Continuing Medical Education Information:
Release Date: 3/01/2025
Expiration Date: 2/29/2028
Credit Amount: .5 Credits
Statement of Need
The medical and mental healthcare of our country's military Veterans and their families is a priority in America today. While some Veterans seek their healthcare in the Veterans Administration medical system, many others prefer to be treated by community providers who offer the benefit of being closer to their homes and the potential of shorter wait times. Although the majority of community providers express that they would like to provide care for Veterans, very few feel comfortable interacting with this culture. In fact, a recent study published by RAND in 2018 found that only 19% of providers regularly asked their patients about their military service history and that only 33% met a minimum threshold for military cultural awareness. PsychArmor Institute aims to be part of the solution to this problem as more Veterans establish their healthcare in their own communities. Our series of courses for Healthcare Providers are narrated by national subject matter experts, and provide important information for healthcare providers of all types as they include more Veterans in their practices.
Target Audience
This module is designed for health care professionals who treat military service members and military and Veteran-connected patients, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, and other healthcare providers wishing to work more effectively with their Veteran patients to promote better patient understanding and culturally-informed care.
Faculty
Heidi Kraft, Ph.D., ABPP | Chief Clinical Officer, PsychArmor
Planning Committee
Laurie Lindamer, Ph.D. | Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at University of California San Diego
Jenna Pryor, MSW | Vice President of Partnerships, PsychArmor
Method of Participation
This course is approximately .5 hours long. The course is delivered via a streaming platform in the optimal format for your viewing device. This program is available free of charge.
Closed captions are provided and are accessible by clicking the “CC” button at the bottom right of the course player.
Credit Designation
AMA: The University of California San Diego School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of .5 hours of Category 1 Credit for completing this program.
Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report up to .5 hours of credit and list “CME Category 1” as the provider number).
Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for license renewal. Psychologists outside of California should check with their state and local boards to ensure that ACCME accredited activities are acceptable for renewal.
Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias
Continuing medical education (CME) providers are required by state Assembly Bills 1195 and 241, and the standards created by the California Medical Association (CMA), to include components that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias in CME activities. The planners and presenters of this activity has been asked to provide meaningful consideration of these standards in the selection and presentation of content. Additional information and resources are available on the UC San Diego CME website.
Disclosure Summary
It is the policy of University of California San Diego School of Medicine Continuing Professional Development to ensure that the content of accredited continuing education and related materials is accurate, balanced, objective, and scientifically justified. Education must be free of the influence or control of ineligible companies, and protect learners from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. All persons in a position to control the content of accredited continuing education must disclose all financial relationships held with ineligible companies, prior to assuming a role in the activity. Those relationships deemed relevant to the education are mitigated prior to the activity through one of the following strategies, depending on the nature of relationship and the role of the person: 1) divesting the financial relationship, 2) altering the individual’s control over content, and/or 3) validating the planning decisions and/or content through independent peer review. All relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the activity and mitigation strategies and necessary steps for implementation are communicated to individuals prior to them assuming their role in the activity. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose are disqualified from participating in the activity. Activities are evaluated by participants and peer reviewers to determine if the content was free of bias and met acceptable scientific standards. This information is considered in future activity planning. All relevant financial relationships and the nature of those relationships are noted below. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
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This educational activity may contain discussion of unlabeled and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. Please consult the prescribing information for each product. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
good
Excellent
outstanding!
Very heartfelt and relatable content. I have family members who are veterans, but I myself am not. During this course I could easily identify the meaning in each point. This information was incredibly valid and concise.
RN
Great information
Excellent
Very informative and interesting. She is a great story teller. Thank you.
15 things veterans want you to know for healthcare providers
excellent
Good title
Great content, very engaging.
15 Things
Was very informative
Won't the health care Provider to care for them
15 Things Veterans want you to know for healthcare providers
excellent
Phenomenal Eye Opener!!!
I absolutely loved this and look forward to sharing it with others!!
Excellent - a good introduction since this was my first one
Great video
She does such an amazing job! Such a great story teller
Very informative
I liked hearing this information directly from a vet especially a female. Her experience allowed me to learn things that just reading wouldn't have done.
Excellent title and helped create interest in taking course.
Story was compelling and helped to then understand the 15 points.
Exceptional Information
I am very impressed with this presentation and will take this information with my whenever I care for a military person and their families.
15 THINGS VETERANS WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THEM
Captivating and inspiring video.
Very informative
This information is needful in helping suicidal veterans have a change of heart.
Great review
Compassion
Outstanding!
15 things Veterans want you to know for Healthcare Providers
culture, Reserve, we are always on duty, Us to ask for help, services change us. We will die for our country, our families serve with us, something more important than ourselves
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
15 things veterans want you to know for healthcare providers
five star
Well done
Eloquently delivered information
Excellent training!
I loved the narrative format of this training and appreciated her boots on the ground stories of her experience!
Listen to the Patient
Acurate history, invisible symptoms and past diagnoses Listen.
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
Excellent
Very good
tells what to expect
I did not like the cartoon simulations
Excellent
Excellent
15 things Veterans want you to know
This was helpful and accurate
As a veteran and now mental health provider, I agree with the information and feel this will be helpful in building rapport between veteran clients and mental health providers.
So much insight
I loved this course. So much insight. I have family in the military but knowing this helps me in so many ways. What to ask and how to help!
15 things veterans want you to know for healthcare providers
I thought the title was appropriate
excellent job
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
I liked how the video was done adding a narrative from the psychologist and then summarizing the 15 things veterans want us to know.
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Very Interesting. I did not know all of this things.
Well done!
Sea story was great, and put things into perspective!
Terrific Course
Thank you
15 things veterans want you to know for health care providers
great
15 things for healthcare providers
thank you, this was very helpful.
Personal Story Illistrates 15 things to know
Great information to personalize and make military culture easier to understand.
Absolutely on point
wonderful insight into the military world/culture - as the mother of a veteran so much of this made sense and resonated with what our family has experienced.
Simple and straightforward - For myself it sounded like something I could do and took some of the fear I had about working with Veterans away.
Excellent, easy to follow and engaging. I loved how the personal story was woven into the "education". It made a difference in my understanding. Thank you!
15 things veterans want you to know for healthcare providers
Training was very informative. It is important to be able to give to our Veterans what they need to support those that support our Country.
Worked with Veterans for 23 years and still do. This is Outstanding! Also, brought a few tears.
Not just for Healthcare Providers I think.
Good points for all of us working with veterans.
Very Informative
There was a lot I did not know, and I am glad I took this opportunity to learn. Thank you!
Excellent
Great information.
The title was perfect. I got what I expected in the course
Excellent. Gave me a lot more insight for when I’m working with our service men and women
Great title.
Great video.
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know fo Healthcare Providers
No words, beautifully done and I will remember and pass on, thank you.
15 things Veterans want you to know for healthcare providers
I learned a great deal today.
It was helpful
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
This video brought me to tears and I will definitely utilize the concepts and 15 topics in my practice
RN
Very informative
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
Excellent - as a daughter of a military daughter, sister of a military man and individual amazingly well done video. I'm in tears. thank you
Informational
Great video but the music was louder than the lady talking and she spoke really fast.
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
this was an amazing presentation, I learned so much on how to communicate with our veterans
Great title
Story of culture and dedication
Title is appropriate
Very good presentation. It was more meaningful because it was personal.
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
Well done. Thank you!
Thank you.
Excellent. Thank you.
Interesting. I hadn't really considered that these were things the military wanted us to know about them.
Interesting to hear the psychologist's description of one of the events she experienced and how those with her had been pragmatic yet reassuring.
15 Things veterans want you to know
Very Informative
Very well done, informative and lots of useful information. Answered a lot of questions and brought insight into why certain interactions with veterans go a certain way>
Aligned
Wonderful presentation and use of tactical optics for an integrated approach
Title is very appropriate
Excellent content, excellent speaker. The real life 'sea story' made it a practical example. Could have done without the musical background. I found it distracting.
15 THINGS VETERANS WANT YOU TO KNOW FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
I was intrigued by the title but had no way of knowing how deeply it would affect me.
The program was deeply moving and helped me to understand just a tiny bit how big and important this military and veteran culture is to all who have served, including the families. I cried a lot just remembering my brother who served in Viet Nam, and I was proud of all my ancestors who have served in battles and wars since the Revolution.
the best
wonderful
Excellent title
Very informative, interesting and learned a lot.
very informative
15 THings
Good
Well suited concise
Concise
Good
Good
Important for everyone, not just health care providers
Excellent video, thank you for making it so real, so human, so valuable
Appropriately titled.
Very good information.
This is a Perfect title
The text was excellent and educational
Very accurate!
An excellent presentation that summarized the values and culture of the military through the lens of a personal experience.
good topic
great talking points
It is well titled
Text was presented very well
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
Great Course
Clearly identified topic
Limited but appropriate text
!5 things
15 Things is an excellent title for this course.
Totally glued to this video to watch the course. Awesome.
practical
very moving I just would like to say thank you
Informative title
Good detail, good view in the minds of our military men and women.
Excellent and Compelling
This was an excellent training video and I will definitely implement when I work with Veterans.
The family of a veteran have needs and lo support them=
Excellent information
very useful
Great!
Found very informative and empowering in working with veterans.
15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers
Wow
Double wow - and I was married to two veterans of WWII and Korea!!!!!!!
GREAT STORY TO TIE INTO
Loved her story to tie into the course. Kept me involved and interested.
Thank you.
Great video and learning experience.
Firearms &Suicide in the Military-Connected
10
Excellent
Very inspiring