Time Well Spent on PTSD and TBI

The wonderful thing about this gig is I have the opportunity to explore subjects that resonate with my personal experience and touch the heart. The treatment of troops suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury tops the list.

I'm delighted to have Army Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton, director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, as my guest at the Government Executive Leadership Briefing on April 29 to explore how the Defense Department identifies, tracks and treats PTSD and TBI. The breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. at the National Press Club in Washington.

Sutton will share the stage with Greg Reger, acting chief for the Innovative Technology Applications Division at the National Center for Telehealth and Technology. The center is headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash.

Reger will conduct a demonstration of the virtual reality system that the center is testing to treat PTSD, which I think will offer a good insight on how technology can be applied to treat the invisible wounds of war.

If you are interested in attending, just fill out the handy form on the Government Executive website that you can find here.