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IDGA Announces Post Combat Casualty Care Summit
[July 22, 2011]

IDGA Announces Post Combat Casualty Care Summit


NEW YORK --(Business Wire)--

The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA (News - Alert)) announces the Post Combat Casualty Care Summit scheduled for September 19-21, 2011 in San Diego, CA.

This summit offers a unique forum where members of the DoD and VA healthcare communities can come together for discussions on up to date best practices, procedures and clinical information, dealing with PTSD, TBI and SUD.

Post Combat Casualty Care Summit will present informative and innovative sessions from the DoD and VA Medical professionals addressing topics such as Assistive Technologies: The Benefits for Returnees; Effective Therapeutic Recreation Programming: Veterans with TBI/PTSD/Polytrauma; Suicide Detection and Prevention in the Post Combat Warrior and Addressing Suicidal Outreach Programs for Unstable Vets.

Speakers include:

  • Julie C. Chapman, PsyD. Director of Neuroscience, War Related Illness & Injury Study Center, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University School of Medicine Principal Investigator, MIND Study
  • Dr. Gary Abrams, Rehabilitation Section Chief, SF VA Medical Cente
  • H. Westly Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
  • COL Leopold Cancio, USA Combat Critical Care Engineering Program, US Army Institute of Surgical Research
  • J. Wesson Ashford, MD, PhD, Director, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, VA Palo Alto (News - Alert) Healthcare System

By bringing together various perspectives with an attention to improved, essential care at home IDGA's Post Combat Casualty Care summit September 19-21, 2011 San Diego, CA (News - Alert) will provide you with three days of in-depth discussions and debates. CME and Continuing Education Credits are available.

The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense through live conferences and events. We bring together speaker panels and events comprised of military and government professionals while attracting delegates with decision-making power from military, government, and defense industries.


In addition to our live events, IDGA also offers an online community dedicated to providing defense industry professionals with breaking news, business opportunities, introductions, podcasts, webinars, and presentations from key industry leaders. Members of our online community are able to extend their live event experience and interact with the defense industry by leveraging the opportunity to network, share ideas, best practices, and business solutions.

For more information, please visit http://www.idga.org.


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