Meeting the Needs of Our Female Veterans

Guest: Ashley Laganiere, CVSO  Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD)  Female veterans can face significant barriers to receiving proper care. As the number of female service members increases, what can we do to help address these barriers and facilitate access to the care they need? What resources exist and how do we identify this population if they do not readily self-identify as veterans?  Connect with the Mayo Clinic’s School of Continuous Professional Development online at https://ce.mayo.edu/ or on Twitter @MayoMedEd.  Deeper Dive:  National Association of County Veterans Service Officers: https://www.nacvso.org/ Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers: https://www.macvso.org/index.html VA Women’s Health Research Network: https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/for_researchers/womens_health/  Military Health and Health Care https://www.rand.org/topics/military-health-and-health-care.html