SAPR VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT
Save the Date!

SAPRO will host the 2026 Virtual Learning Event on September 29 and 30, 2026. Details on sessions are below. Registration information will be shared on VALIANT in early August. If you are not already a member, please become a member to stay up to date on event details. For information on how to join, visit www.sapr.mil/valiant. 
 
  
 
           
 


Day One: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Registration available on VALIANT.

  
  Time (EST) Topic Briefer CEUs  
  1000-1030 WELCOME AND UPDATES MS. ANDREA BRYANT, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SAPRO    
  1030-1130 SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE WORKFORCE (SARW) UPDATES MS. KINJAL VADLAMANI, VICTIM ASSISTANCE, SAPRO 1.0  
  1130-1140 BREAK      
  1140-1230 TITLE 32 & SAPR SUPPORT LT COL ESTELLE MURRAY, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU LIAISON OFFICER, SAPRO 1.0  
  1230-1240 BREAK      
  1240-1440 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, VETERANS' BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, INTRANSITION, AND SAFE HELPLINE MS. JULIE KARPENKO, VETERANS' HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MR. PATRICK CAREY, VETERANS' BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
MS. ALIA CREASON, INTRANSITION
MS. JAYIAH GUEYE, SAFE HELPLINE		 2.0  
  1440-1450 BREAK      
  1450-1550 COMMUNICATION WITH LEADERS DR. GAIL STERN, SAPRTEC, SAPRO 1.0  
 

WHY ATTEND THE VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT?
• Hear from SAPRO leadership about current policy, prevention, and response efforts
• Build relationships with and learn about efforts and resources from other stakeholders​

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT?
​• D-SAACP-credentialed members of the Sexual Assault Response Workforce (SARW)

​WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT AT THE VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT?
• Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
​• Network with colleagues
 
 

Day Two: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Registration available on VALIANT.

 

       
Time (EST) Topic Briefer CEUs
1000-1130 POLICY BRIEFS MR. DOUG ALEXANDER, POLICY, SAPRO 1.5
1130-1140 BREAK    
1140-1220 COMMON DATA ERRORS / DSAID OVERSIGHT AND UPDATES MS. ANITA BOYD, ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTING, SAPRO
MS. SARAH NEWMAN, ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTING, SAPRO
CDR EVETTE PINDER, ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTING, SAPRO		 1.0
1220-1230 BREAK    
1230-1400 POLICY CLARIFICATION: HEALTHCARE PROVIDED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AT MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES MS. KIMBERLY LAHM, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PATIENT ADVOCACY & EXPERIENCE, WOMEN'S, CHILD & FAMILY HEALTH POLICY, OASW, HEALTH AFFAIRS 1.5
1400-1410 BREAK    
1410-1455 ENCOUNTER SKILLS OVERVIEW MS. RACHEL THANOS, SAPRTEC, SAPRO 1.0
1455-1515 VALIANT DEMO MS. JENNIFER BRADY, CONTRACTOR, SAPRO 0.5
1515-1530 CLOSING DR. GAIL STERN, SAPRTEC, SAPRO