Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174112
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
As mandated in Public Law 103-446, the Department of Veterns Affairs (VA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review its Uniform Case Assessment Protocol (UCAP) for Persian Gulf veterans. The purpose of the program is to provide a systematic, comprehensive medical protocol for the diagnosis of health problems of Persian Gulf veterans. This report is the third in a series of studies by IOM reviewing the protocols used by the VA and the Department of Defense to diagnose the health complaints of Gulf veterans. The committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the adequacy of the medical protocol and its implementation by the VA, as well as the VA's outreach and education efforts aimed at informing Persian Gulf veterans and their care providers of the purpose and availability of this program. In addition, the report contains as appendixes the findings and recommendations of the previous reports, as well as those of two related IOM reports on Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War.
Adequacy of the VA Persian Gulf Registry and Uniform Case Assessment Protocol
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174112
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
As mandated in Public Law 103-446, the Department of Veterns Affairs (VA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review its Uniform Case Assessment Protocol (UCAP) for Persian Gulf veterans. The purpose of the program is to provide a systematic, comprehensive medical protocol for the diagnosis of health problems of Persian Gulf veterans. This report is the third in a series of studies by IOM reviewing the protocols used by the VA and the Department of Defense to diagnose the health complaints of Gulf veterans. The committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the adequacy of the medical protocol and its implementation by the VA, as well as the VA's outreach and education efforts aimed at informing Persian Gulf veterans and their care providers of the purpose and availability of this program. In addition, the report contains as appendixes the findings and recommendations of the previous reports, as well as those of two related IOM reports on Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174112
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
As mandated in Public Law 103-446, the Department of Veterns Affairs (VA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review its Uniform Case Assessment Protocol (UCAP) for Persian Gulf veterans. The purpose of the program is to provide a systematic, comprehensive medical protocol for the diagnosis of health problems of Persian Gulf veterans. This report is the third in a series of studies by IOM reviewing the protocols used by the VA and the Department of Defense to diagnose the health complaints of Gulf veterans. The committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the adequacy of the medical protocol and its implementation by the VA, as well as the VA's outreach and education efforts aimed at informing Persian Gulf veterans and their care providers of the purpose and availability of this program. In addition, the report contains as appendixes the findings and recommendations of the previous reports, as well as those of two related IOM reports on Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War.
Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309175526
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
In January 1995 the Institute of Medicine released a preliminary report containing initial findings and recommendations on the federal government's response to reports by some veterans and their families that they were suffering from illnesses related to military service in the Persian Gulf War. The committee was asked to review the government's means of collecting and maintaining information for assessing the health consequences of military service and to recommend improvements and epidemiological studies if warranted. This new volume reflects an additional year of study by the committee and the full results of its three-year effort.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309175526
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
In January 1995 the Institute of Medicine released a preliminary report containing initial findings and recommendations on the federal government's response to reports by some veterans and their families that they were suffering from illnesses related to military service in the Persian Gulf War. The committee was asked to review the government's means of collecting and maintaining information for assessing the health consequences of military service and to recommend improvements and epidemiological studies if warranted. This new volume reflects an additional year of study by the committee and the full results of its three-year effort.
Examining VA implementation of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disability evaluation
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disability evaluation
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Report of the Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses: Appendices
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Quality of Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
VA Health Care
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Gulf War Veterans
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309065801
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Many individuals, groups, and federal agencies have a strong interest in finding answers to the numerous and complex questions regarding the health of Gulf War veterans. Various types of research and health measurement are needed to address these diverse issues. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was asked by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to undertake a study to identify important questions concerning the health of Gulf War veterans and then to design a study to answer those questions. The committee determined that it is of fundamental importance to ask how healthy are Gulf War veterans? Are they as healthy as others? What characteristics are associated with differences between the health of Gulf War veterans and the health of others? To address these questions, it will be necessary to measure not only the health status of those who served in the Gulf War, but also to compare Gulf War veterans with other groups. Further, one must continue to follow these groups through time to determine whether the groups differ in the way their health status is changing. As the committee began to develop a design that would address the fundamental questions identified, it realized that such a study could have important implications for understanding not only the health of Gulf War veterans, but also the health of veterans of other conflicts.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309065801
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Many individuals, groups, and federal agencies have a strong interest in finding answers to the numerous and complex questions regarding the health of Gulf War veterans. Various types of research and health measurement are needed to address these diverse issues. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was asked by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to undertake a study to identify important questions concerning the health of Gulf War veterans and then to design a study to answer those questions. The committee determined that it is of fundamental importance to ask how healthy are Gulf War veterans? Are they as healthy as others? What characteristics are associated with differences between the health of Gulf War veterans and the health of others? To address these questions, it will be necessary to measure not only the health status of those who served in the Gulf War, but also to compare Gulf War veterans with other groups. Further, one must continue to follow these groups through time to determine whether the groups differ in the way their health status is changing. As the committee began to develop a design that would address the fundamental questions identified, it realized that such a study could have important implications for understanding not only the health of Gulf War veterans, but also the health of veterans of other conflicts.
Assessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309451175
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Military operations produce a great deal of trash in an environment where standard waste management practices may be subordinated to more pressing concerns. As a result, ground forces have long relied on incineration in open-air pits as a means of getting rid of refuse. Concerns over possible adverse effects of exposure to smoke from trash burning in the theater were first expressed in the wake of the 1990â€"1991 Gulf War and stimulated a series of studies that indicated that exposures to smoke from oil-well fires and from other combustion sources, including waste burning, were stressors for troops. In January 2013, Congress directed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a registry for service members who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes generated by open burn pits. Assessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry analyzes the initial months of data collected by the registry and offers recommendations on ways to improve the instrument and best use the information it collects. This report assesses the effectiveness of the VA's information gathering efforts and provides recommendations for addressing the future medical needs of the affected groups, and provides recommendations on collecting, maintaining, and monitoring information collected by the VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309451175
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Military operations produce a great deal of trash in an environment where standard waste management practices may be subordinated to more pressing concerns. As a result, ground forces have long relied on incineration in open-air pits as a means of getting rid of refuse. Concerns over possible adverse effects of exposure to smoke from trash burning in the theater were first expressed in the wake of the 1990â€"1991 Gulf War and stimulated a series of studies that indicated that exposures to smoke from oil-well fires and from other combustion sources, including waste burning, were stressors for troops. In January 2013, Congress directed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a registry for service members who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes generated by open burn pits. Assessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry analyzes the initial months of data collected by the registry and offers recommendations on ways to improve the instrument and best use the information it collects. This report assesses the effectiveness of the VA's information gathering efforts and provides recommendations for addressing the future medical needs of the affected groups, and provides recommendations on collecting, maintaining, and monitoring information collected by the VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.
Report of the Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses: Without special title
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Report of the Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Special Investigation Unit on Gulf War Illnesses
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780160573620
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780160573620
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description