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MHS Media Room - Dot Mil Docs 41: Patient Safety in a Combat Environment - 0 views

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    The Army's Dr. Shad Deering and Maj. Amber Pocrnich talk about TeamSTEPPS™ and patient safety in a combat environment. TeamSTEPPS™ is an initiative of DoD's Patient Safety Program.
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VA diagnosing higher rates of PTSD - Air Force News, news from Iraq - Air Force Times - 0 views

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    More than 44 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who have sought treatment at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility have been diagnosed with one or more possible mental disorders, according to the agency's most recent summary of veteran health care.
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Hawaii Red Cross offering free class for military families - 0 views

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    The Hawaii State Chapter of the American Red Cross announced that a new course, Coping With Deployments: Psychological First Aid for Military Families, is now available. The course, offered free of charge, is open to military family members of active duty, Reserve and National Guard forces, as well as veterans and their families. It is not offered to the general public.
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Obama to Confront Limits of America's Overstretched Military - US News and World Report - 0 views

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    After years of tough deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military is struggling to retain soldiers
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New treatment offers hope for facial paralysis patients - 0 views

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    Patients seeking help for facial paralysis have a new treatment option available now offered by doctors at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
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Bill seeks hospitals for vets in every state from Iraq - 0 views

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    A bill introduced Wednesday in the Senate proposes to provide equal access in every state to a full-service veterans' hospital.
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DoD Live: Brig. Gen Sutton - 0 views

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    Brig. Gen. Sutton participated in a roundtable to announce the opening of a new 24-hour outreach center, which will be open 365 days a year and is staffed by behavioral health consultants and nurses. This center will provide service members, veterans and their families a new resource for psychological health problems and traumatic brain injuries.
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Army College Adds EMR Systems to the Syllabus - 0 views

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    The course prepares Army IT professionals with the skills they'll need in the combat zone to help the nation's best doctors and nurses capture critical medical information without skipping a beat. Sustaining the systems ultimately leads to improved continuity of care and a complete medical history-useful when soldiers apply for VA medical benefits.
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Africa Command Health Conference Focuses on Cooperation to Achieve Goals - 0 views

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    Working together toward the same end-strengthening the health care capacity and crisis response capabilities of African nations to ultimately empower Africans to improve their health and security-was the theme of a conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Military Health System that introduced the new U.S. Africa Command surgeon to an array of partners from the military, Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the African Union.
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DefenseLink News Release: Psychological Health, Traumatic Brain Injury Outreach Center ... - 0 views

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    The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury is operating the 24-hour center, which will be open 365 days a year and is staffed by behavioral health consultants and nurses, including some former military psychologists.
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Defense Department, VA Host Suicide Prevention Conference - 0 views

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    More than 750 people from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and private enterprise -- including social workers, chaplains, researchers, and family members - are gathered here this week for a suicide-prevention conference.
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National Center for PTSD - 0 views

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    The National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) aims to advance the clinical care and social welfare of U.S. Veterans through research, education and training on PTSD and stress-related disorders. This site is an educational resource on PTSD and traumatic stress, for veterans and also for mental health care providers, researchers and the general public.
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