Mission Homefront: Translating Research to Practice in Veterans Healthcare

Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Program of the Jonas Philanthropies

An online, virtual nursing conference focused on the unique care of Veterans.
Continuing Nursing Education credits will be available.

<h1>Mission Homefront: Translating Research into Practice in Veterans Healthcare</h1><h3>A Veterans Healthcare Conference to Promote Access, Care Coordination, Screenings, and Workforce Development for Those Caring for our Veterans in a Post-Mission Act Society</h3><aside>With the June 2019 passing of the Mission Act, allowing for Veterans greater access to health care not only in VA facilities but in the private healthcare community as well, Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare presents subject matter experts in the unique healthcare needs of veterans who will disseminate research and practice findings for private care clinicians. This Veterans Healthcare Conference will help develop care processes and screenings, and close the learning gap in the nursing workforce who care for veterans in their facilities.  </aside><h3><em>CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION CREDITS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONFERENCE</em></h3><h3><em>Conference topics include:</em></h3><h2>Setting the Stage for Successful Community Care of Veterans</h2><p>Using New York State veterans’ data as an example, understand the facts leading to how the private healthcare community can ensure quality care for veterans seeking care outside of the VA system, and helping practitioners identify the gaps in private care veterans may experience. </p><p><strong><em>Derek Coy</em></strong><em>, Veterans Health Program Officer, NYS Health Foundation</em></p>

<h2>Understanding Military Culture </h2><p><strong><em>Yuval Neria, PhD</em></strong><em>, Director, PTSD Research and Treatment Program, New York State Psychiatric Institute</em></p><p><strong><em>Alicia Gill Rossiter, DNP, FNP, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN</em></strong><em>, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), United States Air Force Reserves Nurse Corps; Program Director, Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program &amp; Military Liaison, University of South Florida College of Nursing</em></p>

<h2>How to Conduct a Military Health History</h2><p><strong><em>Kathryn Wirtz Rugen, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, </em></strong><em>Veterans Health Administration Office of Nursing Services, Associate Director of Clinical Practice and Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago</em></p><h2>Assessing Children in Military Families</h2><p><strong><em>Alicia Gill Rossiter, DNP, FNP, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN</em></strong><em> , Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), United States Air Force Reserves Nurse Corps; Program Director, Veteran to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program &amp; Military Liaison, University of South Florida College of Nursing</em></p>

<h2>The Opioid Epidemic and its Effects on the Veterans Community </h2><p><strong><em>Karen A Scott, MD, MPH, </em></strong><em>President, Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts</em></p>

<h2>Common Environmental Health Exposures faced by Veterans and their Families: Practical Solutions for Screening for these Conditions</h2><p><em><strong>Laura Anderko PhD , RN</strong></em></p><p><em>Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment , Villanova University, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing(Region 3 PEHSU)</em></p><h3></h3>

<h2>Military Sexual Trauma: What Health Practitioners Need to Know</h2><p><strong><em>Kayla M. Williams</em></strong><em>, Senior Fellow and Director, Military, Veterans, and Society Program, Center for a New American Security</em></p>

<h2>Whole Person Care: How the Principles of Palliative Care Ensure Each of Us Serve Our Veterans as Honorably as They Served US</h2><p><strong>Jeannie Blaustein, PhD, D. Ministry</strong>,<em> Adjunct Faculty, Pace University, Psychology Department, and Founding Board Chair, Reimagine End of Life</em></p><p><strong>Dawn Gross, MD, PhD,</strong><strong><em> FAAHPM</em></strong><em>, Attending physician palliative care service, University of California, San Francisco, co-founder and CEO, Dyalogues, Inc and medical director of ANX Hospice</em></p><p>Understanding the value of the palliative care approach, the vital role of nurses in that system, and the specific challenges and opportunities of working with a veteran patient population. Our hope is that participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of the value of palliative care, and how nurses across the medical landscape can incorporate the valuable lessons of palliative care into their practices wherever they’re seeing their veteran patients.</p><p></p>

<h2>Impacts on Veterans Vision Health</h2><p><strong><em>Kathleen M. Capitulo, PhD, RN, FAAN, IIW, </em></strong><em>James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, Associate Director, Patient Care Services/Chief Nurse Executive</em></p><p><strong><em>Lynda Olender, PhD, RN, ANP, NEA-BC, CUNY </em></strong><em>Hunter, Distinguished Lecturer, Coordinator, Nursing Administration/Urban Policy and Leadership program</em></p>

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