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Guice to military summit on psychological health and TBI: ‘Vigilance can’t stop’ | Health.mil

Guice to military summit on psychological health and TBI: ‘Vigilance can’t stop’

Dr. Karen Guice, acting assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, addressed attendees on the second day of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit Sept. 14, 2016.

DR. Karen Guice, acting assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, addressed attendees on the second day of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit Sept. 14, 2016. The three-day conference held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, has attracted about 1,400 participants, both in the room and virtually around the world, to look at issues regarding psychological health and TBI for active-duty service members, veterans and their families.

Guice told the health care providers and policy makers that just because the military is emerging from active engagement in two wars, it doesn’t mean the need has diminished to work on the effects of TBI and caring for service members’ psychological health.

“The vigilance in your particular two areas (TBI and psychological health) hasn’t stopped. It can’t stop,” she said. “Everything you do has meaning, value and is very, very important to improving the health and well-being of our service members so they can be deployed and take care of the mission.”

Guice also asked attendees to follow her on Twitter to see what is going on at the highest levels of the Military Health System, and to share with her advances being made in the fields of medicine.

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Understanding how health care has advanced and how it can continue to improve was the message speakers delivered at the summit

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Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, spoke on the final day of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit, Sept. 15, 2016.

The 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit is being held Sept. 13-15, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia

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Military summit on psychological health and TBI opens at DHHQ in Virginia

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9/13/2016

Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, director of the Research, Development and Acquisition Directorate for the Defense Health Agency, spoke at the opening of the 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Summit Sept. 13, 2016.

The 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit is being held Sept. 13-15, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia

Related Topics: Traumatic Brain Injury

Give concussions the red card

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8/23/2016

Mild TBI, also known as concussion, is especially common among girls. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, “females participating in high school sports now have a higher incidence rate of sport-related concussions than do males.”

As soccer gains popularity in the United States and awareness of TBI grows, more eyes are on this potentially serious injury

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TBI milestone: Research program enrolls 15,000 participants

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DVBIC researchers have collected long-term TBI recovery and outcomes information on veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs TBIMS program since 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III)

The database collects standardized recovery and outcomes data on patients with TBIs serious enough to require hospitalization

Get your head out of the game to prevent TBI

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Using your head to spear an opponent is illegal, but it’s also dangerous, and can cause serious injury to both players involved in the tackle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rebecca Eller)

Learning to lead with the shoulder and not the head or helmet is important for all sports that involve contact

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A driven competitor, one Marine overcame setbacks to become medal-winning athlete

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Staff Sergeant Anthony Mannino Jr. competed in the cycling event during the 2016 Warrior Games in West Point, New York. By the end of this year’s competition, he came home with silver medals in three events: wheelchair basketball, shot put and discus. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Patrick Onofre/Released)

After struggling with a TBI for years, Staff Sgt. Anthony Mannino Jr. credits his therapy sessions at NICoE in helping him focus on training for the 2016 Warrior Games.

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National Intrepid Center zeroes in on traumatic brain injury

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The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries and accompanying psychological health conditions through diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning, outpatient clinical care, and TBI research.

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries

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Summer is the time to enjoy outdoor activities – whether jet skiing in the ocean on a hot day or navigating rough terrain during a bike ride through mountains

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DCoE webinar rewind: Cognitive rehabilitation for mild TBI

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Lt. Cmdr. Mary Rhodes, a psychiatrist, talks with a patient. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lance Hartung)

Health care professionals treating patients with concussion can learn more about cognitive rehabilitation practices from a recent #DCoEwebinar.

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Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory are developing a computer algorithm to identify vocal indicators that could help diagnose mild traumatic brain injury or concussion

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Technician Discusses TBI Research

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Richard Benjamin, lead physical science technician at the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., discusses using technology to better understand traumatic brain injuries.

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Scientists probe Traumatic Brain Injury effects at research lab

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Sensors attached to a translucent model skull are used to measure explosive shock velocity and pressure at the Army Research Laboratory Weapons and Materials Research Directorate at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. Data captured by the sensors are used to assist studies in traumatic brain injuries. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

The Army Research Laboratory’s specialized experiments offer repeatable parameters to attain more reliable data and to complement strides made by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the medical and academic communities