May 9, 2013 Air Force Medical Service now registering pediatric patients in MiCare The Air Force Medical Service is now registering children in its web-based secure messaging health application called MiCare.MiCare allows beneficiaries to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime. The secure tool is now available to more than 70 percent
May 8, 2013 Off-duty Coast Guard members go 'Carting for a Cause' Off-duty U.S. Coast Guard members have set out on an adventure; one that involves "Carting for a Cause."Beginning April 29, these service members have set out to drive an electric-powered golf cart thousands of miles across more than 10 states, all in an effort to raise awareness for the Wounded
May 8, 2013 Warrior Games 2013: Retired Airman struggles with PTSD while in training Second-year Warrior Games athlete George Stiltner recognized the look on retired Staff Sgt. Larry Franklin's face at the Air Force team's selection camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Stiltner had the same demeanor during his first year training for the Games. Now, he recognized a fellow former
May 8, 2013 Military’s Top Doctor Outlines Department’s Efforts to Address Traumatic Brain Injury Recent reports have again shined an important spotlight on the challenges confronting thousands of service members with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the work being done in the military and civilian community to meet the needs of all who sustain this invisible wound.The Department of Defense is
May 7, 2013 Warrior Games 2013: Games makes injured man feel like Airman again Surrounded by his Air Force Warrior Games teammates as he trains to represent his service in archery, rifle shooting and sitting volleyball, Tech. Sgt. Alex Gaud-Torres feels like an Airman again.Since his childhood in Puerto Rico, Gaud-Torres wanted to join the U.S. Air Force, a dream he realized
May 7, 2013 Developing Standardization Throughout the MHS Military Health System Team-The need for standardization across the Military Health System is vital to our strength and efficiency as we meet our mission and move forward to provide world-class health care to our Service members and beneficiaries. After more than a decade of war, we have seen that
May 7, 2013 TRICARE Eases Prime Authorization Rules for West Region TRICARE West Region Prime enrollees referred for specialty care from April 1 up to May 18, 2013 do not need authorization before seeking care. The authorization requirement has been temporarily waived due to delays by UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans in processing referrals. TRICARE Management
May 6, 2013 From take off to drop off: Antarctic medical evacuation in only 60 hours A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, together with Aeromedical Evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team Airmen, safely evacuated an ailing individual from McMurdo Station, Antarctica Apr. 22 after responding to a request from the National Science Foundation,
May 6, 2013 Air Force nurses and medical technicians are saluted The Air Force Medical Service is celebrating Nurse and Medical Technician week May 6 - 12. This year's event is themed "delivering quality and innovation in patient care." "Nurses and technicians touch the lives of many people, in many different ways," said Col Jennifer Agulto, 82nd MDG deputy
May 3, 2013 59th Medical Wing supports Army South exercise in Panama Airmen of the 59th Medical Wing based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, were in the municipality of Veraguas, Panama, for the start of the Beyond the Horizon medical readiness training exercise April 16.BTH 2013 is a U.S. Army South exercise deploying military engineers and medical
May 3, 2013 59th MDW mental health tech named AETC outstanding Airman A mental health technician from the 59th Mental Health Squadron has established herself as one of Air Education and Training Command's finest service members.Senior Airman Casey Anderson was named one of the command's outstanding enlisted Airmen of the year for 2013. The accolade comes on the heels
May 3, 2013 AF general appointed to head single military health agency The Defense Department on April 25 moved a step closer toward reshaping the Tricare Management Activity into a broader Defense Health Agency, naming and promoting Air Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Robb to head the new three-star directorate.Robb co-chaired a DoD task force that reviewed the military
May 3, 2013 Therapy dogs bring joy to all Amid patients all over the world deadlocked in battles with various ailments from cancer to cholera, it is understandable spirits within hospitals are not always high."My dogs are registered pet therapy dogs," said Linda Bretz, Airman and Family Readiness Center community readiness consultant. "I
May 3, 2013 Defense Brain Injury Center, Two Decades of Research and Advancements For more than 20 years, the Defense and Veteran's Brain Injury Center, one of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, has served service members, beneficiaries and veterans with state-of-the-art clinical care, innovative clinical research initiatives
May 1, 2013 MST builds friendships, sharpens skills at Hospital Escuela Joint Task Force-Bravo's Mobile Surgical Team partnered with the Hospital Escuela, a training hospital in Tegucigalpa, to teach and perform much needed surgeries as part of a commitment in building partnership capacity, April 23.The MST, assigned to the Medical Element at JTF-B, performs weekly
May 1, 2013 55th Medical Group selected for two Air Force level awards The men and women of the 55th Medical Group recently learned that their hard work and dedication earned them two Air Force level awards. The Ehrling Bergquist Clinic was recognized with the 2012 Air Force Surgeon General Award for Best Clinic, and the dental clinic was named the 2012 Air Force
May 1, 2013 Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center looks for more patients Airmen who are sick of living day to day with their glasses and contacts have an opportunity to leave them all behind.The Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center at Travis AFB's David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center has no waiting list and is looking for Airmen who wish to eliminate their
May 1, 2013 AF, Army train Serbians on PTSD programs Two Serbian military members and one Serbian doctor visited the 86th Medical Group and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center March 25 to 27 to become familiarized with mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder programs.They were given the requirements for establishing and sustaining their own
April 26, 2013 Child Abuse Prevention Month promotes intervention For the past 30 years, April has been observed as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Despite the increased amount of attention and focus on child abuse prevention, the problem has been gradually increasing over the years."The current debate is if the cases are actually increasing or if there is
April 26, 2013 Medical center volunteers give decades of service Keesler Medical Center would be hard-pressed to provide excellent care to its patients without the support of the almost 60 members of the facility's volunteer services. The time six of those volunteers have given to the 81st Medical Group adds up to 180 years. That's more than 1.5 million hours of