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News and Recognition

Veterans Consulting VA researchers
CCDOR's Pain/Opioid Veteran Engagement Panel had an in person meeting (June 2024) for the second time where Veterans gathered with VA researchers to share their thoughts and ideas about pain and opioids.
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Awards

• Anne Melzer received the Early Stage Investigator Project Award during Research Week at the Minneapolis VA
• Allison Gustavson was awarded the Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award which recognizes authors whose work have made measurable contribution to the knowledge base of physical therapy
• Agnes Jensen, CCDOR Health Science Specialist, was awarded 2021 Civil Servant of the Year
• Dr. Hildi Hagedorn, CCDOR core investigator, recently earned the HSR&D Health System Impact Award for her work to increase the implementation of evidence-based treatments for Veterans with substance use disorders. https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/for_researchers/awards/hsrd_awards/awardees.cfm?award=2504
• Beth DeRonne, a Pharmacist on several CCDOR studies, was awarded 2019 Civil Servant of the Year

Recent CCDOR Headlines

• Meet the Veterans of MVP: On a visit to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Army Veteran Joseph Gurin shared why he chose to be one of the one-million. “It’s the right thing to do. If it’s going to help one person, it’s worth it. It’s worth my time, it’s worth everything. Read more here: https://www.va.gov/minneapolis-health-care/stories/contributing-to-the-future-of-mental-health/
• Dr. Arianne Baldomero published an article in Lancet Regional Health--Americas on her cohort study that found that patients with COPD who live in rural areas or have a longer drive to time care were more likely to receive guideline-discordant inhaler therapy regimens. Guideline-discordant inhaler regimens after COPD hospitalization: associations with rurality, drive time to care, and fragmented care – a United States cohort study - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas
• A new study published in JAMA found that the evidence-based Tobacco Longitudinal Care (TLC) program was most effective without adaptation and was feasibly integrated into lung cancer screening. Read more here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808739
• Identifying factors associated with spirometry underutilization to guide health care initiatives to improve COPD care quality by Arianne Baldomero, here: https://www.physiciansweekly.com/factors-linked-with-spirometry-underutilization-in-copd/
• A Randomized Clinical Trial indicates that 7 days of antibiotics was noninferior to 14 days for treatment of men with UTI, including those with significant comorbidities. Read more about the trial conducted by Dr. Dimitri M. Drekonja, here:  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782300 
• Dr. Nina Sayer, in collaboration with the National Center for PTSD Mentoring Program, the HSR&D PERSIST program team measured and improved the reach of evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) for Veterans with PTSD. PERSIST Program Improves Access to Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD among Veterans (va.gov)
• Dr. Anne Melzer, CCDOR core investigator, was interviewed by the New York Times about potential links between smoking, vaping, and COVID-19 disease severity. Vaping Links to Covid Risk Are Becoming Clear - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
• June is PTSD awareness month. Shannon Kehle-Forbes was invited to speak about her research in PTSD on a podcast that was posted to the HSR&D website and their iTunes channel: https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/news/podcasts/listen.cfm?ID=1064.

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