War Related Illness and Injury Study Center

About the WRIISC

The War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) is a national program dedicated to Veterans’ post-deployment health concerns and unique health care needs. We develop and provide post-deployment health expertise to Veterans and their health care providers through clinical care, research, education, and risk communication. As a tertiary care center, we partner with referring providers and their health care teams to support the care of Veterans. The WRIISC is part of VA’s newly designated Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) formerly Post Deployment Health Services (PDHS). The VA is uniquely qualified to care for Veterans with health concerns related to potentially toxic exposures.

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News and Announcements

Telehealth Classes for Veterans

• Learn more about our Telehealth Exposure Classes    
• Join iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Phone-Based Classes Hosted by DC and CA WRIISC Facilitators
• Telehealth Program for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Veterans offered through DC WRIISC
• Mindfulness Meditation Classes hosted by NJ WRIISC Experts
• Environmental Exposure Education Class Series by WRIISC Occupational Medicine Specialists

Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence

• VA added 3 presumptive conditions related to particulate matter exposure
• Statement on COVID-19
• Cumulative report for Airborne Hazards
• Annals of the American Thoracic Society Burn Pits
• Video on the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
• National Academies’ report on Airborne Hazards
• Airborne Hazards: Information for Veterans and providers
• Public Law 115-929 establishes Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence

Research

• Actively Recruiting: Telehealth Yoga Study for Treatment of Chronic Pain
• Volunteer for Research
• Research Updates

Education

• Check out latest WRIISC Podcasts
• Check out the newly created VA and American College of Preventative Medicine (ACPM) Exposure Education Certification Program for Providers
• Check out Provider On-Demand Training on Deployment Health
• 2022 WRIISC-HOME Webinar Series for Providers and Clinicians 
  
  ​​WRIISC-HOME: Applying Health Coaching Strategies to Clinical Care (Introductory)– June 14th at noon ET
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• Read our latest edition of the WRIISC Advantage Newsletter
• Check out WRIISC educational fact sheets
• Post Deployment Health’s Publications and Reports on Military Exposure

Exposures

• Check out VA's A to Z list of Exposures
• Learn the latest updates on Agent Orange Exposure
• Learn more about VA Environmental Health Registry Evaluations
• Learn more about PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
• Learn the latest updates on past water contamination at Camp Lejeune

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