ALBANY, N.Y. -- Medical readiness is military readiness, the National Guard’s top surgeon told 200 New York Army National Guard medical and behavioral health personnel who attended a workshop in Albany, Sept. 13-14.
“In our units we must sustain medical readiness, if our Soldiers are not ready we cannot deploy them, emphasis on medical readiness is more important than ever,” said Col. Michael Pelzner, the National Guard Bureau Surgeon General.
“We have to be ready to meet tomorrow’s fight,” Pelzner emphasized.
Pelzner was one of several guest speakers who presented at the two-day meeting held at Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The workshop, organized by the New York Army National Guard Medical Command, was intended for military and civilian personnel who encounter service members’ medical and behavioral health concerns.
“It’s a challenge to get people together from all across the state. But this conference is a great opportunity for guidance and networking,” explained Lt. Col. Luis, Garcia, New York Army National Guard Deputy State Surgeon.
“Our goal was to encompass all medical personnel to receive beneficial lectures to expand their knowledge in the medical field,” he added.
The Medical Command personnel throughout New York have the primary mission of building medical readiness in order to support the force and to provide medically ready Soldiers to fulfill the New York Army National Guard’s mission, Garcia said.
The conference provided a venue for collaborative discussion and education on key topics involved in resolving medical issues, Garcia said.
Discussion included best practices, working with recruiting and retention and the roles of medical assets in domestic operations, Garcia said.
The opportunity to speak to medical providers will better enable Army National Guard medicine to prepare for future challenges in support of the Army and the Joint Force, he added.
Col. Richard Green, the commander of the state Medical Command, told conference attendees that each one of them played an important part in caring for Soldiers.
“It’s our confidence and care that allows us to do what we do as medical professionals,” Green said.
Col. Matthew Liepke, New York Army National Guard State Surgeon, told the attendees that there was more to this conference than just the speakers.
“This is your conference we need to teach each other by our years of experience, your patience here will allow you to learn more and spend the time to learn and learn from each other,” Liepke said.
“I had a great experience at the two-day conference, it’s been very informative and a great networking experience especially those giving presentations and leaving us their personal contacts for the future,” said Pfc. Jazmin Anthony, a 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation combat medic.
Date Taken: | 09.14.2018 |
Date Posted: | 09.17.2018 13:01 |
Story ID: | 293082 |
Location: | ALBANY, NY, US |
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