DCoE Webinar Series (PEI): February 2015
 

Date/Time: February 17, 2015; 1-2:30 p.m. (EST)
 

This webinar series is designed to support the efforts of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) to improve the psychological health and traumatic brain injury system of prevention and care.

This training presentation will provide guidance on selecting evaluation designs and questions to meet a program’s evaluation goals. In addition, it will describe important considerations for selecting measurement strategies and metrics. Topics will include evaluation design, key concepts in measurement, choosing what to measure, measure selection and development, and common challenges that program personnel face when implementing measurement strategies.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Choose an appropriate evaluation design and develop evaluation questions
• Explain how metrics and measurement strategies are used in program evaluation and improvement efforts
• Demonstrate knowledge of important considerations for selecting or developing measures
• Select and implement strategies to address common measurement challenges

PRESENTERS:  

CAPT Armen Thoumaian, Ph.D., USPHS
Health Science Officer
Office of Shared Services Support                                       
DCoE

Aaron Sawyer, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Contract support for DCoE

Richard Best, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Contract support for DCoE

MODERATOR
Carmina Aguirre, M.A.
Research scientist
Contract support for DCoE

HOW TO REGISTER/ENROLL IN A COURSE IN ETHOS:
 

**IF YOU ARE A NEW USER, PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE "PRE-REGISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE" LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BEFORE COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, THEN PROCEED TO FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW.

• Login to your Duke Ethos Account at http://continuingeducation.dcri.duke.edu/planning-program-evaluation-develop-evaluation-and-measurement-strategies
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Take Course” and/or "Pre-Registration Questionnaire"
• Once you have completed the "Pre-Registration Questionnaire" you will click on the link titled "This course is a dependency of " Planning for Program Evaluation: Develop Evaluation and Measurement Strategies"  which will return you to the course landing page.
• Click on Take Course, you are now registered for the course.
• Upon completion of registration, a confirmation email will be sent providing webinar event details.
   

IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY REGISTERING, PLEASE CONTACT THE SERVICE DESK AT, 919.668.8916.

 

TO VIEW THIS WEBINAR, PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:
 

• Login to your Duke Ethos Account at http://continuingeducation.dcri.duke.edu/planning-program-evaluation-develop-evaluation-and-measurement-strategies
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Take Course”
• Click on the Webinar icon for Adobe Connect provided on the screen.

• *If you experience problems entering the PEI Sustainment Training webinar room using the learning management system, please enter Adobe Connect at https://dcoe.adobeconnect.com/pefeb2015/
  where you may request entry as a guest (please use your full name).

• The webinar window will then appear on your screen.
• Login as a guest to view the webinar.
• Audio will be provided via Adobe Connect.
   

TO COMPLETE ALL COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND CLAIM CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

• Complete the post-test.
• Complete the course evaluation.
• Attest to your hours of completion.
• Download your certificate.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Continuing education credit is available from Duke Medicine. You must register on or before 3 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 17, 2015, to qualify for receipt of continuing education credit.

To qualify for receipt of continuing education credit for applicable webinars, eligible participants must create a profile in the Duke Medicine Learning Management System and register for the event on, or before, the event registration deadline. Complete responses to all pre-registration questions are required to be eligible to receive credit for attending this event. For guidance on creating a user account and event registration in the Duke Medicine Learning Management System site, please visit https://www.dcri.org/cee/education/ethosce-learning-center/EthosCE_Fundamentals.pdf

DCoE’s awarding of continuing education credit is limited in scope to health care providers who actively provide psychological health and traumatic brain injury care to U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, National Guardsmen, military veterans and/or their families.

For additional details, please visit http://www.dcoe.mil/Libraries/Documents/DCoE-Monthly-Webinar-Series-Continuing-Education-Accreditation-April-2014.pdf.

Upon completion of registration, a confirmation email will be sent providing webinar event details.