• Author: Shimrit Keddem
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Exploring PrEP uptake in young women Veterans: Insights from a detailed chart review within the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) remains modest, especially among younger women. Younger …

Study protocol: Type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation study implementing age-friendly evidence-based practices in the VA to improve outcomes in older adults

Abstract: Background: Unmet care needs among older adults accelerate cognitive and functional decline and increase medical harms, leading to poorer quality of life, more frequent …

Barriers and facilitators to goals of care conversations with Veteran residents of community nursing homes

Abstract: Despite evidence that structured goals of care conversations (GoCCs) and documentation of life-sustaining treatment (LST) preferences improve the delivery of …

Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Background: United States (US) rates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in women, especially gonorrhea and chlamydia, have increased over the past decade. Women …