FACULTY LETTER

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INVITATION

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General Information

Military Health System Research Symposium

August 14-17, 2023 | Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, FL

Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

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Target Audience

The CE activities are targeted to military providers with deployment experience and research and academic scientists.

 

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Understand the depth and quality of DoD sponsored medical research

• Understand the outcomes of DoD sponsored medical research in approximately 60 research categories

• Have worked to foster a better collaborative environment between military, academic and industry partners

 

Faculty

To view a Faculty List, with complete titles and affiliations, refer to the onsite Program Guide. 

 

Program Agenda

Please refer to the online agenda (available in July). The agenda is also available in the onsite Program Guide, as well as the mobile app.

 

Joint Accreditation Statement 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation

PHYSICIAN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 20 contact hours. 

 

CONTINUING PSYCHOLOGIST EDUCATION 

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
 

Credit Designation: This program offers 14 continuing education credits for psychologists.

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Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies.  All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly mitigated according to PIM policy.  The existence or absence of COI for everyone in a position to control educational content will be disclosed to participants prior to the start of each activity.

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Conflicts of Interest

The following ORAL PRESENTERS have reported the following conflicts:
 

Presenter: Dr. Ronald Poropatich
Research Topic: Advanced Decision Support and Automation Technologies to Support Combat Casualty Care During Multi-Domain Operations, Large Scale Combat Operations, and Prolonged Care
Reported COI: Consultant or Advisory Board: Maclean Health (Advisor)

 

Presenter: Dr. Arun Aneja
Research Topic: Battlefield Analgesia Pipeline: Novel Therapeutics from the Benchtop to the Battlefield
Reported COI: Grant/Research Support: Department of Defense, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, American Foot & Ankle Society, AO Trauma North America; Speakers Bureau/Honoraria for non-CME: Depuy Synthes, AO Trauma North America; Consultant/Advisory Board: Depuy Synthes, Runatek, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Trauma Association

 

Presenter: Dr. Bridget Cotner
Research Topic: Comprehensive Strategy and Action Plan for Warfighter Brain Health - Way Forward LOI4 (Late/Long Term Effects)
Reported COI:Grant/Research Support: General Dynamics Information Technology

 

Presenter: 2LT Byungmoo Kim
Research Topic: Comprehensive Strategy and Action Plan for Warfighter Brain Health - Way Forward LOI4 (Late/Long Term Effects)
Reported COI: Non-Mutual funds/Stock Ownership/Stock Options: J&J

 

Presenter: Ms. Kinsey Herrin
Research Topic: From Laboratory to Clinic: Progress of Orthotic and Prosthetic Technologies and Outcomes
Reported COI: Grant/Research Support: Ossur; Consultant/Advisory Board: Handspring Prosthetics (Consultant)

 

Presenter: Dr. Aaron Young
Research Topic: From Laboratory to Clinic: Progress of Orthotic and Prosthetic Technologies and Outcomes
Reported COI: Grant/Research Support: Department of Defense, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, American Foot & Ankle Society, AO Trauma North America; Speakers Bureau/Honoraria for non-CME: Depuy Synthes, AO Trauma North America; Consultant/Advisory Board: Depuy Synthes

 

Presenter: Dr. Laura MIller
Research Topic: From Laboratory to Clinic: Progress of Orthotic and Prosthetic Technologies and Outcomes
Reported COI: Grant/Research Support: submitted grant to NIH SBIR as Co-I in collaboration with Coapt Engineering: "User-Centered Design and Evaluation of a Connected Digital Health Portal to Improve Rehabilitation Outcomes for Upper-limb Myoelectric Prosthesis Wearers."

 

Presenter: Dr. Christine MacDonald
Research Topic: Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
Reported COI: Grant/Research Support: Grants awarded from NINDS, NIA, DoD; Consultant/Advisory Board: EAB for U01 grant (PI P. Bayly), Consultation Services provided on DoD grant (PI B Edlow)

 

Presenter: Dr. Susan Shea
Research Topic: Novel Strategies for Treatment of Shock or Blood Failure: Blood and Blood Products
Reported COI: Grant/Research Support: Basking Biosciences

 

Presenter: Dr. Richard Mahon
Research Topic: Undersea Operational Research Panel
Reported COI: Patent involving exhaled breath analysis 

All other speakers/presenters as listed in the agenda have nothing to disclose.

 

The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and The Bridge Group, planners, and managers have nothing to disclose.

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Americans with Disabilities Act 

Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (i.e., physical, dietary, etc.). Please contact our Operations Team prior to the event at MHSRSops@thinktbg.com.

 

Fee Information 

There is no fee for this educational activity.

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EVALUATION

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Request for Credit

In order to obtain your CME/CE certificate, please follow the steps below at the conclusion of the activity:

 

1. Go to www.cmeuniversity.com

2. Select 'Login' or 'Create a New Account' (will take less than 1 minute)

   • ​If you receive a message when creating a new account that “the email you entered is already in use”, please click the 'Forgot my Username or Password' link to have your Username and Password sent to you via email.

   • After logging in, you may be asked to verify/update your information; after doing so, click 'Save' at the bottom of the page.

3. Type in 18038 at the top of the page, “Find Post-Test/Evaluation by Course”, and click enter.

4. Click on the activity title when it appears.

5. Choose the type of credit you desire.

6. Complete the online assessment.

7. Receive an immediate CME/CE Certificate to download and/or print for your file.

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