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David R. Tribble, MD, DrPH Professor and Science Director, IDCRP, USU 2022 Presentation "After the Battlefield: Infectious Complications among Wounded Warriors"

COL Jeremy C. Pamplin, MD, FCCM, FACP Commander, U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command Army Futures Command speaker presentation 2022 "The Future of Military Medicine - The Need for New Paradigms"

COL Jeremy C. Pamplin, MD, FCCM, FACP Commander, U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command Army Futures Command speaker presentation 2022 "The Future of Military Medicine - The Need for New Paradigms"

As we look forward towards DHMD 2023, this post-show report showcases the highlights of last year’s event. It covers the attendees and their reflections and serves as reminder why this domain continues to evolve. Most importantly it sets the benchmark which we try to surpass this year. Whether you are from industry, government, or academia, if you are looking for the latest in deployed medical this is the conference for you.

As doctrine adapts to meet the peer threat, the military medical community must improve capability across the Operational Patient Care Pathway – from point of injury through to definitive care. There is no doubt that there are a number of disruptive technological and clinical innovations that have the potential to the overall standard of care and to enable a rapid and effective medical response; one which saves lives on the battlefield of the future.

With this in mind, Defence iQ has created an infographic that investigates 10 disruptive innovations across the Operational Patient Care Pathway

Download this Infographic to learn more about:

• Virtual Health Capabilities 
• 3D Printing
• Augmented Reality 
• Supply Drones
• Reboa Devices
• TXA AutoinJector 
• Blood Far Forward 
• UAS for Medevac 
• The UK's Rehabilitation Centre 
• Ossointegration 

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Download this past presentation on Communications, Geospatial and Remote Sensing Data Management and Integration. 

The sustainment and management of temperature controlled logistics in the deployed environment is a constant challenge for militaries. Having the right infrastructure could save lives on the battlefield, as it would enable blood, medicine and oxygen to be transported to the injured soldiers when it is most critical. Developed 15 years ago, the award-winning Golden Hour technology aims to address this critical need, and makes blood available on the battlefield to treat critically-wounded soldiers during the first hour after injury.

Ahead of their participation at this year’s Deployed Medical & Healthcare Delivery conference, Defence iQ had the opportunity to gain exclusive insight from Mark Jezierski, Business Development Manager, Peli BioThermal about their Golden Hour technology, the critical characteristics of a thermal packaging product in a military context and the evolution of the requirements in an increasingly complex operating environment.

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In this interview, Mark Jezierski answers the following questions:

• Effectively delivering medical support to the battlefield depends in no small part on being able to transport critical resources – including blood – to the point of need, quickly. How does Peli Biothermal support that objective?
• What are the most important characteristics of a thermal packaging product in a military context? How does the Golden Hour Product demonstrate those characteristics?
• And what about the challenge of monitoring temperature-sensitive resources in transit? How can commercial providers support a robust supply chain for military medics and logisticians?
• How does the military market differ from the commercial one when it comes to providing a temperature-controlled logistics solution? How do you cope with requirements of ruggedisation and weight?
• How do you see the military requirement for temperature-controlled packaging changing as the operating environment grows more complex? What are the limits of blood storage pre-use in a deployed environment, and how can industry support, overall, extended field care?

In this exclusive interview with Dr René Bleeg, Head Consultant, Aeromedical Evacuation SQN 690, Royal Danish Air Force and speaker at this year’s Deployed Medical and Healthcare Delivery, learn more about their plans to integrate the Army Surgical team into the existing MEDEVAC Intensive Care Unit Module, and how this transition will support operational readiness by enhancing clinical care in the air. 

This useful listicle takes a closer look at the UK Strategic Defence Review 2025, Chapter 7.10: Defence Medical Services, and identifies the key reforms most relevant to deployed medical and healthcare delivery. By distilling the Review into five core themes, the piece provides a clear, accessible overview of how government policy will translate into frontline capability. Each section highlights not only what the SDR commits to, but also why it matters for those responsible for delivering care in operational environments.

Ahead of Medical Support Operations 2018, Defence IQ sought to understand what challenges in terms of security, procurement and cross-sector partnerships the deployed medical care market experiences. In this exclusive infographic, learn what more than 300 experts think of the effectiveness of military-industry collaboration, pressing capability development priorities, the current threats they are experiencing and the industry solutions that have the most potential.

In this interview with Captain Leslie Riggs, we get an exclusive look into the inner workings and state-of-play of the Armed Services Blood Program. This piece touches on the challenges faced by the organisation, but also its requirements and priorities in adapting to a near-peer conflict possible world. Valuable insight for anyone related to transporting blood down range.

“Medicine changes rapidly. You know, the old adage that 50% of medicine changes every five years, which may not be quite true and maybe a bit of an overestimate. But medicine and medical care evolve quickly, and we need to keep pace with that by interfacing with our commercial partners, industry research, our allies, and partners across the world so that we can develop the best possible capabilities to look after our soldiers, sailors, and aviators.” These words expressed by Colonel Harvey Pynn in this interview highlight the importance of the Deployed Medical & Healthcare Delivery conference and its ability to produce a forum to express different points of view created by the latest Medical developments. This interview is a must-read for those seeking to understand how to power innovation in the Military Medical Field.

In preparation for last year's Deployed Medical & Healthcare Delivery Conference, we interviewed the conference chairman and Head of research and clinical innovation for the UK Defence Medical Services, Duncan Wilson. Here he expresses the importance of the DMHD conference, and how being there aligns with the organisation’s wider objectives. Furthermore, he delves into what preparing for a near-peer conflict may hold for medical services. This is a perfect “warm-up” for what to expect for the conference this year. 

With the shift to near-peer competition as a result of disruption in the international order, militaries worldwide must face the challenge of delivering medical services in a more dangerous and strained environment. Essentially, asking the question, “How can we deliver an integrated health response to sustained casualties at scale?” Delving into this topic, we had the privilege of interviewing our conference chairman for DMHD 2025, Surgeon Commodore Jason Smith.

Here at Defence IQ, we had the privilege of interviewing Major General Dr Ambrose Musinguzi, Chief of Medical Services for the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force. This small but impactful piece gives an excellent state-of-play of the UPDF Medical Services, the challenges they face, and how they operate.

Recent conflicts have shown that near-peer warfare poses several challenges in terms of battlefield medical operations. Previous asymmetrical conflicts against a still dangerous, albeit less capable, foe permitted a relatively high level of survivability and recovery. On the other hand, recent conflicts have demonstrated that battlefield medical operations become increasingly difficult against a more capable foe due to unintentional and sometimes intentional threats. In this article, Tim Ripley explores the re-orientation.