATION	EVENT (including location/times for sessions)
7:00am - noon	Concourse Foyer	Registration
8:00am - noon	Concourse Foyer	Exhibit Session
8:00am-9:30am	International Ballroom Center	Plenary Session: Using Data to Advance a Learning Healthcare System [Register for Live Stream ]
8:00am - 9:00am Research Presentations Moderator: LeChauncy Woodard, MD, MPH Director, Human Integrated Health System Sciences Institute University of Houston College of Medicine HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety 8:00am - 8:10am Disparities in Awarding VA Service-Connected Disability for PTSD for Active Duty Military Service Members from Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Andrew Redd, PhD 8:10am - 8:20am Using Spatial Analyses to Inform Implementation Activities, Mary Bollinger, PhD, MPH 8:20am - 8:30am Comparative Effectiveness of Risk-Adjusted CUSUM and Episodic Surgical Performance Evaluation, Nader Massarweh, MD, MPH 8:30am - 8:40am Veterans' Experiences with Health Care Delivered in VHA vs. through VHA Purchased Care, Megan Vanneman, PhD, MPH 8:40am - 8:50am Improved Estimates of Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with SCI, Stephen Luther, PhD 8:50am - 9:00am Q&A 9:00am - 9:30am Discussants Carolyn Clancy, MD Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Discovery, Education, and Affiliate Networks Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC Rachel Ramoni, DMD, ScD Chief Research and Development Officer Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
9:30am - 9:45am		Break
9:45am - 12:45pm	Georgetown West	Partnership Forum [Register for Live Stream ] VA Community Care: Ongoing Evaluation Efforts, Preliminary Analyses, Data Systems, and Emerging Issues in the Implementation of the MISSION Act Lead: Michelle Mengeling, PhD Partners: Kameron Matthews, JD, MD, Office of Community Care Michael Akinyele, MBA, Office of Enterprise Integration
9:45am - 12:45pm	Gunston	Partnership Forum VHA's High Reliability Organization (HRO) Initiative: Identifying Strategic and Tactical Evaluation Goals Lead: Laura Damschroder, MPH Partners: Gerard Cox, MD, MHA, Office of Organizational Excellence B. Vince Watts, MD, MPH, Office of System Redesign William Gunnar, MD, National Center for Patient Safety Christopher Mannozzi, RAPID-Performance Measurement Office
9:45am - 11:15am	Cabinet	Workshop Wearable Sensors and Connected Homes to Improve Health Outcomes Research and Healthcare Quality: Challenges and Opportunities in VHA, Javad Razjouyan, PhD
9:45am - 11:15am	Georgetown East	Paper Session: Implementation Science II Moderator: Steve Martino, PhD 9:45am - 10:00am Getting to Fidelity: Identifying Core Components of Implementation Facilitation Strategies, Jeff Smith 10:00am - 10:15am Addressing the Next Implementation Challenge: Transferring Implementation Science Knowledge and Skills, JoAnn Kirchner, MD 10:15am - 10:30am When an Implementation Strategy is a "Game-Changer": Stakeholders' Perspectives on the Value of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement, Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH 10:30am - 10:45am VHA Diffusion of Excellence: Motivation and Context for Development of Innovative Practices, Brandolyn White, MPH 10:45am - 11:00am Necessary but Not Sufficient: A Multimethod Study of the Role of Champions in Healthcare-Related Implementation, Edward Miech, EdD 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
9:45am - 11:15am	Jefferson East	Paper Session: Veteran Engagement II [Register for Live Stream ] Moderator: Aimee Kroll-Desrosiers, PhD 9:45am - 10:00am Developing a Spiritual Assessment Tool for Seriously-ill Veterans, Karen Steinhauser, PhD 10:00am - 10:15am Striving to Work: A Veteran-Centered Participatory Approach to Identify Strategies to Overcome Employment Barriers, Wendy Hathaway 10:15am - 10:30am Discussing Mental Health Outcomes in Measurement Based Care: A Qualitative Study of Clinician-Veteran Dyads, Craig Rosen, PhD 10:30am - 10:45am Characterizing Patient-Reported Quality of Life and Care Satisfaction in a National VA Quality Improvement Program, Shari Rogal, MD, MPH 10:45am - 11:00am Veterans' Experience of Health Care System Hassles: VA Care Only versus Dual Care, Polly Noel, PhD 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
9:45am - 11:15am	Jefferson West	Paper Session: Women's Health Moderator: Lori Bastian, MD, MPH 9:45am - 10:00am Menopausal Symptoms and Higher Risk Opioid Use in a National Sample of Women Veterans with Chronic Pain, Carolyn Gibson, PhD, MPH 10:00am - 10:15am Availability of Comprehensive Primary Care for Women Veterans and Impacts on Ratings of Patient-Provider Communication, Danielle Rose, PhD, MPH 10:15am - 10:30am Enrollment and Retention of Men and Women in Health Services Research and Development Trials, Karen Goldstein, MD, MSPH 10:30am - 10:45am Sexual Assault in the Military is Associated with Increased Odds of Sexual Pain among Women Veterans, Carey Pulverman, PhD 10:45am - 11:00am Similarities and Differences in Military Experiences and Trauma Exposures of Academy and non-Academy Trained Women Officers, Michelle Mengeling, PhD 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
9:45am - 11:15am	Lincoln West	Paper Session: Integrated and Collaborative Care Moderator: Will Becker, MD 9:45am - 10:00am Integrated Mental and Physical Healthcare for People with Serious Mental Illness: SMI-PACT, Amy Cohen, PhD 10:00am - 10:15am Improving Chronic Pain Care and Opioid Safety in VA Primary Care: Implementation and Evaluation of the Integrated Pain Team Model, Karen Seal, MD, MPH 10:15am - 10:30am A Randomized Stepped Wedge Hybrid-II Trial to Implement the Collaborative Chronic Care Model in VA General Mental Health Clinics, Mark Bauer, MD 10:30am - 10:45am Effective Psychotherapy in Integrated Care (EPIC) Study: Identifying Mechanism and Contextual Factors Resulting in Quality Primary Care Psychotherapy, Joseph Mignogna, PhD 10:45am - 11:00am External Facilitators' Perceptions of Internal Facilitation Skills during Implementation of Collaborative Care for Mental Health Teams, Samantha Connolly, PhD 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
9:45am - 11:15am	Lincoln East	Paper Session: Medication Quality Moderator: Sameer Saini, MD, MS 9:45am - 10:00am Veteran Possession of Excess Medication Supply: A Retrospective Database Study, Amy Linsky, MD, MSc 10:00am - 10:15am Engaging Patients to Promote Deprescribing of Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Amy Linsky, MD, MSc 10:15am - 10:30am Physicians' Perceptions of Proton Pump Inhibitor Risks and Recommendations to Discontinue: A National Survey, Jacob Kurlander, MD 10:30am - 10:45am Understanding the Context of High- and Low-Testosterone Prescribing Facilities in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): A Qualitative Study, Guneet Jasuja, PhD 10:45am - 11:00am Statin Discontinuation in Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Center Residents with Limited Life Expectancy, Joshua Niznik 11:00am - 11:15am Extra time for Q&A
11:15am - 11:30am		Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Cabinet	Veteran Forum Veteran Engagement in Suicide Prevention Training, Alan Teo, MD, MS
11:30am - 1:00pm	Monroe	Workshop Dissemination of Findings in a Learning Healthcare System: Stretching to Reach a Broad Audience through Innovations in Method, Material, and Medium, Gala True, PhD
11:30am - 1:00pm	Georgetown East	Paper Session: Population Health/Whole Health Moderator: Karen Seal, MD, MPH 11:30am- 11:45am National Survey of Veteran Interest in, Use of, and Satisfaction with Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches, Stephanie Taylor, PhD 11:45am - noon Participating in Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Improves Veterans' Patient Reported Outcomes over Time, Rani Elwy, PhD Noon - 12:15pm Survey-Based Prevalence of Substance Use Disorder among VA Patients: Improved Estimation and High-Risk Groups, Katherine Hoggatt, PhD, MPH 12:15pm - 12:30pm National Media Coverage and Health System Distrust in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Audrey Jones, PhD 12:30pm - 12:45pm A Mixed Methods Approach to Quantifying the Implementation Costs of a Major Healthcare Redesign Effort: The VHA Whole Health Flagship Experience, Steve Zeliadt, PhD, MPH 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A
11:30am - 1:00pm	Jefferson East	Paper Session: Mental Health II [Register for Live Stream ] Moderator: Lisa Brenner, PhD 11:30am- 11:45am Expanding VA Mental Health Services to Treat Risk for Criminal Recidivism: Findings from an Effectiveness-Implementation Trial, Daniel Blonigen, PhD 11:45am - noon Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing for Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Attacks, Benjamin Tolchin, MD, MS Noon - 12:15pm Veteran and VHA Staff Perspectives on Discussing Lethal Means Safety in Primary Care Settings, Steve Dobscha, MD 12:15pm - 12:30pm Leveraging VA Electronic Health Record Data to Assess Associations of Social Determinants of Health with Suicide Risk among Veterans, John Blosnich, PhD, MPH 12:30pm - 12:45pm PC-MHI Effects on Treatment Continuation, Andrew Pomerantz, MD 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A
11:30am - 1:00pm	Jefferson West	Paper Session: Community Care Coordination Moderator: Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH 11:30am- 11:45am The Role of Non-VA Care in Veterans' Experiences of Care Coordination, Justin Benzer, PhD 11:45am - noon New Women Veterans' Use of VA and non-VA Healthcare, Laurel Copeland, PhD, MPH Noon - 12:15pm VA and Community Provider Perspectives on Interorganizational Care Coordination: A Qualitative Analysis, Christopher Miller, PhD 12:15pm - 12:30pm Advancing VA-Community Healthcare System Partnership under the Veterans Choice and VA MISSION Acts: A Model of Interorganizational Care Coordination, Lynn Garvin, PhD 12:30pm - 12:45pm Potential Overuse of In-Laboratory Sleep Studies in the VA Community Care Program, Lucas Donovan, MD, MS 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A
11:30am - 1:00pm	Lincoln West	Paper Session: Primary Care Practice/Management Moderator: Sylvia Hysong, PhD 11:30am- 11:45am The Implementation and Effectiveness of a Specialized Primary Care PACT to Improve the Health Care of Veterans with Serious Mental Illness, Alexander Young, MD, MSHS 11:45am - noon Cognitive Requirements for Referring Primary Care Providers: Supporting Goals, Tasks, and Decisions, April Savoy, PhD Noon - 12:15pm Homeless Veterans Rate Primary Care More Favorably in Homeless-Tailored Compared to Mainstream Primary Care Clinics: A National Survey, Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc 12:15pm - 12:30pm Primary Care and Mental Health Provider Perceptions of Pharmacogenetic Testing for Depression: Qualitative Results from PRIME Care Study Focus Groups, Laura Wray, PhD 12:30pm - 12:45pm Innovation to Sustainment: Computer-Based Mapping for VA Home-Based Primary Care Programs, Jacqueline Fickel, PhD 12:45pm - 1:00pm Extra time for Q&A