WVSUD-PACT: a Primary-Care-Based Substance Use Disorder Team for Women Veterans

Abstract: Women Veterans are the fastest growing demographic within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Substance use disorders (SUDs) are among the many conditions for …

Long drives and red tape: mapping rural veteran access to primary care using causal-loop diagramming

Abstract: Rural veterans experience more challenges than their urban peers in accessing primary care services, which can negatively impact their health and wellbeing. The factors …

What do Veterans with homeless experience want us to know that we are not asking? A qualitative content analysis of comments from a national survey of healthcare experience

Abstract: Surveys of people who experience homelessness can portray their life and healthcare experiences with a level of statistical precision; however, few have explored how the …

Priorities of Primary Care in Disaster Medicine

Abstract: The role of primary care in a disaster has too often been poorly defined and poorly understood. Due to its relative low-cost adaptability and closeness to the community, …

Home Health Aides' Increased Role in Supporting Older Veterans and Primary Healthcare Teams During COVID-19: a Qualitative Analysis

Abstract: Background: Home health aides are important but often overlooked members of care teams, providing functional and emotional support to patients. These services became …

Improving NHS Primary Care for Military Veterans

Abstract: A military veteran is anyone who has served in the regular or reserve UK Armed Forces for a minimum of 1 day. There are an estimated 2.4 million veterans in the UK, …

Trends in Health Service Utilization After Enrollment in an Interdisciplinary Primary Care Clinic for Veterans with Addiction, Social Determinants of Health, or Other Vulnerabilities

Abstract: Models of interdisciplinary primary care (IPC) may improve upon traditional primary care approaches in addressing addiction and social determinants of health. The …

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Education Program for Primary Care Teams on Discussing Firearms Storage Safety with Veterans

Abstract: Background: Reducing access to lethal means is one of the few empirically supported approaches for lowering suicide rates, and safe firearms storage practices have been …

Latent Class Analysis of Prescribing Behavior of Primary Care Physicians in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Background: Benzodiazepines, opioids, proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), and antibiotics are frequently prescribed inappropriately by primary care physicians (PCPs), without …

Mapping Rural and Urban Veterans' Spatial Access to Primary Care Following the MISSION Act

Abstract: Background: The 2018 MISSION Act sought to improve Veterans' access to primary care by allowing Veterans living more than 30 min from VA care to utilize non-VA clinics. …

Top resources and tools for physician management of chronic pain in the Canadian Armed Forces

Abstract: Introduction : Chronic pain management is challenging for clinicians as it requires knowledge of a broad range of clinical practice guidelines alongside emerging tools …

Developing the military GP using immersive simulation in specialty training

Abstract: Military general practice requires wider knowledge and more diverse skillset than that defined by the Royal College of General Practitioners curriculum. Following …