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The Nexus between Engaged in Combat with the Enemy and PTSD in an Era of Changing Warfare Tactics

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 | 2:00 PM Room 334 Cannon House Office Building

Opening Statement


Panel: 1

Ian C. De Planque, American Legion, Assistant Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
Thomas J. Berger, Ph.D., Vietnam Veterans of America, Senior Analyst for Veterans' Benefits and Mental Health Issues
Carolyn Schapper, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Representative

Panel: 2

Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Distinguished University Professor, and Director, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, and Member, Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, The National Academies
Terri Tanielian, MA, RAND Corporation, Study Co-Director, Invisible Wounds of War Study Team
Accompanied By:
Christine Eibner, Ph.D., Economist, RAND Corporation

Panel: 3

Rear Admiral David J. Smith, M.D., SHCE, USN, Wounded and Survivor Care Task Force, Joint Staff Surgeon, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense
Colonel Robert Ireland, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Program Director, Mental Health Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Bradley G. Mayes, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Director, Compensation and Pension Service
Accompanied By:
Richard Hipolit, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, General Counsel
Antonette Zeiss, Ph.D., Office of Patient Care Services, Deputy Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Maureen Murdoch, M.D., MPH, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Core Investigator, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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