Special Feature Webinar: Understanding and Evaluating Military Environmental Exposures
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
- Identify common examples of environmental exposures of concern.
- Describe the purpose of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits Registry.
- Explain the role of health care providers in conducting medical evaluations associated with service member environmental exposure concerns.
- Summarize the features and functionality of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER).
Additional Information
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. | − |
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. |
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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. |
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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)
Lolita T. O'Donnell, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N.
Air Force Colonel Dianne Stroble, N.C., N.E.-B.C.
Steven Jones, M.P.H.
Jesse Monestersky, D.O., M.S., M.P.H., M.S., D.T.M.&H.
Eric Shuping, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P.
Larry Vandergrift, C.S.Q.E.
Available Credit
- 2.00 Physician Assistants (AAPA)DHA J-7 CEPO has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (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. Approval is valid until Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 11:59pm ET. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
- 2.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME CreditDHA, 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 Course activity.
- 2.00 Healthcare Executives (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.
- 2.00 Pharmacists (ACPE)<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 Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE)<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 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 Course 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 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 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 Case Managers (CCMC)
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for up to CE contact hours.
Activity Code: S00054399 Approval Number: 230000847
To claim these CEs, log into your CCMC Dashboard at www.ccmcertification.org.
- 2.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (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 health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.