Deployed military general internal physician’s toolkit: the recent past and near future

Parsons, Iain; Hutley, Emma; Gibb, Iain; Lentaigne, J; Wilson, David E.; Cox, Andrew T.

doi:10.1136/jramc-2017-000846

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“…The technology used as part of this trial was all relatively basic and would not need a large amount of investment to ensure this service was able to endure. The utility of telemedicine in conjunction with smart medical equipment to interpret or perform investigations in the military setting has been well described 12 13. An emerging example of the feasibility of this technology comes in the form of Project MORPHO, a jHubMed project using point-of-care ultrasound with telemedicine capabilities 14.…”

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Defence Medical Services telemedicine now: a successful pilot of video consultations and instant messaging support to firm base training

Sandhu

Bartels²,

Booker³

et al. 2021

BMJ Mil Health

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Introduction: Telemedicine was pioneered in the Defence Medical Services (DMS) in 1998, since then the capabilities within the DMS have not advanced in step with advances in technology. We present our findings of a pilot of remote video consultation via Skype for MODNET during an arduous course held in the UK. Method: Combat medical technician sick parades were live streamed via Skype to a Defence Primary Healthcare Medical Centre and medical officer (MO) support was delivered remotely. This process was augmented by the use of Pando for still images of wounds and infection sites in order to enhance decision making and situational awareness. Results: Over a 3-week period, 34 consultations carried out during sick parade required the input from a remote MO, of those 34% required a prescription from an MO. None of the presentations required a face-to-face consultation, and all patients received MO-led care remotely. Conclusion: We have successfully demonstrated that video telemedicine consultations are safe, while simultaneously improving patient care, augmenting the distribution of medical assets and reducing costs.

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Defence Medical Services telemedicine now: a successful pilot of video consultations and instant messaging support to firm base training

Sandhu

Bartels²,

Booker³

et al. 2021

BMJ Mil Health

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Training Military Psychiatrists to Adapt and Overcome: How COVID-19 Highlighted the Unique Flexibility of Military Psychiatry in Training and in the Fleet

Quinn

Dickinson

Shukla

2022

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose of Review Born out of necessity, military medicine continues to find itself at the forefront of medical innovation. This generation of military physicians has never previously been challenged with continuing to provide top notch medical support to servicemembers in a variety of operational settings in the midst of a global pandemic. While military medicine has always been able to uniquely meet the educational goals of residency training, COVID-19 brought new challenges to the forefront. Recent Findings While the threat presented by COVID-19 was different from the historical battlefield threats and challenges that have given birth to military medicine, it was nevertheless ready to pivot and adjust course, focusing on how to best meet the medical needs of the military patient population in an ever-changing geopolitical environment while continuing to meet and exceed the educational standards that training programs are held to. Historically and currently, mental health remains one of the most common reasons that servicemembers are evacuated from combat zones. Summary The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for modern military psychiatry to showcase its ability to adjust the educational focus in certain areas of residency training to prepare the next generation of military psychiatrists to be able to face the newest threat to force wellness.

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Dispatches from the editor: highlights of the August 2018 edition

Breeze

2018

J R Army Med Corps

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Deployed military general internal physician’s toolkit: the recent past and near future

Cited by 3 publications

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Defence Medical Services telemedicine now: a successful pilot of video consultations and instant messaging support to firm base training

Defence Medical Services telemedicine now: a successful pilot of video consultations and instant messaging support to firm base training

Training Military Psychiatrists to Adapt and Overcome: How COVID-19 Highlighted the Unique Flexibility of Military Psychiatry in Training and in the Fleet

Dispatches from the editor: highlights of the August 2018 edition

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