PTSD lecture September 17

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PTSD Lecture Series for 2014

This Month

Assessment and Management of Posttraumatic Headaches by Ronald Riechers, II, MD

Wednesday, September 17, 2-3pm ET

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For accreditation you must PRE-REGISTER in TMS.

Questions? See Registration Info at upper right.

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Series Description:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the major disorders seen in Veteran patients by VHA clinicians. New information and recommendations must be communicated to all health care providers to keep up with the continuous updates in this field. With this knowledge-based monthly teleconference series, experts will provide VHA staff with various approaches to treatment and other relevant information regarding PTSD.

Lecture Description:

Credit/hours: 1 Credit Hour

Although most Veterans returning from deployment reintegrate into life without long-lasting concerns, a number of them will return with injuries that require medical attention. Considerable resources in the VHA have been allocated to studying, diagnosing, treating and compensating combat-related problems, including mild traumatic brain injury. Yet we still do not have a clear understanding of why a history of an event that causes a concussion contributes to lasting symptoms. Pain, particularly headache, is frequently associated with a history of a traumatic brain injury. Therefore, it is important to understand the typical clinical features of Post-Traumatic Headaches and how to assess for these headaches. Some research suggests that most if not all persistent symptoms in returning Veterans are attributable to PTSD and not their brain injury. The impact of PTSD on the clinical features of post-traumatic headaches will be discussed. Finally, this talk will focus on the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments recommended for post-traumatic headaches and the overlaps in treatments of PTSD and post-traumatic headaches to help clinicians better understand how to best care for Veterans returning from deployment with these concerns.

Speakers:

RONALD RIECHERS, II, MD is a board-certified Neurologist with extensive experience caring for soldiers and veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Akron and his medical degree at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Following medical school, he completed his Neurology residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Prior to joining the Cleveland VA, he was an Attending Neurologist and Medical Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury team at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and a Major in the US Army. Currently he is the Acting Chief of the Department of Neurology and Medical Director of the Polytrauma Team at the Cleveland VA Medical Center and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University.

Audience:

The target audience includes psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, social workers, registered and advanced practice nurses, and certified and licensed counselors. Any VA staff member is welcome to participate.

Accreditations:

Credit/hours: 1 Credit Hour

ACCME, ACCME-NP, APA, ANCC, NBCC, ASWB

Questions about PTSD?

(866) 948-7880

PTSDconsult@va.gov

vaww.ptsd.va.gov

The PTSD Consultation Program at the National Center for PTSD is available to answer questions and provide consultation related to PTSD to any VA employee.

Our staff psychologists, social workers, and physicians are available to answer questions about

Treatment
Clinical Management
Resources
Assessment
Referrals
Program Issues
Improving Care

ANYONE working in the VA can contact us anything related to PTSD. If you have a basic question or would like to discuss a complicated case please contact us today.

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Upcoming Talks

The 3rd Wednesday of every month at 2pm ET

Registration links are sent via email approximately two weeks before each lecture.

October 15:

PTSD and Dissociation: Clinical and Neurobiological Perspectives by Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD

November 19:

Applications of Motivational Interviewing in Veterans with PTSD by Michelle Drapkin, PhD

December 17:

PTSD and Cannabis Use by Andrew Saxon, MD and Kendall Browne, PhD

Help and Information

Questions about the content and slides?

Contact the PTSD Consultation Program: PTSDconsult@va.gov.

Questions about registration or technical issues?

Contact Suzanne Milligan, Project Support Assistant, Employee Education Resource Center, Salt lake City, UT Suzanne.Milligan@va.gov

Questions about the program or accreditation issues?

Contact Sean Gamble, MBA, Project Manager, Employee Education System, #1 Jefferson Barracks Dr., Bldg. 2, St. Louis, MO, Sean.Gamble@va.gov, 314-894-6458.

About the lectures

These courses are jointly offered by MHS and the Veterans Health Administration Employee Education System. 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.

The Veterans Health Administration Employee Education System partners with clients in VHA’s program offices, Veterans Integrated Service Networks and facilities to provide quality workforce education and training that facilitates excellence in health care for our nation’s Veterans. To learn more about EES and its programs, products and services, visit vaww.ees.lrn.va.gov (VA Intranet) or call the EES Customer Service Center at 1-877-EES-1331.

Registration Info

Please register even if you plan to share a phone line or computer screen. This will allow you to access the evaluation after the session, and receive your certificate.

Instructions for using the REGISTRATION link listed in the above lectures:

Click on the REGISTER IN TMS link above. You will be taken to the TMS Login page.
After logging in you will see the Item Detail page for this program.
On the right side of the page there are 3 buttons: “Go to Content,” “View Offerings” and “Add to To-Do List.”
Select the “View Offerings” button. (Do not select the “Add to To-Do List” option. This will add the training to your To-Do List, but it does not register you for the training, and you would not be able to take the evaluation or post- test to qualify for CEUs.)
After clicking on the “View Offerings” button, the date, time and location for the scheduled offering will appear.
Select this program by clicking on the “Register” button to the right of that offering.
On the next page, you will click on the “Confirm” button on the upper right side of the page. This will register you and add the training to your To-Do List and you will receive an email enrollment confirmation from TMS.

Questions about registration?