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Department of Defense
Medical Interagency Satellite Training Program (MIST)
Present:
“Perspectives on Deep Vein Thrombosis”
Friday, 06 April 2007; 1100-1230 ET
(Repeats from January 10, 2007)
No CE Credits
a. Sponsors: This program is co-sponsored for Military and Federal GETN subscribers by The American Public Health Association with the Alabama Department of Public Health and Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Program with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.
b. Availability: This program will be available to military and federal GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks. A listing of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here: GETN Site Location.
MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling.
There is No C/Ku Band analog satellite availability for this program.
Videoconferencing may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed. Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination.
Will this program be Webcast? Yes, instructions in final confirmation sent out 24 – 48 hours prior.
c. Target Audience Statement: Federal and Military health and public health professionals interested in population based inter-professional approaches to disease prevention; inter-professional/inter-organizational coalition-building; professionals interested in social marketing to provide information and behavior change strategies to the general population; health clinicians and administrators interested in DVT, PE, and other circulatory diseases.
d. Program Description: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a common but serious medical condition that occurs when a thrombus (blood clot) forms in one of the large veins, usually in the lower limbs, leading to either partially or completely blocked circulation. The condition may result in health complications, such as a Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and even death if not diagnosed and treated effectively. Certain individuals may be at increased risk for developing DVT, although DVT can occur in almost anyone. Symptoms of DVT may include pain, swelling, tenderness, discoloration or redness of the affected area, and skin that is warm to the touch. However, as many as half of all DVT episodes produce minimal symptoms or are completely “silent.” Because a number of other conditions, including muscle strains, skin infections, and phlebitis (inflammation of veins) display symptoms similar to those of DVT, the condition may be difficult to diagnose without specific tests. According to the American Heart Association, DVT occurs in approximately two million people and up to 600,000 are hospitalized in the US each year. Fatal PE may be the most common preventable cause of hospital death in the United States. Only one-third of hospitalized patients with risk factors for blood clots received preventive treatment, according to a US multi-center study. Without preventive treatment, up to 60 percent of patients who undergo total hip replacement surgery may develop DVT.
e. Program Objectives
Identify the signs and symptoms of DVT and pulmonary emboli (PE) and their prevention.
Detail the efforts of the Coalition to prevent DVT.
Highlight perspectives of the patient, family, physician and nurse on the impact of DVT
Provide an opportunity for discussion on the prevention and impact of DVT.
f. Program Faculty:
Melanie Bloom;
National DVT Patient Spokesperson, Coalition to Prevent DVT; Washington, DC
Geno Merli, MD, FACP;
School of
Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rita
Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN;
Department of
Nursing Practice and Policy, American Nurses Association; Washington, DC
g. Interactivity/Questions: None for this program.
h. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: None
i. DVD/Videotape Availability: None, sites should tape from broadcast.
j. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on these program, however they MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. They may also not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
k. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: DOD-MIST Registration Site or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
l. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
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