Hello,
As part of my job at National Defense University, I help put on a monthly one- or two-day course on Transformation issues in the military. July's course is titled:
Military Medicine - Transformation
We have a great slate of speakers and we want to do right by them by publicizing this to as wide an audience as possible. We're focusing on head trauma (for instances there are some as-yet poorly understood effects from IEDs unrelated to overpressure), pain management, prosthetics, PTSD, and battlefield surgery. We have doctors with battlefield experience (OIF, OEF, Desert Shield/Storm), high-level policymakers, and high level commanders, so it promises to be a good conference.
I'm going to be trying to publicize this pretty widely on the web. If you know someone who might be interested, feel free to send this along. We have the finalized agenda but it hasn't been posted on our website yet - if you want a copy just send me an email and I'll send you one.
In cooperation with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Forces Transformation and Resources (OUSD-P), the Center for Technology and National Security Policy is delighted to announce our upcoming seminar on Transforming National Security: Military Medicine – Transformation. The seminar will be held July 23-24, 2007 in Marshall Hall, Room 155, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC.
There is a tendency to identify “Transformation” solely with intelligence and weapons platforms. Battlefield medicine, however, is undergoing a transformation of its own. New technologies and practices are transforming every facet of military medicine, keeping more soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen alive. Transforming National Security: Military Medicine will trace the path of injured soldiers, while examining the impact new technology is having and can have in the near future. Highlighted presenters include:
Dr. David Chu - Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Ms. Ellen Embrey - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Force Heath Protection and Readiness
Major General Eric Schoomaker, MD - Commanding Officer, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Lt. Col. Chester Buckenmaier - Anesthesiologist, Walter Reed Hospital, recently featured in Newsweek
Please disseminate this invitation to your colleagues. Seating is limited and demand is expected to be high. No security clearance is necessary, however NDU has a strict non-attribution policy. To register or for more information, send us an email - please specify that you are interested in the July course. Registration will close on Thursday, July 19, 2007. There is no charge to attend this seminar. Directions to Ft McNair are available by clicking this link.
