Developing Skills in Veteran-Centered Care: Understanding Where Soldiers Really Come From

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OPEN ACCESSJune 11, 2014Developing Skills in Veteran-Centered Care: Understanding Where Soldiers Really Come From Monica Lypson, MD, MHPE, Divy Ravindranath, Paula Ross Monica Lypson, MD, MHPE University of Michigan Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author , Divy Ravindranath Palo Alto VA Health Care System Google Scholar More articles by this author , Paula Ross University of Michigan Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9818 SectionsAboutAbstract ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstract Introduction: This workshop was created to improve care for the nearly 2.6 million US service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and other veterans who served in the past. Improving clinical care training for veterans' care has become a matter of national attention and has also gained increasing attention from the medical community. Methods: This workshop is designed to last approximately 90 minutes and will assist faculty in facilitating discussions on veteran-centered care as well as mental illness in US veterans. Upon viewing scenes from the award-winning movie Where Soldiers Come From, participants will engage in active discussion sessions in which they reflect on their impressions of the clips, situations, and themes from each scene. They will be asked to discuss the issues that arise in each scene as the basis for exploration of their own personal and professional experiences and identities. They will also discuss ways to engage their learners in this issue as it relates to engaging trainees on related topics. This packet provides comprehensive guidelines for conducting a multistage faculty development workshop for veteran-centered care. The objectives provided as well as the exercises allow for outcome measurement. Results: To date, this workshop has been delivered with primary care providers, both physicians N = 27; nurses N = 3; and psychologist N = 1 in VA settings (6 participants did not list their role). Participants were from various medical specialties (internal medicine, family medicine, clinical health psychiatry, preventative medicine, and surgery). Responses to the evaluation of the workshop are as follows: Participant gained a better understanding of veterans and their care skills—26 (70.2%) indicated agree/strongly agree; participant were able to identify key issues in veterans and their care— 9 (78.3%) indicated agree/strongly agree; participant gained a better understanding of how to prepare for issues around the returning veterans—27 (72.9%) indicated agree/strongly agree; scenes from the documentary helped participant to reflect on their own attitudes toward veterans—33 (89.2%) indicated agree/strongly agree. Discussion: In order to provide this workshop, the facilitator is encourage to buy an educational license for use of the documentary. This means that resources for the purchase of the DVD and ideally some audio visual assistance are needed. Of note, sufficient protected time should be garnered for the delivery of this workshop as it takes the full amount of time listed. Educational Objectives At the conclusion of this workshop, learners will be able to: Apply the principles of veteran-centered care.Recognize the importance of military service and veteran culture in health care.Identify causes of health disparities for veterans in the US.Recognize the value of patient-centered communication skills.Recognize subtle cues involved in the assessment and triage of patients with PTSD and traumatic brain injury.Apply active learning techniques to topics related to veteran-centered care in their own teaching. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: WSCF Facilitator Guide.docx WSCF FACILITATOR Packet.docx WSCF LEARNER Packet.docx WSCF Facilitator Slides.pptx CLIP A folder CLIP B folder WSCF Supplemental Slides.pptx To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Cited ByTerregino C, Like R, Steptoe R, Lewis E, Parks K, Afran J, Glendinning D, Tobia A, Liu M, Greenwald B and Graham M (2016) Patient-Centered Care for Warriors, Veterans, and Their Families: An Interprofessional Modular Curriculum, MedEdPORTAL, 12, Online publication date: 1-Jan-2016. Copyright & Permissions© 2014 Lypson et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license.KeywordsPatient-Centered CareTBI Traumatic Brain InjuryPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSDVeteran-Centered CareFaculty Development Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...