Day 3: Forensic Healthcare Program, Patient Self-Management Goals, Care Plans: Development & Best Practices, Clinical Handoff to the VA / Transitions of Care
Target Audience
This activity provides continuing education for nurses, social workers, and case managers across the Military Health System (MHS). A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze current Department of War policies and procedures established to support patients seeking care associated with sexual trauma.
- Differentiate between the clinical components of a forensic healthcare examination and the legal protocols of evidence collection.
- Outline follow-on medical care pathways for patients of sexual trauma and the multi-disciplinary role of the healthcare provider.
- Evaluate the role of case management involvement in coordinating longitudinal care for patients with a history of interpersonal violence.
- Define self-management and self-management support.
- Describe the Joint Commission requirements and survey expectations for self-management goals.
- Identify techniques and strategies to develop, document, and sustain patient-centered self-management goals.
- Describe the patient-activated outpatient care-planning process from comprehensive assessment through evaluation and revision.
- Differentiate medical diagnoses from NANDA-I nursing diagnoses and select current 2024–2026 terminology based on the patient’s human response.
- Develop SMART goals that incorporate the relevant baseline, one measurable outcome, a defined target, timeframe, and evaluation criteria.
- Distinguish Patient-Activated Actions from professional case-management interventions.
- Use objective outcome measures to evaluate progress and determine whether the goal is met or revision is required.
- Summarize the role and mission of the VA Liaison and the VA Liaison Program.
- Identify key VA programs, benefits, and support resources available to assist transitioning Service Members.
- Outline the VA referral process and required timelines for active-duty Service Members transitioning care.
Course summary
- 4.00 ANCC
DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 4.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 4.00 ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA J7 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 4.00 General continuing education credits.
- 4.00 Attendance
- 4.00 The Commission CCM
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for up to 4.00 CE contact hours.
Activity Code: PENDING Approval Number: PENDING
To claim these CEs, log into your dashboard at www.yourcommission.org.
- 4.00 IPCE
In support of improving patient care, 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 healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Samantha Colliver, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, SANE-A/P. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.
Suany Crete, MSN, RN, GBLSS. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.
Rita Ebert, BSN, RN, CCM. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.
Angelika Brice, MSA, BSN, RN, CCM, AMB-BC™, CMSRN. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.
Bridgitt Sterling, DNP, DHA, MSN, MHA, RN. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.
Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose. No commercial support was provided for this activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 ANCC
DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 4.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 4.00 ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA J7 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 4.00 General continuing education credits.
- 4.00 Attendance
- 4.00 The Commission CCM
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for up to 4.00 CE contact hours.
Activity Code: PENDING Approval Number: PENDING
To claim these CEs, log into your dashboard at www.yourcommission.org.
- 4.00 IPCE
In support of improving patient care, 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 healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Requirements: CE/CME certificates are awarded to MHS participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest with a minimum score of 80% unless noted otherwise. The deadline to claim credit is Oct 25, 2026.
Access Code/Accommodations: Some activities require an access code to register or claim CE/CME credit. For inquiries regarding the access code or accommodations, please email Ms. Kellena Miller, RN, CCM, at [email protected].
For technical support, email [email protected].
There is no cost to participate in this activity.
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