May 20, 2015 36th MDOS ensures dental readiness for Airmen Whether it's the childhood memories of frightening sounds from someone in the next room or of seeing patients with pained looks and puffy faces from having their wisdom teeth pulled - the dental office isn't as scary as many may think.The technicians and dentists of the 36th Medical Operations
May 20, 2015 Financial officer earns top honors for leadership, health care contributions Air Force American College of Healthcare Executives recently lauded the contributions, leadership ability and executive capability of the 59th Medical Wing Financial Officer.Lt. Col. Craig Keyes earned the Air Force ACHE Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award recognizing the service's best ACHE
May 20, 2015 Financial officer earns top honors for leadership, health care contributions Air Force American College of Healthcare Executives recently lauded the contributions, leadership ability and executive capability of the 59th Medical Wing Financial Officer.Lt. Col. Craig Keyes earned the Air Force ACHE Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award recognizing the service's best ACHE
May 19, 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 19, 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 18, 2015 Enroll newborns in TRICARE within 60 days of birth Service members are reminded to enroll their newborns into TRICARE within 60 days of birth or 120 days in overseas areas.
May 18, 2015 AF launches baseline hearing testing program for new recruits The Air Force launched the service's first baseline hearing testing program March 30.Developed by the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, in partnership with the 559th Medical Group, the program tests and documents audiograms
May 18, 2015 AF launches baseline hearing testing program for new recruits The Air Force launched the service's first baseline hearing testing program March 30.Developed by the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, in partnership with the 559th Medical Group, the program tests and documents audiograms
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 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 15, 2015 DoD Helps Protect Beneficiaries from Deceptive Pharmacy Practices In the face of recent aggressive and deceptive marketing practices of some compounding pharmacies targeting TRICARE, the Defense Health Agency is taking aggressive action to help TRICARE beneficiaries, DHA's chief of pharmacy operations said in a recent interview.Dr. George Jones described
May 15, 2015 DoD Helps Protect Beneficiaries from Deceptive Pharmacy Practices In the face of recent aggressive and deceptive marketing practices of some compounding pharmacies targeting TRICARE, the Defense Health Agency is taking aggressive action to help TRICARE beneficiaries, DHA's chief of pharmacy operations said in a recent interview.Dr. George Jones described
May 14, 2015 Sergeant helps others in India (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)"From across the room, I watched a man, who had lost his left foot, crawl to the water station," said Staff Sgt. Alexander Cedillo from Travis Air Force
May 14, 2015 Bringing positive change to adolescents, military families An undergraduate Intro to Psychology course at Villanova University intrigued Kasi Patterson and set him on a 20-year journey to improve the lives of troubled teens. Patterson is the director of the Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization (CAPH) program at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital,
May 14, 2015 Bringing positive change to adolescents, military families An undergraduate Intro to Psychology course at Villanova University intrigued Kasi Patterson and set him on a 20-year journey to improve the lives of troubled teens. Patterson is the director of the Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization (CAPH) program at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital,
May 13, 2015 Airman returns home to Nepal earthquake When Senior Airman Manoj Khatiwada was asked to join a team of Pacific Air Force Airmen traveling to Nepal to assist the government with relief operations following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, he was filled with mixed emotions."Returning to Nepal for this mission was an emotional moment for me. I
May 13, 2015 Enroll newborns in TRICARE within 60 days of birth Service members are reminded to enroll their newborns into TRICARE within 60 days of birth or 120 days in overseas areas.When newborns are not enrolled within the first 60 days of birth, this can cause claims processing issues and parents incur costly out-of-pocket expenses.Members who want their
May 13, 2015 Airman returns home to Nepal earthquake When Senior Airman Manoj Khatiwada was asked to join a team of Pacific Air Force Airmen traveling to Nepal to assist the government with relief operations following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, he was filled with mixed emotions."Returning to Nepal for this mission was an emotional moment for me. I
May 13, 2015 Enroll newborns in TRICARE within 60 days of birth Service members are reminded to enroll their newborns into TRICARE within 60 days of birth or 120 days in overseas areas.When newborns are not enrolled within the first 60 days of birth, this can cause claims processing issues and parents incur costly out-of-pocket expenses.Members who want their
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,