Episodios

  • Tips for How Clinicians Can Talk with Veterans about Military Exposures

    Tips for How Clinicians Can Talk with Veterans about Military Exposures
    Jul 8 2024
    This podcast examines the difficulties that can arise when communicating with Veterans about military exposures, and how to overcome those communication barriers. Discussions center on a research-supported model of communication, the Concordant Care Model, and practical tips for how to put this model into practice.
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    24 m
  • Unlocking Veteran’s Military Exposure Benefits

    Unlocking Veteran’s Military Exposure Benefits
    Jun 24 2024
    This podcast addresses common questions about benefits and service connection for Veterans with concerns about military exposures. It offers concrete tips for how to speak with Veterans about presumptive conditions, and how to support veterans in submitting claims for service connection.
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    26 m
  • War Related Illness &Injury Study Center

    War Related Illness &Injury Study Center
    Dec 29 2020
    An Introduction to the (WRIISC) War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
    In this episode, we welcome Dr. Helena Chandler, Acting Director of the NJ WRIISC, and welcome back Dr. Susan Santos, Director of Education and Risk Communication at the WRIISC, as they discuss the WRIISC including its nearly 20-year history and how WRIISC can best serve Veterans and their healthcare teams.
    To learn more about the War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC) and what we are doing, visit our website at: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/
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    20 m
  • Wearable Technology Trends

    Wearable Technology Trends
    Dec 15 2020
    Wearable Technology Trends: What Gets Measured, Might Get Improved
    In this episode, Dr. Michael Falvo, Scientific Director of the Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence, and Matthew Watson, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, discuss how to measure or monitor personal exercise and physical activity, some advantages and disadvantages of doing so, and its importance to Veterans and clinical providers.

    The following resources referred to during the show, are found here:
    Exercise is Medicine:
    https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/support_page.php/provider-action-guide/
    CDC’s Guide on Target Heart Rate: https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/measuring/heartrate.htm
    VA’s ESP Report on wearable technology: https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/MotionSensingTechnologies.cfm
    The War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Resources:
    https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/index.asp
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    15 m
  • Essential Food Nutrients

    Essential Food Nutrients
    Dec 1 2020
    Essential Food Nutrients, Vitamins and Supplements
    Dr. Serena Satcher, Integrative and Functional Nutrition physician ends our Functional Nutrition segment by exploring with moderator Paulette Brower, proven essential phytonutrients in food and drink known to provide health benefits. How the VHA Whole Health model supports “food and drink” as a resource to stay healthy and fight disease is also addressed.

    Learn more from the following websites here:
    The War Related Illness & Injury Study Center: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/index.asp
    Post Deployment Health Services: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/
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    10 m
  • Mighty Mitochondria

    Mighty Mitochondria
    Nov 17 2020
    The Role and Importance of Mitochondria
    In this episode, we welcome Dr. Serena Satcher once again to have a discussion on the role and importance of mitochondria with Paulette Brower. Hear Dr. Satcher examine how functional nutrition plans impact and support optimal mitochondrial function.

    More resources are available here:
    The War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC Resources): https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/index.asp
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    11 m
  • Detoxifying: A Nutritional Body Cleanse

    Detoxifying: A Nutritional Body Cleanse
    Nov 3 2020
    The Detoxification
    Dr. Serena Satcher discusses how required nutrients and others optimize the body’s natural detoxification process in the liver, kidney and skin. This podcast is moderated by Paulette Brower.

    Learn more about detoxification here:
    The War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC Resources): https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/index.asp
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    17 m
  • Eliminating Unhealthy Foods

    Eliminating Unhealthy Foods
    Oct 20 2020
    The Elimination Nutritional Food Plan
    Dr. Serena Satcher sits down for a conversation with Steven Greer, Veteran and Exercise Physiologist with the NJ WRIISC, and Paulette Brower. In it, she Introduces the Elimination Diet and its usefulness as a functional nutrition tool in supporting post deployment Veterans with weakened immune systems which may manifest in CMI (Chronic Multi-symptom Illness).
    Resources:
    The War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC Resources): https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/index.asp
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    19 m