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The Role of Advocacy in Gulf War Illness,

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At the INIM 2025 SHIELD Conference, Anthony Hardie presented “The Role of Advocacy in Gulf War Illness,” which underscores the critical intersection of patient advocacy, policy change, and medical research in addressing Gulf War Illness.

Anthony explores the pivotal role that advocacy has played in advancing awareness, resources, and scientific inquiry related to Gulf War Illness (GWI). He outlines the historical and ongoing challenges faced by veterans, including institutional denial, medical gaslighting, and the complex, debilitating symptoms that emerged upon their return from deployment.

He also offers an in-depth look at how affected veterans mobilized to demand recognition from both government agencies and the medical research community. Through organized efforts, they successfully advocated for federal research funding and built influential coalitions dedicated to improving the lives of those impacted by GWI.

Key points:
00:01 Introduction
03:13 Beginning of a lifetime chronic issue
05:44 Pentagon’s 3 no’s
06:34 The need for new medical research
07:13 The movement for funding
09:20 Building successful coalitions
11:48 Showing what has changed
12:32 Introducing key researchers
14:51 GWI research program underfunding
16:00 Successes in research
16:49 Benefits for Gulf War Illness patients
19:20 How advocacy helps in research
20:38 Patients can become advocates
04:29:41 Advocacy needs to continue
21:45 Where to send questions
25:30 Would you still go?
26:20 Lifetime Achievement Award
28:59 We do it for each other
30:27 Conference closing

Anthony Hardie is a veteran advocate and leader on Gulf War veteran health. He is currently the National Chair and Director for Veterans for Common Sense, and previously served as a member of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses (RAC-GWVI) as well as a consumer reviewer, elected Chair, and honorary Chair Emeritus for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP), for the Department of Defense. Through his tireless advocacy efforts, Anthony Hardie has been instrumental in securing legislation to provide benefits for Gulf War veterans and funding for Gulf War illness research.

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