Mental Health Issues Common to Veterans and Their Families
The effects of deployment to military combat on the individual and the family system are wide-reaching and can be severe. Military personnel may confront numerous potentially traumatizing experiences, including military-specific events and those experienced by civilians.
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Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 2.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Suicide Assessment and Prevention
Suicide is a major preventable public health problem and cause of mortality. This course will review the major aspects of suicide assessment, management, and prevention, with a special focus on military veterans.
Category
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 6.00 ANCC
  • 6.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Pain Management Pearls: Opioids and Culture
Pain affects all domains of life, and clinicians have few effective tools at their disposal to help these patients. Opioids remain the strongest group of analgesic drugs available.
Category
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 2.00 ANCC
Benzodiazepines: Uses, Misuses, and Alternative Treatment Models
There are a variety of primary and secondary uses for benzodiazepines. However, regardless of how clinicians or patients use them, benzodiazepines should be a short-term intervention. They are usually not recommended for use as long-term or permanent treatment solutions.
Category
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.50 APA