Navigating Veterans’ Airborne Hazard Concerns

Tips for Working with Veterans with Airborne Hazards Concerns In this episode, Dr. Anays Sotolongo, the Co-Director of the Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence, discusses the airborne hazards commonly encountered during military service, and describes a new toolkit available to guide the treatment of Veterans with airborne hazard exposure concerns.   

RESOURCES Email to request hardcopies of the Deployment-Related Respiratory Disease Toolkit: VHAEASAirHazardsCoE@va.gov   VA Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/AHBPCE/index.asp   Post Deployment Cardiopulmonary Evaluation Network (PDCEN): https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/AHBPCE/network.asp   WRIISC Sharepoint: Military Exposures: https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc   Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Eligibility Questionnaire: https://veteran.mobilehealth.va.gov/AHBurnPitRegistry/#page/home   War Related Illness and Injury Study Center website: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/index.asp