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Burn Pits and Beyond: Respiratory Health Effects of Military Deployment Presented by Silpa Krefft, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine; occupational pulmonologist, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Health
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key occupational exposures associated with military deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations in Southwest Asia (SWA)
- Understand which cancers and respiratory conditions are considered presumptive as military service/military deployment-related as outlined in the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act.
- Review epidemiologic studies of respiratory symptoms and lung disease in military deployers
- Outline the spectrum of most commonly recognized deployment-related respiratory diseases (DRRDs) and review treatment strategies
- Identify where to access SWA DRRD resources available for clinicians and patients