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War Related Illness and Injury Study Center

Education and Risk Communication - VA Palo Alto WRIISC

Clinical Coordinator Sandra Scaling with Wallace Jones from EES

Conferences
Webinars
Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM)
Internet Resources

Conferences & Workshops

March 18, 2011 - Strategies for Success: Meeting the Needs of Student Veterans with Post Concussive Symptoms (PCS) and Co-occurring Conditions, Part 2

A joint workshop presented by the WRIISC and the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)
Slides will be posted here soon

December 2, 2010 - Strategies for Success: Meeting the Needs of Student Veterans with Post Concussive Symptoms and Co-occuring Conditions, Part 1

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

January 16, 2009 - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury:
Diagnosis and Management

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.

Webinars

Diagnosis & Treatment of TBI and PTSD

Steven Chao MD, PhD - VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Diagnosis of TBI using brain imaging techniques
Marylene Cloitre, PhD - National Center for PTSD
Treatment of TBI and PTSD; STAIR treatment program
J. Wesson Ashford, MD, PhD - War-Related Injuries and Illnesses Study Center(WRIISC), moderator
Slides

Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM)

The CA WRIISC is dedicated to educating Veterans about positive lifestyle changes that can improve overall health. We began offering yoga classes to Veterans in January of 2011 and have continued and expanded the program to include T'ai Chi. Please visit our CAM page for more information.

Class Schedule

For an updated weekly schedule, please refer to the Calendar on our website.

Day	Time	Class Type
Monday	3:00pm - 4:00pm	Mat yoga - mixed gender class
Monday	4:00pm - 4:30pm	Restorative yoga - mixed gender class
Wednesday	11:00am-12 noon (10:45am on 3rd Wed.)	Mat yoga - women only
Thursday	9:30am-10:30am	Chair yoga - mixed gender

Internet Resources

Autoimmune Disorders

Autoimmune Diseases

Fast Facts About Sj�gren'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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