The Impact of Prior Deployment Experience on Civilian Employment After Military Service

Horton JL, Jacobson IG, Wong CA, Wells TS, Boyko EJ, Smith B, Ryan MA, and Smith TC. The Impact of Prior Deployment Experience on Civilian Employment After MilitaryService. Occupational and  Environmental Medicine. Occup Environ Med 2013 May; 70: 408-417.

Employment after military service, in particular after stressful deployment experiences, is a concern for many veterans and policymakers. Among this large cohort of veterans, we found that prior deployment and PTSD were not significantly associated with job status post-service; in contrast, depression, panic/anxiety disorder, and poor physical health increased the risk of unemployment among certain groups. These findings may guide policy for veterans most in need of post-military employment support.

HIMSS Clinical Informatics Summit MeetUp at National University Friday May 3, 2013 Live Broadcast at San Diego Satellite Location

HIMSS Clinical Informatics Summit

MeetUp at National University Friday May 3, 2013

Live Broadcast at San Diego Satellite Location

Learn the latest from HIMSS Clinical Informatics Summit Speakers

Connect with San Diego friends, colleagues, university faculty, and students

Avoid Friday afternoon traffic and save time/money 

Enjoy lunch and conversation

Join in for all or part of the day

What?  HIMSS SoCAL meeting live on a big screen at National University

When? May 3rd 0800-330

How much? $15 for HIMSS members, $25 for non-members, and free for National University School of Health and Human Services faculty and students (online registration required for all)

Where to sign up?  Register online by May 1^st by selecting: http://www.weyond.com/himss/socal/acis/2013/  Click on the Register Tab or select event from main HIMSS SoCal site at:  http://www.himss-socal.org/

Where to go?  National University Technology and Health Science Center 3678 Aero Court San Diego, 92123 RM 131 Free Parking

 

Program Agenda

7:45 am to 8:30 am       Registration, Continental Breakfast, Networking

8:30 am to 8:45 am       Welcome Address

Despina Hopkins, MBA, RNC, President, Southern California HIMSS Chapter

8:45 am to 9:45 am        Opening Keynote: 

Clinical Analytics: Early Sepsis Detection and Future Use Cases

Steven Q. Simpson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Fellowship Director in Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Kansas

Moderator: Dianne Baker, RN, CSC Health Delivery North America

9:45 am to 10:45 am       Plenary Session I: 

Pharmacy: Past, Present, and Future - The evolution of practice in the age of information

Jerry Fahrni, PharmD, Product Manager, Talyst; Pharmacy Informaticist

Moderator: Lila Moulton, RN, MSN, UC Irvine Health

10:45 am to 11:15 am       Coffee Break, Networking and Exhibitors

11:15 am to 12:15 pm       Plenary Session II:

Big Data, Incrementally Structured: The go-forward interoperability philosophy

Bob Dolin, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer, Lantana Consulting Group; Vice Chair, HL7 Board of Directors

Moderator: Tushondra Thomas, MBA, BSN, PHNc, Methodist Hospital of So Cal

12:15 pm- 1:15pm             Lunch and Exhibitors

Buffet lunch for attendees registered for the full-day program 

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm            HIMSS So Cal Chapter Business Meeting

Despina Hopkins, MBA, RNC, President, Southern California HIMSS Chapter

1:30 pm to 2:20 pm          Plenary Session III

Merging People, Processes and Technology to Create the New CHOC

Melanie Patterson, Executive Director of Operations, South Tower
Louise White, VP and CNO, CHOC
Frank Maas, Director of Emergency Department
Ruth Slater, RN, Director of Informatics, Patient Care Services

2:20 pm to 3:20 pm          Closing Keynote: 

International Perspectives on Health IT: A HIMSS Delegation to Israel

Willa Fields,DNSc, RN, FHIMSS, Professor, School of Nursing, San Diego State University; Chair, HIMSS National Board of Directors

3:20 pm to 3:30 pm          Closing Remarks

Jamie Anand, MSN, RN, Informatics Outreach Architect, UC, Irvine Health

Kurt McArthur, RN, Clinical Informatics Analyst, UC, Irvine Health

MHA Students at Scripps Memorial Hospital

On April 5^th, a dozen MHA students and Dr. Stephen Bowman journeyed to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla to meet one-on-one with the top brass. In an executive session, students met with Gary Fybel, CEO and Sandy Hughes, Executive Director for Human Resources to explore career pathways and develop connections and networks for future internships, residencies and career management positions. This is the first in a series of CEO meetings sponsored by the NU MHA student association.

Who pays for work-related traumatic injuries?

Sears JM, Bowman SM, Adams D, Silverstein BA. Who pays for work-related traumatic injuries? Payer distribution in Washington State by Ethnicity, Injury Severity, and Year (1998-2008). Am J Ind Med; 2013.

Brief overview: Acute work-related trauma is a leading cause of death and disability for U.S. workers but it is difficult to obtain information about injured workers not covered by workers' compensation (WC). In this study, we describe trends in expected payer and linkage to WC claims, compare characteristics of injured workers who did and did not have a linked WC claim, and describe variation in expected payer and linkage to WC claims by ethnicity and injury severity.

Institute of Medicine Report Co-Authored by Dr. Tyler Smith

Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of readjustment needs of veterans, service members, and their families.  IOM (Institute of Medicine), 2013. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13499&page=R1