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  • August 27, 2024, 7-9:30 pm ET: Register here (link) for the next SOF Team Room featuring Matt Parrish, Kevin Stacy, Bob Newman, Dr. Chris Frueh, Dr. Joseph Bonvie, Dr. Sofia Matta, and Jake Harriman. Our new format will provide more opportunities for deep discussion and audience interaction, so don't miss out!

Our SOF Team Room and SOF Health Deep Dive virtual events provide a place for community members at any point in their SOF journey to come together for candid conversations on the intersection of health, high performance, and legacy.

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SOF Health Deep Dive on Chronic Back Pain

August 29, 2023

Transition: Living Fully After Service

July 13, 2023

Keynote Panel:

Health Sprints

  • Connection: Building a Network Before You Need It, with Daniel Hance of The Catalyst and LTC Dave Lucas, former SF Battalion Commander
  • Health: A Path Forward for Chronic Back Pain & Care, with Return to Duty
  • Mission/Transition: Financial Readiness Pre- and Post-Service with Sarah Bumgardner, CFEI & AAFMAA Director of Partnerships

Resources

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Role of Community in Psychedelic Medicine

April 25, 2023

Speakers:

  • Dr. Aaron Wolfgang, Walter Reed NMMC
  • Dr. Chantelle Ferland-Beckham, Cohen Veterans Bioscience
  • Dr. Sharmin Ghaznavi, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Kristine Rae Olmsted, MSPH, RTI International
  • Jesse Gould, Heroic Hearts Project

Resources

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Relationships: This I Will Defend

March 14, 2023

Keynote Speakers: RADM (Ret) Daniel “Brian” Hendrickson and Mrs. Katy Bell Hendrickson, Military Family Building Coalition

Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh

Co-Master of Ceremonies: Tom and Jen Satterly, All Secure Foundation

Health Sprints

Resources 

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Cancer in Special Operations

December 19, 2022

Speakers:

  • Dr. Rula Geha, Medical Director at Soteria Precision Medicine Foundation
  • Dr. Alexander Lazar, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Dr. Bryan Stepanenko, Army Family Physician
  • Chelsey Simoni,Clinical Nurse Researcher and Co-Founder of HunterSeven Foundation
  • Geoff Dardia, Director of Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation Health Initiatives Program
  • Rob Newson, MSOFC Cancer Task Force Chair and Former Navy SEAL

Resources

Cancer in SOF – Actions you can take now

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A Legacy That Leads

November 21, 2022

Keynote Speakers: ADM (Ret.) Eric Olson, CSM (Ret) Thomas Corbett

Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh

Master of Ceremonies: Fran Racioppi

Health Sprints: 

  • SOF Connection: Anchors to Meaning with Dr. Preston Cline of Mission Critical Team Institute
  • SOF Health: Cancer in SOF with Rob Newson, MSOFC Cancer Task Force Chair, Chelsey Simoni, HunterSeven Foundation, and Amanda Skeen and Julia Civardi, Soteria Precision Medicine

Resources

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The SOF Brain and Traumatic Brain Injury

September 19, 2022

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Jason Mihalik, Chief Executive Officer, Transforming Health & Resilience in Veterans (THRIVE) Program
  • LTC (Ret.) Stephen DeLellis, Senior Technical Advisor and Director at Fort Bragg Research Institute, a program of The Geneva Foundation
  • Dr. James Lynch, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician and co-founder of The Stellate Institute
  • Dr. Wes Cole, Research Associate Professor, Matthew Gfeller Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Neuropsychologist, Transforming Health & Resilience in Veterans (THRIVE) Program
  • Jake Powell, Researcher at the Matthew Gfeller Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Resources

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High Performance in the Gray Zone

August 17, 2022

Keynote Speakers: VADM (Ret.) Tim & Mrs. Marci Szymanski, CSM (Ret) Hank & Mrs. Jessica Marsh

Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh

Master of Ceremonies: Fran Racioppi

Health Sprints: 

  • SOF Connection: Leveraging Culture to Build Community with Daniel Bell and Patrick Brennan of the After SOF Podcast
  • SOF Health: The SOF Brain & TBI with Dr. Jason Mihalik of UNC THRIVE
  • SOF Mission/Transition: Driving Motivation with Dr. Brian Hite of Begin Again Performance Psychology

Resources

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The Effects of High Allostatic Load AKA Operator Syndrome

June 20, 2022

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Chris Frueh, lead author of a journal article on “Operator Syndrome” and expert in military post traumatic stress
  • Dr. Bryan Stepanenko, Army family physician and advocate for a whole person-oriented functional medicine approach to treating complex health cases
  • Dr. Chris Fowler, Professor of Psychology conducting research into innovative treatment options for SOF, veteran, and caregiver brain health

Resources

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Transition

May 5, 2022

Keynote Speakers: Lt Gen Jim Slife, CCM Greg Smith

Moderator: Dr. Chris Frueh

Master of Ceremonies: Mike Halterman

Health Sprints: 

  • SOF Connection: Substance Abuse and Getting Ahead of Suicide with Tom Spooner of Warriors Heart
  • SOF Health: The Effects of High Allostatic Load AKA Operator Syndrome with Dr. Chris Frueh, Dr. Bryan Stepanenko, and Dr. David LeMay
  • SOF Mission/Transition: Transitioning with Intent with Tommy Stoner of Special Operators Transition Foundation

Resources

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