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Events 2010 IMTSSA - Marseilles (FRA)

Events at the Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées (IMTSSA)

Continuing medical education

Formations réservées aux militaires français et étrangers

« Bonnes pratiques de vaccinations internationales » : 8 heures
Directeur de l’enseignement : Médecin en Chef DEPARIS
04/05/10

International course on preparation of Peace Support Operations (PSO)

June 2010 - juin 2010- MARSEILLE (FRA)

International course on preparation of Peace Support Operations (PSO) conducted in cooperation with the International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM).

Cours international organisé en collaboration avec le Comité International de Médecine Militaire sur la préparation aux opérations de soutien de la paix  - en anglais.

 

http://www.cimm-icmm.org/page/anglais/summary.html  (en)

http://www.actu-pharo.com/html/icmm.html (en)

HFM-182 Symposium on "Use of Advanced Technologies and new Procedures in Medical Field Operations" - call for papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

http://www.rta.nato.int/Detail.asp?ID=3715  

HUMAN FACTORS & MEDICINE PANEL SYMPOSIUM
on
Use of Advanced Technologies and New Procedures in Medical Field Operations
(Utilisation de technologies évoluées et de nouvelles procédures dans les opérations médicales de campagne)
 
This Symposium is OPEN to Partnership for Peace (PfP), Mediterranean Dialogue Initiative (MD) and Contact Nations to be held in  Essen (Germany)  19-21 April 2010

Guide to Swine Influenza / Mexican Influenza A (H1N1)

WHO site

Information on this page tracks the evolving situation and provides access to both technical guidelines and information useful for the general public : 

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

 

CDC site

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_internal_001

Guidance for Clinicians & Public Health Professionals :
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance

 

Scientific American Magazine

Soldiers' Stress: What Doctors Get Wrong about PTSD

Scientific American Magazine - April 13, 2009

Soldiers' Stress: What Doctors Get Wrong about PTSD

A growing number of experts insist that the concept of post-traumatic stress disorder is itself disordered and that soldiers are suffering as a result

By David Dobbs

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=post-traumatic-stress-trap

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=post-traumatic-stress-trap&print=tru...

 

12th Annual Force Health Protection Conference - Call for abstracts

12th ANNUAL FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION CONFERENCE

hosted by U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

14-21 August 2009 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM (USA)

http://www.pdhealth.mil/education/FHP_presentations.asp

British Military Surgical Conference 23-24 April 2009

British Military Surgical Conference

The meeting is aimed at all surgical specialties from both regular and reservists in all three UK services.

The conference is been held in conjunction with the Military Surgical Society and encompasses all branches of military surgery. This year additionally delegates from the Defence Medical Services of nearly 50 nations [NATO countries and the G20 group of nations] are invited.

Combat GauzeTM and WoundStatTM become standard

The US Army surgeon general has approved Combat GauzeTM as a replacement for HemconTM.

Remuneration and its motivation of military personnel

Remuneration and its motivation of UK military personnel

Recruitment and retention are important policy concerns. RAND Corporation was commissioned to study the attitudes of military personnel towards their remuneration package in order to highlight the extent to which it motivates them to join and stay in the British Armed Forces

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9308

 

Education at IMTSSA - 2008

Education at the Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de santé des armées (IMTSSA) in MARSEILLE (FRA) in 2008

http://www.actu-pharo.com/html/enseignement.html

Academical education :
http://www.actu-pharo.com/html/formationmedicaleuniversitaire.html

Continuing Medical Education for military personnel (French and foreign)
http://www.actu-pharo.com/html/formationmedicalecontinue.html

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Task Force Report - January 08

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Task Force Report - January 08

123 p -  2.9 MB - pdf file 

http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/news/reports/TBITaskForceReportJanuary2...

Military–Civilian Collaboration in Trauma Care and the Senior Visiting Surgeon Program

Military–Civilian Collaboration in Trauma Care and the Senior Visiting Surgeon Program

Ernest E. Moore, M.D., M. Margaret Knudson, M.D., C. William Schwab, M.D., Donald D. Trunkey, M.D., Jay A. Johannigman, M.D., and John B. Holcomb, M.D.

NEJM  Volume 357 — December 27, 2007 — Number 26 

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/26/2723

 

Traumatic brain injury (TBI): Fitting The Pieces Together

U.S. Medicine Institute for Health Studies

Executive summary from the round table "TBI: Fitting The Pieces Together" Sep 07

http://www.usminstitute.org/pdf/TBIExecSumm.pdf

 

 

DHCC Newsletter 10 Sep 07

 http://www.pdhealth.mil/newsletter.asp?date=9/10/2007