Review the latest developments in military medical care at SMi's Battlefield Healthcare conference

Dec. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- SMi Group’s Battlefield Healthcare will bring together members of the military healthcare and scientific communities for an advanced and focused update on clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques, lessons learned from the battlefield and panel discussions providing insights into the latest advances in Battlefield Healthcare.

A diverse group of topics will be addressed with discussion facilitated around the issues of dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, insight on detection and treatment of blast injuries for the avoidance of dormant symptoms from TBI, medical military training and lessons learnt from recent missions.

Hear presentations from and network with:

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Meijering, Deputy Chief of Training, NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine
David Richmond CBE, COO Tedworth House and H4H Recovery Officer, Help for Heroes
Dr. Lauri Korgvee PhD, Consultant Anaesthesiologist, Estonian National Defence College
Dr Bruce Matthew, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Hull and East Riding Hospital
Dr. Pieter Bothma, Consultant, James Paget Hospital NHS Trust
Yoram Eshel, Director - Global Shipping & Logistics, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Paul McLeod, Director of Corporate Services, Defence Medical Welfare Service
Colonel Sharon McDowell, Commander, 201 Field Hospital
Dr. David Gaunt, Accident and Emergency Consultant, Watford General Hospital
Major General Alan Hawley (ret.), Professor of Disaster Management, University of Glamorgan

Participate in the post-conference workshop:
Better Medical Devices: what can the military sector learn from commercial sector innovation and new product development techniques? | Held in association with Cambridge Design Partnership
13th February 2013, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK

For more information about the conference and associated event, visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/battlefield-healthcare26.asp