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U.S. National Volunteer Month

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3/2/2023

No matter what your passion, there are opportunities for you to support and improve your community. Get out there and volunteer! #NationalVolunteerMonth

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April

An STI can really complicate your life and your health. Learn what you can do to prevent them: https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/MHS-Toolkits/Toolkits/Reproductive-Health/Sexually-Transmitted-Infection-Prevention #STIAwarenessMonth #SexaullyTransmittedInfections

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April

Oral Cancer Awareness Month

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3/2/2023

If you are 20 or older, be sure to talk to your dentist about screening for oral cancer when you see them for your routine checkup. #OralCancerAwarenessMonth #OralCancer

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April

National Military Brats Day

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3/2/2023

Today we honor the sacrifices and admire the strengths of military brats from all services. #MilitaryBratsDay #MilitaryBrats #MilitaryKids

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April

Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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3/2/2023

If you have unused or expired prescription medications, find out how and where to dispose of them safely: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know/drug-disposal-drug-take-back-locations #PrescriptionDrugTakeBackDay #DrugTakeBack

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April

Defense Health Agency Industry Day Requirements Exchange

Calendar Event

3/1/2023

Defense Health Agency Fiscal Year (FY) 23-24 Industry Day Requirements Exchange

Capstone Course for Military Health System Leaders

Training

(Resident)

The LEADS (formerly JMESI) Capstone Course is a pinnacle educational event for senior leaders in the MHS. Speakers include but are not limited to, the Service Surgeons General, senior leaders and staff from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Director DHA, the Surgeon General of the U.S., and the Department of Veterans Affairs. They present the most current information on hot topic health issues, HRO, TRICARE, military transformation, policy, and legislation, just to mention a few. The Course is held three times a year in the National Capital Region. Each Surgeon General nominates senior grade officers, primarily in the grade of senior 06, and 07, to attend this course. Priority is given to new lead agents, commanders of larger facilities, command surgeons, and other key staff. Participation is limited to only those invitees.

Medical Evacuation Training Enhances Coalition Partnership, Skillsets

Article Around MHS

3/1/2023

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron and the 405th Expeditionary Air Evacuation Squadron move a litter onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

Have you ever worried about packing your suitcase just the right way to fit everything you want to take on vacation? Well, medical Airmen have to figure that out from a standpoint of life and death. Find out what goes into training medical personnel to configure a nearly 4,000 cubic ft. C-130J Super Hercules aircraft—from floor to ceiling—to safely secure injured warfighters and medical equipment for safe transport.

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Education & Training | Building Partner Capacity and Interoperability

Defense Intrepid Network Supports Service Members Across the Continuum

Article

3/1/2023

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Anthony Mannino plays guitar as he receives music therapy as part of his traumatic brain injury treatment and recovery. Kalli Jermyn, a music therapy intern, observes, instructs, and works with Mannino. The therapy is conducted at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. (Department of Defense photo by Marvin Lynchard)

How the Defense Intrepid Network for TBI and Brain Health addresses the full continuum of care for traumatic brain injury, behavior health, and brain health.

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Intrepid Voices Newsletter March 2023

Publication

3/1/2023

Intrepid Voices Newsletter, March 2023 is a product of the Defense Intrepid Network for TBI and Brain Injury.

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The National Intrepid Center of Excellence

Military Health System GENESIS Training

DHA Publication

2/22/2023

Policy Number: 21-003

The MHS is transitioning to MHS GENESIS, the DOD’s modernized Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, to provide enhanced, secure technology to manage health information. While enterprise solution standards control the MHS GENESIS design across the entire MHS and are not specific to one site, the individual components are responsible for ensuring proposed MHS GENESIS end users are properly trained prior to being granted access to the EHR system.

Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care

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2/28/2023

Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care

The DOD recognizes the complexity and uncertainty facing service members in accessing reproductive health care, to include abortion care. They also recognize health care providers may have concerns about legal and financial risks they may face carrying out their lawful federal duties.

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Healthcare Management Course

Training

(Resident and VTT as required)

This course is a Tri-Service event designed for first time clinical supervisors. The course provides them with the administrative tools to successfully manage their clinical areas. Topics discussed include: Civilian Personnel, Contracting, Budgeting, Quality Management, tools available through the TRICARE Operations Center, Efficient Scheduling and Utilization Management, and more.

JMESI Intermediate Executive Skills

Training

(Resident and VTT as required)

The Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute Intermediate Executive Skills Course (JMESI-IES) provides education and training on leadership and management skills necessary to successfully serve in an intermediate-level leadership position within a DHA medical treatment facility (MTF).

The Hospital Corpsmen of Iwo Jima: Stories of Valor and Sacrifice

Article Around MHS

2/28/2023

Amidst Iwo Jima's black sand and the wreckage of war, hospital corpsmen struggle to save wounded marines shortly after the initial landings. Life saving plasma flows into two patients while a deceased comrade lies alongside. Few ratings have been more impacted by a single battle than Navy hospital corpsmen at Iwo Jima. Nearly 80 years later the battle for Iwo should be remembered as a memorial to the fallen, to their service, but also the shear grit and resilience of those Navy corpsmen who answered the call. (Photo By André Sobocinski)

Nearly 80 years later, the battle of Iwo Jima is remembered as a memorial to the fallen, their service, and the sheer grit and resilience of those Navy corpsmen who answered the call.

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