Design and methods of a randomized trial testing "Advancing care for COPD in people living with HIV by implementing evidence-based management through proactive E-consults (ACHIEVE)"
Ives J, Bagchi S, Soo S, Barrow C, Akgün K, Erlandson K, Goetz M, Griffith M, Gross R, Hulgan T, Moanna A, Soo Hoo G, Weintrob A, Wongtrakool C, Adams S, Sayre G, Helfrich C, Au D, Crothers K. Design and methods of a randomized trial testing "Advancing care for COPD in people living with HIV by implementing evidence-based management through proactive E-consults (ACHIEVE)". Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 132: 107303. PMID: 37481201, PMCID: PMC10528346, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseE-consultsEvidence-based managementElectronic health recordsCOPD managementVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCommon comorbid diseasesObstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic disease comorbiditiesEvidence-based careEvidence-based recommendationsComorbid diseasesPulmonary diseaseHIV populationInappropriate therapyBlood InstituteNational HeartACHIEVE trialMedical CenterClinical providersDisease comorbiditiesHIVPWHTrial testingCareAdvance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV
Walenczyk K, Cavanagh C, Skanderson M, Feder S, Soliman A, Justice A, Burg M, Akgün K. Advance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV. Heart & Lung 2023, 61: 1-7. PMID: 37023581, PMCID: PMC10524135, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident heart failureVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHeart failureAD screeningDisease severityCox proportional hazards regressionIncident HF diagnosisAging Cohort StudyProportional hazards regressionGreater disease severityAdvance directive completionAssociation of ADFuture quality improvementCare contactsCohort studyHF diagnosisHIV statusScreening ratesHazards regressionPoor prognosisDiagnosis codesCardiology subspecialtiesHaenszel testHealthcare encountersPWHDelirium among people aging with and without HIV: Role of alcohol and Neurocognitively active medications
Akgün K, Krishnan S, Tate J, Bryant K, Pisani M, Re V, Rentsch C, Crothers K, Gordon K, Justice A, team F. Delirium among people aging with and without HIV: Role of alcohol and Neurocognitively active medications. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1861-1872. PMID: 36786300, PMCID: PMC10258127, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConsumptionActive medicationAlcohol useOdds ratioRelative riskDose-response associationDate of admissionSeverity of illnessIndependent dose-response associationsRace/ethnicityInpatient deliriumIndex dateMedication exposureRole of alcoholHIV statusMultivariable analysisMedication countNeurocognitive dysfunctionUnderappreciated causeDeliriumHigh incidencePWHMedicationsPWOHLogistic regression