Community providers: Learn about Agent Orange and caring for Vietnam Veterans

11:37 23/1/2021 - Πηγή: Armynow

Are you a community provider whose Veteran patients are concerned about military exposure to Agent Orange?

Join us on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. ET for a special webinar on Agent Orange: What You Need to Know to Care for Vietnam-Era Veterans.

Agent Orange

was a tactical herbicide used by the U.S. military to clear leaves and vegetation for military operations, mainly during the Vietnam War. Veterans exposed to Agent Orange may have developed certain exposure-related illnesses.

These include certain cancers, like Diabetes mellitus type 2, Chloracne, Ischemic heart disease and Parkinson’s disease.

Join Drs. Michelle Robertson and Susan. L. Santos along with Paulette Fr. Brower with VA’s War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) who will discuss what providers need to know about Agent Orange:

Review Agent Orange exposure and why it causes health problems.Discuss which Vietnam era Veterans were exposed to Agent Orange.Define presumptions of Agent Orange exposure and why we use them.Review the current health conditions related to Agent Orange exposure and treatments available.WEBINAR REGISTRATION

TITLE: Agent Orange: What You Need to Know to Care for Vietnam Era Veterans

WHEN: Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. ET

WHO: All community providers, and interested VA providers

WHERE: Register through VHA TRAIN (must have a VHA TRAIN account first)

FACILITATORS:

Michelle W. Robertson, MD, MPH, Occupational and Environmental Physician, War Related Illness & Injury Study Center/VA New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, NJ.Susan L. Santos, PhD, MS, Director, Education & Risk Communication, War Related Illness & Injury Study Center/VA New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, NJ.Paulette F. Brower, LPC, NBCC, MBA, Program Analyst-Education, War Related Illness & Injury Study Center/VA New Jersey Health Care System East Orange, NJ.CEU:AAPA: CME CreditsAACME – Non-Physician AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsACPE – Contact Hours/Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) CreditsANCC: Contact Hours Continuing Nursing EducationAPA: Continuing Education CreditASWB: Continuing Education Clock HoursJoint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education (JA IPCE)NYSED SW: Continuing Education Clock Hours

Register here: VHA TRAIN

ResourcesAgent Orange exposure and VA disability compensationWar Related Illness and Injury Study Center Vietnam War Research PublicationsProvider Education and Training Resources

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