Wise Health for Women Warriors: Recent Episodes

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Wise Health for Women Warriors is a podcast about the best care for female service members. We bring you experts on women’s health issues, as we tackle female readiness, and how to set your female service members up for success before deployment. We discuss infertility management in the military health system. How to prevent and treat incontinence and pelvic floor prolapse, and focus on return to duty postpartum. We also navigate some difficult topics, such as screening for intimate partner violence and postpartum depression. Don’t miss out on these pearls to optimize your care of female service members. Subscribe now to Wise Health for Women Warriors on your podcasting app or on health.mil/podcasts.

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Wise Health for Women Warriors is a podcast about the best care for female service members. We bring you experts on women’s health issues, as we tackle female readiness, and how to set your female service members up for success before deployment. We discuss infertility management in the Military Health System, how to prevent and treat incontinence and pelvic floor prolapse, and focus on return to duty postpartum. We also navigate some difficult topics, such as screening for intimate partner violence and postpartum depression. Don’t miss out on these pearls to optimize your care of female service members. Subscribe now to Wise Health for Women Warriors on your podcasting app or on health.mil/podcasts.

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Welcome to the first episode of Wise Health for Women Warriors: Female Readiness. Ways to optimize female service members care before, during, and after deployment. Army Col. (Dr.) Nicole Powell Dunford joins Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Erin Keyser.

Email us: dha_wicc@saic.com WICC SharePoint: https://info.health.mil/sites/hro/WICC/default.aspx Defense Health Agency podcasts, mobile apps, and other free resources: https://health.mil/connectedhealth

Learn more about military health podcasts at https://health.mil/podcasts Music by Brand New Beginning, by Oman. Copyright @ Epidemic Sound, epidemicsound.com

References discussed in this episode: PATH Hotline, now the Global Teleconsultation Portal, for routine women’s health consultation https://path.tamc.amedd.army.mil

Advisor Line for urgent women’s health consults:1-833-238-7756, option #2

DHA Decide & Be Ready App: https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/03/23/Decide-Be-Ready-supporting-todays-modern-service-woman

Coming Soon: DHA DRES App

The information in this podcast is for educational purposes and does not replace treatment. Patients should consult with a physician before making any changes to care.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.

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Welcome to the second episode of Wise Health for Women Warriors: Breastfeeding. Ways to support breastfeeding service members. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kristi Norcross joins Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Erin Keyser.

Email us: dha_wicc@saic.com WICC SharePoint: https://info.health.mil/sites/hro/WICC/default.aspx Defense Health Agency podcasts, mobile apps, and other free resources: https://health.mil/connectedhealth

Learn more about military health podcasts at https://health.mil/podcasts Music by Brand New Beginning, by Oman. Copyright @ Epidemic Sound, epidemicsound.com

References discussed in this episode: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols

Military Breastfeeding Policies: Army: https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=105996

Air Force: https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afgm2020-36-01/afgm2020-36-01.pdf

Navy: https://www.med.navy.mil/directives/ExternalDirectives/6000.14B.pdf Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/

Hale’s Medications and Mother’s Milk app, breastfeeding reference

The SnapBack App, postpartum exercises

Supervisors: How to support breastfeeding in the field https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/2428605/supporting-breastfeeding-mothers

Breastfeeding in the Navy Support: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Support-Services/21st-Century-Sailor/Parenthood-Pregnancy/Breastfeeding-in-the-Navy/

The information in this podcast is for educational purposes and does not replace treatment. Patients should consult with a physician before making any changes to care.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.

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Welcome to the third episode of Wise Health for Women Warriors: Postpartum Depression. Ways to screen, treat, and prevent postpartum depression. Army Capt. (Dr.) Alyssa Fry joins Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Erin Keyser.

Email us: dha_wicc@saic.com WICC SharePoint: https://info.health.mil/sites/hro/WICC/default.aspx Defense Health Agency podcasts, mobile apps, and other free resources: https://health.mil/connectedhealth

Learn more about military health podcasts at https://health.mil/podcasts Music by Brand New Beginning, by Oman. Copyright @ Epidemic Sound, epidemicsound.com

References discussed in this episode: Find Capt. Fry’s manual on prevention of postpartum depression: https://info.health.mil/sites/hro/WICC/Shared%20Documents/Completed%20Perinatal%20Mental%20Health%20Treatment%20Manual.pdf

New Parent Support Program: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/parenting-and-children/parenting-infants-and-toddlers/the-new-parent-support-program/

https://www.cnic.navy.mil/ffr/family_readiness/fleet_and_family_support_program/counseling-advocacy-and-prevention/new_parent_support/new-parent-support-program-overview.html

The information in this podcast is for educational purposes and does not replace treatment. Patients should consult with a physician before making any changes to care.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.

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Welcome to the fourth episode of Wise Health for Women Warriors: Pelvic Floor Health. Optimizing postpartum return to fitness, and managing prolapse and incontinence. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Joy Greer joins Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Erin Keyser.

Email us: dha_wicc@saic.com WICC SharePoint: https://info.health.mil/sites/hro/WICC/default.aspx Defense Health Agency podcasts, mobile apps, and other free resources: https://health.mil/connectedhealth

Learn more about military health podcasts at https://health.mil/podcasts Music by Brand New Beginning, by Oman. Copyright @ Epidemic Sound, epidemicsound.com

References discussed in this episode: American Urogynecologic Society Patient Fact Sheets Poise Incontinence Tampons

The information in this podcast is for educational purposes and does not replace treatment. Patients should consult with a physician before making any changes to care.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.

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Welcome to the sixth episode of Wise Health for Women Warriors: Intimate Partner Violence. The importance of universal screening, and what to do when someone answers yes. Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Monica Lutgendorf joins Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Erin Keyser.

Email us: dha_wicc@saic.com WICC SharePoint: https://info.health.mil/sites/hro/WICC/default.aspx Defense Health Agency podcasts, mobile apps, and other free resources: https://health.mil/connectedhealth

Learn more about military health podcasts at https://health.mil/podcasts Music by Brand New Beginning, by Oman. Copyright @ Epidemic Sound, epidemicsound.com

References discussed in this episode: DoD Family Advocacy Program: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/family-life/preventing-abuse-neglect/the-family-advocacy-program/

Military One Source: CONUS: # 800-342-9647 or 703-253-7599 OCONUS: # 800-342-9647 or 703-253-7599 En espanol: # 800-342-9647 Live chat: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/contact-us/#phone-numbers Web: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE

TTY 1-800-787-3224 http://www.ndvh.org https://www.thehotline.org You can also text trained counselors www.crisistextline.org Text "START" to 741741

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: How to make a safety plan

Futures Without Violence

National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence www.endabuse.org/health 888-Rx-ABUSE (888-792-2837) TTY 800-595-4889 email: health@endabuse.org

Screening tools: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/ipv/ipvandsvscreening.pdf https://www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/healthier-pregnancy/fact-sheets/partner-violence.html

HITS (Hurts Insult Threaten Scream) http://www.ctcadv.org/files/4615/6657/9227/HPO_HITS_Screening_Tool_8.19.pdf http://www.projectechola.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/HITS_eng.pdf

AAS (Abuse Assessment Screen) http://chipts.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/01/Abuse-Assessment-Screen-_AAS_.pdf

Mandatory state reporting: Verify with your local state

https://www.findlaw.com/family/domestic-violence/mandatory-reporting-of-domestic-violence.html

The information in this podcast is for educational purposes and does not replace treatment. Patients should consult with a physician before making any changes to care.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government.