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Table of Contents

• One More Comment on Expanding the Scope of Practice for VA Advanced Practice Nurses
• A Motivational Interviewing Training Program for Tobacco Cessation Counseling in Primary Care
• Impact of a Drop-in Group Medical Appointment on Tobacco Quit Rates
• The Impact of Elder Abuse on a Growing Senior Veteran Population
• An Unusual Infection of Breast Tissue
• Characteristics of High-Functioning Collaborations Between Primary Care and Podiatry in VHA PACTs
• Integrating Palliative Care in COPD Treatment
• Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Walking Clinic

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Table of Contents

• One More Comment on Expanding the Scope of Practice for VA Advanced Practice Nurses
• A Motivational Interviewing Training Program for Tobacco Cessation Counseling in Primary Care
• Impact of a Drop-in Group Medical Appointment on Tobacco Quit Rates
• The Impact of Elder Abuse on a Growing Senior Veteran Population
• An Unusual Infection of Breast Tissue
• Characteristics of High-Functioning Collaborations Between Primary Care and Podiatry in VHA PACTs
• Integrating Palliative Care in COPD Treatment
• Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Walking Clinic

Click here to access the August 2016 Digital Edition. 

Table of Contents

• One More Comment on Expanding the Scope of Practice for VA Advanced Practice Nurses
• A Motivational Interviewing Training Program for Tobacco Cessation Counseling in Primary Care
• Impact of a Drop-in Group Medical Appointment on Tobacco Quit Rates
• The Impact of Elder Abuse on a Growing Senior Veteran Population
• An Unusual Infection of Breast Tissue
• Characteristics of High-Functioning Collaborations Between Primary Care and Podiatry in VHA PACTs
• Integrating Palliative Care in COPD Treatment
• Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Walking Clinic

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Table of Contents

• What is the VA? The Largest Educator of Health Care Professionals in the U.S.
• The Relationship Between Sustained Gripping and the Development of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Efficacy and Safety Outcomes for Patients Taking Warfarin Who Were Switched From Face-to-Face to Telephone Anticoagulation Clinic
• The Most Expensive Drug in the World: To Continue or Discontinue, That Is the Question
• The Unique Value of Externships to Nursing Education and Health Care Organizations
• The Cost of Oncology Drugs: A Pharmacy Perspective, Part 2
• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Learning Curve
• Let’s Dance: A Holistic Approach to Treating Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Table of Contents

• What is the VA? The Largest Educator of Health Care Professionals in the U.S.
• The Relationship Between Sustained Gripping and the Development of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Efficacy and Safety Outcomes for Patients Taking Warfarin Who Were Switched From Face-to-Face to Telephone Anticoagulation Clinic
• The Most Expensive Drug in the World: To Continue or Discontinue, That Is the Question
• The Unique Value of Externships to Nursing Education and Health Care Organizations
• The Cost of Oncology Drugs: A Pharmacy Perspective, Part 2
• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Learning Curve
• Let’s Dance: A Holistic Approach to Treating Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Click here to access the July 2016 Digital Edition. 

Table of Contents

• What is the VA? The Largest Educator of Health Care Professionals in the U.S.
• The Relationship Between Sustained Gripping and the Development of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Efficacy and Safety Outcomes for Patients Taking Warfarin Who Were Switched From Face-to-Face to Telephone Anticoagulation Clinic
• The Most Expensive Drug in the World: To Continue or Discontinue, That Is the Question
• The Unique Value of Externships to Nursing Education and Health Care Organizations
• The Cost of Oncology Drugs: A Pharmacy Perspective, Part 2
• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The Learning Curve
• Let’s Dance: A Holistic Approach to Treating Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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• Discrimination, Dignity, and Duty
• Survival After Long-Term Residence in an Intensive Care Unit
• Disease-Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis: Overview and Treatment Considerations
• The Relationship Between Male Patients’ Antihypertensive Medication Beliefs and Erectile Function
• A Physician With Thigh Pain
• Shared Medical Appointments for Glycemic Management in Rural Veterans

Table of Contents

• Discrimination, Dignity, and Duty
• Survival After Long-Term Residence in an Intensive Care Unit
• Disease-Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis: Overview and Treatment Considerations
• The Relationship Between Male Patients’ Antihypertensive Medication Beliefs and Erectile Function
• A Physician With Thigh Pain
• Shared Medical Appointments for Glycemic Management in Rural Veterans

Table of Contents

• Discrimination, Dignity, and Duty
• Survival After Long-Term Residence in an Intensive Care Unit
• Disease-Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis: Overview and Treatment Considerations
• The Relationship Between Male Patients’ Antihypertensive Medication Beliefs and Erectile Function
• A Physician With Thigh Pain
• Shared Medical Appointments for Glycemic Management in Rural Veterans

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• Introduction
• Consensus Statement Supporting the Recommendation for Single-Fraction Palliative Radiotherapy for Uncomplicated, Painful Bone Metastases
• The Availability of Advanced Radiation Oncology Technology Within VHA Radiation Oncology Centers
• γ-δ T-Cell Lymphoma With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Use of Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis of Intravascular Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
• Prevalence of Hypogonadism in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Survivors
• Molecular Profiles Guide Colorectal Cancer Treatment
• Treating VA Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Consensus Statement Supporting the Recommendation for Single-Fraction Palliative Radiotherapy for Uncomplicated, Painful Bone Metastases
• The Availability of Advanced Radiation Oncology Technology Within VHA Radiation Oncology Centers
• γ-δ T-Cell Lymphoma With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Use of Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis of Intravascular Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
• Prevalence of Hypogonadism in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Survivors
• Molecular Profiles Guide Colorectal Cancer Treatment
• Treating VA Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Consensus Statement Supporting the Recommendation for Single-Fraction Palliative Radiotherapy for Uncomplicated, Painful Bone Metastases
• The Availability of Advanced Radiation Oncology Technology Within VHA Radiation Oncology Centers
• γ-δ T-Cell Lymphoma With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Use of Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis of Intravascular Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
• Prevalence of Hypogonadism in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Survivors
• Molecular Profiles Guide Colorectal Cancer Treatment
• Treating VA Patients With Multiple Myeloma

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• Why VA Health Care Is Different
• Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion Using Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cage Device and Local Autograft Bone
• Academic Reasonable Accommodations for Post-9/11 Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Part 2
• A Real Welcome Home: Permanent Housing for Homeless Veterans
• Veterans’ Satisfaction With Erectile Dysfunction Treatment
• VA PBM Academic Detailing Service: Implementation and Lessons Learned
• Adherence to Disease-Modifying Therapies in Patients With MS: A Retrospective Cohort Study
• The Role of Fidaxomicin in Clostridium difficile Infection

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Table of Contents

• Why VA Health Care Is Different
• Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion Using Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cage Device and Local Autograft Bone
• Academic Reasonable Accommodations for Post-9/11 Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Part 2
• A Real Welcome Home: Permanent Housing for Homeless Veterans
• Veterans’ Satisfaction With Erectile Dysfunction Treatment
• VA PBM Academic Detailing Service: Implementation and Lessons Learned
• Adherence to Disease-Modifying Therapies in Patients With MS: A Retrospective Cohort Study
• The Role of Fidaxomicin in Clostridium difficile Infection

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Table of Contents

• Why VA Health Care Is Different
• Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion Using Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cage Device and Local Autograft Bone
• Academic Reasonable Accommodations for Post-9/11 Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Part 2
• A Real Welcome Home: Permanent Housing for Homeless Veterans
• Veterans’ Satisfaction With Erectile Dysfunction Treatment
• VA PBM Academic Detailing Service: Implementation and Lessons Learned
• Adherence to Disease-Modifying Therapies in Patients With MS: A Retrospective Cohort Study
• The Role of Fidaxomicin in Clostridium difficile Infection

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• Lessons From History: The Ethical Foundation of VA Health Care
• Calcium-Containing Crystal-Associated Arthropathies in the Elderly
• Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Bowel Edema in a Middle-Aged Woman
• Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program
• Academic Reasonable Accommodations for Post-9/11 Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Part 1
• An ECHO-Based Program to Provide Geriatric Specialty Care Consultation and Education
• Possible Simeprevir/Sofosbuvir-Induced Hepatic Decompensation With Acute Kidney Failure

Table of Contents

• Lessons From History: The Ethical Foundation of VA Health Care
• Calcium-Containing Crystal-Associated Arthropathies in the Elderly
• Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Bowel Edema in a Middle-Aged Woman
• Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program
• Academic Reasonable Accommodations for Post-9/11 Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Part 1
• An ECHO-Based Program to Provide Geriatric Specialty Care Consultation and Education
• Possible Simeprevir/Sofosbuvir-Induced Hepatic Decompensation With Acute Kidney Failure

Table of Contents

• Lessons From History: The Ethical Foundation of VA Health Care
• Calcium-Containing Crystal-Associated Arthropathies in the Elderly
• Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Bowel Edema in a Middle-Aged Woman
• Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program
• Academic Reasonable Accommodations for Post-9/11 Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Part 1
• An ECHO-Based Program to Provide Geriatric Specialty Care Consultation and Education
• Possible Simeprevir/Sofosbuvir-Induced Hepatic Decompensation With Acute Kidney Failure