Impact of Deployment on the Health of Service Members & Their Families – Why Clinicians Should Ask
***This conference call was for MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS***
TOPIC: Impact of Deployment on the Health of Service Members and Their Families - Why
Clinicians Should Ask
WHEN: The conference call was held on September 21, 2010, from 1:00-2:00 pm EST
CALL MATERIALS:
Interim Transcript
Audio of Conference Call
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This clinician outreach activity was initiated by Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA) of the U.S. House of Representatives, a clinical psychologist and APA member, and is being sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The COCA Conference Call was conducted free of charge and addressed the impact of deployment on the health of those who deploy and on their families. This call emphasized the clinical importance of knowing a patient’s upcoming or prior deployment history, focusing on examples of important behavioral health issues. Subject Matter Experts discussed how impending and past deployment may impact a patient’s health, how deployment may impact a patient’s family’s health, and potential strategies clinicians may use to identify deployment-related health issues.
Speakers
Marc A. Safran, MD, MPA (Moderator)
CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Chair, CDC Mental Health Work Group
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David S. Riggs, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Deployment Psychology
Research Associate Professor
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Vikas Kapil, DO, MPH, FACOBM
Associate Director of Science, Division of Injury Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ruth Perou, PhD
Child Development Studies Team Leader
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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