The 23 July 2020, CCSS, "Health Innovations and Promising Practices" Home Study is Now Open!

If you missed the live 23 July 2020, DHA, J-7, Clinical Communities Speaker Series (CCSS), “Health Innovations and Promising Practices,” now is your chance to earn up to 8.0 FREE Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education (CE/CME) credits. To participate in the 23 July 2020 CCSS Home Study, visit the CE Management System (www.dhaj7-cepo.com) and search for the course title. Participants can earn CE/CME credits from anywhere in the world if all courses are completed! This home study activity will be available until 15 March 2021.

This home study activity highlights innovations in health care from the Department of Defense, Veteran Affairs, and other top community practice groups. The educational content was created by Subject Matter Experts in the ethical, research, academia, and medical domains of military and civilian health care sectors.

Overview of Topics for this Activity

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

This home study activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, optometrists, social workers, psychologists, dentists, dental hygienists, dental lab technicians, registered dietitians, dietetic technicians, occupational therapists, kinesiotherapists, case managers, healthcare executives 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.