Veterans Affairs and Military Medicine Outlook Fall 2018

PTRUMP16 VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

V E TE R AN S AFFAI R S & M I LITARY M E D I CI N E O UTLO O K

■■ An X-ray of the right knee.

Knee and shoulder cases represent a high percentage of VA orthopedic clinic visits.

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Veterans Affairs and Military Medicine Outlook Fall 2018

Published on Nov 9, 2018

Faircount Media Group

Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine Outlook contains up-to-date health care-related content about the Department of Veterans Affairs, its treatments for service members, and its research to advance medicine for veterans. “The VA has the critical mission of providing care and benefits to our nation’s heroes …” U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis states in an interview in Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine Outlook. The Army’s surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, provides insight about the service’s medical-related work for and with military members. Research in infectious diseases and respiratory health, new methods of treatment in combat settings, educational possibilities for VA medical care professionals, and many more topics are presented in this issue of Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine Outlook.

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Veterans Affairs and Military Medicine Outlook Fall 2018

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A PATH TO INDEPENDENCE

STAFF SHORTAGES

ORHTOPEDICS

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

LT. GEN. NADIA Y. WEST

EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT THE VHA WAY

VA RESEARCH: RESPIRATORY HEALTH

VA RESEARCH: DRUG-RESISTANT INFECTIOUS DISEASES

U.S. REP. GUS M. BILIRAKIS, R-FLA