Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminar Series
Recent Session:
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
12PM - 1PM (ET)
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Title: Harnessing Technology to Increase Access to Couple and Family Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders among Veterans
Description:
Despite robust evidence supporting the efficacy of dyadic treatment protocols for alcohol use disorders, few Veterans have access to these modalities. This Cyberseminar will discuss the utility of telehealth in the delivery of Alcohol Behavior Couple Therapy (ABCT) and Brief Family-Involved Therapy (B-FIT), emphasizing how this modality has been utilized with Veterans in rural and underserved areas.
Presenters:
Dr. Julianne Flanagan
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Director, Enhancing Diversity in Alcohol Research (EDAR) Program
Staff Psychologist, Ralph H. Johnson VAHCS
Dr. Elizabeth Santa Ana
Associate Director & Investigator, Charleston Health Equity and Rural Outreach Innovation Center (HEROIC)
Co-Director, Charleston VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (MIRECC)
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Staff Psychologist, Ralph H. Johnson VAHCS
Intended audience:
Researchers, clinicians, care coordinators, policy makers, educators, data analysts, Veteran stakeholders and representatives of vulnerable Veteran groups who are interested in understanding and/or promoting equitable health among all Veterans.
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About the Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminars
The VHA Office of Health Equity (OHE) in partnership with the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) launched the Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminars. Each cyberseminar spotlights activities that promote the implementation of the VHA Health Equity Action Plan (HEAP), and aims to:
- Catalyze, synergize, and coordinate VHA programs, projects, and initiatives to effectively identify, understand, seek and implement solutions to diminish and where possible eliminate health disparities;
- Demonstrate alignment with other federal partners working to achieve health equity;
- Bring focus to VHA efforts to provide a more equitable, individualized and patient-driven health care delivery system;
- Improve overall quality of care through equity in all policies and the achievement of health equity for all;
- Incorporate the innovative ideas and input of all users in order to encourage a bottom up approach while maintaining a strong connection to the overarching goals of the VA;
- Capitalize on the existing network of advocates and programs in both administrative and clinical realms to weave health equity dialogue and cultural attunement into training and other activities within and outside the health care system; and
- Serve as a guide and/or starting place that would remain a living document which is open to modification and adaptation to continuously meet the needs of the Veterans entrusted to the VHA.
