Research Program Leader, Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. Views are my own.
Durham, NC
Joined September 2018
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Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
In their new Forefront article, Katherine Miller, Josephine Jacobs, Courtney H. Van Houtven, @KDecosimo, Nadya Majette, Timothy Jobin, Anushka Pai, and Megan Shepherd-Banigan from @VeteransHealth and @DukeMargolis discuss how the national Caregiver Support Program implemented in the Veterans Affairs more than a decade ago offers a roadmap for health care systems nationwide. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
So grateful to be able to work with these wonderful @DurhamADAPT colleagues to advance Veteran & family caregiver research, led by the fearless @chvanhoutven
Excited to represent @DurhamADAPT & #Function_QUERI to share primary outcome results of @chvanhoutven ‘s 8 site trial which is now scaled nationally as #CaregiversFIRST
Kasey Decosimo from Durham VA. iHI-FIVES CG skills training program decreases number of "not at home" days (e.g. due to ED/hospital/SNF visits). Intervention is now being deployed in all VAs. #BBPgh24
Looking forward to seeing how this study can lead to the development & refinement of implementation tools to support dissemination of this #VAcaregiver training program
The #Function_QUERI team is excited to share a new protocol evaluating #implementation intensification in 25 VA hospitals delivering the #CaregiversFIRST skills training program ➡️ rdcu.be/djH0A #QUERI #VAresearch
The #ARM23 sessions are great but so are the opportunities for face-to-face time spent with colleagues at the end of the day - including this esteemed crew with expertise in long term care, geriatrics, implementation, & caregiving @DurhamADAPT @vahsrd
It truly takes a multidisciplinary team! @chvanhoutven @BaniganMegan @HastingsNicki #QUERI #Function_QUERI
Outstanding session on scaling caregiver support program - great example of partnered research helping scale a developing VA priority. Great mix of panelists: PI, Implementation Expert, Project Manager and Partner. #ARM23
Grab some great Seattle coffee & hear the story of how we developed & implemented a caregiver intervention from single site RCT to VA-wide adoption! #ARM23 session: Sunday 6/25 8-9:30am room 613-614 (Level 6) @academyhealth @vahsrd #Function_QUERI #QUERI @DurhamADAPT
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
During #VAResearchWeek, we’d like to thank the 67 unique VA medical centers who enrolled in our #Function_QUERI project, which is implementing & evaluating 3 evidence-based practices (#STRIDE, #GroupPT, #CaregiversFIRST) to help optimize #Veteran function & independence #QUERI
Enjoyed getting to hang out with these colleagues working hard to support @chvanhoutven ‘s many caregiving research initiatives! #VACARES #CAREGIVERSFIRST #VA_ASPIRE
Excited to see Caregivers FIRST, a #Function_QUERI group skills training program for friend or family caregivers of Veterans highlighted as the Resource of the Month with the VA Caregiver Support Program➡️ tinyurl.com/CSPCaregiversFIR… #VAcaregiver #VAresearch #QUERI @chvanhoutven
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
Jo Jacobs & team found that Black Veterans develop functional limitations at earlier ages & experience faster functional decline. Health systems need to track Veterans’ function earlier to ensure Black Veterans are able to get timely access to services.
➡️bit.ly/3Pvhp1W
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
Federal policy supports the expansion of caregiver training & support. @nsperber describes how #Function_QUERI collaborated with VA CSP to explore caregivers’ acceptance of the #CaregiversFIRST training for national dissemination. #QUERI #NFCM #VAResearch bit.ly/3UIt1QY
Proud to be a small part of the advocacy & work @chvanhoutven is doing to better include #caregivers as valued health care team members healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
Finished this👌paper by @JessicaMaMD @chvanhoutven et al that outlines a process for identifying family caregivers in electronic health records. Agree w/ their conclusion: it's doable but costly, instead, let's build a #caregiver field in #EHR systems. Representation matters!
New in @jmirpub: Researchers were able to identify the presence of unpaid caregivers for approximately 60% of veterans who completed a phone screening using an EHR approach. More research is needed to increase the efficiency of caregiver identification.
formative.jmir.org/2022/7/e3…
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
May 16-20 is National @VAResearch Week. We recognize and appreciate all our researchers and their support staff. Research is “Science in Service of Veterans.” Use the hashtag #VAResearchWeek to comment, and visit research.va.gov
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
For health systems that lack systematic ways to identify family #caregivers, can an EHR-driven recruitment approach help? @CHVanhoutven & @DurhamADAPT investigators compare two approaches & share policy changes.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17825
#VAresearch
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
This paper is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend & colleague Liz Mahanna. Today her friends & family hosted a beautiful celebration of her life. We are so lucky she was part of ours ❤️
"I just ran with it." How self-organization among interprofessional staff drove implementation of a new clinical program for inpatient mobility across 8 hospitals. Check out this paper for an in-depth, qualitative inquiry. @DurhamADAPT @vadurham @nsperber link.springer.com/article/10…
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
You don’t want to miss this @vahsrd cyberseminar on Thursday, 4/7!
ADAPT researchers will be discussing the ins and outs of creating an implementation field guide.
Register here: hsrd.research.va.gov/cyberse…
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
Investigator @chvanhoutven traveled to DC this week to represent caregiving and research for our center! #VACARES #FunctionQUERI #CaregiversFIRST #caregiving
Kasey Decosimo, MPH retweeted
Thank you @DeptVetAffairs and @vahsrd for supporting caregivers of Veterans through research and innovative programs.
