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Firearm Suicide Among Veterans

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Date: November 20, 2024; 12 PM - 1 PM EST

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Join us for a session of our new "Lunch and Learn" series! This engaging virtual event offers a unique opportunity to expand your knowledge during a convenient 1 to 1.5-hour continuing education course. Our upcoming presentation will delve into epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical approaches to understanding firearm suicide in US military veterans. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights, enhance your understanding, and connect with like-minded professionals.

Course Descriptions and Learning Objectives

This lecture covers current epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical approaches to understanding firearm suicide in US military veterans. As this area has matured, research has transitioned from establishing associations and risk factors for firearm suicide in veterans to clinical approaches for suicide risk stratification in veterans ad firearm owners. We further discuss evolving law and policy such as extreme risk protection orders for lethal means reduction.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss epidemiology of suicide and firearm suicide among US military veterans
2. Review general risk factors for suicide
3. Formulate how periods of mental health crisis can lead to suicide attempts
4. Illustrate how research in veteran firearm suicide has evolved
5. Introduce extreme risk protection orders as they are used in Maryland
6. Discuss future directions of suicide risk assessment and lethal means reduction in veterans and cultural competencies.

Speaker Bio - Jason Theis, MD, MPH

Jason Theis is a Michigan native. He enlisted in the active duty United States Army from 2005 to 2011 serving in South Korea and Iraq. He is currently a physician training in a consult-liaison psychiatry fellowship program. His research area include suicide, firearm injury prevention policy, and veterans mental health.

Agenda

Time	Topic
11:45 AM	Registration
11:55 AM	Housekeeping and Introductions
12:00 PM	Presentation Begins
1:00 PM	Presentation Close

Registration Rates:

Type	Regular	How To Access These Rates
Non- Member Price	$40.00
Community Provider Virtual	$35.00	Want to track all your certificates and CHEP Trainings in 2024 - Become a Member. It's Free to become a member - click here to join
Department of Veterans Affairs (VISN 4) Virtual	$25.00	These rates are only available to VA-VISN 4 employees who register as a CHEP Member. It's free to become a member - Click here to join
Department of Veterans Affairs (VISN 5) Virtual	$15.00	These rates are only available to VA-VISN 5 employees who register as a CHEP Member. It's free to become a member - Click here to join

Accreditation Information

Accrediting Body	Number of Credits
Maryland Board of Social Work (MDSW)	1
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)	1
West Virginia Board of Social Work (WVSW)	1
AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits	1
American Psychological Association	1
NAADAC	1

Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners

Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for 1.0 Category 1 continuing education credits.

1 NBCC Credit Hours

The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider ACEP No. 6140. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 1 NBCC Credit Hours

West Virginia Board of Social Work

Strategies for Addressing Implicit Bias: Behavorial Health’s Ethical Responsibility is approved by the WV Board of Social Work Examiners for 1.0 continuing education contact hours. Approved Provider Name: IAP-Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. Approved Provider Number: 499999.

AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits: Physicians

Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1™. Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Psychological Association – 1 CE Credit Awarded

Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

NAADAC
This course has been approved by Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. , as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #62665, Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc is responsible for all aspects of their programing.

Relevant Financial Relationships: Jason Theis, author of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Target Audience: This session is geared towards the following disciplines: counselors, certified counselors, nurses, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, and students. Targeted audience does not guarantee specific discipline credit; please review the above continuing education section for full CEU listing.

Instructional Level of the Activity: Intermediate

Educational Methods Used: Lecture, PowerPoint Presentation, Video, Case Study

Cancelations Policy

Cancelations for Firearm Suicide Among Veterans must be made no later than one week prior to the program date, and refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee. No refund option will be available for cancelations made less than one week prior to that program date. No-shore registrants will forfeit any payment made for the program. CHEP does not offer vouchers for cancelations for these conferences.

https://www.chepinc.org/education-credits/virtual-in-person-programs/

CHEP’s Grievance Procedure: https://www.chepinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Grievance-Procedure-revised-7-27-2018.pdf

Virtual Learning Policy and Procedure: https://www.chepinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CHEP-Virtual-Learning-Policy-and-Precedure.v421.pdf

Presented by: Chesapeake Health Education Program (CHEP)

Address: PO Box 229, Perryville, MD 21903

Questions:

Please contact CHEP at 667-454-0339 or email us at programs@chepinc.org

Firearm Suicide Among Veterans

Wednesday Nov 20 2024, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Virtual Seminar
Zoom
United States

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