Sanjana Dayal, PhD, associate professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, received a renewal on a Veterans Affairs (VA) Merit Award, which she first received in July 2020. With this second round of funding, the Dayal Lab is awarded $300,000 per year for four years through the Clinical Science Research and Development (CSRD) […]
Patient Safety Awareness Week was held from April 15 to 19, 2024 at University of Iowa Health Care, focusing on the positive work being done in the area of quality assurance and patient safety. On Tuesday, April 16, the annual Quality and Safety Symposium was held, including a keynote speaker, lectures and discussions, and a […]
The below message was sent out on Friday, January 26, 2024, by M. Christopher Saslo, DNS, ARNP-BC, FAANP, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Services, to members of the Department of Veterans Affairs. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Peter J. Kaboli, MD, MS, as the Executive Director (ED), Office of Rural […]
The following announcement comes from Dr. Brad Dixon, Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of Medicine, VA Health Care System. It is with great pleasure I announce that Dr. William Zeitler has accepted the position as Section Chief for Hematology/Oncology at the Iowa City VA. Dr. Zeitler is a native of Iowa City. He received […]
Article: Sequelae of an Evidence-based Approach to Management for Access to Care in the Veterans Health Administration Authors: Peter Kaboli, Isomi Miake-Lye, Christopher Ruser, Elizabeth Yano, Greg Orshansky, Lisa Rubenstein, Idamay Curtis, Susan Kirsh, Susanne Hempel Journal: Med Care. 2019 Oct;57 Suppl 10 Suppl 3:S213-S220 Abstract: BACKGROUND: Access to health care is a critical concept […]
Article: Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Stewardship Improves the Quantity and Quality of Fluoroquinolone-prescribing at Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective Analysis among 122 Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Authors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, MD, Eli N Perencevich, MD, MS, Bruce Alexander, PharmD, Brice E Beck, MA, Michihiko Goto, MD, MSCI, Brian C Lund, PharmD, Rajeshwari Nair, MBBS, PhD, Daniel J Livorsi, MD, […]