Army Medicine: Health Readiness Is "Hot Topic" at AUSA Forum

By Mr. Ronald W Wolf (Army Medicine)October 5, 2015

Army Surgeon General addresses AUSA medical forum
Lt. Gen Patricia Horoho speaks at "Hot Topics" Medical Symposium of the Association of the United States Army. The key topic of the symposium was "Health Readiness in a Complex World: Challenges and Opportunities." Panel discussions during the sym... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

"Army Medicine delivers health readiness, and we need to build partnerships with academia and the private industry to do it better" was the key message shared at the medical "Hot Topics" symposium hosted by the Association of the United States Army.

"Army Medicine delivers health readiness, and we need to build partnerships with academia and the private industry to do it better" was the key message shared at the medical "Hot Topics" symposium hosted by the Association of the United States Army.

Key objectives of the symposium were to evaluate how to develop critical partnerships between the military, academia, and private industry. Cooperation and collaboration between our brightest minds and those of our partners is needed to ensure optimal return on funding, said Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Army Surgeon General. We have to make optimal use of our funding to answer the right questions with the right military relevancy, Horoho said.

The keynote presentation was delivered by Dr. Paul Pasquina (Col., U.S. Army, ret.). Panel discussions covered "Health Readiness through Innovation," "Enabling Health Readiness for a Complex World," and "Building Teams to Optimize Health Readiness."

Horoho mentioned the need to evaluate "disruptive technology" and consider how it can be useful. Disruptive technology is new ways of doing business that significantly changes traditional practices. The private industry is developing disruptive technology that will allow it to be better partners with our warfighters, she said.

Horoho also discussed the need to change behaviors that will improve health readiness of the force.

What we do will have a direct impact on our Army and the strength of our Nation, she said. We need to "rethink, reinvent, reimagine" the limits of possibility and forge partnerships that will make us think differently and work differently.

Army Medicine is a key player in health readiness and directly supports the Army's Ready and Resilient Campaign, keeping Soldiers fit and healthy. Army Medicine is also a key player in most of the Army's 20 Warfighting Challenges.

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