Photo: Integrated Panel Discussion – UNC Chapel Hill- See past seminars below

Regional Integrated Panel Seminars

Half or full day seminars with varied topics and locations, designed to expand awareness of AMSUS while also providing continuing education and networking opportunities. Integrated (DoD, VA, PHS, Academia) panels will provide a broader perspective of topics and encourage open dialogue during Q&A sessions. Discounted member registration rate. Seminars are open to all: member, non-member, civilian, industry, anyone interested!

Seminars may include up to nine professional CE/CME accreditation’s as well as a general participation certificate: ACCME (2 categories), ANCC, ACPE (2 categories), APA, AANP, ACHE & ADA-CERP.

To make these seminars relevant, accessible, and unique – we want your input!
Contact a staff member to: Submit a Topic; Be a Presenter; Suggest a Location/Venue; Sponsor a Seminar

Regional Seminar Champion Guidance 

2020 Seminars 

April 30 – May 1, 2020

Rescheduled – October 19-20, 2020

  • UNC/AMSUS May Day Trauma Conference
    The William and Ida Friday Center – Chapel Hill, NC

May Day is a two-day conference designed to meet the educational needs of the health care team – civilian and military – across the continuum of trauma care, and also features vendor exhibition and poster presentations.

Attendee and Vendor Registration 

Future Seminar Topics in Discussion:

  • Simulation Trauma Care 
  • Peri/Post-Operative Pain Care 
  • Plastic/Regenerative Medicine
  • MHS Transition to DHA
  • Palliative Care
  • Medical Readiness
  • Opioid Use Disorders
  • Women’s Health
  • Artificial Intelligence/Augmented Reality
  • Health Profession Student Focus

Interested in attending, exhibiting or presenting?

Contact Susan Bachenheimer or Lori Lawrence

Past Seminars:

March 3, 2020 Prolonged Field Care: What Technology is Needed?
September 19, 2019 Supporting Soldier Readiness, Enhancing Performance and Transition of Care
August 14, 2019 Tier I Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) Workshop
June 13-14, 2019 Fifth Annual SAMHS and Universities Research Forum (SURF)
June 7, 2019 Zero Preventable Deaths: Synthesizing Cutting-Edge Trends and Technologies in Military and Civilian Trauma Care
February 14, 2019 DoD/VA Pain Management: Strategies and Collaboration in the Midst of the National Epidemic of Opioid Overuse, Misuse and Diversion
January 23, 2018 Non-pharmacologic Treatment of Pain
May 4, 2018 Pain Management and Opioid Safety in the MHS
September 28, 2018 MHS Presents Successful Interaction With the Stepped Care Model

Past Presenters:

LTC Joseph Yancey, MC, USA
Dr. Michelle Szczepanik – Board certified Family Physician with Sports Medicine CAQ
Ms. Lindsey Oro – Mental Performance Consultant
COL Alfred Anderson, DC, USA – DENTAC Commander Fort Eustis
Col (ret) Lewis Hofmann, MD
Col (ret) Arnyce Pock, MD
COL (ret) Jeff Leggit, MD
Col (ret) Steve Burns, MD
Jerry Heneghan, Director, University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Pharmacy Simulation
COL Jason M Seery, MD, FACS USARMY MEDCOM (USA);
COL Tyler E Harris, MD, FAAOS, USARMY MEDCOM WAMC (USA);
Brandon Conover, PhD, Chief Technology Officer, BioMojo LLC;
Marco G. Patti, MD, FACS, Professor of Med and Surg, Co-Dir Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, Director of the Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, Dept of Surgery, UNC;
William N. Vasios III, PA-C; Christy Inscoe, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, UNC—Chapel Hill;
Alex Carrico, MSN, RN, MICN, UNC Trauma Program, UNC Hospitals
COL Kevin Galloway, USA (ret), Deputy Director, Strategic Communications and Policy, Defense & Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM)
Friedhelm Sandbrink, MD, Acting National Program Director for Pain Management, Specialty Care Services, VACO Director Pain Management, Dept. of Neurology, Washington DC VAMC
LTC Joseph R. Yancey, DHA J-3 – Army-Baylor Administrative Resident
MAJ Nicole Brown, DPT, SP, USA Chief of the Physical Therapy Amputee Service, Deputy Chief of Physical Therapy Services WRNMC, Physical Therapy Consultant to the White House
Jennifer Bell, MD Associate Director, Primary Care Behavioral Health, Defense Centers of Excellence for PH & TBI
LTG Eric Schoomaker, MC, USA (ret), DoD representative to NCCIH (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
COL Richard C. Niemtzow, USAF, MC (ret), MD, PhD, MPH, FS Director, US Air Force Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
COL Chester (Trip) Buckenmaier III, MC, USA (ret), MD Associate Professor & Director, Defense & Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM)
MAJ Laura Tilley, MC, USA, ER Physician at Fort Belvoir
LTC Sharon L. Rosser, DScPA, PA-C Army Comprehensive Pain Management Program Manager

Testimonials:

  • Excellent course. All medical providers and medical students should take this course! (BFA Workshop)
  • Great opportunity to meet and talk to thought leaders and others involved in this topic.
  • Excellent seminar.  Timely and applicable topic and the experts from DoD and VA.  Well done!
  • … the speakers were excellent and you put on an outstanding symposium. Thanks again
  • Yes , it was an excellent seminar and the venue was excellent 
  • I really enjoyed the talks
  • Continue to follow and present on augmented reality tech as the field progresses
  • Very interesting
  • Well done and well organized

 

May 2018 Pictures

January 2018 Pictures