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About the speakers

Kirsten Laha-Walsh, MSW, a Navy veteran and caregiver, is currently pursuing her PhD in Social Work with a focus on the military and veteran connected populations. A native of San Diego, California, Kirsten is a third generation Navy veteran and the daughter of a Chief Warrant Officer. She is also the primary caregiver for her spouse, a Purple Heart Combat Marine who is currently undergoing gender transition. Kirsten’s experience in and around the military culture led her to pursue advocacy for veterans, as well as caregivers of military servicemembers and veterans. She works with the SSW’s Office for Military Families and Veterans and conducts research as part of the College of Communications’ Veterans and Media Lab.

In 2021, Kirsten was selected as the first HillVets and WWP policy fellow, where she worked in Congress for the For Country Caucus, and then transitioned to the Government and Community Relations Team with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) in Washington D.C. In 2022, Kirsten was selected as the first open LGBT+ Caregiver Fellow for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation for her roles as a caregiver and advocate. Kirsten continues to volunteer in her community, serving on the leadership council for the Central Alabama Veteran Collaborative and on the Alabama State Task Force for Head Injury.

Disclosure Statements

Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she  has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.

Kirsten Laha-Walsh, MSW, reports that she has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. She will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation.

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Todd Peters, MD, Deepak Prabhakar, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc, Louis Marino, MD, Ehsan Syed, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PhD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.