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War Related Illness and Injury Study Center

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Exposure Concerns of Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Hatch Auditorium, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Course Directors:
  • Debra Milek, MD, PhD, MPH
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Ron Teichman, MD, MPH
    VA NJ War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
Jointly Sponsored By:
The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

& War Related Illness and Injury Study Center at the East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System

with support from the NY/NJ Education and Research Center
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Presentations

Presentation Presenter
Deployment and Return from War — What exposures are new Veterans concerned about? R. Teichman, MD, MPH
Anthrax, Small Pox and Multiple Vaccinations — What we do know and what we don't know. O. Osinubi, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCA
Sarin Gas, Pesticides and Antidotes — Was I exposed? Was the cure worse? V. Cassano, MD, MPH
Depleted Uranium Exposure — The Myths, The Facts — What you need to know to talk to your patients. O. Osinubi, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCA
Sandstorms, Oil Well Fires, Burning Trash, etc. — Will that sand and smoke hurt me? C. Weese, MD, MPH
Veterans Exposure Concerns — The Occupational and Environmental Medicine History D. Milek, MD, PhD, MPH
Keynote Speaker — Environmental Exposure Surveillance in a Combat Theater C. Weese, MD, MPH
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury — The Signature Injury of the Iraq Conflict M. Jefferson, PhD
Reintegration into Civilian Life — Difficult issues being faced by returning troops R. Teichman, MD, MPH
How to Take an Exposure History from a Vet R. Teichman, MD, MPH
Perceptions and Risk Communication in Exposure Concerns S. Santos, PhD, MS
Returning Veterans with Health Concerns and Emerging Problems — How can they get help? W. Keyes, QMC(SW), USN (Ret.)

Web Resource List

  • War Related Illness and Injury Study Center 

    The War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC, pronounced "risk") is a national VA program established to provide expertise in post-deployment health for Veterans and their health care providers.
    This Web page provides information of Veterans' exposure concerns.
    This Web page  contains fact sheets on depleted uranium (DU) and burning trash and human waste exposures.

  • VA Office of Public Health

    The Office of Public Health improves Veterans' health through prevention and treatment, outreach, surveillance, and focusing on special populations, including women Veterans, Veterans with HIV/AIDS, Veterans with hepatitis C, and Veterans exposed to hazardous materials during military service. The Office also manages VA’s medical response to emergencies and protects the safety and health of Veterans Health Administration employees.

  • Deployment Health Clinical Center Health Information Website

    PDHealth.mil was designed to assist clinicians in the delivery of post-deployment health care by fostering a trusting partnership between military men and women, Veterans, their families, and their health care providers to ensure the highest quality care for those who make sacrifices in the world's most hazardous workplace.

  • Deployment Health Family Readiness Library

    This library provides Service members, families, leaders, Health Care providers, and Veterans an easy way to find deployment health and family readiness information. Within this library you'll find access to fact sheets, guides, and other products on a wide variety of topics published by the services and organizations that serve you. You'll also find additional web links to other organizations and resources devoted to the health and well-being of the Service member and their family.

  • US Army for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine

    The USACHPPM team is a linchpin of medical support to combat forces and of the military managed-care system. It provides worldwide scientific expertise and services in clinical and field preventive medicine, environmental and occupational health, health promotion and wellness, epidemiology and disease surveillance, toxicology, and related laboratory sciences.

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention

    The CDC has a web site that provides information on environmental health concerns. Environmental health at CDC strives to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases or deaths that result from interactions between people and their environments.

  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.