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Improving Mental Health Care for our Nation’s Veterans: Innovative Treatments at the Veterans Health Administration
Ilse R. Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS
Deputy Executive Director, VHA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the size and scope of mental health and suicide prevention services available through the Veterans Health Administration
- Identify key evidence-based treatments available for Veterans with treatment resistant depression
- Describe steps taken by VHA to expand access to ketamine and esketamine services for Veterans with treatment resistant depression
The educational objective for Psychiatry Grand Rounds is to provide mental health professionals with updates on psychiatric topics with the goals of increasing knowledge, competence, and patient care. Psychiatry Grand Rounds are held on Wednesdays (September-May) from 12 to 1 p.m. Be sure to log into your CME account and complete the evaluation to receive credit.
All faculty, CME Planning Committee members, and the CME office reviewer have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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