Featured Publications
A Practical Review of Suicide Among Veterans: Preventive and Proactive Measures for Health Care Institutions and Providers
Ruiz F, Burgo-Black L, Hunt SC, Miller M, Spelman JF. A Practical Review of Suicide Among Veterans: Preventive and Proactive Measures for Health Care Institutions and Providers. Public Health Reports 2022, 138: 223-231. PMID: 35403486, PMCID: PMC10031829, DOI: 10.1177/00333549221085240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care institutionsUS populationVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemVeteran suicideCare institutionsGeneral US populationUnique health concernsHealth care providersPublic health approachBroader public health approachPrompt interventionRisk factorsRates of suicideCare providersGeneral populationRecognition of riskFemale veteransNarrative reviewHealth approachAdult suicideHealth concernVA systemHealth careHealthcare systemVeteransAddressing COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Within a Large Healthcare System: a Population Health Model
Spelman JF, Kravetz JD, Bastian L, Ruser C. Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Within a Large Healthcare System: a Population Health Model. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 954-957. PMID: 35025069, PMCID: PMC8757394, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07353-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation health approachLarge healthcare systemQuality improvement projectVaccine acceptanceHealth approachVeterans Health Administration systemCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceEHR-based toolsMedical home teamsPrimary care providersPrimary care sitesHealthcare systemRate of vaccinationRegion 6 monthsSignificant public health threatHealth Administration systemPopulation health modelPublic health threatVaccine uptakeVaccination ratesCare sitesVaccine hesitancyCare providersEducation sessionsProgram EvaluationWeA Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19
Spelman JF, Brienza R, Walsh RF, Drost P, Schwartz AR, Kravetz JD, Pitkin P, Ruser C. A Model for Rapid Transition to Virtual Care, VA Connecticut Primary Care Response to COVID-19. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3073-3076. PMID: 32705471, PMCID: PMC7377306, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06041-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care clinicVirtual careVA Connecticut Health Care SystemCare clinicsPerson visitsValuable health care resourcesPrimary care responseStandardized note templatesFuture pandemic responsesVirtual care modelsHealth care resourcesCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care deliveryHealth care systemVideo visitsTelephone encountersCare modelCare responseCare resourcesPatient exposureCare deliveryNote templateVirtual visitsMedical staffCare system
2017
Group Visits for Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution in Primary Care: A Pilot Quality Improvement Initiative
Spelman JF, Peglow S, Schwartz AR, Burgo-Black L, McNamara K, Becker WC. Group Visits for Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution in Primary Care: A Pilot Quality Improvement Initiative. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2325-2330. PMID: 29045696, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsGroup visitsUsual carePrimary careNaloxone distributionOverdose educationLong-term opioid therapyMorphine equivalent daily dosePilot quality improvement initiativeQuality improvement pilot studyPrimary care clinicsChronic pain populationsPatient satisfaction scoresVeterans Health AdministrationQuality improvement interventionsQuality improvement initiativesPrescription of naloxoneOpioid therapyDaily doseCare clinicsChronic painPain populationNaloxone prescriptionsOpioid overdoseOverdose deaths
2016
Multi‐system complications of hypereosinophilia
Stahl M, Mohareb AM, Lee AI, Federman DG, Siddon AJ, Spelman J. Multi‐system complications of hypereosinophilia. American Journal Of Hematology 2016, 91: 444-447. PMID: 26700720, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24283.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Post Deployment Care for Returning Combat Veterans
Spelman JF, Hunt SC, Seal KH, Burgo-Black AL. Post Deployment Care for Returning Combat Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 27: 1200-1209. PMID: 22648608, PMCID: PMC3514997, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2061-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderHealth concernStress disorderCombat veteransLight of relationshipsMental health conditionsSocial functioningCommunity health care workersUnique health care needsCombat deploymentNon-VA providersChronic musculoskeletal painPrimary care providersLong-term health impactsHealth care workersPublic health burdenPsychosocial concernsVA health careImportant health concernHealth care needsSubstance abusePractical management guidelinesSleep disturbancesSocial healthMusculoskeletal pain