Video by Sara Barger | Defense Health Agency | 08.29.2024
The PMS 408 Expeditionary Medical (ExMed) team is recognized for a groundbreaking achievement: developing the Navy's first official requirements document for Naval Medicine, supporting casualty care during multi-domain operations, large scale combat operations, and prolonged care. Their work established a crucial framework for acquiring and evaluating essential expeditionary medical......
Video by Sara Barger | Defense Health Agency | 08.29.2024
Military Health Research Symposium 2024 Awards Ceremony
Video by Sara Barger | Defense Health Agency | 08.29.2024
Military Health Research Symposium 2024 in Kissimmee, FL - Opening remarks by Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs....
Video by Amanda Wagner | Naval Health Research Center | 08.28.2024
KISSIMMEE, FL (August 28, 2024) Dr. Ava Marie Conlin, Principal Investigator of the Department of Defense (DoD)'s Birth and Infant Health Research (BIHR) Program had the opportunity to talk to the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) 2024 keynote speaker, Dr. Carolyn Mazure, Chair, The White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. Dr. Conlin also had the opportunity to......
Video by Amanda Wagner | Naval Health Research Center | 08.28.2024
KISSIMMEE, FL (August 28, 2024) Research Physiologist, Brandon Schrom from Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)'s Warfighter Performance department, speaks about his time at this year's Military Health Research Symposium and his study, Utilizing Wearable Technology to Assess Operational Performance in Unmanned Maritime System Operators. NHRC supports military mission readiness with research and......
Video by Amanda Wagner | Naval Health Research Center | 08.27.2024
KISSIMMEE, FL (August 27, 2024) Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)'s Carlie Daquino from the Warfighter Performance Physiological and Cognitive Operational Research Environment (PhyCORE) team presents her poster on "Identifying Robust Objective mTBI Neuromarkers Measured across Time, Location, and Devices within Active Duty Service Members. NHRC supports military mission readiness with......
Video by Regena Kowitz | Defense Health Agency | 08.26.2024
Today was day two at the Military Health Research Symposium and there was lots of research goodness going on. Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, the NMFP commander and DHN Pacific Rim director, shares some thoughts on the important work our researchers are doing in the field of mental health....
Video by Sean Metzger | Defense Health Agency | 08.26.2024
The FIPI team, led by Dr. Emmy Betz, has made tremendous contributions to military medicine through their work to prevent firearm-related injuries and death, specifically firearm suicide prevention since 2023. Within the DOD, suicide is consistently a leading cause of death, with firearms accounting for 65-81% of suicides across components in CY2022. Data indicate ready access to a firearm......
