July 13, 2018 59 MDW expands wounded warrior care at MacDill AFB MacDill Air Force Base’s 6th Medical Wing’s dermatology clinic partnered with members from the 59th MDW to learn fractional laser resurfacing, a treatment used by the 59th MDW since 2007, providing patient-centered care to wounded warriors with traumatic amputations, burns and severe scarring.
July 12, 2018 Air Force hones skills with emerging infectious diseases training Exercise New Horizons 2018 is a joint military training exercise between the U.S. and Panama. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force doctors, public health specialists and other personnel collaborated with the Gorgas Institute at the University of Panama and the Panamanian Ministry of Health to conduct
July 12, 2018 East Central Georgia IRT teams arrive The East Central Georgia Innovative Readiness Training mission advance team finished up final lodging and clinic site preparation July 8, as the main body of medical, dental and optometry providers and support staff arrived at the central treatment site, in Warrenton, Ga.Providers and staff will
July 11, 2018 22nd MDG partners with local medics With the upcoming 2018 Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow scheduled for September 8, and the expectation to keep the large amount of visitors safe while they are having fun, the 22nd Medical Group and their local civilian medic counterparts are forming partnerships.
July 10, 2018 Prolonged exposure therapy aids recovery for PTSD patients For active-duty service members suffering from PTSD and post-traumatic type symptoms, help is available at David Grant USAF Medical Center’s Mental Health Clinic at Travis Air Force Base, California.
July 10, 2018 Boston small business develops impact-detecting garments for warfighters to assist combat medics Massachusetts-based, woman-owned small business is leveraging an Air Force-supported technology accelerator to improve high-tech clothing designed to detect and treat wounds on its own.
July 9, 2018 FEDVIP is coming: Get to know dental and vision plans today The TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) ends on Dec. 31, 2018. Beginning in 2019, dental and vision plans will be available through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). Now is a good time to become familiar with FEDVIP options.
July 6, 2018 This Month in AFMS History: The air transportable “Flying Lung” On July 23, 1953, Airman Third Class Warren Beatty of Detroit, Michigan, became the first iron lung patient evacuated by air from the Korean War theater.
July 5, 2018 This HIV screening starts in the privacy of your own home The Air Force has developed a self-collection blood kit to encourage its active-duty members with a higher risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus to test for infection more frequently than what’s mandated by the military.
July 3, 2018 A peek behind the curtain: Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating, but there are therapies that can reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and help Airmen return to duty.One of the most effective therapies, practiced by many Air Force mental health professionals, is prolonged exposure therapy.
July 3, 2018 Baltimore C-STARS partnership prepares Airmen for battlefield medicine Civilian partnerships are a vital readiness resource for the Air Force Medical Service, refreshing medics on trauma skills and taking lessons learned to deliver life-saving trauma care downrange.The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program in Baltimore, Maryland, prepares
July 2, 2018 Combined clinic initiative simplifies Holloman healthcare With the goal of efficiency and innovation in mind, the 49th Medical Group has developed a combined clinic initiative, grouping annual medical requirements into one appointment at one location.
July 2, 2018 NASA visits Travis for potential collaboration Representatives from NASA visited David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 1, 2018, in hopes of establishing research collaboration leading to advances in medical support for deep space missions as well as warfighters.
July 2, 2018 Stop the Bleed teaches crisis care University Medical Center of Southern Nevada and Nellis Air Force Base, have partnered to teach approximately 40 Stop the Bleed instructors to educate members of the community on crisis care.
June 29, 2018 Canadian nurse partnered with USAF to save lives in Afghanistan Maj. Steven Pirie was assisting with brain surgery on a young Afghan girl at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, when the early alert siren went off. An enemy rocket was closing in.Pirie, a Canadian Armed Forces nurse, and the neurosurgeon he was assisting, had to choose a course of action. They could
June 29, 2018 Fourth AF Joint Task Force HQ STAFFEX highlights African humanitarian assistance mission Ninth Air Force held its fourth Staff Exercise (STAFFEX) June 18 through 22 since being tasked by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to stand up an Air Force Joint Task Force (JTF)-capable headquarters.
June 29, 2018 633rd MDSS tests new Expeditionary Medical Systems equipment The Air Combat Command Surgeon General Office partnered with representatives from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to conduct an exercise testing new joint expeditionary collective protection tent systems at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, June 20, 2018.
June 28, 2018 EMEDS Training at Exercise Maroon Surge To project forward medical capability into deployed settings, the Air Force uses Expeditionary Medical Support System.
June 27, 2018 Readiness, trauma at heart of C-STARS Baltimore partnership The Air Force Medical Service partners with civilian trauma centers to provide additional opportunities for Air Force medics to maintain readiness and clinical currency on skills needed during deployment.One such partnership is with the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland,
June 27, 2018 “Not just blood pressure machines”: Airman prepares young medics for deployment Air Force medical technicians are often called upon to stretch their training, skills, and capabilities in support of combat operations. Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Sherrill is no exception.