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Kerrigan Media International, Inc. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/rss/ Fri, 16 May 2008 21:55:51 EST http://www.military-medical-technology.com/images/e-logo.gif http://www.military-medical-technology.com Under Secretary for Health Veterans Affairs http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2416 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2416 editor@military-medical-technology.com () Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST Vaughn G. A. Vasconcellos President http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2425 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2425 editor@military-medical-technology.com () Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST Important strides in providing vehicle and body armor, innovative changes in doctrine, tactics, techniques and procedures, and advances in military medical technology are having profound impacts on survivability but it is the helicopter that is the true lifeline. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2417 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2417 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Captain George V. Galdorisi and Scott C. Truver) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST The U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center has expanded the role of their enterprise service desk and transformed their IT service management processes, with a foundation built on ITIL, standards. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2418 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2418 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Shannon Carabajal) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST Traumatic brain injury has gained increasing significance in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan as survival from previously life-threatening injuries has improved. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2419 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2419 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Bill Yamanaka) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST The Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute?s stratEgic Communication Distance Learning Program offers an avenue for members of the medical community to fill gaps in medical executive management core competencies. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2420 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2420 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Rosemary A. Durica, Ph.D.) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST Corpsmen train to provide rare service when called upon. The corpsmen with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), II Marine Expeditionary Force, work and train with civilian medical personnel and first responders on a regular basis. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2421 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2421 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Corporal Leslie Palmer) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST Dramatic changes in the design of future patient rooms in DoD inpatient facilities are becoming a reality. Legacy characteristics are giving way to patient rooms with single occupancy and other attributes that emphasize patient and family safety, comfort and privacy, and an improved working environment http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2422 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2422 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Marty Kauchak) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST The burn center at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in Texas serves as the sole burn center for the entire Department of Defense, providing multi-disciplinary specialized care for all severe burn injuries, inhalation injuries and complex soft tissues injuries for warfighters worldwide. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2423 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2423 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Michael Burnett) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST The DoD Task Force on the Future of the Military Health System has examined the wellness initiatives, disease management programs, ability to account for the true and accurate costs of the military health care system, the adequacy of health care procurement and contracting practices, and issues of cost-sharing. http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2424 http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=2424 editor@military-medical-technology.com (By Dr. Gail R. Wilensky) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 EST