TBI.Consult
DVBIC has established a telemedicine program to help deployed healthcare providers assess and treat TBI in theater. TBI.consult@us.army.mil is an e-mail consultation service that is constantly monitored by TBI specialists that have received special training on in-theater management of TBI.
Specialty recommendations are made on when and how to screen for TBI, strategies for symptom management (such as headache, sleeplessness, fatigue), return to duty recommendations, medication, and other areas where neurological and psychological health concerns overlap.
TBI.consult joins 20 other specialty groups (dermatology.consult, ophthalmology. consult, cardiology.consult, etc.) that assist military healthcare providers in meeting the needs of our armed forces around the world. Together, these programs help thousands of patients each year by making specialty “e-mail” consultation available in remote locations. Questions generated in theater are expedited through an e-mail network that allows expert clinical responses to be given within hours.
- Deployed military healthcare providers (from any service branch) may receive expert TBI consultation at any time by contacting TBI.consult@us.army.mil. Download instruction sheet. View PowerPoint show.
- For general questions about TBI care and treatment, stateside military healthcare providers are encouraged to visit our Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center website (www.dvbic.org).
- For further information about the US Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Medical Teleconsultation program, including a list of all other specialties, contact the OTSG Telemedicine Teleconsultation Project Manager, LTC Charles Lappan, USA (Ret.): chuck.lappan@us.army.mil