Exploring Medical Technology to Care for Wounded Soldiers

In-theatre healthcare has never been so effective in saving soldiers lives. The real challenge that faces a medical soldier in theatre is choosing technology that maximises that care and using it to its full potential. Making the correct decision and learning essential skills will improve quality of care, reduce medical errors and prevent deaths.

Military Health Forces are prioritising efforts to utilise integrated communication systems and the emerging technologies that support medics on the front line. However this is still an area of emerging possibilities. Exactly what support systems will prove in the end to be the most efficient and cost effective is still to be determined. We are at a critical point and now is the time to listen and discuss with your international colleagues what has been trialed, and what will increase medical force interoperability and integration.

The forum is part of the ‘Battlefield Healthcare Series’ which is widely recognised as the premier European meeting for military and industry to convene, share ideas and drive progress in the field of combat casualty care. In the last three years we have welcomed over 200 delegates from 14 countries who work in areas such as Medical Operations and Plans, J4 Medical, Surgeons, MD, Staff Instructors, Commander Field Hospital, Medical Forces Operations HQ, and Analyst Lessons learned

Fascinating and Insightful Presentations

This two day conference will address key issues that matter to you. Major themes to be covered include:

• What are the technology solutions employed by international forces and what are the capability gaps that need to be filled?
• The integration challenges of medical IT and the effective utilisation of electronic record systems
• How the medical supply chain can be managed to deliver vital equipment quicker and at a lower cost
• The main challenges to medical logistics and interoperability and how these can be eased
• The evolving use of and place for simulation technologies both for preparing medical professionals for operations and for helping to treat wounded soldiers in rehabilitation

Early confirmed speakers include:

• Gen (Ret’d) Alan Hawley, Director, Disaster and Resilience Centre, University of Glamorga
• Colonel William Stubbs, Deputy Commander for Operations, US Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe
• Dr. Markus Körner, Institute of Clinical Radiology, University of Munich Hospital, Germany
• Colonel Paul Cain, Head, Medical Branch, Allied Combat Transformation, NATO
• Lieutenant Colonel José Alfonso Delgado Gutiérrez, Spanish Medical Corps, Spanish Army
• Boris Hreckovski, Croatian Urgent Medicine and Surgery, Croatia
• Colonel Dr. Stefan Kowitz, Head, Development Division, German Medical Service, German Armed Forces
• Major Ahti Varblane MD, Chief of Medical Department, Estonian National Defence College
• Lieutenant Colonel Pamela Herbig, NC, USN

Attendance Advantages

This two-day conference experience will provide you with information packed sessions, but that’s only the beginning. Different packages can include:

• Interactive Workshops
• Networking sessions in the morning and afternoon
• Delegate packs filled with useful information

The conference is being hosted in Canary Wharf, in the heart of London, with infinite numbers of activities and sights to entertain you outside of conference hours.

Good speakers, all clearly experts within their fields. Good opportunity to discuss and learn about military medical issues at a strategic level.
Surgeon Commander Jacob Boreel, Netherlands MoD

The event was extremely interesting and informative. Good cross section of speakers with wide range of subjects.
Nigel Hughes, EMIS

Very useful to hear about health informatics in new countries & good for networking.
Mike Manson, MPM Consulting Ltd

Venue & Accommodation

CCT Canary Wharf
London, United Kingdom

Accommodation
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