War Related Illness and Injury Study Center

Conferences & Workshops

Strategies for Success: Meeting the Needs of Student Veterans with Post Concussive Symptoms and Co-occuring Conditions

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December 2, 2010
10:00 am - 2:30 pm

A joint workshop presented by the WRIISC and the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury:
Diagnosis and Management

Held January 16, 2009
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

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Sponsored by the Employee Education System, Long Beach Resource Center, in collaboration with the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) and the Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) of the Palo Alto Health Care System.

Contact Louise Mahoney for more information.

Facts about Traumatic Brain Injury

Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM)

Find information on the CAM programs offered in Palo Alto and other self-help resources

Internet Resources

Autoimmune Disorders | Complementary and Alternative Medicine Diabetes | Family and Readjustment Issues | Gulf War | Medication | Pain | Post Deployment Issues | PTSD | Research Centers | Smoking Cessation | Traumatic Brain Injury

Autoimmune Disorders

Autoimmune Diseases

Fast Facts About Sjögren's Syndrome

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Post Deployment

Returning Service Members (OEF/OIF)
http://www.oefoif.va.gov/
This website provides important information for Veterans who participated in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Operations Enduring Freedom.

AfterDeployment.org † *
Wellness resources for the military community

Hazardous Exposures - www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/
From the VA Office of Public Health, this Web site provides information on various environmental and occupational hazards that some Veterans may have encountered during military service.

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PTSD

National Center for PTSD - ptsd.va.gov
Advancing Science and Promoting Understanding of Traumatic Stress - The Center aims to help U.S. Veterans and others through research, education, and training on trauma and PTSD. Website provides resources for Veterans and clinicians.

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Pain Management

Pain: MedlinePlus

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Diabetes

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse † * - www.diabetes.niddk.hig.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/

American Diabetes Association † * - www.diabetes.org/

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Family Issues

Veterans and Military Family Health

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Gulf War

GulfLINK † * - http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/
Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses

VA Website on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses - http://www1.va.gov/gulfwar/

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Medication

Drugs and Herb Supplements
Valuable resource to look up information on medication, including common dosage recommendations and side effects - † *

Antidepressants - Comparing Effectiveness, Safety, Side Effects, and Price from Consumer Reports † *

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Smoking Cessation

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Traumatic Brain Injury

NINDS Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page † *

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center † *

Understanding Helps Families, Soldiers Deal With Brain Injuries

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Research Centers

National Data and Statistical Center † * - http://www.tbindsc.org/

The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury † * - http://www.tbims.org/combi

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