Its here - our free accredited FY 25 Webinar Series for military environmental exposures! Veterans have a wide range of military environmental exposure and post-deployment health concerns, including those that are medically unexplained, poorly understood, or difficult to diagnose. Increasing interest from the media, congressional and other stakeholders highlight more education is needed. This webinar series provides clinicians and staff with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively identify, evaluate, and manage symptoms and to communicate effectively with Veterans with military environmental exposure concerns and resulting health outcomes.
FY25 Schedule:
10/08/24
Potential Relationship Between Military Exposures & Traumatic Brain Injury (Advanced)
Maheen M. Adamson, PhD, MHL - Research Director WOMEN COE
Stuart Hoffman, PhD Senior Health Science Officer Office of Research and Development
11/12/24
Health Coaching Veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI) and Chronic Multi-symptom Illness (CMI). Do symptoms improve? (Introductory)
Rebecca McCullers, RN, NBC-HWC, DC WRIISC
Robert Forsten, DO, MS: Senior Clinician and Psychiatry Consultant, DC WRIISC
Walt Jachimowicz, RN, NBC-HWC, DC WRIISC Health Wellness Coach
12/10/24
What do Veterans tell us about their experience of care for military environmental exposures? (Intermediate)
Military Environmental Exposures and Risk of Breast Cancer: Clinical Observations and Noteworthy Research (Intermediate)
Dylan Jester, PhD, MPH, Research Statistician - WOMEN CoE, CA WRIISC
Haley Moss, MD, MBA, Director Breast and Gynecologic Oncology System of Excellence Durham VAMC
08/12/25
VA Coordination with DoD Cancer Studies Missile Silo and Pilot Occupations (Intermediate)
Peter Rumm, MD, MPH, FACPM - HOME Director of Policy
09/09/25
Mitochondrial function and potential relevance to Gulf War Illness (Intermediate): 90 Mins
Edward Shadiack, MD, NJ WRIISC
Omowunmi Osinubi, MD, NJ WRIISC
Location: This webinar series is presented virtually, using Adobe Connect via registering in TMS and TRAIN. TMS/TRAIN registration links are generally sent out approximately 45 days before the scheduled presentation.
Audience: Physicians including psychiatrists, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and dietitians when programs are appropriate.
Credit/hours: 1.0 Hour CEU
Accreditations: JA IPCE, ACCME, ACCME-NP, ANCC, AAPA, ACPE, APA, NYSED-P, ASWB, NYSED-SW, NBCC (CDR when appropriate). Program evaluations must be sent, and CEU requested, no later than 15 days after the live broadcast.? ??
This course is jointly offered by the Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) Office and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Institute for Learning,
Education and Development (ILEAD). You received this announcement because of your likely interest in the content of the specific offering. Please forward this note to other VHA employees who might also be interested in this learning opportunity.
