DHA Public Health Chief Nursing Officer Lunch and Learn Series: Childhood Lead Poisoning, 13 SEP 2024

September 13, 2024

Program Description

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health (PH) Chief Nursing Officer hosts a Lunch and Learn series for nursing staff assigned at DHA to provide an avenue for academic and professional discussion of articles of interest that transcends across PH nursing. This series disseminates new information throughout DHA PH nursing professionals to be shared in their engagement with Military Health System (MHS) nursing staff. The events will be hosted live via a dedicated TEAMS channel to allow for maximum participation.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for nurses. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the importance of Blood Lead Reference Value (BLRV) per Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in management of children exposed to lead.
  2. Explain the process of managing children with elevated blood lead level within public health.
  3. Summarize the Department of Defense (DoD) Comprehensive Practice Guidelines for Screening, Testing, and Reporting of Blood Lead Level in Children.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Nurses (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 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
09/06/2024
Course expires: 
09/27/2024
Event starts: 
09/13/2024 - 10:30am EDT
Event ends: 
09/13/2024 - 11:30am EDT
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Edna Garcia-Kelley, RN, BSN. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Nurses (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 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
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