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• The Challenges of Precision Medicine and New Advances in Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Hematolymphoid Malignancies: Impact on the VHA
• Systems Automation for Cancer Surveillance: A Lean Six Sigma Project for Tracking Care of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Innovations Lead to More Targeted Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Depression Screening and Treatment: A Missed Opportunity in Lung Cancer Care
• Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage in Elderly Patients: A SEER Medicare Database Analysis
• Treatment and Management of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Do Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Have a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy?

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• The Challenges of Precision Medicine and New Advances in Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Hematolymphoid Malignancies: Impact on the VHA
• Systems Automation for Cancer Surveillance: A Lean Six Sigma Project for Tracking Care of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Innovations Lead to More Targeted Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Depression Screening and Treatment: A Missed Opportunity in Lung Cancer Care
• Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage in Elderly Patients: A SEER Medicare Database Analysis
• Treatment and Management of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Do Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Have a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy?

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• The Challenges of Precision Medicine and New Advances in Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Hematolymphoid Malignancies: Impact on the VHA
• Systems Automation for Cancer Surveillance: A Lean Six Sigma Project for Tracking Care of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Innovations Lead to More Targeted Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Depression Screening and Treatment: A Missed Opportunity in Lung Cancer Care
• Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage in Elderly Patients: A SEER Medicare Database Analysis
• Treatment and Management of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Do Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Have a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy?

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• Collaboration of the NIH and PHS Commissioned Corps in the International Ebola Clinical Research Response
• Parkinsonism and Vitamin C Deficiency
• Right Paraduodenal Hernia
• Military Brats: Members of a Lost Tribe
• Practitioner Cognitive Reframing: Working More Effectively in Addictions
• The Role of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Swabs in Clinical Decision Making
• Improving Veteran Engagement With Mental Health Care

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• Collaboration of the NIH and PHS Commissioned Corps in the International Ebola Clinical Research Response
• Parkinsonism and Vitamin C Deficiency
• Right Paraduodenal Hernia
• Military Brats: Members of a Lost Tribe
• Practitioner Cognitive Reframing: Working More Effectively in Addictions
• The Role of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Swabs in Clinical Decision Making
• Improving Veteran Engagement With Mental Health Care

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• Collaboration of the NIH and PHS Commissioned Corps in the International Ebola Clinical Research Response
• Parkinsonism and Vitamin C Deficiency
• Right Paraduodenal Hernia
• Military Brats: Members of a Lost Tribe
• Practitioner Cognitive Reframing: Working More Effectively in Addictions
• The Role of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Swabs in Clinical Decision Making
• Improving Veteran Engagement With Mental Health Care

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• Nonpathologic Postdeployment Transition Symptoms in Combat National Guard Members and Reservists
• Sarcopenia and the New ICD-10-CM Code: Screening, Staging, and Diagnosis Considerations
• Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
• Peer Support for Whistleblowers
• Symptoms Mimicking Those of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Induced by Soluble Barium Poisoning
• Implementation of a Patient Medication Disposal Program at a VA Medical Center
• The VA Is in Critical Condition, but What Is the Prognosis?
• Leonard Wood: Advocate of Military Preparedness

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• Nonpathologic Postdeployment Transition Symptoms in Combat National Guard Members and Reservists
• Sarcopenia and the New ICD-10-CM Code: Screening, Staging, and Diagnosis Considerations
• Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
• Peer Support for Whistleblowers
• Symptoms Mimicking Those of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Induced by Soluble Barium Poisoning
• Implementation of a Patient Medication Disposal Program at a VA Medical Center
• The VA Is in Critical Condition, but What Is the Prognosis?
• Leonard Wood: Advocate of Military Preparedness

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• Nonpathologic Postdeployment Transition Symptoms in Combat National Guard Members and Reservists
• Sarcopenia and the New ICD-10-CM Code: Screening, Staging, and Diagnosis Considerations
• Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
• Peer Support for Whistleblowers
• Symptoms Mimicking Those of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Induced by Soluble Barium Poisoning
• Implementation of a Patient Medication Disposal Program at a VA Medical Center
• The VA Is in Critical Condition, but What Is the Prognosis?
• Leonard Wood: Advocate of Military Preparedness

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• Introduction
• Hematology/Oncology
• Hepatitis C
• Infectious Diseases
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Respiratory Diseases
• Sleep Disorders
• Chronic Pain
• Suicide
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Women’s Health
• Neurology
• Rheumatology
• References

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• Introduction
• Hematology/Oncology
• Hepatitis C
• Infectious Diseases
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Respiratory Diseases
• Sleep Disorders
• Chronic Pain
• Suicide
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Women’s Health
• Neurology
• Rheumatology
• References

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• Introduction
• Hematology/Oncology
• Hepatitis C
• Infectious Diseases
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Respiratory Diseases
• Sleep Disorders
• Chronic Pain
• Suicide
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Women’s Health
• Neurology
• Rheumatology
• References

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• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With HIV and/or Viral Hepatitis
• HIV Update: Which Single-Tablet Regimens, and When
• Improving Veteran Access to Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
• Strategies to Improve Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Veterans With Hepatitis B Virus Infection
• Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Potential Impact of Newer Antiviral Treatments After Transplantation

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• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With HIV and/or Viral Hepatitis
• HIV Update: Which Single-Tablet Regimens, and When
• Improving Veteran Access to Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
• Strategies to Improve Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Veterans With Hepatitis B Virus Infection
• Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Potential Impact of Newer Antiviral Treatments After Transplantation

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• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With HIV and/or Viral Hepatitis
• HIV Update: Which Single-Tablet Regimens, and When
• Improving Veteran Access to Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
• Strategies to Improve Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Veterans With Hepatitis B Virus Infection
• Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Potential Impact of Newer Antiviral Treatments After Transplantation

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• A Pathway to Full Practice Authority for Physician Assistants in the VA
• Outcomes Associated With a Multidisciplinary Pain Oversight Committee to Facilitate Management of Chronic Opioid Therapy
• Quality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Related Health Care in Rural and Urban Clinics
• Three Anomalies and a Complication: Ruptured Noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm, Atrial Septal Aneurysm, and Patent Foramen Ovale
• Orthorexia Nervosa: An Obsession With Healthy Eating
• Interprofessional Education in PACT Primary Care-Mental Health Integration

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• A Pathway to Full Practice Authority for Physician Assistants in the VA
• Outcomes Associated With a Multidisciplinary Pain Oversight Committee to Facilitate Management of Chronic Opioid Therapy
• Quality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Related Health Care in Rural and Urban Clinics
• Three Anomalies and a Complication: Ruptured Noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm, Atrial Septal Aneurysm, and Patent Foramen Ovale
• Orthorexia Nervosa: An Obsession With Healthy Eating
• Interprofessional Education in PACT Primary Care-Mental Health Integration

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• A Pathway to Full Practice Authority for Physician Assistants in the VA
• Outcomes Associated With a Multidisciplinary Pain Oversight Committee to Facilitate Management of Chronic Opioid Therapy
• Quality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Related Health Care in Rural and Urban Clinics
• Three Anomalies and a Complication: Ruptured Noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm, Atrial Septal Aneurysm, and Patent Foramen Ovale
• Orthorexia Nervosa: An Obsession With Healthy Eating
• Interprofessional Education in PACT Primary Care-Mental Health Integration

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• Thirteen Years and Still Growing: An AVAHO History
• Criteria for Use Updates for Enzalutamide, Daratumumab, Elotuzumab, Carfilzomib, and Ixazomib
• Lung Cancer Screening: Translating Research Into Practice
• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With Colorectal Cancer
• Treatment and Management of Patients With Prostate Cancer
• Cancer Care Collaborative Approach to Optimize Clinical Care
• Patient Knowledge of and Barriers to Breast, Colon, and Cervical Cancer Screenings: A Cross-Sectional Survey of TRICARE Beneficiaries
• Novel Neuroendocrine Tumor in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

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• Thirteen Years and Still Growing: An AVAHO History
• Criteria for Use Updates for Enzalutamide, Daratumumab, Elotuzumab, Carfilzomib, and Ixazomib
• Lung Cancer Screening: Translating Research Into Practice
• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With Colorectal Cancer
• Treatment and Management of Patients With Prostate Cancer
• Cancer Care Collaborative Approach to Optimize Clinical Care
• Patient Knowledge of and Barriers to Breast, Colon, and Cervical Cancer Screenings: A Cross-Sectional Survey of TRICARE Beneficiaries
• Novel Neuroendocrine Tumor in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

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• Thirteen Years and Still Growing: An AVAHO History
• Criteria for Use Updates for Enzalutamide, Daratumumab, Elotuzumab, Carfilzomib, and Ixazomib
• Lung Cancer Screening: Translating Research Into Practice
• Open Clinical Trials for Patients With Colorectal Cancer
• Treatment and Management of Patients With Prostate Cancer
• Cancer Care Collaborative Approach to Optimize Clinical Care
• Patient Knowledge of and Barriers to Breast, Colon, and Cervical Cancer Screenings: A Cross-Sectional Survey of TRICARE Beneficiaries
• Novel Neuroendocrine Tumor in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

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• Providing Mental Health Care to All Veterans Regardless of Discharge Status
• Need for Mental Health Providers in Progressive Tinnitus Management
• Blood Loss and Need for Blood Transfusions in Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty
• Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy in Patients With Nonexudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• The Personal Health Inventory: Current Use, Perceived Barriers, and Benefits
• Dependence of Elevated Eosinophil Levels on Geographic Location
• The Design and Implementation of a Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
• FRAX Prediction With and Without Bone Mineral Density Testing
• Improved Access to Drug Safety Labeling Changes Information
• Defining Pharmacy Leadership in the VA
• VA Nurses Advocate for Best Care

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• Providing Mental Health Care to All Veterans Regardless of Discharge Status
• Need for Mental Health Providers in Progressive Tinnitus Management
• Blood Loss and Need for Blood Transfusions in Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty
• Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy in Patients With Nonexudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• The Personal Health Inventory: Current Use, Perceived Barriers, and Benefits
• Dependence of Elevated Eosinophil Levels on Geographic Location
• The Design and Implementation of a Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
• FRAX Prediction With and Without Bone Mineral Density Testing
• Improved Access to Drug Safety Labeling Changes Information
• Defining Pharmacy Leadership in the VA
• VA Nurses Advocate for Best Care

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• Providing Mental Health Care to All Veterans Regardless of Discharge Status
• Need for Mental Health Providers in Progressive Tinnitus Management
• Blood Loss and Need for Blood Transfusions in Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty
• Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy in Patients With Nonexudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• The Personal Health Inventory: Current Use, Perceived Barriers, and Benefits
• Dependence of Elevated Eosinophil Levels on Geographic Location
• The Design and Implementation of a Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
• FRAX Prediction With and Without Bone Mineral Density Testing
• Improved Access to Drug Safety Labeling Changes Information
• Defining Pharmacy Leadership in the VA
• VA Nurses Advocate for Best Care

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• Write for Us, Right for You
• A Heart Failure Management Program Using Shared Medical Appointments
• Suspected Clozapine-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
• Military Sexual Trauma and Sexual Health: Practice and Future Research for Mental Health Professionals
• Veterans as Caregivers: Those Who Continue to Serve
• Conjoint Sessions With Clinical Pharmacy and Health Psychology for Chronic Pain
• Hypoperfusion Retinopathy
• William Beaumont: A Pioneer of Physiology

 

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• Write for Us, Right for You
• A Heart Failure Management Program Using Shared Medical Appointments
• Suspected Clozapine-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
• Military Sexual Trauma and Sexual Health: Practice and Future Research for Mental Health Professionals
• Veterans as Caregivers: Those Who Continue to Serve
• Conjoint Sessions With Clinical Pharmacy and Health Psychology for Chronic Pain
• Hypoperfusion Retinopathy
• William Beaumont: A Pioneer of Physiology

 

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Table of Contents

• Write for Us, Right for You
• A Heart Failure Management Program Using Shared Medical Appointments
• Suspected Clozapine-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
• Military Sexual Trauma and Sexual Health: Practice and Future Research for Mental Health Professionals
• Veterans as Caregivers: Those Who Continue to Serve
• Conjoint Sessions With Clinical Pharmacy and Health Psychology for Chronic Pain
• Hypoperfusion Retinopathy
• William Beaumont: A Pioneer of Physiology