CME/CE Information
Jointly sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Military Health System
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of military physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, healthcare executives, medical administrators and social workers.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Implement policies, procedures & partnerships to meet Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) goals.
- Integrate psychological health programs to increase resilience and readiness.
- Describe the DoD/VA Joint Strategic Plan for Mental Health to improve coordination.
- Restate the National Prevention Strategy to promote healthy behaviors and total fitness.
- Evaluate the Patient Centered Medical Home to better coordinate patient care.
- Employ the National Partnership for Patients to achieve better care and reduce costs.
- Implement the redesigned integrated disability evaluation system to improve readiness while meeting the needs of wounded, ill and injured service members.
- Discuss the Wounded Warrior Programs to facilitate the healing and rehabilitation of Service Members.
- Compare alternative payment mechanisms to reward for value vs quality.
- Implement best practices in pharmacy to improve quality and reduce costs.
- Create alternative strategies for purchasing care to achieve higher value partnerships with health service providers.
- Assess benefits of BRAC implementation.
- Evaluate a modernized Electronic Health Record to improve outcomes and enhance interoperability.
- Summarize the Centers of Excellence (COEs)?
- Provide accurate and appropriate counsel as part of the treatment team.
- Provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and their families.
Faculty
The faculty list is currently under development, please check back later.
Physician Continuing Education
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Military Health System. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 19 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacist Continuing Education
Accreditation Statement
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 19 contact hour(s) (1.9 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - TBD)
Type of Activity: Knowledge
Nursing Continuing Education
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 19 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.
Accreditation Statements
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Credit is currently pending with the APA, ACHE, ASWB, AAMA.
**All credit hours listed above are preliminary and subject to revision.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by PIM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.