AUSA hosts the 2017 Army Medical Symposium

By Mr. Wesley P Elliott (Army Medicine)July 24, 2017

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Joint Base San Antonio, Texas (July 24, 2017) -- The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Institute of Land Warfare hosted the 2017 Army Medical Symposium and Exposition at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, on July 24-25 to discuss the history of Army medical innovation and the future of Army Medicine in multi-domain battle.

Lt. Gen Nadja Y. West, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command and Surgeon General, U.S. Army explained, "the panels are synchronized with the Army Medicine Campaign Plan and the lines of effort; readiness and health, healthcare delivery, force development, and taking care of ourselves, Soldiers for Life, our families, and Army civilians."

"So as you participate in the panels, breakout sessions, and static displays I ask you to think about what Army Medicine will look like in the next year, next five years, ten years, and in the next war. Open your minds to a future unlike anything we have seen before."

The symposium is intended to encourage discussion, collaboration, and education on topics by identifying leading practices and innovations from Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational organizations and industry partners that will better enable Army Medicine to prepare for future challenges.

Topics include Soldier holistic health and unit medical readiness as a force multiplier, virtual health, trauma care innovations, maintaining combat survivability, Army Medicine Strategic Alignment, balancing delivery of benefits and operational missions, quality and safety, use of metrics and analytics, supporting the Army and Joint Force, modernizing for multi-domain battle, and leader development.

West said that after the 2017 Nation Defense Authorization Act, Army Medicine is being asked tough questions about what roles it fills, how it is done, and at what cost.

"I can counter any narrative, that our nation can outsource what we do and get better and cheaper outcomes from it," said West.

"Looking back over the past year or so, we have made many improvements but we still have far to go and we will go far together."

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