MARCH 25-26, 2024 | SAN ANTONIO, TX
OPERATIONAL MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM
& TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
The 6th Annual Operational Medicine Symposium (OpMed) & Technology Showcase is one of the largest and most influential military medical events in North America for senior medical officials, clinicians, government leaders, and solution providers. OpMed offers the unique opportunity to learn, network and engage with military medical professionals in an information driven, networking focused environment.
Each year this foremost symposium provides an opportunity for the services, medical units, industry partners and practitioners to advance military medical knowledge, techniques, and combat skills to support the delivery of high-quality healthcare in operational environments. Attend for the opportunity to explore prospects and partnerships with operational leaders and key decision makers who are at the forefront of improving warfighter health, strength, and survivability.
The Honorable Lester Martinez-Lopez,
MD, MG (Ret),
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Brig Gen John Andrus, USAF, MD
Joint Staff Surgeon
MG Jill Faris, USA
Director, Office of the Joint Surgeon General
National Guard Bureau
Maj Gen Sean T. Collins, USAF
Air National Guard Assistant to the Surgeon General for the Department of the Air Force and Space Force, and Director of Space Force Medical Operations
Maj Gen Tom Harrell, USAF, MC, CFS
Director, Defense Health Network Central; Commander, 59th MDW; Director, San Antonio Market; Lead, Air Force Medical Agency Alpha
MG Joseph Marsiglia, USA Commanding General, 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), Army Reserve
BG Clinton Murray, USA, Commanding General, US Army Medical Center of Excellence
RDML Guido Valdes,
USN, MD
Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific; Director, Medical Corps
Brig Gen Robert
Bogart, USAF
Commander, 711th Human Performance
COL Jennifer Gurney,
USA, MD
Chief, Joint Trauma System
Chief Master Sergeant Taliah Wilkerson, USAF
Senior Enlisted Leader, Medical Education and Training Campus
CAPT Lynelle Boamah,
USN, MD
Director of Maritime Operations, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Defense Strategies Institute’s 6th Annual Operational Medicine Symposium will bring together senior leaders from across the military, government healthcare agencies, academia, and industry to explore the optimization of military medicine through the modernization and implementation of policies, education, training, research & development, and emerging technologies to maximize warfighter health, strength, and survivability. As the United States recognizes the potential for a future high-end fight marked by mass casualties, the Operational Medicine Symposium will explore how to sustain life at the point of injury and beyond.
The 2024 Symposium will explore topics in operational medicine such as traumatic brain injuries, burn care treatment, infectious disease prevention, psychological stressors, contested logistics, tactical combat casualty care, and more. Speakers will address how the Military Health System is supporting the National Defense Strategy to prepare for large scale combat operations by ensuring a ready medical force and a medically ready force. Join over 1,000 individuals at the premier military medical event to hear medical experts, practitioners, and clinicians from across the military medical community discuss how to maximize care for the wounded and injured, including at the point of injury, en route, and in facility on land, sea, or aerospace.
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