24 - 25 March, 2025 I Millennium Gloucester Hotel and Conference Centre, London
Conference Day One
LESSONS FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS
Welcome
9:00 am - 9:15 am
DEFENCE MEDICAL SERVICES WELCOME
Air Marshal Clare Walton CB KHP -
Director General,
Defence Medical Services
Strengthening Responses to Mass Casualty Scenarios
9:15 am - 9:45 am
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR US DoD HEALTH AFFAIRS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez -
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
DoD
9:45 am - 10:15 am
CAPACITY BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE FOR MASS CASUALTIES
Brigadier General Colleen Forestier -
Director Health Services Strategic Concepts,
Canadian Forces Health Services
Brigadier General Colleen Forestier
Director Health Services Strategic ConceptsCanadian Forces Health Services
10:15 am - 10:30 am
CIVILIAN MULTIPLE PATIENT MOVEMENT CAPABILITY: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Dr Arnaud Derossi -
Regional Medical Director,
International SOS
Dr Ken McDonnell - Global Medical Director, International SOS
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING
11:00 am - 11:45 am
OVERVIEW OF THE DOD STRATEGY AND CURRENT/FUTURE INVESTMENTS FOR MILITARY MEDICAL RESEARCH IN UKR
Captain Travis Polk -
Chair, Joint Program Committee-6, Director, Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP),
US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)
Colonel (ret) Dr John Holcomb - Professor of Surgery, University of Alabama and Uniformed Services University
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
DAY ONE KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MILITARY MEDICAL LEADERSHIP IN MULTINATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
Major General Tim Hodgetts CBE OStJ KHS -
Surgeon General, Defence Medical Services,
U.K. Ministry of Defence
Major General Tim Hodgetts CBE OStJ KHS
Surgeon General, Defence Medical ServicesU.K. Ministry of Defence
8:00 am - 8:30 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS TO RESPOND TO MASS CASUALTIES
Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP -
Head, Research & Clinical Innovation,
UK Defence Medical Services
Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, DoD
Major General Tim Hodgetts CBE OStJ KHS - Surgeon General, Defence Medical Services, U.K. Ministry of Defence
Brigadier General Roman Jantoš - Commander of Military Medical Command – Surgeon General, Slovak Armed Forces
Colonel Claes Ivgren - Surgeon General, Swedish Armed Forces
Brigadier General Colleen Forestier - Director Health Services Strategic Concepts, Canadian Forces Health Services
As we move away from counter-insurgency operations and towards international armed conflict, the likelihood of higher casualty rates will increase. Armies will have to evolve and adapt to this new reality in order to prepare for tomorrow’s battlefield
· What systems do we have in place to stop systems being overwhelmed in times of mass casualties?
· At what point do we lower standards to speed up treatment processes?
· Where can civilian organisations and industry step in to fill existing treatment gaps?
Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP
Head, Research & Clinical InnovationUK Defence Medical Services
Major General Tim Hodgetts CBE OStJ KHS
Surgeon General, Defence Medical ServicesU.K. Ministry of Defence
Brigadier General Roman Jantoš
Commander of Military Medical Command – Surgeon GeneralSlovak Armed Forces
Brigadier General Colleen Forestier
Director Health Services Strategic ConceptsCanadian Forces Health Services
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS WITH TELEFLEX
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
Developing New CBRN Protection and Treatment
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
PROTECTING TROOPS FROM CBRN THREATS USING AUTO-INJECTORS
Colonel Professor Dr Kai Kehe -
Head of Division A VI: Public Health - Preventive Medicine, Health Promotion,
Bundeswehr
Colonel Professor Dr Kai Kehe
Head of Division A VI: Public Health - Preventive Medicine, Health PromotionBundeswehr
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
NATO ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT JOINT MEDICAL PLANS
Dr Robert Balazs -
Senior Medical Expert (Contracted Clinical Services),
NATO Support and Procurement Agency
Dr Robert Balazs
Senior Medical Expert (Contracted Clinical Services)NATO Support and Procurement Agency
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
BUILDING NEW CBRN CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO FUTURE THREATS
Brigadier General Roman Jantoš -
Commander of Military Medical Command – Surgeon General,
Slovak Armed Forces
Brigadier General Roman Jantoš
Commander of Military Medical Command – Surgeon GeneralSlovak Armed Forces
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
DESIGNING HUMAN FACTORS INTO THE WORLD'S FIRST HYPERVENT CHEST SEAL
Tim Berrow -
Global Product and Business Development Manager,
Medtrade Products Limited
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
Addressing Interoperability and Co-operation Challenges
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
CHALLENGES FOR PATIENT FLOW MANAGEMENT DURING COLLECTIVE DEFENCE
Brigadier General Dr Stefan Kowitz -
Director,
Multinational Medical Coordination Centre/European Medical Command
Brigadier General Dr Stefan Kowitz
DirectorMultinational Medical Coordination Centre/European Medical Command
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
SUPPORTING MULTINATIONAL FORCES IN THE EVENT OF ALL-OUT WAR
Colonel Dr Michal Baran -
Surgeon General,
Czech Armed Forces
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
TRAINING AND PREPARING MEDICAL TEAMS TO OPERATE IN MULTINATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
Surgeon Captain Steve Bree -
Consultant Anaesthetist,
Defence Medical Services
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
AJ WALKER MEMORIAL LECTURE
Dr. Jonathan Woodson -
President,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: PROMOTING CIVIL-MILITARY CO-OPERATION TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE TROOPS IN URBAN OPERATIONS
Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP -
Head, Research & Clinical Innovation,
UK Defence Medical Services
Colonel Claes Ivgren - Surgeon General, Swedish Armed Forces
Colonel Doina Baltaru - Commander of Cluj-Napoca Clinical Military Emergency Hospital, Romanian Defence Forces
Professor Ian Pallister - Major Trauma Consultant, Orthopaedic Trauma Consultant and Honorary Professor,, Cardiff & Vale and Swansea Bay University Health Boards
It will be increasingly important to provide rapid medical support to regional health providers in order to support troops stationed overseas in the event of war in cluttered urban environments where military and civilian organisations will merge
· Where are there currently large numbers of multinational troops? What medical support currently exists for them?
· Where can industry step in to provide support for medical assistance action in new environments?
· What will the future deployment of overseas troops look like, and how will medical services need to react to support this?
Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP
Head, Research & Clinical InnovationUK Defence Medical Services
Colonel Doina Baltaru
Commander of Cluj-Napoca Clinical Military Emergency HospitalRomanian Defence Forces
Professor Ian Pallister
Major Trauma Consultant, Orthopaedic Trauma Consultant and Honorary Professor,Cardiff & Vale and Swansea Bay University Health Boards
End of Day
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Chairman's Closing Remarks
Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP -
Head, Research & Clinical Innovation,
UK Defence Medical Services
Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP
Head, Research & Clinical InnovationUK Defence Medical Services
