May 17, 2016 Nellis celebrates nurse, medical tech week NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — On May 6, Nellis AFB began a week-long celebration for Nurse and Medical Technician Appreciation Week to recognize the contributions nurses and technicians make to healthcare. This year’s National Nurses Week theme “Culture of Safety, It starts with YOU” is exemplified
May 9, 2016 During Nurses Week, Nurse Advice Line emphasizes value to moms in the military National Nurses Week runs May 6-12 and includes the Mother’s Day holiday. During this time, the Military Health System recognizes an important service for moms, as well as all TRICARE beneficiaries: the Nurse Advice Line. It was supposed to be a happy family reunion and a chance for the grandparents
May 6, 2016 AFMS celebrates nurse, medical tech week Each year in May, nearly 3.4 million registered nurses, constituting our nation's largest health care profession in the United States, begin a week-long celebration recognizing the contributions nurse's make to healthcare.The week begins today, marked as National Nurse's Day, and ends on Thursday,
May 4, 2016 AF leader shares life-long love of nursing As a young girl, Air Force Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Nurse Corps Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg always found herself placing band-aides on dolls and requesting doctor kits and microscopes.In the upper east corner of Maine, in the town of Limestone, the general was born the dependent of an
April 4, 2016 Off-duty nurse helps save child’s life at Ypao Beach On March 12, Elizabeth Tullis, 36th MDG registered nurse, took a trip to Ypao Beach to spend the day with her husband and daughters when she noticed a woman carrying what looked like a lifeless body to shore.
Feb. 11, 2016 ‘I love it’: Nurse still serving, mentoring after 45 years In April 1997, after 26 years of honorable military service, newly retired Col. Charlene Carpenter chose to continue serving her country at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, this time as a volunteer.
Sept. 14, 2015 Scott AFB nurses save boy's life A 9-year-old boy would not be alive today if not for the quick action and skills of two Scott Air Force Base nurses.Capts. Michelle Trujillo and Linda Clarkson, both with the 375th Medical Group, spent the Labor Day weekend camping at Lost Valley Lake Resort in Owensville, Missouri, when they
Aug. 19, 2015 Medical collaboration provides world-class care during PACANGEL-Philippines Rayian Carazon slept soundly for the first time in weeks Aug. 16.Already caring for energetic 1-year-old Trica and four months pregnant with her second child, Carazon constantly worried about the health of her young family. Until this day, she had no way to know if there was anything wrong.Through
Aug. 3, 2015 Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks completion of major New Horizons project New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel, Honduran government officials, Honduran military members and U.S. Embassy representatives, in addition to the Gabriela Mistral students and their parents attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new two-classroom schoolhouse at the Gabriela
July 27, 2015 AF Surgeon General Message to the AFMS Dear Air Force Medical Professionals: I am deeply honored to serve the Airmen and families of the world's best Air Force as the 22nd Air Force Surgeon General. I could not be more proud of the outstanding medical professionals with whom I serve--officers, enlisted and civilian Airmen--and those who
July 17, 2015 Patrick hosts joint medical readiness exercise More than 200 Air Force reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here participated in MEDBEACH 2015, a joint-service medical readiness exercise July 9-12 to prepare rescue Airmen for real-world wartime emergencies.The 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron conducted the exercise to prepare medical
July 7, 2015 Keesler Airman selected for Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program Before she joined the service more than three years ago, Senior Airman Alyssa Johnson already had her heart set on becoming an Air Force nurse. After determination and careful planning, she's been selected for the Air Force's Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program.Johnson, a force management
July 1, 2015 UPDATE: TRICARE Breast Pump Policy Town Hall Many TRICARE beneficiaries were understandably excited when the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expanded TRICARE coverage of breast pumps, associated supplies and breastfeeding counseling to all female TRICARE beneficiaries in December 2014. You've had many questions since news of
June 11, 2015 Air Force medical leader retires after 39 years During a ceremony filled with military tradition and reflection, the 21st surgeon general of the Air Force, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas W. Travis, retired June 5 after 39 years of service.Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, officiated the ceremony where he stated that Lt. Gen. Travis has
May 15, 2015 Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps visits the 79th Medical Wing Maj. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, was the keynote speaker at the 779th Medical Group's research and evidence based knowledge market fair on May 14, 2015 to celebrate Nurses and Medical Technician Week.The knowledge market fair is a research and evidence based practice
May 13, 2015 Hill’s resilient chief nurse serves in a resilient country Resilience is a term today's Airmen hear often. One Hill Air Force Base nurse has lived a life full of resilience and put it to use in a country in great need of the same.Lt. Col. Kristin Carlson, 75th Medical Group chief nurse, recently returned from a short-notice deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan,
April 17, 2015 Navy, Air Force Collaboration Benefits Babies, Taxpayers By combining resources in a joint initiative between Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and the 633rd Medical Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, more than $1.5 million of taxpayer money has been saved in less than a year.This joint venture means Air Force service members have Navy doctors caring for
April 14, 2015 AFMOA launches new, lean approach The Air Force Medical Operations Agency took a step toward creating a robust process improvement culture recently by implementing "Lean Management Rounds." Lean Management Rounds are an extension of the Air Force Problem Solving model and create a vehicle for senior leaders to speak with front-line
April 2, 2015 From flight nurse to chief of medical doctrine, Air Force major’s career soars As an Air Force flight nurse, Maj. Julie Skinner found adventure and rewards she never could have imagined as a civilian registered nurse on the ground.
March 31, 2015 Air Force's updated policy further promotes tobacco-free environments The Air Force has led the military in advancing innovative tobacco control policies, such as the tobacco-free medical campus and prohibiting tobacco use outside "designated tobacco areas". Now, an updated Air Force Instruction, published in March, seeks to further reduce health impacts from smoking,