[Antiracism] Medical Consequences of the War in Iraq: Please register and post widely

[Marty Nathan]

Jointly Sponsored by: Physicians for Social Responsibility, Veterans Education Project,

 Springfield Vet Center, and Baystate Health, Office of Continuing Education

Medical Consequences 

of the War in Iraq

 

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Registration 8:30 am; Sessions 9:00 am-4:30 pm 

Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral
35 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 

 

Directions: on the Springfield Museums Quadrangle.  Limited on-street parking is across State Street.

 

Sessions and Speakers:

The medical and public health impact of the war for Iraqi combatants and civilians - Dr. Barry Levy, MD, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine

 

Understanding, Treating, and Coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - David Bressem, MEd, MSW, LICSW, Springfield Vet Ctr., Dr. Andrew Pomerantz, MD, White River Junction VA Medical Ctr, and a panel of Iraq and Vietnam Veterans and family members.

 

Treating War Casualties - Dr. Gene Bolles, MD, former chief of neurosurgery, Landstuhl U.S. Military Medical Center, Germany

 

Ethics, War and the Health Care Professional - Dr. John Pastore, MD, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine



The event is free and open to all, with lunch (donation requested); Open Discussion follows sessions

None of the planners or presenters has any commercial relationships relevant to this educational activity.

 

Continuing Education Credit for medical professionals

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

1. Discuss the spectrum of medical and psychological injuries suffered by combatants and civilians in war
2. Discuss treatment options for the psychological and physical condition seen in veterans in a primary care setting.
3. Describe the symptoms of post traumatic stress syndrome and related psychological disorders seen in veterans.
4. Discuss the ethical issues for health care professionals that may arise as a result of war

 

Pre-registration required:

Please log on to www.baystatehealth.com/learn -- select Course Catalogue/Registration, then select the course topic-Medical Consequences of the War in Iraq. If you are not applying for credits, please call 413-253-4947 or email vep at crocker.com  to pre-register. State the names of the people who will be attending and provide a contact phone number or email address please.

 

Physicians

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Baystate Health, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Veterans Education Project and Springfield Vet Center. Baystate Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  Baystate Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of     5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)T. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Nurses 

Baystate Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity carries a maximum of 5.75 contact hours. 


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