Information letters Number
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Information letters Title
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Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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19-2009-001 |
Mandatory Training for VHA Privacy Officers, FOIA Officers, and their Alternates,
19E - OI Communications Service
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01/09/2009 |
07/31/2009
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10-2008-013 |
Recommendations for Use of Fluorides in Medical Management of Dental Caries,
112D - Dentistry Service
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09/15/2008 |
03/31/2009
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10-2008-012 |
Mark Wolcutt Awards for Clinical Excellence,
11 - Office of Patient Care Services
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08/20/2008 |
04/30/2009
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2008-011 |
Bed Bugs,
111 - Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group
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08/08/2008 |
02/28/2009
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10-2008-010 |
Access to Dental Care for Medically Compelling Conditions,
113 - Prosthetics Service
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07/14/2008 |
01/31/2009
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10-2008-009 |
Advance Directives for Mental health: An Ethical Analysis of State Laws and Implicatins for VHA Policy,
10E - National Center for Ethics in Healthcare
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07/03/2008 |
01/31/2009
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10-2008-008 |
Implementation of Procedures for Admission of Residents from OEF/OIF for Care in VA Community Living Centers (Formerly Known as Nursing Home Care Units),
114 - Geriatrics and Extended Care Service
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07/01/2008 |
12/31/2008
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10-2008-007 |
Announcement of the David M. Worthen Award for Academic Excelence,
14 - Academic Affiliations Service
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03/12/2008 |
09/30/2008
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10-2008-006 |
Body Piercing and Tattoos,
11 - Office of Patient Care Services
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03/11/2008 |
09/30/2008
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10-2008-005 |
The Under Secretary for Health Awards for Excellence in Social Work,
11CCSW - Social Work Service
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02/15/2008 |
08/31/2008
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10-2008-004 |
Under Secretary for Health's Award for Excellence in Nutrition Care Practice,
110A - Nutrition and Food Service
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01/29/2008 |
07/31/2008
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10-2008-003 |
2008 Marsha Goodwin-Beck Interdisciplinary Awards for Excellence in Geriatrics,
114 - Geriatrics and Extended Care Service
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01/28/2008 |
07/31/2008
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10-2008-002 |
Formulary Utilization of Insulin Pens,
111 - Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group
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01/07/2008 |
07/31/2008
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10-2008-001 |
Procedures for Assessing Suspected Alcohol Intoxication and Behavior Risk Including Use of Breathalyzers,
116 - Mental Health Service
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01/02/2008 |
07/31/2008
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10-2007-018 |
Intermittent Catheterization and the Use of Sterile Catheters,
11 - Office of Patient Care Services
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12/13/2007 |
06/30/2008
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10-2007-017 |
Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) National Advisory Committee (NAC) 2007 Recommendations (CORRECTED COPY),
10C2 - Voluntary Service Program
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12/03/2007 |
06/30/2008
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10-2007-016 |
Impaired Driving in Older Adults Ethical Challenges for Health Care Professionals,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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11/08/2007 |
05/31/2008
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10-2007-015 |
Mark Wolcott Awards for Clinical Excellence,
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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10/22/2007 |
04/30/2008
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10-2007-013 |
Vaccination to Prevent Herpes Zoster,
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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09/21/2007 |
03/31/2008
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10-2007-014 |
Antidepressants and Suicidality,
Mental Health Service (116)
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09/21/2007 |
03/31/2008
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10-2007-012 |
Vaccination to Prevent Cervical Cancer Caused by Certain Types of Genital Human Papillomavirus,
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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09/04/2007 |
03/30/2008
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10-2007-011 |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening,
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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08/27/2007 |
02/29/2008
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10-2007-010 |
The Role of Norovirus in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis,
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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07/26/2007 |
01/31/2008
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10-2007-009 |
MYIASIS,
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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05/17/2007 |
10/31/2007
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10-2007-008 |
Ethical Aspects of the Relationship Between Clinicians and Surrogate Decision Makers,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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04/12/2007 |
11/30/2007
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14-2007-001 |
Announcement of the David M. Worthern Award for Academic Excellence,
Academic Affiliations Service (14)
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03/27/2007 |
08/31/2007
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10-2007-007 |
VA Notice 06-1, Veterans On Whose Behalf VA Pays Per Diem to States for Care in State Veterans Homes,
Geriatrics and Extended Care Service (114)
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03/08/2007 |
10/30/2007
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10-2007-006 |
Human Transportation Services Coordination,
VHA Business Office (16)
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03/02/2007 |
10/31/2007
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10N-2007-001 |
IMedConsent [Trademark] Guidance,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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02/22/2007 |
08/31/2007
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10-2007-005 |
Department Of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) National Advisory Committee (NAC) 2006 Recommendations,
Voluntary Service Program (10C2)
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02/07/2007 |
09/30/2007
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10-2007-004 |
Under Secretary for Health's Award for Excellence in Nutrition Care Practice,
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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01/31/2007 |
08/31/2007
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10-2007-002 |
The Under Secretary for Health's Awards for Excellence in Social Work,
Social Work Service (11CCSW)
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01/16/2007 |
08/31/2007
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10-2007-003 |
Marsha Goodwin-Beck Interdisciplinary Awards For Excellence in Geriatrics,
Geriatrics and Extended Care Service (114)
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01/12/2007 |
08/31/2007
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10-2007-001 |
Sarcoidosis,
Public Health and Environmental Hazards (13)
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01/09/2007 |
08/31/2007
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10-2006-013 |
New JCAHO Performance Requirement for Mitigating the Risk of Suicide ,
Mental Health Service (116)
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12/11/2006 |
06/20/2007
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19-2006-002 |
Service Level Agreement for Storage of Records at the VA Records Center and Vault,
Forms , Publications and Records Management Service (19E1)
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10/19/2006 |
09/30/2007
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10-2006-012 |
Mark Wolcott Awards for Clinical Excellence,
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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09/14/2006 |
04/30/2007
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10-2006-011 |
Storage And Inspection Of Controlled Substances in Research,
Pharmacy Service (119)
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08/29/2006 |
02/28/2007
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10-2006-010 |
Potential Health Effects Among Veterans Involved In Military Chemical Warfare Agent Experiments Conducted From 1955 To 1975,
Environmental Agents Service (131)
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08/14/2006 |
02/28/2007
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10E-2006-001 |
The Ethics Of Palliative Sedation,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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08/03/2006 |
02/28/2007
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10-2006-009 |
Airborne Particle Assessment Of Pharmaceutical Cleanrooms,
Health Care Engineering (10 NB)
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07/10/2006 |
01/31/2007
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19-2006-001 |
VA Notice 06-01 and VA Handbook 6301, Policy and Procedures for Handling Electronic Mail Records,
Office of Information (19)
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07/06/2006 |
01/31/2007
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10-2006-008 |
Microbiological Assessment of Pharmaceutical Cleanrooms,
Health Care Engineering (10 NB)
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06/29/2006 |
12/31/2011
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10-2006-007 |
Guidelines And Recommendations For Services Provided By VHA Facilities To Incarcerated Veterans Re-entering Community Living,
Mental Health Service (116)
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06/27/2006 |
01/31/2007
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12-2006-001 |
Solicitation Of Research Proposals To Establish Rehabilitation Research And Development Centers,
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service (122)
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06/21/2006 |
02/28/2007
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14-2006-003 |
Reannouncement Of The David M. Worthen Award For Academic Excellence,
Academic Affiliations Service (14)
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06/15/2006 |
12/31/2006
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14-2006-002 |
Ethics Training For Physician Residents,
Academic Affiliations Service (14)
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05/31/2006 |
11/30/2006
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10-2006-006 |
Guidelines for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Facilities Providing Self-Medication Programs to Eligible Veterans in Blind Rehabilitation Centers,
Pharmacy Service (119)
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02/24/2006 |
08/31/2006
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10-2006-005 |
Compensation to Health Care Professionals from The Pharmaceutical Industry,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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02/17/2006 |
08/31/2006
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10-2006-004 |
Screening and Clinical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury,
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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01/25/2006 |
07/31/2006
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10-2006-003 |
Compliance and Business Integrity (CBI) Program,
Office of Compliance and Business Integrity (10B3)
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01/20/2006 |
07/31/2006
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10-2006-002 |
Marsha Goodwin-Beck Interdisciplinary Awards for Excellence in Geriatrics,
Geriatrics and Extended Care Service (114)
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01/10/2006 |
07/31/2006
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10-2005-024 |
The Under Secretary for Health's Diversity Awards Program,
Office of Management Support (10A2)
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12/07/2005 |
06/30/2006
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10-2005-023 |
Respiratory Protection Used for Infectious Disease and Annual Fit-testing,
Environmental Epidemiology Service (135)
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12/01/2005 |
05/31/2006
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12-2005-003 |
Solicitation of Applications for Research for Advancements in Technology for The Treatment of Obesity,
Research and Development Service (12)
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10/25/2005 |
04/30/2010
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12-2005-004 |
Solicitation of Applications for Chronic Pain Treatment and Management,
Research and Development Service (12)
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10/25/2005 |
04/30/2010
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10-2005-021 |
Ethics Consultation: Responding To Ethics Concerns In Health Care,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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10/04/2005 |
04/30/2006
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19-2005-001 |
Service Level Agreement for Storage of Records at The VA Records Center and Vault,
Forms , Publications and Records Management Service (19E1)
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09/22/2005 |
03/31/2006
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10-2005-020 |
NEW STUDY REPORTING INCREASED RISK OF BRAIN CANCER DEATHS AMONG 1991 GULF WAR VETERANS POSSIBLY EXPOSED TO SARIN CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AT KHAMISIYAH, IRAQ,
Environmental Agents Service (131)
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09/15/2005 |
03/31/2006
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10-2005-018 |
Clostridium Difficile (C. difficile),
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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09/08/2005 |
03/31/2006
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10-2005-019 |
Patient Care Ergonomic Program,
Environmental Agents Service (131)
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09/08/2005 |
03/31/2006
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10-2005-017 |
Need for Routine Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Risk Assessment and Testing,
Public Health Service (13B)
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09/02/2005 |
03/31/2006
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10-2005-016 |
VHA Oseltamivir Stockpile,
Public Health Service (13B)
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09/02/2005 |
03/31/2006
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10-2005-15 |
Telephone Care Responses To Questions Regarding The Audible Prescription Reading Device (APRD),
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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08/30/2005 |
02/28/2006
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10-2005-014 |
Cervical Cancer Screening for Women Enrolled in the VA Health Care System,
Women Veterans Health Program (133)
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08/08/2005 |
02/28/2006
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10-2005-013 |
Changes to VHA Leadership Structure,
Under Secretary for Health (10)
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07/28/2005 |
01/31/2006
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11-2005-002 |
Use of Global Positioning System (GPS) Devices,
Prosthetics Service (113)
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07/22/2005 |
01/31/2006
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10-2005-011 |
Sarcoidosis,
Occupational Health Program (136)
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05/27/2005 |
11/30/2005
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10-2005-010 |
Disclosure Patients' Protection Health Information to Surrogates,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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05/25/2005 |
11/30/2005
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10-2005-009 |
Colorectal Cancer Screening,
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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05/16/2005 |
11/30/2005
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10-2005-008 |
VHA Mission, Core Values, Vision, Domains of Value and Planning Strategies,
Under Secretary for Health (10)
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05/09/2005 |
06/30/2006
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10-2005-007 |
Control of Moisture and Mold in VHA Facilities,
Environmental Agents Service (131)
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05/04/2005 |
11/30/2005
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10-2005-006 |
Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation for Veterans Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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04/18/2005 |
10/31/2005
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10-2005-005 |
Efficacy of High-protein Low-carbohydrate Diet in Promoting Weight Loss,
Nutrition and Food Service (110A)
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03/17/2005 |
09/30/2005
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10-2005-004 |
Health Effects Among Veterans Exposed to Mustard and Lewisite Chemical Warfare Agents,
Environmental Agents Service (131)
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03/14/2005 |
09/30/2005
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17-2005-001 |
Use of Government Travel card,
Financial Management and Accounting Office (173A)
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02/14/2005 |
08/31/2005
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10-2005-002 |
Communication with Veterans and Their Families,
Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management (10N)
|
02/11/2005 |
08/31/2005
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10-2005-003 |
Delivery of Outpatient Prescriptions Following A Significant Weather Event,
Pharmacy Service (119)
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02/11/2005 |
08/31/2005
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10-2005-001 |
Request for Proposals (RFP) To Establish Veterans Integrated Service Network Telehealth Programs In Teleretinal Imaging For Diabetic Retinopathy,
Office of Care Coordination (11CC)
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01/13/2005 |
07/12/2005
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11-2005-001 |
Implementation of the RAI/MDS on LTC-SCI Units,
Office of Patient Care Services (11)
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01/06/2005 |
07/30/2005
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10-2004-019 |
Exposure to Hazardous Drugs,
Health Care Engineering (10 NB)
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12/21/2004 |
06/30/2005
|
10-2004-018 |
Post-Polio Syndrome (Late Sequelae),
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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12/07/2004 |
05/31/2005
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10-2004-017 |
Request for Proposals (RFP) To Become a National VHA Care Coordination Training Center,
Office of Care Coordination (11CC)
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10/28/2004 |
04/30/2005
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10-2004-014 |
The Managing Overweight And/Or Obesity For Veterans Everywhere (MOVE!) Program,
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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10/07/2004 |
04/30/2005
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10-2004-013 |
Guidance For The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Leishmania Infection,
Public Health and Environmental Hazards (13)
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10/06/2004 |
04/30/2005
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10-2004-012 |
Online Patient-Clinician Messaging: Fundamentals of Ethical Practice,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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08/26/2004 |
|
10-2004-011 |
Credentialing And Privileging Of Doctors Of Chiropractic,
Acute Care Strategic Healthcare Group (111)
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08/23/2004 |
02/28/2005
|
10-2004-10 |
Annual Inspection of VA Pharmaceutical Caches,
Pharmacy Service (119)
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08/13/2004 |
02/28/2005
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10-2004-009 |
Security For Radioactive Materials,
Office of Patient Care Services(11)
|
08/02/2004 |
02/28/2005
|
10-2004-008 |
Diversity Advisory Board Appointments,
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Health(10A)
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07/19/2004 |
01/31/2005
|
12-2004-001 |
Solicitation Of Applications For Deployment Health Services Research,
Research and Development Service (12)
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07/09/2004 |
|
10-2004-007 |
Possible Long-term Health Effects From the Malarial Prophylaxis Mefloquine (LARIAM),
Environmental Agents Service (131)
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06/23/2004 |
|
10-2004-005 |
Non-Institutional Extended Care,
Geriatrics and Extended Care Service (114)
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05/03/2004 |
|
10-2004-004 |
Request For Proposals (RFP) For Care Coordination And Home Telehealth Implementation Projects,
Under Secretary for Health (10)
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03/30/2004 |
|
19-2004-001 |
Medical Library Association National Meeting,
Office of Information (19)
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03/26/2004 |
|
10-2004-003 |
Education Initiative for Veterans: ,
Under Secretary for Health (10)
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02/25/2004 |
|
10-2004-002 |
Gifts to Health Care Professionals From the Pharmaceutical Industry,
Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management (10N)
|
02/17/2004 |
|
10-2004-001 |
Clinical Reminder Regarding Veterans in the Recent Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq,
Under Secretary for Health (10)
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02/06/2004 |
|
10-2003-014 |
Long-term Effects of Heat-related Illnesses,
Public Health and Environmental Hazards (13)
|
11/20/2003 |
|
10-2003-010 |
Role of Norovirus in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis,
Public Health and Environmental Hazards (13)
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09/23/2003 |
|
19-2003-003 |
2003 VA Health Information Managers Annual Conference and 75th American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) National Convention,
Office of Information (19)
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09/12/2003 |
|
10-2003-009 |
Under Secretary for Health's Information Letter Ethical Boundaries in Patient-Clinician Relationships,
Under Secretary for Health (10)
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08/28/2003 |
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19-2003-002 |
Guidelines Regarding the Outside Employment of VHA Employees,
Office of Information (19)
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07/28/2003 |
|
10-2003-006 |
Jimmy Lee Award Program for Innovation in Human Resources Management,
Under Secretary for Health (10)
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07/17/2003 |
|
IL 10-2003-01 |
Disclosing Adverse Events To Patients,
National Center for Ethics in Healthcare (10E)
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05/13/2003 |
|
10-2002-17 |
Under Secretary For Health's Information Letter Myiasis,
Environmental Agents Service (131)
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09/11/2002 |
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