Discover how to maximise your benefits and make informed retirement decisions. Provided ​Light Lunch will be served ​Workbook provided at sign-in ​SF-182 provided at the conclusion to request paid time off of work ​Agenda – Know Your Numbers, Maximize Benefits, Anticipate Elections ​FERS and CSRS Pension Calculations How Social Security works with Federal Retirement Thrift Savings Plan overview and new optio...

Discover how to maximise your benefits and make informed retirement decisions. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Attendance is free-of-charge FERS & CSRS audiences Training includes CSRS & FERS audiences Spouses welcome to attend Refreshments and a light lunch are provided No Cost to employees To request official time to attend, use SF-182 OUR TRAINING AGENDA General Retirement Planning Federal Pensions (CSRS & FERS) Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP...

Annual Scientific Meeting Objective The primary objective of the Aerospace Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Meeting. Designed from meeting evaluation forms, periodic surveys, and abstracts submitted, our meeting provides the latest results in sessions designed for aerospace medicine professionals under ONE roof. The scientific program will benefit residents, medical and graduate students, and advanced undergraduates who have an in...

In Part 3 of this 4 part series, hear in-use practices of surgical telementoring in remote and austere environment. Join our expert panel as they describe the virtual Medical Center Network in the Defense Health Agency and share knowledge about challenges and barriers to using technology. Gain familiarity with technology or reach back capabilities needed to support our forward deployed trauma teams. Virtual Platform: GoToWebinarTarget Audience...

Do you need an HSA or a FSA? Does your insurance cover your children? What about a parent? Should you choose a plan with a low deductible or a high one? If any or all of these questions seem baffling to you, you’re not alone. The world of insurance and its accompanying acronyms and language can be tough to interpret. Join us online Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to hear from a government open season benefits expert who will sha...

This webinar will discuss the risk of acquiring hepatitis B at home and abroad for current and previous Military Service Personnel and why fast protection against hepatitis B is essential for those individuals. We will review all adult hepatitis B vaccine options focusing on individual dosing, safety, and efficacy data. Finally, we will discuss how each adult hepatitis B vaccine impacts Medical Readiness for the Military and rapid protection f...

Each year, the VA manages more than 7,700 patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. Small Cell Lung Cancer accounts for about 13% of all patients with lung cancer but is characterized by more aggressive disease and a higher mortality rate than NSCLC. Most SCLC patients are diagnosed in the metastatic stage, described as ES-SCLC. For more than 30 years, the standard treatment has been combination platinum chemotherapy. Recently, the approval o...

Summary: Management of traumatic wound and burns is challenging. Dr. Sood will share the fundamentals to critical care and burn wound treatment within the emergent phase. Target Audience: Physicians, PA’s, NP’s, Nurses, and Emergency Medical Technicians involved in Tactical Combat Casualty Care

In order to best serve our nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and their families, service providers need to make sure they are bringing the best of themselves to their work. In this 60-minute webinar, participants will learn 2 positive psychology concepts and how they can be applied to enhance one’s well-being, resilience, and performance when working with Service Members and Veterans. The session will describe the concepts of opt...

Approximately 50,000 incident cancer cases are reported in Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Cancer Registry (VACCR) each year. Utilization of guideline-recommended cancer screening paradigms allows for timely initiation of therapy and superior clinical outcomes for many of these patients. However, only four screening methodologies are guideline-recommended, and patient adherence to regular screening is suboptimal. Cancers responsible for 71% of c...