Register for the 24 September 2020, CCSS, "Military Health Care: Select Promising Practices"

Registration is now open for the 24 September 2020, DHA J-7 Clinical Communities Speaker Series (CCSS), "Military Health Care: Select Promising Practices.” The event is completely virtual allowing participants to earn up to 8.0 Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education (CE/CME) credits from anywhere in the world if all courses are completed! To register for the 24 September 2020 CCSS, please visit the following link: https://www.dhaj7-cepo.com/content/clinical-communities-speaker-series-military-health-care-select-promising-practices-24-sept

This event will highlight current evidence-based practices, recommendations and initiatives and ethical considerations related to military health care. The educational content will be created by Subject Matter Experts in the ethical, research, academia, technological, and medical domains of military and civilian health care sectors. The primary focus of this event aims to enhance the quality of patient outcomes and population health by providing advanced continuing education opportunities to improve the practice, skills, and knowledge of health care providers across the Military Health System (MHS).

Overview of Topics for Live Event

Models and Decision Aids for Prevention of Thermal Injuries in Extreme Environments

Adam Potter, M.B.A, Ph.D., Deputy Chief, Research Physiology, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Mass.

David Looney, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., Research Physiologist, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Mass.

Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: Advancements in Military Medical Record Technology

Eric Shuping, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P., Director, Environmental Health Program, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Washington, DC.

Steven P. Jones, M.P.H., Program Manager, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD), Health Readiness Policy and Oversight (HRP&O), Falls Church, Va.

Improving Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Acute Concussion: A Defense Health Agency Quadruple Aim Performance Process (QPP) Initiative

Navy Capt. Scott W. Pyne, M.D., Division Chief, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), Silver Spring, Md.

Army Lt. Col. Cecilia Nájera, M.O.T.R./L., Acting Director, Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG), Falls Church, Va.

Navy Cmdr. Christofer J. Ecklund, Psy.D., Section Head, Traumatic Brain Injury Programs, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), Falls Church, Va.

Katharine Stout, P.T., D.P.T., N.C.S., M.B.A., Director, Clinical Affairs, DVBIC, Silver Spring, Md.

Air Force Maj. Thomas J. Bayuk, D.O., Neurologist, National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), Bethesda, Md.

To Image or Not to Image: Clinical Review to Address Low Back Pain

Army Maj. Nicole Brown, D.P.T., O.C.S., S.C.S., T.P.S., C.S.C.S., Chief, Outpatient Physical Therapy, Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Fort Sam Houston, Texas

VA-DoD Clinical Practice Management Guidelines for Adult Obesity

Army Lt. Col. Sky Graybill, M.D., Chief, Endocrinology, BAMC, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Ethical Implications of Human-Subjects Research Oversight: A Generation of Vipers

John J. Gillon, Jr., J.D., M.P.H., E.M.M.B., Faculty, Edmund D. Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics Member, Institutional Review Board, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

The Female Force Readiness Strategy: Increasing Medical Readiness, Resiliency and Retention of the Female Force

Navy Cmdr. Shari Gentry, M.D., M.H.A., F.A.A.F.P., Director, Primary Care and Branch Clinics, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va.

Navy Cmdr. Monica Ormeno, D.O., F.A.P.A., Division Officer, Child Guidance Clinic, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, Calif.

Robotics- Department of Defense Robotic Surgery Overview: Enhancing Operational Readiness

Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Tyler, M.D., Colon and Rectal Surgeon, Keesler Medical Center, Biloxi, Miss.

*Please Note: Topics/Titles are Subject to Change*

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physician Assistants, Optometrists, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Lab Technicians, Social Workers, Psychologists, Certified Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Kinesiotherapists, Healthcare Executives, Speech Language Pathologists, Audiologists, Registered Dieticians, Dietetic Technicians and other health care professionals who support/care for U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, National Guardsmen, military veterans and their families.

Continuing Education

The DHA, J-7, CEPO awards the credits, which are limited in scope to health care providers who actively provide care to U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, National Guardsmen, military veterans and their families.