Veterans’ Health Matters

By: Veterans Health Administration
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  • Summary

  • Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, as well as historic deployments in multiple eras, have resulted in Veterans with a range of post deployment health concerns and the need for providers to understand these concerns and utilize best practices in the identification, assessment, management, and communication of Veteran care. Veterans with complex medical conditions may benefit from a patient centered approach that is rooted in whole health and functional and integrative medicine. Veterans’ Health Matters, a new podcast series sponsored by the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC), offers clinicians, Veterans, and caregivers information on post deployment care, and also offers tools on effective patient-provider communication, various functional and integrative medicine approaches, along with exercise, that can improve the care of our nation’s Veterans. During every episode you’ll hear subject matter experts weigh in on these topics and also talk about services the WRIISC provides because every Veteran’s health really does matter.
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Episodes
  • Current Insights into PFAS

    Current Insights into PFAS
    Oct 28 2024
    In this episode, Dr. Terra Vincent-Hall, Senior Toxicologist at the Exposure Science Program, Health Outcomes Military Exposures, shares her expertise in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). She discusses what PFAS are, various ways in which Veterans may have been exposed to PFAS, and steps healthcare providers can take to address any PFAS-related health concerns. This discussion was recorded August 2023.

    RESOURCES PFAS - Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Public Health (va.gov): Includes information on PFAS military exposures and associated health concerns

    Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up | The National Academies Press: Provides guidance on PFAS exposure, testing, and clinical follow-up

    Learn about PFAS | ATSDR (cdc.gov): CDC website on PFAS and PFAS exposure

    Exposure Ed | VA Mobile: VA’s Exposure Ed App
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    19 mins
  • Addressing Neurocognitive Functioning in Gulf War Illness

    Addressing Neurocognitive Functioning in Gulf War Illness
    Oct 14 2024
    In this episode, Dr. David Litke, Clinical Psychologist, shares his expertise in cognitive rehabilitation and treatment of military exposure related neurocognitive dysfunction as he discusses common neurocognitive concerns for Veterans with Gulf War Illness and possible treatments to explore. This discussion was recorded July 2023.

    RESOURCES

    Gulf War Illness Factsheet for Providers: gulf-war-illness-for-providers.pdf (va.gov)

    Neuropsychological characteristics of Gulf War illness: A meta-analysis (Janulewicz et al., 2017) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0177121

    Neuropsychological Findings in Gulf War Illness: A Review (Jeffrey et al., 2019) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02088/full

    eteran Self-Training: https://www.veterantraining.va.gov/index.asp.

    “Moving Forward” Course: Moving Forward: Overcome Life's Challenges - Veteran Training (va.gov)
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    23 mins
  • Radiation Exposure Incidents, Health Risks and Exposure-Informed Care

    Radiation Exposure Incidents, Health Risks and Exposure-Informed Care
    Oct 2 2024
    Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Danny McClung, Heath Physicist and Radiological Consultant for VA’s Post Deployment Health Services (PHDS), discuss radiation exposure incidents, the health implications of radiation exposure, as well as exposure-informed care and the resources available to Veterans.

    RESOURCES
    VET-HOME portal https://vethome.va.gov/

    VET-HOME support: 1-833-MEE-VTHM or 1-833-633-8846 Ionizing Radiation Registry: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp

    About VET-HOME: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp

    About Military Environmental Exposures: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp

    About Radiation: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp

    VA Disability Benefits: https://www.va.gov/disability/

    About PACT Act: https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/

    War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/

    WRIISC SharePoint: https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc
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    18 mins

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