1. Primary Care Program Office, PCS May 2011

2. Purpose: To provide virtual education support primarily to rural primary care providers (PCP) to help ensure all Veterans receive uniform, competent, expert care by VHA physicians regardless of geographic setting. Geriatrics - Dementia -Frailty -Sex & Driving - Advanced Care Planning -Screening Mental Health -Evaluation & Treatment of Anxiety, Depression, & Suicidality -Alcohol Misuse -PTSD Pain Management -Complex Chronic Pain -Stepped Integrated Pain Care Post Combat Care -Post Deployment for Frontline Providers -C&P Process -Environmental Agent Exposure -Military Culture

3. Each course is prepared by a nationally recognized subject matter experts who are also expert clinicians and excellent teachers Each module is comprised of four to five courses Within LMS, there are multiple means of learning including watching the courses and reviewing of the slides. Each course has an exam as a means of verifying learning. Once the learner passes the exam, they will receive a certificate of completion. The course is also ACCME accredited and learners will receive 1 hour of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits per course

4. ModuleLMS ID No. Title and Direct Link GeriatricsVA 8896 Advance Care Planning: A Collaborative Interdisciplinary Process GeriatricsVA 8897 Co morbidity and Frailty: Two Important Concepts in Geriatric Care GeriatricsVA 8900 Evaluation and Management of Dementia: Key Concepts for Primary Care GeriatricsVA 8910 Screening for Common Geriatric Conditions among Older Adults in Primary Care GeriatricsVA 8911 Sex and Driving: Two Tough Conversations We Need to Have with our Older Patients Mental HealthVA 8899 Evaluation and Management of Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care Mental HealthVA 8901 Evaluation of Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidality in Primary Care Mental HealthVA 8909 Screening and Evaluation of PTSD in Primary Care Mental HealthVA 8914 Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care Pain ManagementVA 8898 Collaborative Care Model of Complex Chronic Pain Pain ManagementVA 8905 Practical Suggestions for Helping Veterans with Complex Chronic Pain Pain ManagementVA 8913 Stepped Integrated Pain Care in the VHA, Part 1 Pain ManagementVA 8912 Stepped Integrated Pain Care in the VHA, Part 2 Post Combat CareVA 8886 Environmental Agent Exposures in Veterans and Risk Communication for Frontline Providers Post Combat CareVA 8888 Post Deployment Care for Frontline Providers Post Combat CareVA 8890 The Compensation and Pension Exam Process and VA Benefits Post Combat CareVA 8891 Why Military Culture Matters: The Military Member's Experience Tip: LMS Search

5. May Geriatrics: May 18, 2011 @ 1PM EST June Pain Management: June 15, 2011 @ 1PM EST Jully Post Combat Care: July 20, 2011 @ 1PM EST August Mental Health: Aug 17,2011 @ 1PM EST Questions regarding the Primary Care Rural Health Education Initiative may be directed to Miyako Wilson at 202-461-7180 or Gordon Schectman at 414-384-2000 ext.42684.