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We develop and provide post-deployment health expertise to Veterans and their health care providers through clinical care, research, education, and risk communication. As a tertiary care center, we partner with referring providers and their health care teams to support the care of Veterans. <span>The WRIISC is part of VA’s newly designated Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) formerly Post Deployment Health Services (PDHS). The VA is uniquely qualified to care for Veterans with health concerns related to potentially toxic exposures.</span> <!--****************** INTRO BOX Ends ***********************--> <h3><strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/newsletter/WRIISC-newsletter-summer-2024.pdf" target="_blank" title="Summer 2024 Newsletter">Read our Latest Newsletter</a></strong></h3> <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/newsletter/WRIISC-newsletter-Summer-2024.pdf" target="_blank" title="Summer 2024 Newsletter"><img align="left" alt="Front Cover of the Winter 2024 Newsletter" height="129" src="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/newsletter/thumbnails/newsletter-cover-Summer-2024.png" width="100"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></a></h3> <h2>News and Announcements</h2> <p>WRIISC celebrates the passage of The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. This Act includes several provisions designed to address the military environmental exposure concerns of Veterans. WRIISC is actively supporting implementation of this legislation. For more information about the PACT Act, see <a rel="noopener" href="http://www.va.gov/PACT" target="_blank" title="Visit Pact">www.va.gov/PACT</a></p> <h3>Telehealth Classes for Veterans</h3> <br> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/docs/yoga-nidra-meditation-veteran-DC-WRIISC-update.pdf#">Join iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Phone-Based Classes Hosted by DC and CA WRIISC</a></span></li> <li><a rel="noopener" href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/docs/CAYogaclasses.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="va-small">Yoga Classes hosted by CA WRIISC</span></a></li> <li><span class="va-small"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/WaRRELATEDILLNESS/education/local-offerings/support/MindfulMeditationFlyer.pdf#" target="_blank" title=""Mindfulness">Mindfulness Meditation Classes hosted by NJ WRIISC</a></span></li> </ul> <h3>Education</h3> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/vhmpodcast.asp" title="WRIISC Podcasts">Check out latest WRIISC Podcasts </a></span></li> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/provider-training/index.asp" title="Exposure Education Certification Program">Check out the VA and American College of Preventative Medicine (ACPM) Exposure Education Certification Program for Providers</a></span></li> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/provider-training/index.asp" title="Provider On-Demand Training on Deployment Health">Check out Provider On-Demand Training on Deployment Health</a></span></li> <li><span style="color: #ff0000;">NEW!!!</span> <strong>Military Exposure Clinical Brief Series – December 17th at 12 PM EST<br><!--<span style="color: #ff0000;">Stay Tuned</span>--></strong> <strong>To Register:</strong> <br>VA Employees click <strong><a rel="noopener" href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://hcm03.ns2cloud.com/sf/learning?destUrl%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252fva-hcm03.ns2cloud.com%252flearning%252fuser%252fdeeplink_redirect.jsp%253flinkId%253dITEM_DETAILS%2526componentID%253d131014203%2526componentTypeID%253dVA%2526revisionDate%253d1724731200000%2526fromSF%253dY%26company%3DVAHCM03&data=05%7c02%7c%7c05385f28c97a473d9b2c08dcf1d273d7%7ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7c0%7c0%7c638651133411516609%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=4mqSQo6X2Tlt6ZxH16ZNJiY68zQm0GfbxVxHUuwnOJA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">here </a></strong><br>Non-VA Employees click<a href="https://www.train.org/main/course/1124080/live-event"> <strong>here</strong></a></li> </ul> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <li><a href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/webinars/save-the-dates-2025.asp" title="Save the Dates Webinar 2025">2025 WRIISC-HOME Webinar Series for Providers and Clinicians</a> </li> <li><strong> WRIISC-HOME: What do Veterans tell us about their experience of care for military environmental exposures? (Intermediate) – December 10th at noon ET</strong><br>To Register: VA employees - click <strong> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://va-hcm03.ns2cloud.com/learning/user/deeplink.do?linkId=ITEM_DETAILS&componentID=131014135&componentTypeID=VA&fromSF=Y&revisionDate=1724385600000#/62E3A4913131AD1C1900720634C063BA" target="_blank" title="Register here">here.</a> </strong> <br>Non-VA employees - click <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.train.org/main/course/1123990/live-event" target="_blank" title="Click here"><strong>here.</strong></a> <br><!--QR Code: <br /><img height="50" src="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/images/QRCode_Sep.png" width="50" />--><br>Visit <strong><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/education/webinars/save-the-dates-2025.asp" target="_blank" title="Visit here to access information for future webinars!">here</a></strong> to access information for future webinars!</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <h3>Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence</h3> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <li><span class="va-small"><span class="va-small"><a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp" title="VA added 3 presumptive conditions">VA added nine rare respiratory cancers/three health conditions to list of presumed conditions resulting from particulate matter exposure</a></span></span></li> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrl63ipqZ5M">Video on the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry</a></span></li> <li><span class="va-small"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nap.edu/read/25837/chapter/1" target="_blank" title="National Academies’ recent report on Airborne Hazards">National Academies’ report on Airborne Hazards </a></span><br><span class="va-small"></span></li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <h3><!--<li><span class="va-small"><a href="/warrelatedillness/education/local-offerings/support/Agent_Orange_flyer.pdf" target="_blank" title="Veteran Education Classes">Veteran Education Classes</a></span></li>-->Research</h3> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="/warrelatedillness/research/volunteer/ca-wriisc.asp#pain" target="_self" title="Telehealth Yoga Study for Treatment of Chronic Pain">Actively Recruiting: Telehealth Yoga Study for Treatment of Chronic Pain </a></span></li> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/research/volunteer/index.asp" title="Volunteer for Research">Volunteer for Research</a></span></li> <!--<li><span class="va-small"><a href="https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/new-device-improves-balance-veterans-gulf-war-illness/20181026#.W_7S2f6Wy71" target="_blank" title="New Device Improves Balance in Veterans With Gulf War Illness">New Device Improves Balance in Veterans With Gulf War Illness</a></span></li>--></ul> </ul> </ul> <h3>Exposures</h3> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <ul class="article_list_clinical"> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/topics/index.asp" title="A to Z Index of Exposures ">Check out VA's A to Z list of Exposures </a></span></li> <li><span class="va-small"></span><span class="va-small"><a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/index.asp" title="Learn the latest updates on Agent Orange Exposure ">Learn the latest updates on Agent Orange Exposure </a></span></li> <li><span class="va-small"><a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/benefits/registry-evaluation.asp" title="Learn more about VA Environmental Health Registry Evaluations">Learn more about VA Environmental Health Registry Evaluations</a></span><br><span class="va-small"></span></li> </ul> <!-- <li><span class="va-small">CA WRIISC now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 <a title="Advanced Clinical Neuroimaging Fellowship and the Advanced Clinical Neuroimaging Fellowship" href="/warrelatedillness/training-opportunities/ca/index.asp" mce_href="/warrelatedillness/training-opportunities/ca/index.asp" target="_self">Advanced Clinical Neuroimaging Fellowship and the Advanced Clinical Neuroimaging Fellowship</a></span></li> !--><!-- <li><span class="va-small"> <a href="/WARRELATEDILLNESS/training-opportunities/dc/DC-fellow-neuropsych.asp" target="_self" title="Neuropsychology Fellowship information">DC WRIISC now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 Neuropsychology Fellowship</a></span></li> !--><!-- <li><span class="va-small"><a title="IOM's Agent Orange Update 2012" href="http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2013/Veterans-and-Agent-Orange-Update-2012.aspx" mce_href="http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2013/Veterans-and-Agent-Orange-Update-2012.aspx" target="_blank">Institute of Medicine's "Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2012"</a> <a href="#non-VA" 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