Register for the 23 July 2020, DHA, CCSS, Health Innovations and Promising Practices!

There is still time to register for the 23 July 2020, DHA J-7 Clinical Communities Speaker Series (CCSS), "Health Innovations and 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 23 July 2020 CCSS, please visit the following link: https://www.dhaj7-cepo.com/content/clinical-communities-speaker-series-health-innovations-and-promising-practices-jul-2020

This event will highlight innovations in health care from the Department of Defense, Veteran Affairs, international medicine, and other top community practice groups. The educational content will be created by Subject Matter Experts in the ethical, research, academia, 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

Ethical Concerns with Conflicts of Interest in Partnerships and Collaboration within the Military Health System

William Rosen, J.D., Associate Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, DHA, Falls Church, Va.

The Use of the Behavioral Health Data Portal for Clinical Outcome Monitoring and Clinical Implications

US Public Health Service CAPT Meghan Corso, Psy.D., Chief, Behavioral Health Clinical Management Team Medical Affairs, Clinical Support Division, DHA, Falls Church Va.
Air Force Col Scott Sonnek, Ph.D., Chair, Behavioral Health Clinical Community Medical Affairs Clinical Support Division, DHA, Falls Church Va.
Adam Rodgers, P.M.P., Program Manager, Behavioral Health Data Portal Behavioral Health Clinical Management Team Clinical Support Division, DHA, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA

Operational Entomology in the Department of Defense: Implications on Clinical Practice

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Kavanaugh, M.S., Chief, Strategy and Information, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, Silver Spring, Md.

A High Reliability Organization (HRO) Framework for Health Care: A Multi-Year Implementation and Associated Outcomes

William Gunnar, M.D., J.D., Executive Director, Veteran Health Affairs, National Center for Patient Safety, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Gary Sculli, M.S.N., A.T.P., Veteran Health Affairs, National Center for Patient Safety, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Light’s Effects on Human Health, Alertness, and Sleep

Mariana G. Figuerio, Ph.D., F.I.E.S., Director and Professor, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

So You Want to be a Navy Pilot: A Case Based Approach to Aviation Vision Standards

Navy LCDR Amanda Jimenez Myers, O.D., F.A.A.O. Clinical Director, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute
Navy LCDR Micah Kinney, O.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.O. Aeromedical Consultant, Naval Air Warfare Center- Aircraft Division

Disease Management within the Military Health System: The Role of Clinical Providers

Air Force Maj. Jan Dockery, B.S.N., R.N., C.M.R.S.N, Air Force Disease Management Consultant, USAF, Joint Base San Antonio-Form Sam, Houston, Texas

Air Force Capt. Theodore Urbano, M.A., B.S.N, R.N., C.M.R.S.N., Chief, J-7 Education and Training Program Management, DHA, Falls Church, Va.

COVID-19 Response: Personal Protective Nutrition (PPN) & Personal Protective Lifestyle (PPL): Optimizing Performance, Readiness, and Resilience

Air Force Col. [ret] Mylene Huynh, M.D., M.P.H., I.F.M.C.P.
Air Force Maj. Regan Stiegmann, D.O., M.P.H., Flight Surgeon/Preventive Medicine
Lifestyle & Performance Medicine, 10th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, USAF Academy, Colo.
Army CPT. Bryan Stepanenko, M.D., M.P.H., I.F.M.C.P., Womack MEDCEN, Ft Bragg, NC

Target Audience

The live virtual activities are designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physician assistants, counselors, social workers, psychologists, case managers, occupational therapists, optometrists, kinesiotherapists, dentists, dental assistants, dental technicians, healthcare executives and other health care professionals who support/care for U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, 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.