Dec. 15, 2010 A holiday message from Lt. Gen. Green and Chief Cole As we reflect during the holiday season on the previous year and all we have accomplished, we are extremely proud to be serving with you.Active-duty, Reserve, Guard and civilian members of the Air Force Medical Service can reflect on 2010 with extraordinary pride. Your work benefitted so many around
Dec. 9, 2010 Hepburn awarded second star Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn, 59th Medical Wing commander, assumed the rank of Major General during a ceremony at Wilford Hall Medical Center Dec. 3. Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of the Air Education and Training Command, officiated the ceremony."This is someone whom our institution has had
Dec. 9, 2010 PACAF specialized medical team conducts first peacetime mission Pacific Air Forces deployed the first peace-time, Critical-Care, Air-Transport Team to transfer a critically ill patient from Naval Hospital in Guam, to Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, Nov. 17. The team was alerted and within three hours, boarded a commercial airliner to meet the aeromedical
Dec. 9, 2010 Doctor ensures care for wounded warriors Retired Col. (Dr.) James Gasque continues to play a major role in Keesler's Wounded Warrior Program.Dr. Gasque, who retired in July with 25 years of Air Force service, transitioned back to clinical medicine after serving as the 81st Medical Group chief of medical staff from 2006-2009. Col. (Dr.)
Dec. 9, 2010 New inpatient medical records system enhances patient care A new electronic medical record system to enhance patient care is coming to Wilford Hall Medical Center here.Essentris is an electronic healthcare record management system which is specifically designed for inpatient care and will allow health care providers instant access to inpatient records
Dec. 9, 2010 Behavioral specialist evaluates military working dogs Military working dogs are a special breed and so is a specialist who works with them.Dr. Walter Burghardt, the chief of Behavioral Medicine and Military Working Dog Studies at the Daniel E. Holland MWD Hospital here, jokingly calls his specialty "an Army of One." But right now, there are no others
Dec. 9, 2010 Dietitian selected to attend medical school First Lt. Justin Hyde, a dietitian with the 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron nutritional medicine flight, has been selected to attend the University of Mississippi's School of Medicine in Jackson starting in August.He was accepted to the program after applying online in July using the
Dec. 9, 2010 Staying physically fit through Comprehensive Airman Fitness Welcome to the 2010 holiday season, which is also known as the season to over-eat and be a couch potato.A turkey here. Ham there. Before a person has time to realize it ... Bam! Bellies just got bigger, arms flabbier, thighs have a bit more thunder, and even chins start resembling Miss Piggy's. Why
Dec. 9, 2010 School of Aerospace Medicine Dean inducted as Fellow into American Academy of Nursing Colonel Karen Weis, dean of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing at the Academy's 37th Annual Meeting and Conference on Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C.Membership in the Academy is one of the most prestigious honors in the
Dec. 9, 2010 Officials introduce new patient care concept at medical town hall Beginning in June 2011, officials from the 21st Medical Group will launch the Air Force Surgeon General's Family Health Initiative program here, which aims to lower the number of patients assigned to an Air Force medical provider and assigns a back-up team that knows each patient's medical history,
Dec. 3, 2010 School of Aerospace Medicine classes move to Ohio Instructors with the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine will begin teaching classes near here Dec. 6 as part of the Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure process. The school is re-locating here from Brooks City-Base in San Antonio. The classes will be conducted at a temporary
Dec. 1, 2010 Nine medevaced from PRT Zabul after tragic accident It was 9:10 a.m. when the notification came to Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan.A civilian bus headed south on Highway 1 rolled over, leaving seven dead and more than 30 injured just outside Qalat city.Within 15 minutes, medical personnel from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul were on
Dec. 1, 2010 Airman injured in Afghanistan passes away An 88th Communication Squadron voice network systems technician wounded in action one year ago in Afghanistan, died Nov. 28.Senior Airman Tre Porfirio passed away while visiting friends over the Thanksgiving holiday in Missouri. He was 22 years old. "We are all deeply saddened by the tragic passing
Dec. 1, 2010 VA officials testing quicker access to medical records Department of Veterans Affairs officials are working to significantly reduce the average time needed to obtain health-care records from private physicians with the help of a private contractor and the Internet to speed claims decisions. "Innovations that will speed, simplify or improve our services
Dec. 1, 2010 Airman saves wingman from halfway around the world Police officials are crediting the quick actions of a security forces Airman here with saving the life of a former Airman living halfway around the world.Senior Airman Jordan Gunterman, a 379th Air Expeditionary Wing fly-away security team leader, led authorities to his the former coworker's Florida
Dec. 1, 2010 Incirlik medical group earns AF best practice Air Force officials recently named a financial tracking tool created by a member here as an Air Force best practice. Serdal Gurses, a budget analyst for the 39th Medical Support Squadron, created the Financial Contracts Management Tracking Tool, which was approved by the Air Force Best Practices
Dec. 1, 2010 Fight against holiday depression The holiday season is viewed by many celebrants as a time of "peace on earth" and a sudden influx of packages through the post office.But for some servicemembers deployed during the holidays, peace and packages might be hard to find, or replaced entirely by depression or even thoughts of suicide.
Dec. 1, 2010 JAG twists the lid off bottle cap conundrum The premise is simple enough -- Instead of throwing away the cap to your empty water bottle, throw it into a collection bin where it will eventually be recycled into prosthetic limbs for disabled servicemembers. Bottle cap collection points have popped up all over Bagram Airfield over the past
Dec. 1, 2010 Remote device to monitor health on battlefield Pararescuemen and other medical technicians will be able to remotely determine a warfighter's health status on the battlefield with sensors designed to be worn and ingested.The Battlefield Automatic Life Status Monitor, or BALSM, is being developed by QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions
Dec. 1, 2010 Mullen speaks to World Congress on Disabilities The nation's wounded warriors and veterans face extraordinary challenges in the years ahead, the military's top officer told members of the World Congress on Disabilities gathered at the Dallas Convention Center here Nov. 19.With 40,000 servicemembers and veterans having suffered physical wounds