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Understanding the Health Impacts of Military Service
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Includes one complimentary Continuing Education (CE) credit.
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Veterans do not come home from war; they come home with war. Join this 1-hour webinar to explore the unique health needs of veterans. The session will cover the physical, psychological and psychosocial health consequences of military service, combat and toxic exposure. It will reveal common injuries from complex, war-specific conditions. The discussion also will focus on a team-based approach to care management that includes clinical pearls you can adapt to your care setting.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Describe the health impacts of military service and deployment.
- Explain the importance of asking about experiences, jobs and environments encountered during military service.
- Apply clinical pearls in taking a brief military/deployment history as the first step in care for veterans.
- List services and resources available to veterans for optimal post-deployment care.
Presenters:
Lucile Burgo-Black, MD, is a general internist and assistant clinical professor at Yale University, who has provided primary care for 38 years at the West Haven, CT, VA medical center. She is the national co-director of the Post-Deployment Integrated Care Initiative and Pain Initiative, where she advises on pain management, opioid safety, and primary care.
Stephen Hunt, MD, is a clinical professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Washington, serves as the physician lead for the PACT Act Screening Initiatives and the VA national director of the Post-Deployment Integrated Care Initiative. He also directs the Environmental Contaminants Clinic at VA Puget Sound.