Special Feature Webinar: Understanding and Evaluating Military Environmental Exposures

March 29, 2023

Program Description

This 2-hour special feature webinar on environmental exposures will provide Department of Defense (DoD) health care providers the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of environmental exposures including, the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, associated medical evaluations, and the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER). Following participation in this webinar, health care providers will be able to better counsel service members about environmental exposure concerns, understand their role in conducting medical evaluations associated with service member environmental exposure concerns and describe how DoD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) collaboratively work together to support service members and veterans with military exposure concerns through research, health care, benefits, transition support, outreach, and education.

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Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, case managers and healthcare executives. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify common examples of environmental exposures of concern.
  2. Describe the purpose of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits Registry.
  3. Explain the role of health care providers in conducting medical evaluations associated with service member environmental exposure concerns.
  4. Summarize the features and functionality of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER).

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 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 2.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Physician assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
  • 2.00 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 2.00 hours for completing this Internet Live Course activity.
  • 2.00 ACHE
    DHA J-7 CEPO is authorized to award a maximum of 2.00 hours of pre-approved American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Qualified Education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. 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.
  • 2.00 ACPE Pharmacist
    UAN JA4008136-0000-23-065-L99-P
    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 a maximum of 2.00 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.
  • 2.00 ACPE Pharmacy technician
    UAN JA4008136-0000-23-065-L99-T
    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 a maximum of 2.00 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.
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    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 activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.00 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 a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 CCMC
    This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for up to 2.00 CE contact hours.
    Activity Code: S00054399 Approval Number: 230000847
  • 2.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 2.00 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: 
03/01/2023
Course expires: 
04/12/2023
Event starts: 
03/29/2023 - 1:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
03/29/2023 - 3:00pm EDT
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Time (ET)

Titles/Speakers

Learning Objectives (If Applicable)

1300 – 1305

Welcome Remarks

Air Force Col. Dianne Stroble, N.C., N.E.-B.C.

Director, Education and Training J-7

Defense Health Agency

Falls Church, Va.

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Time (ET)

Titles/Speakers

Learning Objectives (If Applicable)

1305 – 1330

Steve Jones, M.P.H.

Director, Force Readiness and Health Assurance Policy

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy & Oversight

Falls Church, Va.

  1. Identify common examples of environmental exposures of concern.
  2. Describe the purpose of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits Registry.
  3. Explain the role of health care providers in conducting medical evaluations associated with service member environmental exposure concerns.
  4. Summarize the features and functionality of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.

1330 – 1355

Eric Shuping M.D., M.P.H.

Operations Director, Health Outcomes of Military Exposures

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington, D.C.

1355 – 1420

Jesse Monestersky D.O., M.S., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H./F.A.C.O.E.M.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Staff Physician

Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

1420 – 1445

Mr. Larry Vandergrift, C.S.Q.E.

Project Manager, Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record

Solution Deliver Division, Defense Health Agency

Clinical Support Management Office

Falls Church, Va.

1445 – 1457

 

Question-and-Answer Panel Session

-

1457 – 1500

 

Closing Remarks – Key Takeaways

 

Steve Jones, M.P.H.

Director, Force Readiness and Health Assurance Policy

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy & Oversight

Falls Church, Va.

 

This agenda is subject to change.

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Steve Jones, M.P.H.

Director, Force Readiness and Health Assurance Policy
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy & Oversight

Eric Shuping M.D., M.P.H.

Operations Director
Health Outcomes of Military Exposures (HOME)

Jesse Monestersky D.O., M.S., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H./F.A.C.O.E.M.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Branch Physician
Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen

Mr. Larry Vandergrift, C.S.Q.E.

Project Manager, Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER)

 

Welcome Remarks Speaker(s)

Lolita T. O'Donnell, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N.

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

Air Force Colonel Dianne Stroble, N.C., N.E.-B.C.

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

Steven Jones, M.P.H. 

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jesse Monestersky, D.O., M.S., M.P.H., M.S., D.T.M.&H.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Eric Shuping, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P. 

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Larry Vandergrift, C.S.Q.E.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 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 2.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Physician assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
  • 2.00 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 2.00 hours for completing this Internet Live Course activity.
  • 2.00 ACHE
    DHA J-7 CEPO is authorized to award a maximum of 2.00 hours of pre-approved American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Qualified Education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. 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.
  • 2.00 ACPE Pharmacist
    UAN JA4008136-0000-23-065-L99-P
    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 a maximum of 2.00 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.
  • 2.00 ACPE Pharmacy technician
    UAN JA4008136-0000-23-065-L99-T
    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 a maximum of 2.00 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.
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    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 activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.00 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 a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 CCMC
    This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for up to 2.00 CE contact hours.
    Activity Code: S00054399 Approval Number: 230000847
  • 2.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 2.00 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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