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Dr. Bair has been working in the field of geriatrics and psychiatry since 1991 when he began working at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. He has a strong interest in rural health, and, in 2008, was selected to direct one of three new VA Rural Health Resource Centers to better understand rural health issues for veterans and develop special practices and products to provide better care to veterans living in rural areas. Dr. Bair is the Director of the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center – Western Region housed at the VAMC in Salt Lake City. Dr. Bair also has many research interests, with a focus on developing novel care delivery models for older adults that improve patient focused care, quality of care outcomes, and have a positive impact on resource utilization and costs. Received ACLS certification in 2012 from http://www.aclscertification.com

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University Hospital
Psychiatry

801-581-7951

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT  84132
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Specialties

  • Geriatrics
  • Psychiatry

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Professor (Clinical)
Nursing - Adjunct Professor
Psychiatry - Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Adult Psychiatry
Geriatrics
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Geriatric Medicine)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Geriatric)

Dr. Bair has been working in the field of geriatrics and psychiatry since 1991 when he began working at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center. He has a strong interest in rural health, and, in 2008, was selected to direct one of three new VA Rural Health Resource Centers to better understand rural health issues for veterans and develop special practices and products to provide better care to veterans living in rural areas. Dr. Bair is the Director of the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center – Western Region housed at the VAMC in Salt Lake City. Dr. Bair also has many research interests, with a focus on developing novel care delivery models for older adults that improve patient focused care, quality of care outcomes, and have a positive impact on resource utilization and costs. Received ACLS certification in 2012 from http://www.aclscertification.com

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Research Statement

Since 2008 I have Directed the VHA Office of Rural Health Veterans Rural Health Resource Center field office in Salt Lake City (ORH VRHRC SLC). ORH VRHRC SLC is responsible for doing research that; describes rural / urban health discrepancies, develops and pilot innovative health care delivery mechanisms, and fosters dissemination of effective healthcare interventions. We are responsible for developing, submitting, implementing and monitoring an annual research portfolio that is competitively reviewed and funded. Each year we have approximately 28 projects, programs, and disseminations that we mentor, supervise and administer via national collaboratives. Our ORH VRHRC SLC focuses on rural Veteran populations that are underserved and vulnerable. This work includes older Veterans as well as ethnic, cultural, and minority Veteran populations.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Professor (Clinical)
Nursing - Adjunct Professor
Psychiatry - Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Adult Psychiatry
Geriatrics
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Geriatric Medicine)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Geriatric)

Research Interests

  • Aging and Health Promotion
  • Health Care Policy/Health Care Systems
  • Dementia Disruptive Behaviors

Education History

Graduate Training University of Utah
Business Administration
M.B.A., 1996
Chief Resident West Virginia University
Internal Medicine
Chief Resident, 1991
Chief Resident West Virginia University
Psychiatry
Chief Resident, 1990
Residency West Virginia University Hospital
Psychiatry and Internal Medicine
Resident, 1990
Professional Medical University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D., 1986
Graduate Training Utah State University
Psychology
M.S., 1982
Undergraduate Utah State University
Biology and Chemistry
B.S., 1980

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Brooks E, Manson SM, Bair B, Dailey N, Shore JH (2012). The diffusion of telehealth in rural American Indian communities: a retrospective survey of key stakeholders. Telemed J E Health, 18(1), 60-6.
  2. West AN, Lee RE, Shambaugh-Miller MD, Bair BD, Mueller KJ, Lilly RS, Kaboli PJ, Hawthorne K (2010). Defining "rural" for veterans' health care planning. J Rural Health, 26(4), 301-9.
  3. Juretic M, Hill R, Luptak M, Rupper R, Bair B, Floyd J, Westfield B, Dailey NK (2010). Reaching out to older veterans in need: the Elko clinic demonstration project. J Rural Health, 26(4), 325-32.
  4. Luptak M, Dailey N, Juretic M, Rupper R, Hill RD, Hicken BL, Bair BD (2010). The Care Coordination Home Telehealth (CCHT) rural demonstration project: a symptom-based approach for serving older veterans in remote geographical settings. Rural Remote Health, 10(2), 1375.

Review

  1. Hill RD, Luptak MK, Rupper RW, Bair B, Peterson C, Dailey N, Hicken BL (2010). Review of Veterans Health Administration telemedicine interventions. [Review]. Am J Manag Care, 16(12 Suppl HIT), e302-10.

Report

  1. J Shore, E Brooks, H Anderson, B Bair, N Dailey, L Jeanne Kaufmann, S Manson (2012). Characteristics of Telemental Health Service Use by American Indian Veterans. Aurora & Salt Lake City: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities & Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Western Region.

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