Chair(s)
Ms Jane Dawson, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand and Ms Nita Sood, US Public, Health Service, United StatesIntroduction
The military health system of nations’ primary mission is to support combat operations and provide comprehensive health care to its service members. Military doctrine supports an integrated health services support system to triage, treat, evacuate and return the casualty to duty in the most time-efficient manner. A basic characteristic of organizing health services support in the military is the distribution of medical resources and capabilities to facilities at various levels, diverse locations, and capabilities commonly referred to as the four roles of care (Roles 1-4) from medical care for immediate lifesaving measures to evacuating to a robust medical facility. Military pharmacists must be ready to provide pharmaceutical health services support and health protection to enable Force readiness. This session will focus on protecting the health of the forces and military pharmacists’ contributions to protect national security and help build a healthy force.
Programme
15:15 – 15:20 | Session introduction by the chairs |
15:20 – 15:40 | Military veterinary support to Bushfire Assist in 2020 Dr Amanda McLune, Headquarters 2nd Health Brigade, Australia |
15:40 – 16:00 | Use of pharmacy electronic health record clinical decision support to optimise military readiness Dr Angela Klinski, Defense Health Agency, United States |
16:00 – 16:20 | Challenges of providing healthcare in an austere simulated high-threat environment ISO airbase operations SQNLDR Michael Whitney, Australian Defence Force, Australia |
16:20 – 16:40 |
Regulatory perspective panel discussion
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16:40 – 16:45 | Closing and summary |
Learning objectives
- To explain governmental legislative and regulatory efforts to promote population health
- To explain the role of the military working dogs during combat and humanitarian operations
- To describe electronic health record clinical tools used by military pharmacists to optimize military readiness
- To describe futuristic innovations to enhance pharmacy support
Take home messages
This session enhances pharmacists’ professional development from across different practice areas and nations. The presentations will provide a space for attendees to engage in a dialogue to think strategically about pharmacists’ role in military readiness and to collaboratively work to identify opportunities across the professional spectrum.