DCoE Resources

TBI Clinical Documents

• Co-occurring Conditions Toolkit: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health

To order hard copies of the Co-occurring Conditions Toolkit: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, contact DVBIC at info@dvbic.org or call 1-800-870-9244. Co-occurring Conditions Toolkit : Training Module Videos

• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Pocket Guide

To order hard copies of the Mild TBI Pocket Guide, contact DVBIC at info@dvbic.org or call 1-800-870-9244.

• Department of Defense ICD-9 Coding Guidance for Traumatic Brain Injury - Pocket Card

To order hard copies of the ICD-9 Coding Guidance for Traumatic Brain Injury Pocket Card, contact DVBIC at info@dvbic.org or call 1-800-870-9244.

• Traumatic Brain Injury Care in the Department of Defense
• DoD and VA Driver Rehabilitation Sites
• Driving Following Traumatic Brain Injury (Summary)
• Discover the Five Things You Need to Know About Concussion [PDF] [PPT]
• Cognitive Rehabilitation Clinical Guidance Fact Sheet
• Department of Defense Coding Guidance for Traumatic Brain Injury Fact Sheet
• Fact Sheet Summarizing VA/DoD Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• Tips for Civilian Health Care Professionals

TBI Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Guidance Documents

• Indications and Conditions for In‐Theater Post‐Injury Neurocognitive Assessment Tool (NCAT) Testing
• DoD Coding Guidance for Case Management Services
• Case Management of Concussion/Mild TBI
• Case Management of Concussion/Mild TBI (Summary)
• VA/DoD Management of Concussion/mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• VA/DoD Management of Concussion/mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Summary)
• Clinical Guidance for Evaluation and Management of Concussion/mTBI - Acute/Subacute (CONUS)
• Driving Following Traumatic Brain Injury - Clinical Recommendations
• DCoE & DVBIC Cognitive Rehabilitation Report

Other Resources

• Military TBI Case Management National Resource Fact Sheet

Brain Injury Professional Magazine Volume 7 Issue 3: Caring for Service Members, Veterans and Military Families Coping with Brain Injury

• Mild TBI Web-Based Case Studies Flyer
• Portable, Field-Based Devices for the Early Diagnosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• TBI Family Caregiver Guide
• DCoE's Military TBI Case Management Quarterly Newsletter
• Take Note - Books, videos and projects for people interested in psychological health and traumatic brain injury issue

DVBIC Resources

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), a DCoE component center, offers state-of-the-art medical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs to active duty military, dependents and veterans. For detailed information on brain injury and associated research and treatment, check out the DVBIC website at www.dvbic.org. DVBIC has a number of resources available to providers caring for active duty service members as well as veterans. All products are free and can be ordered through the DVBIC website. These resources can be downloaded or requested through the Contact Us form on the DVBIC website.

Clinician Resources

• TBI Signs and Symptoms Fact Sheet
• DVBIC Fact Sheet ("Our Mission," "Who We Are," etc.)
• Brainwaves Newsletter
• Clinician Resources & Tools Binder ( Redesigned 2009 TBI conference binder)
• Concussion Management in Deployed Settings (CPG)
• Wallet Card (3" x 4" "accordion") for Military Acute Concussion Evaluation (MACE)
• Patient Education Tools for TBI Symptom Management
  The patient education tools for TBI symptom management include five separate one page handouts covering the following topics:
  
  • Improving Memory
  • Healthy Sleep
  • Mood Changes
  • Headache Management
  • Head Injury and Dizziness
  Unlike many of the other resources available through DVBIC, these sheets are not intended for self-guidance. These five sheets are intended to be given to patients under the guidance of a medical provider. They were developed by Subject Matter Experts from the DoD and the VA in May of 2009. The sheets are available for free to providers serving the targeted population and can be obtained by contacting DVBIC through the website, www.dvbic.org.
• Quick Series booklet: Recovering from TBI
  The quick series booklet is a small spiral bound, pocket size, reference. It covers the following topics:
  
  • Facts about TBI
  • Understanding brain injury for patients and family members
  • Rehabilitation
  • VA Polytrauma Centers and War-Related Illness and Injury Study Centers- WRIISC
  • Health care professionals and what they do
  • Long-term care options
  • Caregiver information for family members
  • VA programs
• Tip Cards
  The tip cards are a series of brochures covering various topics related to TBI. They cover three main content areas: behavior and communication, adjustment for families, and returning to duty/community. Listed below are all of the tip cards available for order through the DVBIC website.
  
  • Behavior and Communication Issues
  • Adults Living with Brain Injury
  • Communicating with an Adult: after brain injury
  • Myths & Facts: about behavior after brain injury
  • Sexuality: after a person has a brain injury
  • Social Skills: after brain injury
  • Adjustment Issues for Families
  • Caregiving after Brain Injury - a survival guide
  • Families as Managers - of care and services
  • Helping Families - when a service member has a brain injury
  • Life after Brain Injury - a guide for families
  • Life Changes: when a spouse or partner has a brain injury
  • Returning to Duty and Community Issues
  • Adults with Brain Injury: myths & stereotypes about work and life
  • Back to Work: options after a neurological disability
  • Going to College or Technical School: after a brain injury
  • Thinking about Work: services that can help
  • Work: myths and facts about hiring individuals with disabilities
  • Coma: when your child is in a coma
• Poster - "Blast Injury! Have You Been Injured by an Explosion?"
• Poster - "Heads Up! The Safest Place ..."
• Poster- "Did I have a concussion?"
• Documentary- Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury User Guide
• Awareness and Prevention Fact Sheet ("inspired" by "Understanding TBI")