Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) impacts quality of life causing disability and increased mortality. Treatment decisions are complex and require individualized decisions. Shared [...]

Social connectedness exerts strong influences on health, including major depression and suicide. A major component of social connectedness is having individual relationsh [...]

It is believed that prehabilitation will better prepare patients for surgery and negate some of these stress induced complications. Surgical prehabilitation is gaining po [...]

This project aimed to examine the prevalence of malnutrition and various nutrition risk factors among Veterans with IBD seen at the Portland VA outpatient gastrointestina [...]

This project piloted a telehealth-delivered cognitive rehabilitation intervention, Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training for Addictions (ME-CCT-A), to s [...]

This Quality Improvement project aims to assess PCP’s knowledge, comfort, and experience with prescribing CGMs before and after the implementation of a CGM toolkit. This [...]

Firearm-related injuries and deaths are a serious risk among Veterans in rural areas, where almost 25% of Veterans reside. Firearm ownership is more common among Veterans [...]

Xylazine, a non-opiate animal tranquilizer, has emerged as the most prevalent adulterant in illicit drugs and is contributing to overdose deaths. Xylazine is unregulated [...]

James D. Edgar, Captain, U.S. Army, Retired, read this paper before the Medical History Society of the University of Oregon Medical School on February 13, 2916. The paper [...]

The current state analysis of OHSU's internal medicine residency program and ACGME required competencies regarding quality improvement principles showed lapses in residen [...]