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Getting Blood Down Range Interview with Captain Leslie Riggs

Getting Blood Down Range Interview with Captain Leslie Riggs

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.

Interview with Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP, Head, Research & Clinical Innovation, UK Defence Medical Services

Interview with Brigadier Duncan Wilson KHP MBChB MD MSc FRCP, Head, Research & Clinical Innovation, UK Defence Medical Services

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. 

Quick Fire Interview with Major General Dr Ambrose Musinguzi, Chief of Medical Services for the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force

Quick Fire Interview with Major General Dr Ambrose Musinguzi, Chief of Medical Services for the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force

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.

Past Presentation: Medical Challenges for the European Theatre

Past Presentation: Medical Challenges for the European Theatre

Brigadier General (MC) Dr Stefan Kowitz, Director, MMCC/EMC, Bundeswehr presents on 'Medical Challenges for the European Theatre'.

The end of the Cold War and the invasion of Ukraine dramatically changed the European defence landscape in many respects. As a result, the European Medical Command (EMC) needed to adapt to the new threat environment. The Multinational Coordination Centre’s (MCC) Director Brigadier General (MC) Stefan Kowitz explores this topic in-depth, delivering the MCC/EMC’s response to the current situation in Ukraine.

This presentation covers:

  • The most burning issues faced by the European Theatre
  • How Europe is supporting the Ukrainian Medical Services
  • How European Medical Command is developing its capability and capacity

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