Assessing Pain in the Patient with Impaired Communication: A Consensus
    Statement from the VHA National Pain Management Strategy Coordinating
    Committee, 10/5/2004 (PDF, 29 KB)
Benefits and Services Information
     for National Guard and Reserve Personnel
Brain Injury Association
     Leading national organization serving and representing
     individuals, families and professionals who are
     affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
     State organization representing 94,000 residents living
     with brain injury.
Brain Injury Center, Defense and Veterans (DVBIC)
     The mission of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury
     Center is to serve active duty military, their
     dependents and veterans with traumatic brain injury
     through state-of-the-art medical care, innovative
     clinical research initiatives and educational programs.
     Funded through the Department of Defense, DVBIC is
     a multi-site medical care, clinical research and
     education center and a unique collaboration of the
     Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs Health Care
     System and a civilian partner.
Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI)
     Evaluation tools for the health care professional.
Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital,
    Tampa, Florida
Collage
     Includes quality improvement information and clinical
     practice guidelines for a host of health issues including
     PTSD and stroke rehabilitation.
Explosions and Blast Injuries: A Primer for Clinicians
     CDC-sponsored information/descriptions for providers.
IMPROVE Knowledge Portal
     As VA shifts to an evidence-based clinical paradigm,
     the IMPROVE portal connects VA clinicians to decision
     support databases, tools and tutorials.
Military Facts for Nonmilitary Social Workers
     Link to pamphlet available through Collage.
National Center for Veterans Health Initiative: Traumatic Brain Injury
     http://vaww.ees.aac.va.gov
     http://www.va.gov/vhi
National Rehabilitation Information Center
     A compilation of 75,000 resources regarding
     rehabilitation and recovery from TBIs, stroke, SCI, etc.
Pain Management, VHA
Perspectives Network
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
     Provides an overview of VA offerings for physical medicine
     and rehabilitation for physicians.
PTSD, National Center for
     Site encouraging communication with people affected
     by TBIs.
Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (National Data Center)
     TBIMS program collects data on TBI, and disseminates
     new knowledge about course, treatment and outcomes
     of the condition.
Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide