2024 OCT CCSS: Fostering Quality and Excellence in Military Specific Care

October 17, 2024

  

Clinical Communities Speaker Series 

Elevate your practice with expert insights into programs, advancements, and pressing topics impacting military health.


Live event on Thursday, October 17 at 7:45 AM ET 

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Up to 6.0 CE/CME credits   Download the slides


Overview: 

The Clinical Communities Speaker Series (CCSS) aims to advance the performance, skills, and competence of healthcare providers and teams across the military health system. Virtual presentations draw on military and civilian experts from academia, government, and clinical care settings to address professional practice gaps among a wide range of healthcare professions. By focusing on clinical best practices, interprofessional learning, and military readiness, participants are empowered to optimize health outcomes for uniformed service members and their families through better individual and collaborative care practices. 

Target Audience

  • 6.00 ACCME Non-Physician
  • 6.00 Athletic Trainers (BOC)
  • 6.00 Certified Counselors (NBCC)
  • 6.00 Dentists and Allied Staff (ADA)
  • 6.00 Dieticians (CDR)
  • 2.00 Healthcare Executives (ACHE)1
  • 6.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
  • 6.00 Kinesiotherapists (COPSKT)
  • 6.00 Nurses (ANCC)
  • 6.00 Occupational Therapists (AOTA)
  • 6.00 Optometrists (ARBO/COPE)
  • 6.00 Pharmacists and Technicians (ACPE)
  • 6.00 Physician Assistants (AAPA)
  • 6.00 Physicians (ACCME)
  • 6.00 Psychologists (APA)
  • 6.00 Social Workers (ASWB)
  • 2.00 Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ASHA)2

1  ACHE credit available for Session 03 and Session 05 only.
2  ASHA credit available for Session 01 and Session 06 only.


A certificate of attendance is available for all sessions and may be used to receive CE credit for other health professions.

Course summary
Course opens: 
09/17/2024
Course expires: 
10/31/2024
Event starts: 
10/17/2024 - 7:45am EDT
Event ends: 
10/17/2024 - 3:50pm EDT

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 7:45 AM ET to 3:50 PM ET on Microsoft Teams

Time (ET)

Moderator

Army Maj. Hunter Jackson Smith, MD, MPH, MBE, FACPM
Focus Area Lead, Antimicrobial Resistance, STI, & Enteric Infections, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division

0745 – 0750

Welcome Remarks

Lolita T. O’Donnell, PhD, MSN, RN
Chief, Executive Skills, Continuing Education & Libraries (EXCEL) Division
Director, Continuing Education Program Office
J-7, Education and Training Directorate, Defense Health Agency (DHA)

0750 – 0800

Opening Remarks

Air Force Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Anita Fligge, DNP, MSN, BSN
Director, Federal Health and General Manager, CMS, LLC at Dawson
Previous Director, J-3/5/7 & Chief Nursing Officer, DHA

0800 – 0900

S01: The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Warfighter Brain Health Initiative: Maximizing Performance On and Off the Battlefield

 
Katherine (“Kathy”) M. Lee MS, ARNP
Director, Warfighter Brain Health Initiative
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), DHA

 

0900 – 0910Break
0910 – 1010

S02: Advancing Healthy Sleep in the Military: Spanning the Field to the Clinic


Army Lt Col. Connie L. Thomas, MD
Associate Director, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Psychiatrist and Sleep Medicine Physician, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Uniformed Services University

 

1010 – 1020Break
1020 – 1120

S03: Exploring Ethical Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Military Medicine


Kenneth W. Goodman, PhD, FACMI, FACE
Founder and Director of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Director of Ethics Programs, Professor of Medicine
University of Miami

 

1120 – 1130Break
1130 – 1230

S04: Moral Injury: Addressing the Invisible Wounds through Assessment and Treatment


Brittany Davis, PhD
Consultant, National Center for PTSD, Department of Veteran Affairs
Clinical Psychologist, PTSD Clinical Team, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida

 

1230 – 1330Lunch Break
1330 – 1430

S05: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Perspectives on Integrated Care and Its Implications to Clinical Practice


Neeraj Gandotra, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

1430 – 1440Break
1440 – 1540

S06: Enhancing Temporomandibular Disorder and Comorbidity Care in the Military Health System


Navy Cmdr. James Hawkins, DDS, MS, MEd-HPE
Specialty Leader, Navy Orofacial Pain
Naval Postgraduate Dental School

 

1540 – 1550

Closing Remarks

Army Col. (Ret.) Frederick C. Lough, MD, FACS
Director, Griffith Institute
Director, DoD Medical Ethics Center (DMEC)
Uniformed Services University

 

Presenting Faculty
 

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Lolita T. O’Donnell, PhD, MSN, RN
Chief, Executive Skills, Continuing Education & Libraries (EXCEL) Division
Director, Continuing Education Program Office
J-7, Defense Health Agency (DHA)

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Air Force Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Anita Fligge, DNP, MSN, BSN
Director, Federal Health and General Manager, CMS, LLC at Dawson
Previous Director, J-3/5/7 & Chief Nursing Office, DHA

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Katherine (“Kathy”) M. Lee, MS, ARNP
Director, Warfighter Brain Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), DHA

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Kenneth W. Goodman, PhD, FACMI, FACE
Founder and Director of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Director of Ethics Programs, Professor of Medicine, University of Miami

 

 

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Neeraj Gandotra, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Army Major Hunter Jackson Smith, MD, MPH, MBE, FACPM
Focus Area Lead, Antimicrobial Resistance, STI, & Enteric Infections, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division

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Army Col. (Ret.) Frederick C. Lough, MD, FACS 
Director, Griffith Institute
Director, DOD Medical Ethics Center (DMEC) 
Uniformed Services University (USU)

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Army Lt. Col. Connie L. Thomas, MD
Associate Director, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Psychiatrist and Sleep Medicine Physician, Walter Reed; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, USU

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Brittany Davis, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital; Consultant, National Center for PTSD, Department of Veteran Affairs; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida

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Navy Commander James Hawkins, DDS, MS, MEd-HPE
Specialty Leader, Navy Orofacial Pain
Naval Postgraduate Dental School

 
Disclosure:
DHA J-7 staff, planning committee members, and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Welcome Remarks Speaker(s)

Lolita T. O'Donnell, Ph.D., MSN, R.N.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Opening Remarks Speaker(s)

Anita Fligge, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Moderator(s)

Army Major Hunter Smith, MD, MPH, MBE, FACPM

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Brittany Davis, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Neeraj Gandotra, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kenneth Goodman, PhD, FACMI, FACE

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Navy Commander James Hawkins, DDS, MS, MEd-HPE

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Katherine (“Kathy”) Lee, MSN, ARNP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Army Major Connie Thomas, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Closing Remarks Speaker(s)

Army Colonel Frederick Lough, MD, FACS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Available Credit

  • Physician Assistants/Associates (AAPA)
    DHA J-7 CEPO has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Physician assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
  • Healthcare Associates (ACHE)
    By attending this program offered by DHA, J-7, CEPO, participants may earn up to 2.00 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Qualified Education hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Participants in this program who wish to have the continuing education hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education credit must self-report their participation. To self-report, participants must log into their MyACHE account and select ACHE Qualified Education Credit.
  • ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit
    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 6.00 hours for completing this Internet Live Course activity.
  • ACPE Pharmacist
    No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacists. This knowledge-based activity will provide contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.
  • ACPE Pharmacy Technician
    No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for Pharmacy Technicians. This knowledge-based activity will provide contact hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.
  • Dentists and Allied Dental Staff (ADA CERP)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education (CDE). ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP. DHA, J-7, CEPO designates this activity for continuing education credits.

  • Physicians (ACCME)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this Internet Live Course for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • Nurses (ANCC)
    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Internet Live Course for ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • Occupational Therapists (AOTA)

    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider of professional development (PD). This distance learning-interactive offers CEU intermediate, OT service delivery, professional issues, foundational knowledge. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

  • Psychologists (APA)
    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The DHA, J7, CEPO maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this activity for CE credits. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. There is no cost to participate.
  • Optometrists (ARBO/COPE)


    This activity has been approved by ARBO/COPE. The DHA, J-7, CEPO designates this activity for credit hours.

  • ASHA Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
    Introductory Level 0.2 ASHA CEUs DHA, J-7, CEPO is approved by the Continuing Education board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology, and audiology. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
  • Social Workers (ASWB)

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA, J-7, CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.

  • Athletic Trainers (BOC)
    Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)
    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 5.00 hours/Continuing Education Units (CEUs). ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
  • Registered Dietitians (CDR)

    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

  • Kinesiotherapists (COPSKT)
    This continuing education activity has been accredited by The Council on Professional Standards for Kinesiotherapy (COPSKT) to include contact hours. DHA, J-7, CEPO accredits enterprise-wide continuing education activities for military and civilian health care professionals. These courses are critical to DHA’s goal of providing the best possible quality care to active duty service members, veterans, and their families.
  • Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

    In support of improving patient care, the DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

  • Certified Counselors (NBCC)
    DHA J-7 CEPO has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. DHA J-7 CEPO is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
 
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