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ForwardCCSS: Mission Ready: Advancing Clinical Practice in Women’s Health & Obstetrics
Clinical Communities Speaker Series On Demand
Explore innovative approaches, critical challenges, and emerging clinical guidance shaping women's health and obstetric care across the Military Health System.
Available until October 9, 2027
Overview
The Clinical Communities Speaker Series aims to advance the skills, strategies, and competence of healthcare providers and teams across the military health system. Virtual presentations draw on military and civilian experts from academia, government, and clinical care settings to address professional practice gaps among a wide range of healthcare professions. By focusing on clinical best practices, interprofessional learning, and military readiness, participants are empowered to optimize health outcomes for uniformed service members and their families through better individual and collaborative care practices.
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Session Agenda
- S01: Breastfeeding: From Physiology to Clinical Practice and Beyond
- S02: Obstetric Anesthesia Overview and Our Role in Peripartum Birth Trauma
- S03: Against Medical Advice Forms: A Bridge or a Barrier? An Ethical Approach to Informed Refusal in Women’s Health
- S04: Chronic Conditions in Women: Perspectives Across the Life Course
- S05: Female Chronic Pelvic Pain: Considerations for Military Servicewomen
- S06: From History to Practice: Evidence-Based Contraceptive Management in Military Medicine
Target Audience
This activity provides continuing education for athletic trainers, case managers, certified counselors, dentists and allied dental staff, dietitians, kinesiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physical therapists,1 physician associates/physician assistants, physicians,234 psychologists, and social workers across the Military Health System.
1 APTA credit available for Session 05 only.
2 American Board of Internal Medicine MOC credit available for all sessions.
3 American Board of Surgery MOC credit available for Sessions 02, 03, and 05 only.
4 American Board of Anesthesiology MOC credit available for Sessions 02 and 03 only.
Resources
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 S01 Presentation | 11.95 MB |
| S01 Resource List | 287.75 KB |
| S02 Presentation | 9.32 MB |
| S02 Resource List | 299.04 KB |
| S03 Presentation | 5.04 MB |
| S03 Resource List | 304.35 KB |
| S03 Additional Resources | 89.35 KB |
| S04 Presentation | 7.9 MB |
| S04 Resource List | 264.63 KB |
| S05 Presentation | 8.22 MB |
| S06 Presentation | 12.8 MB |
| S06 Resource List | 158.75 KB |
Course summary
Presenting Faculty
Air Force Col. Shana Miles, M.D., Ph.D.
Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics Specialty Consultant
Brooke Army Medical Center
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Navy Lt. Michelle Vail, P.T., DPT, LAT, ATC
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist
Navy Medical Center Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Va.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zachary Janik, M.D.
Obstetric Anesthesiologist
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jena Glavy, M.D., FACOG, IBCLC
Medical Director, Mother Infant Care Center
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO
National Institutes of Health
Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health
Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health
Bethesda, Md.
Air Force Lt. Col. Christine Ramirez, M.D., FACOG, FACS
Division Chief, Urogynecology-Minimally Invasive
Gynecologic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon
Brooke Army Medical Center
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Army Capt. Alexa Vercelli, DO, Ph.D.
Chief Resident
Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.
Air Force Maj. Courtney Hood, M.D., M.Ed.
Obstetrics Anesthesia Section Chief
Brooke Army Medical Center
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Monica Brannon, BSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC
Inpatient Lactation Consultant
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.
Sarah N. Abel, Pharm.D., MSCP
DHA Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Women’s Health
Clinical Pharmacist for Operational Medicine
Madigan Army Medical Center
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose. No commercial support was provided for this activity.
How to claim CE/CME credit: Credits are awarded by session. Enter the access code, then proceed to enroll in the event. Once enrolled, click on a session you attended and proceed to take the evaluation and posttest to claim your certificate. Evaluations open immediately after each session ends. You have until Nov 9, 2027 to claim credit.
Access Code/Accommodations: This activity does not require an access code to register or claim CE/CME credit. For inquiries regarding accommodations, please email [email protected]
For technical support, email [email protected].
There is no cost to participate in this activity.
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