Partnership for Military Medicine Symposium
November 6, 2009
The Partnership for Military Medicine Symposium brought together representatives of the military health system and its leaders, federal agencies, private research institutions, charitable foundations and policymakers. At the event, which took place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, renowned experts in military and civilian medicine discussed military-civilian links and advances in research in several key areas. They also identified several areas where such partnerships could help to advance medical research to benefit our wounded warriors, as well as civilians.
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Welcoming Remarks
John Lowe, President, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
John Lowe, president and chief executive officer of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF), provides welcome remarks to open the symposium.
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Opening Keynote
Lieutenant General Eric Schoomaker, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army
General James Amos, Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
Lieutenant General Eric Schoomaker, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, introduces General James Amos, Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. General Amos discusses the current state of military medicine and military-civilian partnerships to ensure that wounded warriors receive the most advanced medical care possible, as well as challenges that remain to be addressed.
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Military/Civilian Efforts in Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response
Moderator:
Dr. Kevin Yeskey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Director, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Yeskey provides brief opening remarks and introduces the panelists.
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Panelists:
Dr. John Howe, President and CEO, Project HOPE
Dr. Howe discusses public-private partnerships behind humanitarian aid missions, as well as the effects of relief missions on sentiment towards Americans.
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Captain James Terbush, Command Surgeon, U.S. Fourth Fleet
Captain Terbush speaks about the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Partnership and Continuing Promise disaster response missions, as well as research opportunities related to such missions.
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Dr. W. Craig Vanderwagen, former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Vanderwagen discusses successful partnerships between the military and civilian partners for disaster response and humanitarian assistance, as well as several challenges that remain.
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PTSD and TBI: Collaborating to Advance Stress and Neuroscience Research
Moderator:
Dr. Robert Ursano, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, USU, and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Dr. Ursano provides brief opening remarks and introduces the panelists.
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Panelists:
Dr. James Kelly, Director, National Intrepid Center of Excellence
Dr. Kelly describes current activities of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence—a central hub for research, education and clinical care in addressing traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder in the military health system.
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Dr. Jasmeet Pannu Hayes, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Boston University, and Staff Psychologist at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Dr. Hayes discusses the latest clinical research to discern the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury on the structure and function of the brain, including use of fMRI, structional biometrics and diffusion tensor imaging, as well as how this research is impacting treatment approaches.
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Dr. Allen Song, Professor of Radiology, Psychiatry, Neurobiology and BME, Duke University and Director, Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center
Dr. Song discusses cutting-edge uses of magnetic resonance imaging—structural (MRI) and functional (fMRI)—to understand the extent of impairments caused by neurologic insults such as traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as monitor clinical progress.
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Dr. Stephen Cozza, Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Child and Family Programs
Dr. Cozza discusses the potential impacts of deployment and related injury—physical and/or psychological—on military families.
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Panel Question and Answer
Luncheon Program
Cynthia Gilman, Special Assistant to the President for the Advancement of Collaborative Relationships, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Jennifer Brusstar, President, The Tug McGraw Foundation
Faith Hill, with Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Gadson
The first tester of the PowerKnee™, LTC Gadson discusses the role military medicine has played in his life and why supporting military medical research is important.
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Joint Efforts to Combat Global Infectious Diseases
Moderator:
Captain Gregory Martin, Program Director, Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program
Captain Martin provides brief opening remarks and introduces the panelists.
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Panelists:
Dr. David Morens, Senior Advisor to the Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dr. Morens discusses a broad range of the NIH’s international initiatives addressing global health concerns.
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Dr. Donald Roberts, Professor Emeritus, Tropical Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Dr. Roberts discusses research on the use of DDT to combat malaria, as well as the effects of mosquito-borne illness on developing nations.
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Captain Kevin Russell, Director, DoD Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System
Captain Russell discusses the function and role of DoD-GEIS in worldwide infectious disease surveillance and global health, as well as the many national and international partnerships in which it engages.
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Captain Tanis Batsel Stewart, Director, Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Support, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Captain Stewart discusses DoD’s role in infectious diseases research and global public health outreach, as well as the importance of relationship building in ensuring emergency preparedness. She also describes the role of global surveillance and coordination in tracking and responding to the H1N1 outbreak.
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Wrap-up Panel Excerpts
These excerpts from the wrap-up panel include discussion of a variety of topics in military medical research, as well as issues affecting military families.
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Moderator:
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ronald Blanck, former U.S. Army Surgeon General; Chair, USU Board of Regents
Panelists:
Ellen Embrey, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Mark Shriver, Vice President and Managing Director of U.S. Programs, Save the Children and Chairman, National Commission on Children and Disasters
Dr. Lee Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Research and Director of Cancer Survivorship, Duke University Medical Center
Steve Vogel, Reporter, The Washington Post
Dr. Mary Keller, President and CEO, Military Child Education Coalition
Dr. Robert Cantu, Chief of the Neurosurgery Service and Director of Sports Medicine, Emerson Hospital, and Co-director, Neurologic Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital