Byron D. Bair,
MD
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
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
Clinical Locations
Psychiatry
801-581-7951
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Internal Medicine
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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
Academic Locations
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
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Report
- 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.