711th Human Performance Wing: Integrated Operational Support Workshop (IOSW) FEB-2020

February 10, 2020 to February 14, 2020

One of the Air Force Surgeon General's primary objectives is to optimize the health and human performance of installation operational units through direct operational support of Air Force Medical Service assets. The base Operational Support Team (OST) is a multidisciplinary team of medical personnel with expertise related to mitigation of military occupation related physical or psychological stressors. The Integrative Operational Support Workshop will provide instruction on how to work in an embedded environment which will include building relationships, conducting unit-level needs assessments, performing time-limited integration in high risk squadrons, commander consultation and intervention.

Learning Objectives

  1. Better facilitate communication between the POTFF Team & Unit Personnel with common operating language.
  2. Put practices and procedures in place to continue stigma reduction of help seeking behaviors.
  3. Distinguish between IOS vs traditional mental health care.
  4. Examine the steps of a basic process improvement model which can be applied to IOS consulting problem sets.
  5. Identify necessary interpersonal attributes to provide high quality embedded support.
  6. Explain the potential ethical pitfalls inherent in the role of an embedded consultant.
  7. Articulate methods for maximizing team member capabilities and balancing provider/technician workload.
  8. Analyze key attributes that contribute to being an effective consultant.
  9. Describe consultation methods regarding leader support to individual Airmen.
  10. Select common consultation topics for commanders and other leaders.
  11. Comprehend differences between "coaching/consultation", limited scope care, primary care, specialty care.
  12. Understand evolving ethical dilemmas and challenges for embedded personnel
  13. Learn to make recommendations for ethical role management.
  14. Discuss ethical decision making in the field.
  15. Interpret metrics that capture performance of IOS activities.
  16. Assess the Air Force as a system & seek opportunities to intervene at both the individual & systematic level
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 16.00 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 a maximum of 16.00 CE credits. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. There is no cost to participate.
  • 16.00 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. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. DHA J-7 CEPO maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive a maximum of 16.00 ASWB continuing education credits.
  • 16.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 16.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 16.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by DHA, J-7, CEPO. DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (ARBO/COPE), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Course opens: 
01/27/2020
Course expires: 
02/28/2020
Event starts: 
02/10/2020 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
02/14/2020 - 5:00pm EST
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Wright-Patterson, OH
United States

Faculty: 

Arthur L. Miller, Psy.D., ABPP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Lt. Col. Thomas Magee, BSC, ABPP, FAACP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Anne H. Shadle, Ph.D., M.Ed. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Col. David H. Dickey, Ph.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Wayne Chappelle, Ph.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Kirk L. Rowe, Ph.D., ABPP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Maj. Elliot Reed, BSC. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Rachael Martinez, Ph.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Lt. Col. James Weinstein, Ph.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Lt. Col. Kieran Dhillon, Psy.D., ABPP. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

 

Disclosures: 

Defense Health Agency J-7 Continuing Education Program Office staff, planning and review committees have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

This CE activity is provided by the DHA J-7 Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO). This activity provides continuing education for psychologists and social workers. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees. 

Available Credit

  • 16.00 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 a maximum of 16.00 CE credits. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. There is no cost to participate.
  • 16.00 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. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. DHA J-7 CEPO maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive a maximum of 16.00 ASWB continuing education credits.
  • 16.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 16.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 16.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by DHA, J-7, CEPO. DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (ARBO/COPE), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
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