Overview

"As mandated in Public Law 103-446, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review the VA's Uniform Case Assessment Protocol (UCAP) for Persian Gulf veterans. The purpose of the programme is to provide a systematic, comprehensive medical protocol for the diagnosis of health problems of Persian Gulf veterans. This book is the third in a series of studies by the IOM reviewing the protocols used by the VA and the Department of Defence to diagnoze the health complaints of Gulf veterans. This book offers the committee's reviews and recommendations concerning the adequacy and implementation of the VA's medical protocol as well as its outreach and education efforts to inform Persian Gulf veterans and their care providers of the purpose and availability of this programme. In addition, the book contains appendices with the findings and recommendations of the previous books, as well as those of two related IOM volumes on ""Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War""."

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Author:   Institute of Medicine ,  Committee on the Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Uniform Case Assessment Protocol
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780309060462

ISBN 10:   030906046
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   11 April 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 The Institute of Medicine's Persian Gulf Activities; 5 The Dapartment of Veterans Affairs Persian Gulf Registry and Uniform Cse Assessment Protocol; 6 Committee on the Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Uniform Case Assessment Protocol; 7 Findings and Recommendations; 8 Conclusion; 9 References and Selected Bibliography; 10 Appendix A: Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Initial Findings and Recommendations for Immediate Action; 11 Appendix B: Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Recommendations for Research and Information Systems; 12 Appendix C: Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Defense Persian Gulf Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program: Overall Assessment and Recommendations; 13 Appendix D: Adequacy of the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program: Nerve Agents; 14 Appendix E: Adequacy of the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program: A Focused Assessment; 15 Appendix F: VA Phase I Protocol; 16 Appendix G: VA Phase II Protocol; 17 Appendix H: Persian Gulf Registry Code Sheet; 18 Appendix I: VA Persian Gulf Bi-Monthly Report; 19 Appendix J: Examples of Persian Gulf Registry Follow-Up Letters; 20 Appendix K: VA Monitoring Instrument for Appropriate Medical Care; 21 Appendix L: Annual Persian Gulf Conference Agenda; 22 Appendix M: Site Visit Questions; 23 Appendix N: Summary of Responses to Requests for Information; 24 Appendix O: Questions Related to Traumatic Exposure; 25 Appendix P: Patient Satisfaction

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