Best Practices

Candice M. Daniel, PhD; Robert D. Hill, PhD, ABPP; Marilyn Luptak, PhD, MSW; Bret L. Hicken, PhD, MSPH; Robert Zheng, PhD; Christopher M. Turner; and Randall Rupper, MD

Dr. Daniel is a VA special fellow in advanced geriatrics with the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) in Utah. Dr. Luptak is an assistant professor in the College of Social Work, and Drs. Hill and Zheng are professors in the department of educational psychology, all at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Dr. Hicken is a research scientist, and Mr. Turner is a program specialist, both at the VA Office for Rural health in Salt Lake City. Dr. Rupper is a phyisican investiagor with the VASLCHCS GRECC.

Candice M. Daniel, PhD; Robert D. Hill, PhD, ABPP; Marilyn Luptak, PhD, MSW; Bret L. Hicken, PhD, MSPH; Robert Zheng, PhD; Christopher M. Turner; and Randall Rupper, MD

Dr. Daniel is a VA special fellow in advanced geriatrics with the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) in Utah. Dr. Luptak is an assistant professor in the College of Social Work, and Drs. Hill and Zheng are professors in the department of educational psychology, all at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Dr. Hicken is a research scientist, and Mr. Turner is a program specialist, both at the VA Office for Rural health in Salt Lake City. Dr. Rupper is a phyisican investiagor with the VASLCHCS GRECC.

Candice M. Daniel, PhD; Robert D. Hill, PhD, ABPP; Marilyn Luptak, PhD, MSW; Bret L. Hicken, PhD, MSPH; Robert Zheng, PhD; Christopher M. Turner; and Randall Rupper, MD

Dr. Daniel is a VA special fellow in advanced geriatrics with the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) in Utah. Dr. Luptak is an assistant professor in the College of Social Work, and Drs. Hill and Zheng are professors in the department of educational psychology, all at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Dr. Hicken is a research scientist, and Mr. Turner is a program specialist, both at the VA Office for Rural health in Salt Lake City. Dr. Rupper is a phyisican investiagor with the VASLCHCS GRECC.

Venkata Yalamanchili, MD; Jill Struble, RD, LDN; Lynn A. Novorska, RD, LDN; Robert F. Reilly, MD

Dr. Yalamanchili is a fellow in the section of nephrology and Dr. Reilly is an assistant chief, medical service, both at the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas. Ms. Struble is a clinical dietician at the Pitssburgh VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Ms. Novorska is the MOVE! Dietician Program Coordinator at the VHA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Reilly is also the Fredric L. Coe Professor of Nephrolithiasis Research and Dr. Yalamanchili is a renal fellow, both at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Venkata Yalamanchili, MD; Jill Struble, RD, LDN; Lynn A. Novorska, RD, LDN; Robert F. Reilly, MD

Dr. Yalamanchili is a fellow in the section of nephrology and Dr. Reilly is an assistant chief, medical service, both at the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas. Ms. Struble is a clinical dietician at the Pitssburgh VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Ms. Novorska is the MOVE! Dietician Program Coordinator at the VHA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Reilly is also the Fredric L. Coe Professor of Nephrolithiasis Research and Dr. Yalamanchili is a renal fellow, both at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Venkata Yalamanchili, MD; Jill Struble, RD, LDN; Lynn A. Novorska, RD, LDN; Robert F. Reilly, MD

Dr. Yalamanchili is a fellow in the section of nephrology and Dr. Reilly is an assistant chief, medical service, both at the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas. Ms. Struble is a clinical dietician at the Pitssburgh VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Ms. Novorska is the MOVE! Dietician Program Coordinator at the VHA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Reilly is also the Fredric L. Coe Professor of Nephrolithiasis Research and Dr. Yalamanchili is a renal fellow, both at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Patricia H. Rosenberger, PhD; Errol J. Philip, PhD; Allison Lee, BA; and Robert D. Kerns, PhD.

Dr. Rosenberger is a research psychologist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Philip is a postdoctoral fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Ms. Lee is a research assistant at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Kerns is the national program director for pain management at the VA Central Office in West Haven, Connecticut; the director of the Pain Research, Information, Medical Comorbodities, and Education (PRIME) Center at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System; and a professor at Yalue University School of Medicine.

Patricia H. Rosenberger, PhD; Errol J. Philip, PhD; Allison Lee, BA; and Robert D. Kerns, PhD.

Dr. Rosenberger is a research psychologist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Philip is a postdoctoral fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Ms. Lee is a research assistant at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Kerns is the national program director for pain management at the VA Central Office in West Haven, Connecticut; the director of the Pain Research, Information, Medical Comorbodities, and Education (PRIME) Center at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System; and a professor at Yalue University School of Medicine.

Patricia H. Rosenberger, PhD; Errol J. Philip, PhD; Allison Lee, BA; and Robert D. Kerns, PhD.

Dr. Rosenberger is a research psychologist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Philip is a postdoctoral fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Ms. Lee is a research assistant at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Kerns is the national program director for pain management at the VA Central Office in West Haven, Connecticut; the director of the Pain Research, Information, Medical Comorbodities, and Education (PRIME) Center at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System; and a professor at Yalue University School of Medicine.

Patricia G. Banks, RN, MSNEd, CCRP; and Robert L. Ruff, MD, Phd

Ms. Banks is a program coordinator and analyst, and Dr. Ruff is the national chief of neurology services, both at the Louis Stoke Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio.

Patricia G. Banks, RN, MSNEd, CCRP; and Robert L. Ruff, MD, Phd

Ms. Banks is a program coordinator and analyst, and Dr. Ruff is the national chief of neurology services, both at the Louis Stoke Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio.

Patricia G. Banks, RN, MSNEd, CCRP; and Robert L. Ruff, MD, Phd

Ms. Banks is a program coordinator and analyst, and Dr. Ruff is the national chief of neurology services, both at the Louis Stoke Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio.

Leonard Pogach, MD, MBA; Paul R. Conlin, MD; Curtis Hobbs, MD; Robert A. Vigersky, MD; and David Aron, MD, MS; for the VA-DoD Diabetes Guideline Working Group

Dr. Pogach is director, Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center for Healthcare Knowledge Management at the VA New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange and national program director, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Office of Subspecialty Services in the VA Office of Patient Care Services in Washington, DC. Dr. Conlin is chief of medicine at the VA Boston Healthcare System in Massachusetts. Dr. Hobbs is director, Diabetes Care Center, Madigan Healthcare System at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Vigersky is director, Diabetes Institute, Walter Reed Health Care System at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Aron is associate chief of staff/education and co-director, VA HSR&D Center for Implementation Practice and Research Support at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio.

Leonard Pogach, MD, MBA; Paul R. Conlin, MD; Curtis Hobbs, MD; Robert A. Vigersky, MD; and David Aron, MD, MS; for the VA-DoD Diabetes Guideline Working Group

Dr. Pogach is director, Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center for Healthcare Knowledge Management at the VA New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange and national program director, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Office of Subspecialty Services in the VA Office of Patient Care Services in Washington, DC. Dr. Conlin is chief of medicine at the VA Boston Healthcare System in Massachusetts. Dr. Hobbs is director, Diabetes Care Center, Madigan Healthcare System at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Vigersky is director, Diabetes Institute, Walter Reed Health Care System at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Aron is associate chief of staff/education and co-director, VA HSR&D Center for Implementation Practice and Research Support at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio.

Leonard Pogach, MD, MBA; Paul R. Conlin, MD; Curtis Hobbs, MD; Robert A. Vigersky, MD; and David Aron, MD, MS; for the VA-DoD Diabetes Guideline Working Group

Dr. Pogach is director, Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center for Healthcare Knowledge Management at the VA New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange and national program director, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Office of Subspecialty Services in the VA Office of Patient Care Services in Washington, DC. Dr. Conlin is chief of medicine at the VA Boston Healthcare System in Massachusetts. Dr. Hobbs is director, Diabetes Care Center, Madigan Healthcare System at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Vigersky is director, Diabetes Institute, Walter Reed Health Care System at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Aron is associate chief of staff/education and co-director, VA HSR&D Center for Implementation Practice and Research Support at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio.