HERC: VA Data Bootcamp
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VA Data Bootcamp

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Each year the VA Palo Alto Big Data-Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP) hosts a "VA Data Bootcamp" conference to orient trainees to the VA's electronic health record databases and network of clinicians, researchers, and operational managers. Below is the schedule for the 2023 bootcamp. All sessions will be held virtually via Zoom; all times listed are Pacific. Attendance at the 2023 VA Data Bootcamp is limited to those at VA Palo Alto, Stanford University, and HSR&D CDA applicants. 

Slides and recordings are available on the VA intranet only at http://vaww.herc.research.va.gov/include/page.asp?id=va-data-bootcamp-2023. We ask that you do not share these recordings or slides with others. Thank you.

 

Day 1: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
9:00am - 9:30am

Welcoming Remarks & Good Clinical Practices
Susan Frayne, MD & Todd Wagner, PhD
9:30am - 10:00am

Clinical Data Origins: How clinicians use CPRS and the effects on VA data quality
Donna Zulman, MD
10:00am - 10:30am

Access to VA Data: DART, ePAS/BaseCamp, and VA Publications Protocols
Samantha Illarmo, MPH
10:30am - 11:00am

Intro to VINCI Tutorial
Laura Graham, PhD, MPH 
11:00am - 11:30am

Overview and Practical Applications of Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) Utilization Data
Esther Meerwijk, PhD, MSN
11:30am - 12:00pm

Overview and Practical Applications of Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Data 
James Van Campen, MS
12:00pm - 12:30pm

Overview of VA Mental Health Data
Kritee Gujral, PhD

 

Day 2: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
9:00am - 9:30am

Overview of DaVINCI/DoD Data
Libby DismukeGreer, PhD
9:30am - 10:00am

Overview of VA Purchased Care
Liam Rose, PhD
10:00am - 10:30am

Q&A on Programming in VINCI
Adam Chow, BA (SAS), Diem Tran, PhD (Stata) & Liam Rose, PhD (R ) 
10:30am - 11:00am

Overview of VA Telehealth Data
Jacqueline Ferguson, PhD
11:00am - 11:30am

Practical Applications of Mental Health Data
Suzanne Tamang, PhD
11:30am - 12:00pm

Overview of VA Cost Data & Risk Adjustment 
Todd Wagner, PhD
12:00pm - 12:30pm

Other Data Documentation and Resources & Closing Remarks 
Elizabeth Gehlert, MPH

 

Day 3: Thursday, October 26, 2023
9:00am - 9:30am

Overview of Cancer Data
John Leppert, MD
9:30am - 10:00am

Overview of VA Geriatrics and Extended Care Data
Sharon Dally, MS & Winifred Scott, MPH
10:00am - 10:30am

Overview of VA Surgical Data
Laura Graham, PhD
10:30am - 11:00am

Overview of Medicare, Medicaid, and Mortality Data
Jean Yoon, PhD
11:00am - 11:30am

Overview of VA Laboratory Data
Vilija Joyce, MS
11:30am - 12:00pm

Overview VA Women's Health Data
Ciaran Phibbs, PhD
12:00pm - 12:30pm

Overview of VA Pharmacy Data
Mark Bounthavong, PharmD, PhD

 

Last Updated Date: October 17, 2023