Trauma-informed Care Honoring Veterans: A Model for Us All

On Demand

CMEs: 0.75

Co-Authors: Mary Ann Stahovich, DMSc., MHP, PA-C – Director of PA Admissions, California Baptist University

Primary Speaker(s)

Brandon Beattie, PA-C (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor, Director of Didactic Education
George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Slides Handouts

Co-Speaker(s)

Mary Ann A. Stahovich, DMSc., MHP, PA-C (she/her/hers)

Director of PA Admissions, Assistant Professor
California Baptist University PA Program

Disclosure(s):

Brandon Beattie, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Mary Ann A. Stahovich, DMSc., MHP, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Description: Instructing PA students on patient-centered care (PCC) and trauma-informed care (TIC) for Veterans provides a teaching model readily extrapolated to diverse populations. Attendees will leave this interactive session on Veteran inclusivity with evidence-based strategies that meet some of the new PA graduate competencies and fulfill ARC-PA requirements B2.06a and B2.06f.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the importance of teaching PA Students to take a social history that includes military history
Define patient-centered care (PCC)
Define trauma-informed care (TIC)
Identify the healthcare settings where Veterans seek their care
Discuss strategies for teaching PA students to ask sensitive questions related to military experience