Enduring Material

• Gather comprehensive knowledge of mental health conditions common to veterans and their family members, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, grief, and risk of suicide.
• Recognize screening techniques for identifying PTSD, depression, risk of suicide, and other mental health conditions.
• Discover evidence-based practices to address a wide range of behavioral health issues, promote mental wellness, and improve patient outcomes through effective communication, intervention, and support strategies.

• List the three empirically supported treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Explain the three syndromes hypothesized to currently manifest as PTSD

• Nuvance Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Nuvance Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Nuvance Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 Nursing Contact Hour(s). Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 ABPath MOC (Lifelong Learning (Part II) Points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABPath MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.

Dr. Patrick W. Ford focuses on veteran mental health, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Ford explores common reactions to combat experiences, the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosing PTSD, and various perspectives on its etiology, including moral injury and social relationship disruptions. The lecture also highlights the services provided by Vet Centers, emphasizing their role in offering confidential readjustment counseling for combat veterans. Dr. Ford addresses the importance of confidentiality, the impact of combat on veterans' mental health, and various treatment approaches such as cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

• Behavioral Health - 1 Hour(s)

Patrick W. Ford, PhD has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

• Nuvance Health is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

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12/26/2024