DCoE Webinar Series (Psychological Health):  August 2014
 

Date/Time: August 28, 2014; 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT)
 

The webinar will address two major challenges relating to psychological treatment engagement in the military. First, many with psychological health conditions do not access timely services. Second, most who access services drop out of treatment before it is completed. Frontloading services in primary care can improve the first challenge. A recent Institute of Medicine report noted the growing burden of posttraumatic stress disorder among service members and veterans and recommended an integrated, coordinated treatment strategy and measurement based care with feedback to clinicians to improve treatment engagement once patients access care.

Webinar participants will review systems-level interventions that improve access and continuity of behavioral health care. Delivering high quality services in primary care can improve treatment access. Once in treatment, strategies such as motivational interviewing, behavioral activation and problem solving can increase continuity, help patients manage symptoms and improve functioning, adherence, outcomes and risk management.  The addition of a care facilitator into staffing plans and workflows further strengthens continuity through improved engagement.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Define a population approach to behavioral health care in the Military Health System
• Differentiate patient level engagement strategies from system level strategies
• Foster total care team involvement in engaging patients in care
• Discuss examples and ways to improve treatment engagement

PRESENTERS:

Michael C. Freed, PhD
Associate Director, Research
Principal Investigator and Director, Stepped Enhancement of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Services Using Primary Care
Contract Support, DoD Deployment Health Clinical Center
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Md.

Charles C. Engel, MD, MPH
Colonel (Retired), Medical Corps, U.S. Army
Senior Health Scientist, RAND Corporation
Arlington, Va.

Koby Ritter, RN
Central Care Facilitator, Stepped Enhancement of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Services Using Primary Care
Contract Support, DoD Deployment Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Md.

MODERATOR:

Capt. Richard F. Stoltz, MSC
U. S. Navy
Director, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
Arlington, Va.

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/population-approach-treatment-engagement-behavioral-health-care
• 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 A Population Approach to Treatment Engagement in Behavioral Health Care" 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/population-approach-treatment-engagement-behavioral-health-care
• 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 have any technical issues accessing Adobe Connect, you may log in to Defense Connect Online (DCO) by clicking the DCO icon. You need only to sign on to either one of the sites to fully participate in the webinar.  

• The webinar window will then appear on your screen.
• Login as a guest to view the webinar.
• Audio is not provided via Adobe Connect or DCO. For audio, please dial: CONUS 888-877-0398, participant passcode: 3938468. International 210-234-5878, participant passcode: 3938468.
   

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 August 28, 2014, at 3 p.m. (EDT) to qualify for the 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.