The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2): A Case Study in Designing a Nonmedical Case Management Program for Severely Wounded, Injured, and Ill Service Members and Their Families

Hudak, Ronald P.; Morrison, Christine J.; Carstensen, Mary; Rice, James S.; Jurgersen, Brent R.

doi:10.7205/milmed-d-04-0408

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“…These challenges of continuity enhance the evasiveness of hip disorders in defying diagnosis. This is being combated by strategies such as the Wounded Warrior Program focusing on providing comprehensive continuity of care for injured military personnel with a purpose of either returning them to military service, or preparing them for a productive civilian life [15]. …”

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Hip arthroscopy in the warrior athlete: 2 to 10 year outcomes

Byrd¹,

Jones²,

Schmitz

et al. 2016

J Hip Preserv Surg

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Hip disorders are increasingly recognized among athletic populations. The rigors of military service expose individuals to the same risks as those participating in competitive sports, compounded by potential exposure to violent macrotrauma. This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected data among 62 active duty military personnel (64 hips) with 2–10-year follow-up.Follow-up averaged 47 months (range 24–120 months). The average age was 30 years (range 17–53 years) with 45 males and 17 females; 37 right and 27 left hips. Duration of symptoms prior to arthroscopy averaged 28 months (range 6–168 months). The average improvement was 22 points (pre-op 63; post-op 85) using the 100-point modified Harris hip score and was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Patients were improved after 60 of 64 procedures (94%) and returned to active duty following 52 (80%) and an average of 5 months (range 1 week–15 months). Forty-six (72%) underwent correction of FAI including 27 combined, 17 cam and two pincer lesions. Overall diagnoses and procedures are detailed. One patient underwent repeat arthroscopy and remained improved at 2-year follow-up; none were converted to total hip arthroplasty. There were two minor complications, a transient ulnar nerve neurapraxia and superficial sensory dysesthesias of the foot, both of which resolved within a few days. This is a heterogeneous cohort of pathology, but illustrates that hip disorders may exist among active duty military personnel and may benefit from arthroscopic intervention. A sense of awareness is important for accurate diagnosis and timely treatment.

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Hip arthroscopy in the warrior athlete: 2 to 10 year outcomes

Byrd¹,

Jones²,

Schmitz

et al. 2016

J Hip Preserv Surg

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“…Technically, eligibility extended to soldiers with the following disabling conditions: "Blindness/Vision Loss; Amputation; Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis; Severe Burns; Severe Hearing Loss/Deafness; Permanent Disfigurement; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); and/ or Fatal, Incurable Disease with Limited Life Expectancy" (Hudak et al, 2009, p. 567), but in practice the program, as the Director of the DS3 program emphasized, was limited to those casualties that involved paralysis or the loss of limbs or eyes. During the first year of the program (2004), 340 soldiers were eligible; of these, 179 were eligible because of a major limb amputation (Hudak et al, 2009;Carino, 2016b).…”

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Core Competencies for Amputation Rehabilitation

Etchegaray¹,

Krull²,

Holliday³

et al. 2019

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“…Department of the Army, 2009a). Evidence-based knowledge and program evaluation can also be instrumental in informing initiatives championed by military leadership, health policymakers, and veteran organizations, such as the Wounded Warrior Program (Hudak, Morrison, Carstensen, Rice, & Jurgersen, 2009), RESPECT-Mil (Engel et al, 2008), and Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (Casey, 2011). Current military researchers and social work administrators can also play vital roles in the translation of military social work research to defense health and social policies by establishing and promoting pre-doctoral and post-doctoral military research training opportunities, which can increase the social work profession’s research infrastructure and impact on evidence-based policymaking.…”

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Military Social Work: Opportunities and Challenges for Social Work Education

Wooten¹

2015

Journal of Social Work Education

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Military social work is a specialized field of practice spanning the micro-macro continuum and requiring advanced social work knowledge and skills. The complex behavioral health problems and service needs of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans highlight the need for highly trained social work professionals who can provide militarily relevant and culturally responsive evidence-informed services. Responding to the military behavioral health workforce and service needs of recently returned veterans presents both opportunities and challenges for military social work education. This article discusses the rationale for a military social work specialization, the need for military social work education, and opportunities and challenges for social work education. An integrated model of intellectual capital is proposed to guide strategic planning for future military social work education.More than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan has raised concerns about the behavioral health problems and treatment needs of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans. This "Long War," characterized by a high operations tempo, a dynamic battlefield, multiple deployments, short dwell times, and an unprecedented utilization of women, National Guard, and Reserve forces, has resulted in unique individual, family, organizational, and community stressors, as well as co-occurring behavioral, psychological, and physical conditions among recently returned veterans-many who experienced intense combat and remain in military service (

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The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2): A Case Study in Designing a Nonmedical Case Management Program for Severely Wounded, Injured, and Ill Service Members and Their Families

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Hip arthroscopy in the warrior athlete: 2 to 10 year outcomes

Hip arthroscopy in the warrior athlete: 2 to 10 year outcomes

Core Competencies for Amputation Rehabilitation

Military Social Work: Opportunities and Challenges for Social Work Education

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