SOF Health Deep Dive
Chronic Back Pain in SOF – A Deep Dive Event
On August 29th, 2023, MSOFC was proud to host David Simons and Rachelle Yusufbekov from Return to Duty (link) and neurosurgeons Dr. Peter Derman (link), Dr. Ali Mesiwala (link), and Dr. Lynn McGrath (link) for a virtual SOF Health Deep Dive event exploring chronic back pain and care in special ops. The evening kicked off with a discussion on how Return to Duty…
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The Role of Community in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Special Ops
On April 25th, 2023, the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative hosted a SOF Health Deep Dive live Q&A with several experts (jump to experts) on these important questions surrounding psychedelic-assisted therapy for special operations community members: Please share this page widely with any special ops service members, veterans, family members, and providers in your networks…
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SOF Health Deep Dive: Cancer in SOF
On December 19th, 2022, we hosted a live Q&A with several experts (jump to experts) leading the way to understand cancer trends in the special operations community – several of whom are cancer survivors themselves. We heard from a SOF spouse who shared her moving story about losing her husband to cancer, and also spoke…
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SOF Health Deep Dive: Traumatic Brain Injury
If you tuned into our SOF Health Deep Dive on September 19, 2022, you participated in a discussion that was specifically built around community health and well-being questions and concerns. Dr. Jason Mihalik of the Transforming Health & Resilience in Veterans (THRIVE) Program thoughtfully put together an all-star team for this Deep Dive on mild…
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SOF Health Deep Dive: High Allostatic Load (AKA “Operator Syndrome”)
Following every SOF Team Room, MSOF hosts a Health Deep Dive event to more fully cover the meaty topics that are on the minds of many of us in the Special Operations Community. Check out the replay to join our moderator SGM (Ret) Erick Miyares, Dr. Chris Frueh, Dr. Chris Fowler, and Dr. Bryan Stepanenko…
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SOF Health Deep Dive: Stellate Ganglion Block & Psychedelics
Health Deep Dive Concept As a follow on to the health sprints at the quarterly SOF Team Room events co-hosted by Military Special Operations Family Collaborative and Global SOF Foundation, this SOF Health Deep Dive virtual event is dedicated to answering your questions about hot topics in special ops health and well-being. Deep Dive events…
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