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The
2016 Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminar series wraps up this year
with a panel discussion on Veteran TBI disparities. The panel will feature VA
TBI expert Dr. David Cifu along with Dr. Bennet Omalu, whose research and
discovery inspired the 2015 motion picture Concussion
starring Will Smith. The distinguished panelists will highlight TBI-related
morbidity and mortality among vulnerable Veteran groups including chronic
traumatic encephalopathy. The full description of the panel is listed below.
Use the following link to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4267196205943951363.
Focus on
Health Equity and Action: National Expert Panel Discussion on Traumatic Brain
Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Morbidity and Mortality among
Vulnerable Veterans
Veterans
are more likely than non-Veterans to experience traumatic brain injuries
(TBI). Suicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental
health problems are common among Veterans diagnosed with TBIs. Recent studies
suggest a long term link between mild TBI and chronic traumatic
encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease in people who have experienced
repeated or severe head injuries (e.g., blast related injuries, concussions).
This moderated panel discussion will feature national TBI and CTE experts who
will explore the disparate impact of CTE on Veterans as a result of TBI. The
moderator will briefly discuss VHA’s role in reducing health disparities and
the Health Equity Action Plan, VA’s strategic plan to achieve health equity.
Panelists will highlight CTE and TBI-related morbidity and mortality among
vulnerable Veteran groups and answer questions submitted by the audience. A
VA discussant with expertise in TBI-related equity issues will provide
closing thoughts at the end of the panel discussion. Also, the panel
moderator will highlight suggested actions that VA and stakeholders can take
to reduce Veteran TBI disparities.
Visit
the Office of Health Equity website at www.va.gov/healthequity for more details
about VA’s strategic plan to achieve health equity for Veterans and to learn
more about the Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminar series.
Target audience:
Researchers, clinicians, care coordinators, educators, Veteran stakeholders
and representatives of vulnerable Veteran groups who are interested in
understanding and/or promoting equitable health among all Veterans.
Panelists
National director of the VA’s Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation Services
Dr. Cifu is one of VA’s and the nation’s
leading experts in TBI.
- Bennet Omalu, MD, MBA, MPH, CPE, DABP-AP, CP, FP, NP
Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology,
University of California, Davis
Dr. Omalu is a national expert in brain
injury. His discovery of CTE in former football players sparked national
attention and debate, and was dramatized in the 2015 film, Concussion, starring actor Will Smith
who portrays Dr. Omalu.
Moderator
Chief Officer, Office of Health Equity
Dr. Uchendu is a general internist. As the
Chief Health Equity Officer she champions the advancement of health equity
and reduction of health disparities for every Veteran.
Discussant
Director of the Charleston VA HSR&D
Health Equity and Rural Outreach Innovation Center (HEROIC)
Dr. Egede is a general internist and health
services researcher with expertise in racial/ethnic variations in health care
including in TBI treatment.
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