Pain Management and Opioid Safety in the MHS Military-connected patients report high incidence of chronic pain. The MHS Stepped Care Model seeks to provide our patients with the most effective pain management guided by CPGs while avoiding chronic pain, reducing opioid use, and minimizing complications for the minority of patients that do require opioids. What are the keys to implementing this model? MRCEE - Member Recruitment & Continuing...

The Future of Healthcare is Now: Efficient Health Informatics and Knowledge SharingEnhancing Interoperability among the Federal Health Agencies and Private Industry A panel discussion on: The Opioid Crisis in America: How health informatics can be employed to confront this dangerous epidemic Presented by:AMSUS: The Society of Federal Health Professionals “the THINK and DO Tank for Military Medicine”Brigadier General John Cho, MC...

As medicine becomes increasingly aware of the dangers of long-term opioid use, what can health care professionals do to help these patients? This educational session will describe MHS efforts to improve pain management for TRICARE and VA beneficiaries and arm health care providers with a variety of non-pharmacologic options to help patients with pain.

The theme of the 126th AMSUS Annual Continuing Education Meeting is “From Battlefront to Homefront” in recognition of the wide range of skills and specialties which must work synchronously to care for those who go in harm’s way, as well as for their families. CJCS Henry Shelton once said, “Battlefield medicine neither starts nor stops at the edge of the battlefield.” Medical response at the point of injury differs...

Surgeons, medical professionals and healthcare providers have an urgent call to action in an effort to reduce the number of deaths due to traumatic injury both at home and on the front lines of the battlefields around the world. At this meeting, 100+ subject matter experts from leading corporations and senior government officials in the federal health and medical services will convene to address concerns around this issue and discuss strategie...

Don’t miss the 2016 AMSUS Annual Federal Health Continuing Education Meeting at National Harbor, MD, 29 November – 2 December, with pre-conference sessions on 28 November. This four-day event provides a platform for shared accomplishments and strategies for the future of Federal Healthcare and enhancement of inter-professional collaborative practices. Key topics of the Meeting will be: The future of federal health Public-private se...