Webinar Date

Title/Level

Presenters

10/20/2026

Karshi Khanabad Surveillance Program (K-2SP): Latest updates on mortality and morbidity data (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: William J. Culpepper, PhD, MA: Deputy Director Epidemiology - HOME; Gabrielle P. Jenkins, PhD, MSPH: Epidemiologist – HOME

11/10/2026

High Exposure Populations: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians and the development of exposure summary for clinical care (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Immanuel Babu Henry Samuel, PhD: Associate Scientific Director, DC WRIISC/CETC/HJF; John P. Barrett, MD, MPH, MS, FAAFP, FACPM, FACOEM: Medical Director and Deputy Director - DC WRIISC/CETC; Michelle K. Prisco, MPH, ANP-C: Environmental Exposure Specialist - DC WRIISC

12/08/2026

Gulf War Toxicant Exposures: Chronic health symptoms, cognitive outcomes, and sex differences (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Maxine Krengel PhD: Clinical Neuropsychologist - CA WRIISC; Gladys Marina Veltkamp, PhD: Clinical Neuropsychologist - CA WRIISC

01/12/2027

Anomalous Health Incidents (Havana Syndrome): Evaluation, awareness and care (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Robert D. Forsten, DO, MS: Senior Clinician and Psychiatry Consultant- DC WRIISC/CETC; Randel L. Swanson, DO PhD, FAAPMR: Research Director – CETC/DC WRIISC; Ragini Verma, PhD: Professor - Univ of Penn

02/09/2027

Military Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) Exposures and Veteran Health Concerns from the First Gulf War to the Present (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Jose M. Ortiz, MD, MPH, FACOEM: Associate Director – CETC/DC WRIISC; John P. Barrett, MD, MPH, MS, FAAFP, FACPM, FACOEM: Medical Director and Deputy Director - DC WRIISC/CETC

03/09/2027

Underrecognized Exposures in Military Service: Human experimentation and a review of the Edgewood/Aberdeen Experiments (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Brandon F. Wyche, DMSC, PA-C: Physician Assistant – VET-HOME; Natalie Dorich: Nurse Practitioner – VET-HOME; Pascale D. Lecuire: DMSC, PA-C: Physician Assistant – VET-HOME; Falguni K. Parikh: MD, Physician – VET-HOME

04/13/2027

Integrating Virtual Reality Therapy Into Clinical Care for Veterans with Chronic Multisymptom Illness (CMI): Lessons learned from a WRIISC clinical practice improvement project (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Kari A. Haws, PhD: Clinical Neuropsychologist - NJ WRIISC; Omowunmi Y. Osinubi, M.D., M.Sc., MBA, FRCA, ABIHM: Director of Clinical Services - NJ WRIISC; Edward C. Shadiack III: DO, MPH, FACOEM: Clinical Consult Lead Physician – NJ WRIISC 

05/11/2027

Clinical Trial of Collaborative Specialty Care for Gulf War Illness (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Lisa M. McAndrew, PhD: Director EXPosure-Related Care Transformation (EXPRT) Center - NJ WRIISC; Justeen K. Hyde, PhD, MA: Research Health Scientist – Bedford VAMC

06/08/2027

Past Drinking Water Contamination Concerns: From Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility, Hawaii (Introductory)

LEAD SME: Stephen L. Fischer, MD: Physician – DC WRIISC; John P. Barrett, MD, MPH, MS, FAAFP, FACPM, FACOEM: Medical Director and Deputy Director - DC WRIISC/CETC; Michelle K. Prisco, MPH, ANP-C: Environmental Exposure Specialist - DC WRIISC

07/13/2027

PDCEN in Practice: Advancing trust and diagnoses for Veterans with deployment-related cardiopulmonary concerns (Introductory)

LEAD SME: Michael J. Falvo, PhD: Co-Director AHBPCE - NJ WRIISC

08/10/2027

Cervical Cancer in Gulf War & Post-9/11 Era Women Veterans (Intermediate)

LEAD SME: Dylan J. Jester, PhD, MPH: Research Statistician - WOMEN CoE - CA WRIISC; Jordan M. Nechvatal, PhD: Data Scientist - WOMEN CoE - CA WRIISC

09/14/2027

Shared Medical Group Appointment for Veterans with Exposure Concerns (Introductory)

LEAD SME: Sarah Slotkin, PhD: Clinical Psychologist - NJ WRIISC