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This report provides a literature review on HIV in older adults, and provides clinical guidance for detecting and screening for HIV and treatment for comorbidities common with aging and HIV infection.

The report describes the implementation and evaluation of VA’s dissemination of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hand in Hand Dementia Training Program in VHA Community Living Centers (CLCs, formerly known as VA Nursing Home Care Units).

Many manufacturers claim that activated charcoal is a natural product that can be used to whiten and brighten teeth. Although social media and the beauty industry may have you believe charcoal to be a safe oral care product, there is insufficient evidence that using charcoal toothpastes and powders provide any significant tooth whitening or mouth health benefits. Further, there are more potential oral health risks to using charcoal that are supported by evidence-based research in this area.

The National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE) released the complete proceedings of its 2017 national symposium on enhancing the interprofessional clinical learning environment (IP-CLE). The proceedings, developed by an NCICLE work group representing a diverse set of symposium participants, serve as a catalyst to stimulate new ideas and approaches to viewing the clinical learning environment as a shared responsibility.

The proceedings summarize conversations and activities from the 2-day symposium that focused on the following:

On July 29, 2018, 61 interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) professionals, representing 38 organizations, participated in the fourth annual Joint Accreditation Leadership Summit. The Summit was convened by the three accreditors that cofounded Joint Accreditation: the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

The SIF Project has been funded to lead and develop a whole of system approach to Australian IPE as a way of contributing to the delivery of high quality, patient responsive and sustainable health services. The project team is working in close partnership with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that every student who graduates from an Australian university with a health profession qualification at entry level has achieved the core capabilities required for successful interprofessional and collaborative practice and continuing interprofessional learning across their professional lives.

Collaboration among different healthcare professionals consists of effective teamwork and communication that involves patients and families, and is based on a clear understanding of each others’ roles and responsibilities on the healthcare team, and a deep appreciation for the value that all professions bring to patient care. Yet it is still unclear how this collaboration works to influence patient health and wellness, especially for disadvantaged urban populations. This study sought to elucidate this phenomenon using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

In 2010, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) launched a program to transform its primary care system into a team-based care model in which all Veterans were assigned to Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs) in more than 900 primary care clinics nationwide. For those VA medical centers with health professions education programs, this transformation offers the additional challenge of integrating clinical trainees into the PACT environment.

This descriptive research used social network analysis to explore the influence of relationships and communication among hospital nursing (RN, LPN, CNA) and discharge planning staff on adherence to evidence-based practices (EBP) for reducing preventable hospital readmissions. Although previous studies have shown that nurses are a valued source of research information for each other, there have been few studies concerning the role that staff relationships and communication play in adherence to evidence-based practice.