2009 HSR&D Career Development Conference

“Intellectual Journeys”

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

AGENDA

7:45am – 8:45am Round Table Breakfast Discussions Grand Ballroom Salon 5

1)  Improving Patient Self-Management and Adherence

Hayden Bosworth, PhD

2)  Improving Quality Measurement and Evaluation

Eve Kerr, MD, MPH

3)  Implementation Research

Lisa Rubenstein, MD, MSPH

4)  Improving Care and Outcomes for Older Veterans

Albert Siu, MD, MSPH

5)  Improving Care for Minority Veterans and Women

Nancy Kressin, PhD

6)  Improving Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

John Piette, PhD

7)  Improving Health Care Communication and Decision-making

Eugene Oddone, MD, MHSc

8)  Improving Care for Veterans with Mental Illness

Christine Timko, PhD

8:45am – 9:00am Welcome and Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom Salon 5

Michele Heisler, MD, MPA

Angela Fagerlin, PhD

Conference Co-Chairs

Center for Clinical Management Research

VA Ann Arbor Health Care System

Seth Eisen, MD, MSc

Director, HSR&D

Department of Veterans Affairs

9:00am – 10:30am Awardee Presentations Grand Ballroom Salon 5

Why Would Anyone Study a High-Fat Diet?

William Yancy, MD, MHS

Durham VAMC

Communicating about Life-Limiting Illness and End-of-Life Care

Keri Rodriquez, PhD

VA Pittsburgh Health Care System

My Journey from Academic to Applied Research: A Professional Pilgrimage

Diana Burgess, PhD

Minneapolis VAMC

10:30am – 11:00am Networking Break and Poster Session Grand Ballroom Salon 5

11:00am – 12:30pm Awardee Presentations Grand Ballroom Salon 5

Quality Improvement Initiatives: Putting Promise into Practice

Rachel Werner, MD, PhD

Philadelphia VAMC

Health Economics, Long-Term Care, and Interventions Too?

Courtney Van Houtven, PhD

Durham VAMC

Improving Quality of Hypertension Care among Veterans

Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH

Nashville VAMC

12:30pm – 2:00pm Luncheon Panel Grand Ballroom Salons 1-4

Morris Weinberger, PhD

Durham VAMC

Becky Yano, PhD, MSPH

VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System

Gary Rosenthal, MD

Iowa City VAMC

2:00pm – 3:30pm CDA Cohort Break-Out Sessions

A.  Early Years (Years 1 and 2) Galena

Brad Doebbeling, MD, MSc

Susan Eisen, PhD

B.  Middle Years (Years 2 and 3) Heron

Gary Rosenthal, MD

Rudolf Moos, PhD

C.  Final Years (Years 4 and 5) Iron

Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD

Nancy Kressin, PhD