Use of Informed Consent for Long Term Opioid Therapy
Informed consent process is commonly used prior to patients undergoing medical procedures. Both the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines and the VA/DoD C…
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Chronification of Pain
The progression of pain from acute to chronic is complex and very often, avoidable. This video provides a bio-psychosocial overview of the "Chronifica…
Initiating Collaborative Opioid Tapering (Provider Focused)
When a provider concludes that the benefits from continued opioid therapy are outweighed by the risks, they must initiate a discussion regarding colla…
Pain Outcomes using Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR)
The Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR) is an IM/IT capability developed in the Military Health System to provide clinicians…
Stepped Care Model for Pain Management
The DHA Pain strategy incorporates the Stepped Care Model of Pain Management developed by the Veterans Health Administration. The Stepped Care Model p…
Warrior Care: A Marine Artist Shares Their Work
Lance Cpl Sara Vanegas is a Marine with the Wounded Warriors Batallion East at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. She is a …
Graduate Medical Education Selection Board Strengthens Military Medical Workforce
More than 500 health care leaders from around the Military Health System worldwide conducted the annual Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Boa…
Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board Meets [Image 2 of 3]
The annual Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board was held at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland…
Graduate Medical Education Selection Board Strengthens Military Medical Workforce [Image 1 of 3]
Defense Health Agency Director, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland speaks during a plenary session of the annual DHA Graduate Medical Education Select…
Graduate Medical Education Selection Board Strengthens Military Medical Workforce [Image 3 of 3]
A military medical leader asks a question of a presenter during the plenary session of the annual Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board hel…