Deployed Patient Safety Training Executive Course-2026

For information regarding the Basic or Executive Deployed Patient Safety Courses, please reach out to Mr. John Vinacco at the email address listed below:

John J. Vinacco, Jr.

[email protected]

Target Audience

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

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze Patient Safety (PS) directives/principles and the PS Manager (PSM) role.
  2. Differentiate the roles of military treatment facility (MTF), chief medical officer (CMO), chief nurse officer (CNO) and the PSM.
  3. Relate previously discussed foundations of PS for Deployed Patient Safety Programs (DPSP).
  4. Discuss the relationship of our military treatment facility (MTF), PS Program with the Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) System.
  5. Demonstrate the application of the System Approach to a PS investigation.
  6. Review investigation methodologies and resources in the Deployed Patient Safety Guide (Tabs 12-15).
  7. Distinguish between the credentialing actions of a PSM and a Risk Manager (RM).
  8. Understand the basics of reporting (Event Taxonomies).
  9. Define the systems approach to the Swiss Cheese and Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) Models.
  10. Emphasize PS Leadership, i.e., CMO and CNO leadership roles in deployed MTFs to ensure success for the PSM.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 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 5.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until Thursday, January 7, 2027 - 11:59pm ET. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 5.00 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 5.00 hours for completing this Course activity.

  • 5.00 ACHE

    By attending this program offered by DHA, J-7, CEPO, participants may earn up to 5.00 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.

  • 5.00 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 Course for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 5.00 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 5.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 5.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/07/2026
Course expires: 
01/07/2027
Part of: 
Deployed Patient Safety Training

John Vinacco, Jr., BS, MA, FACHE, Lt. Col (ret).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) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 5.00 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 5.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until Thursday, January 7, 2027 - 11:59pm ET. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 5.00 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 5.00 hours for completing this Course activity.

  • 5.00 ACHE

    By attending this program offered by DHA, J-7, CEPO, participants may earn up to 5.00 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.

  • 5.00 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 Course for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 5.00 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 5.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 5.00 Attendance
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Requirements: CE/CME certificates are awarded to participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest. The deadline to claim credit is Jan 7, 2027.

Access Code: Some activities require an access code to register or claim credit. Please contact the organization providing the activity for the access code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: Please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations. For additional accommodation requests and/or technical support, email [email protected].

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