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It’s time to mark your calendars for the 2021 VA/DOD Women’s Mental Health Virtual Mini-Residency which will take place virtually Sep. 21-23, 2021. This exciting training event is an opportunity for mental health providers working within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) to refresh their clinical skills and ...
A new Department of Defense policy recognizes the private nature of mental health care and is part of a larger DOD effort to reduce the stigma that is often associated with seeking help for mental health.
U.S. Indo-Pacific partnership is key to handling health security risks, DOD’s Smith tells international conference.
This report describes the incidence rate of colorectal cancer among active component U.S. military service members between 2010 and 2022.
Brandon Act improves the process for service members seeking mental health support.
There is growing interest (link is external) for the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement computer-generated algorithms that use health care data to identify service members at heightened risk for suicide. The Psychological Health Center of Excellence conducted a systematic review of suicide prediction models (SPMs), and the findings were recently ...
How is This Working? Therapeutic Alliance and Implications for Evidence Based Treatment Delivery in Military Settings
This blog discusses the ways Military Health Service providers can be ready for service members’ disclosures of sexual harm in a health care setting. We start with some general concepts that are important to know, followed by ways to establish and hold space for conversations about sex, sexual behavior, and sexual assault.
Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety is a teamwork system designed to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care. The goal of TeamSTEPPS is to produce highly effective medical teams that optimize the use of information, people, and resources to achieve the best clinical outcomes for our patients. This ...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, with the National Cancer Institute estimating over 280,000 diagnoses in 2023. However, promising new treatments and updated testing guidelines are leading to better patient outcomes.
DOD/VA hearing and vision injury databases help researchers advance health for service members and vets.
When Daniel Fisher walked into the U.S. Air Force recruiting office in Sylva, North Carolina, nine years ago, he was lost with no sense of direction or purpose. After graduating Swain County High School in 2007, he was taking college classes and driving a truck when he decided to enlist. He never looked back.
Learn more about the difference between the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Common Rule.
Clinical Investigations
This investigation has found no evidence Iraq used biological warfare agents. Even more importantly, it appears continued investigation is unlikely to shed further light on this issue. With this report, the Office of the Special Assistant terminates its investigation, but does not dismiss the possibility new information about Iraq’s use of biological ...
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