June 30, 2010 Dental residents, fellow graduate from AF training program Twenty-four dentists, representing four branches of military service, graduated from the 59th Dental Training Squadron's residency and fellowship program June 24 during a ceremony in the Gateway Club here.The Air Force, Army, Navy and Canadian graduates represented six residencies and one
June 23, 2010 Air Force takes steps against suicides The Air Force vice chief of staff testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee June 22 to address steps the service is taking to stem the rising suicide numbers. Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler, in testimony alongside the other service vice chiefs and the assistant commandant of the Marine
June 23, 2010 Bogus tourniquets could endanger lives in combat Counterfeit models of the U.S. Army's Combat Application Tourniquet are available on the Internet and on the open market. Using the counterfeits can be lethal and the Army considered this enough of a problem to send out a priority message April 14 sounding the alert on these bogus devices. "While I
June 23, 2010 Services, VA use technology for stress, resilience outreach Officials from the military services and the Veterans Health Administration of the Veterans Affairs Department increasingly use digital technology to reach out to identify and treat servicemembers with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. The second-ranking officers of each
June 23, 2010 Hurlburt dental team aids, trains west African countries Two Airmen from Hurlburt Field recently returned to work after a one-month temporary duty assignment to west Africa in support of Exercise Flintlock, an annual exercise that focuses on improving interoperability between the militaries of the United States, Europe and northern and western African
June 23, 2010 Aeromedical evacuation missions: Routine is only half the story Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here train like they fight.To them, there's no difference between home station and a combat zone."We see and treat the same things whether here or at home station," said Master Sgt. David Baker, the 451st EAES superintendent. "We
June 23, 2010 Services work to learn more about brain ailments, suicides Post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and suicides among servicemembers are interrelated problems requiring holistic prevention methods and more scientific study, military leaders told a Senate panel June 22. "The reality is, the study of the brain is an emerging science, and there still is
June 23, 2010 Combined service efforts, newly stocked medication saves Soldier's life Recent decisions by joint military medical officials here to outfit paramedics with specialized equipment and to stock medicine rarely needed by typical military patients in the Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, saved a serviceman's life after he suffered a heart attack June
June 23, 2010 Departments cooperate on electronic health records The nation may never become entirely "paperless" in the way it documents patient medical records, but the military and veterans health care communities are on the right path and have the technologies in place to one day be very close, officials said last week."There was a time that we didn't have
June 23, 2010 Ohio Air Guard Airmen provide medical services to Hawaiian communities Airmen from the 178th Medical Group of the Ohio Air National Guard provided free medical services to the local community here June 9. It was one of several locations served during the 178th MDG's two-week training deployment during which the Airmen will provide free medical services to underserved
June 23, 2010 Air Force officials discuss mental health options, confidentiality Airmen in need of psychological intervention or counseling have myriad options available through a number of Air Force programs, officials said here June 16.Although psychological screening occurs throughout an Airman's career by way of annual preventive health assessments and post-deployment
June 23, 2010 Air Force officials ban use and possession of spice, mood-altering substances Air Force officials issued guidance banning the knowing use and possession of any substance, other than alcohol or tobacco, that is ingested to alter mood or function. On June 8, the Air Force published an Air Force guidance memorandum revising Air Force Instruction 44-121, Alcohol and Drug Abuse
June 23, 2010 Improvement ‘clearly seen’ Process improvement is going strong at Tinker Air Force Base and people are seeing a lot of positive change at the 72nd Medical Group, specifically the optometry clinic.A process improvement team was assembled a year ago to conduct a rapid improvement event of a previously identified problem within
June 23, 2010 Neonatal care takes center stage in Bangladesh More than 15 health care providers from Bangladesh gathered at the Smiling Sun Clinic here June 12 and 13 to attend a subject matter expert exchange on neonatology as part of Operation Pacific Angel.The exchange, led by Lt. Col. Lindy Winter, the chief of neonatology from the Naval Hospital at Camp
June 15, 2010 U.S., Bangladesh kick-off Pacific Angel mission The People's Republic of Bangladesh and more than 55 U.S. servicemembers from the active duty, Air Guard and Reserve components officially kicked-off the third iteration of Operation Pacific Angel during a ceremony here June 12. Operation Pacific Angel, scheduled here through June 16, is a joint and
June 15, 2010 Survivor shares story to combat troop suicides Kim Ruocco hung up the phone with her husband, relieved he had finally agreed to seek help for his increasingly severe bouts of depression.Still, she had a nagging feeling that something wasn't right. She decided to catch a red-eye flight from Massachusetts to California, where her husband's reserve
June 15, 2010 Tricare records-processing system reaches milestone As of May 26, the one billionth Tricare Encounter Data record was processed for Tricare services around the world. This has significance for all Tricare beneficiaries."The fact that one billion records have been processed reflects the value of this program in helping Tricare provide the best
June 15, 2010 59th Medical Wing showcases world class health care Col. Michael Schell, 59th Medical Support Group commander, welcomes civic leaders from the greater St. Louis area to Lackland Air Force Base on June 8. The community outreach tour was sponsored by the 375th Air Mobility Wing and 932nd Airlift Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The distinguished
June 15, 2010 SAUSHEC ceremony honors 258 medical graduates Dr. Kenneth Torrington, dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, honored 258 physicians and allied health care providers during the annual SAUSHEC awards and graduation ceremony June 4 in the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio auditorium. SAUSHEC
June 15, 2010 Medal of Honor recipients promote mental-health support Twenty-eight Medal of Honor recipients recently launched the "Medal of Honor - Speak Out" campaign to encourage servicemembers struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries and other health problems to take advantage of services to help them. The Air Force, Army, Navy and