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 

Catherine Dubicki MSEd | VHA Office of Mental Health & Suicide Prevention 

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.

Persons in control of content of this educational activity who are not specifically identified by name above, such as (but not limited to) course directors, faculty, CPD staff, planners, editorial staff, peer reviewers, and CPD committee reviewers do not have any relevant financial relationships.

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.