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The #DepartmentofDefense is on a mission to get the right people into the right #military hospital or clinic at the right time, both medical staff and patients. On Dec. 6, 2023, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed a memo directing the stabilization of the Military Health System. The memo requires that the MHS add capacity to reattract patients and beneficiaries, improve access to care in military hospitals and clinics, and increase opportunities to sustain military clinical readiness for #medicalforces. There is a clear need to stabilize the MHS. The realignment of medical personnel, coupled with a volatile #healthcare economy in the past three years, created challenges to care for beneficiaries and affected the ability to efficiently generate and sustain medically ready and ready #medical forces. For more information: https://bit.ly/3u6iFSW

https://lnkd.in/g9asxeQr SGM Ryan Nemeth, USSOCOM Senior Enlisted Medical Advisor, and I had a great time meeting with a delegation of Ukrainian medical personnel (military and civilian) who were in town for a week meeting with clinicians from the Haley Veterans Hospital. SGM Nemeth and I talked about what the SOCOM Surgeon's Office does to provide medical support to Special Operations Forces around the world. We learned from the Ukrainians about how their frontline medical treatment and evacuation protocols have been impacted by the unique characteristics of the war there. Most interesting was the discussion of how they've adapted the Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines to best support frontline treatment and evacuation of their casualties. Drones, both friendly and enemy, have impacted their protocols, as have prolonged evacuation times and the need to provide prolonged casualty care in many circumstances. The hard-fought lessons they've learned over nearly two years of war, including the need for torniquet reassessment and sometimes conversion, will help inform changes to the Tactical Care Combat Casualty Care guidelines and benefit American casualties and those of our allies in the future.

Advance Directives for Military Personnel: Planning for Deployment and Beyond – Explore the unique needs of military personnel in creating advance directives to ensure their healthcare wishes are respected during deployment and beyond. Learn how to plan ahead for peace of mind. This album has more information about Advance Directives; please take a look. . . . #advancedirectives #deployment #militarypersonnel #healthcare #planthecourse

Over the last few decades, the United States Department of Defense's global health engagement strategy has evolved to better support the operational medical capability requirements of international allies and partners. The strategy has evolved from providing assistance and supplies to “more sustained efforts that support building partner nation medical capacity and capabilities,” according to a recent article published in the BMJ Military Health Journal, by experts in the Military Health System. “Future efforts will increasingly focus on global health security, shared military medical readiness and enhancing interoperability between allies and partners,” according to the journal article. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ePXNt2R4 #DoDGHE #strongertogether #AlliesandPartners #securitycooperation United States Air Force | Air Force Medical Service | Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE)

How can military and first responders stay sharp in their medical skills? Explore HonorHealth 's unique Military and First Responder Simulation in this #solutionshowcase with Todd Larson, EdD. Watch this episode here: https://loom.ly/jz-0mzQ #TWH #HealthIT

💥New Publication Alert💥 Preparation is crucial for military physicians who will lead health care teams in future large-scale combat operations. Our latest study delves into how both USU and civilian medical schools equip military physicians for their first deployment, shedding light on strengths and areas for improvement. #MilitaryMedicine #CombatOperations #HealthcareLeadership https://lnkd.in/e9DgVWdi Sherri Rudinsky Steven Durning

Collaboration is the Key to success

The S(CD)PAR framework (Launder & Penney 2023), is an all-encompassing decision- making approach applicable to emergency management. It consists of 6 constructs: Situation Awareness, Context Assessment, Decision-making, Planning, Action and Review. These constructs were identified through the review of high-risk industries and, while they are typically followed sequentially, they can be used flexibly depending on the situation.

Lack of access to medical care in the US could be impacting military readiness. An NPR analysis found that 50% of active duty military installations stand within federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSA). Those are places where medical services are hard to find — commonly called “health care deserts.” More from NPR: https://ow.ly/txYP30sEnZ9 #healthcare #healthcaresystems #ruralhealthcare