VCE 15 MAR 2024: VCE Nurse Vision Care Service Coordination (DoD and VA)
This is the monthly Vision Center of Excellence Ocular Trauma and Vision Readiness Video TeleConference. This conference discusses ocular trauma cases and vision readiness topics from around the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Target Audience
This activity provides continuing education for physicians, nurses, and optometrists. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the Vision Center of Excellence (VCE) Mission & Vision
- Recognize the goal of Vision Care Services Coordination (VCSC)
- Define the role and capabilities of a VCSC and how they can help DoD service members and eligible beneficiaries.
- Identify the different facilities, departments, and organizations that the VCSC interacts with to support our providers, ancillary staff, and eligible patient populations with an example.
- State the locations of the VCSCs and their contact information.
- Learn about Veterans Affairs (VA) Blind Rehabilitation Service (BRS) mission and demographics served.
- Explore BRS Continuum of Care assets and availability of services across the nation.
- Explain eligibility for VA BRS.
- List type of services provided by BRS Continuum of Care.
Additional Information
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.
Bobbi Hillen LCSW. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Rosalyn Conanan, MA, COM. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Christine Framstad, B.S.N., R.N.-B.C.
Available Credit
- 1.00 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 1.00 hours for completing this Course activity.
- 1.00 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 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ANCCThe 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 Optometrists (ARBO/COPE)
This activity has been approved by ARBO/COPE. The DHA, J-7, CEPO designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 credit hours.
COPE Course ID #: 90309-GO
COPE Activity/Event #: 127950
- 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
- 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
In support of improving patient care, the 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 health care team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Accommodations for Learners with Hearing Impairment
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Live events:
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On-demand "Home Study" courses:
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