A5067982573- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
National Patient Safety Foundation
2024-2025
University of California, Irvine
2013-2024
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
2018-2024
Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center
2020
Long Beach Medical Center
2020
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
2019
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
2010-2013
In July 2024, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Defense (DOD) released a joint update their 2019 clinical practice guideline (CPG) for management stroke rehabilitation. This synopsis is condensed version 2024 CPG, highlighting key aspects development process describing major recommendations. The VA/DOD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group convened work group (WG) that included stakeholders conformed to Institute Medicine's tenets trustworthy CPGs. WG conducted patient focus...
In June 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Defense (DoD) released a joint update their clinical practice guideline for managing dyslipidemia to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in adults. This synopsis describes major recommendations.On 6 August 9 2019, VA/DoD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group (EBPWG) convened development effort that included stakeholders conformed Institute Medicine's tenets trustworthy guidelines. The panel developed key questions, systematically...
Headache medicine and therapeutics evidence have been rapidly expanding evolving since the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Defense (DoD) clinical practice guideline (CPG) for management headache. Therefore, CPG was revised in 2023, earlier than standard 5-year cycle. This article reviews 2023 recommendations relevant to primary care clinicians treatment prevention migraine tension-type headache (TTH).
There is little evidence to support whether interventions that engage patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) in preparedness planning impacts completion of advance directives (ADs). This study was conducted assess the impact a palliative care intervention on health perceptions, attitudes, receipt information and knowledge ADs, discussion ADs family physicians, cohort HF.Thirty-six hospitalized for HF decompensation were recruited referred an outpatient consultation specialist...
A multispecialty nursing team plays a crucial role in key decision making, education, prevention, screening, assessment, diagnosis, management, data collection and dissemination of best practices during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Using examples from large, tertiary medical center Los Angeles, this paper highlights contributions made by specialties to optimize health safety for patients frontline care workers. Recognizing nurses' ongoing critical encourages informs...
Many veterans with serious illnesses, such as end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis and advanced cancer treatment infusions, must make complex decisions about their current future medical care. Advance care planning (ACP) is a process where individuals identify, express, communicate personal values, life goals, preferences for ACP may be feasible in chemotherapy infusion centers or chronic during patient treatment.
This Clinical Practical Guideline provides recommendations based on a systematic review of the evidence to address critical decision points in management pregnancy. The guideline is intended improve patient outcomes and local patients who are pregnant. CPG both clinical epidemiological was developed by panel multidisciplinary experts. Work Group clear comprehensive evidence-based incorporating current information practices targeting practitioners throughout DoD VA Health Care systems. does...