Name
#76 Preparing for Irregular Warfare Medicine Through the Lens of History
Speakers
DR. Dana Onifer
Maj Christopher Jackson DO , 91 st Civil Affairs Battalion (Special Operations) (Airborne)
Jonathan Johnson
Maj Christopher Jackson DO , 91 st Civil Affairs Battalion (Special Operations) (Airborne)
Jonathan Johnson
Content Presented on Behalf of
Other/Not Listed
Services/Agencies represented
US Army, Other/Not Listed
Session Type
Posters
Room#/Location
Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A/B
Focus Areas/Topics
Trending/Hot Topics or Other not listed
Learning Outcomes
After viewing this presentation, attendees should be able to: 1. Discuss the requirements for medical operations in an austere or irregular warfare (IW) environment based on historical examples. 2. Apply the historical lessons presented to train medics and providers for medical operations in an austere or IW environment. 3. Recommend capabilities required for medical operations in austere and IW environments based on a DOTMLPF analysis. 4. Advocate for and mentor medics and providers to prepare them for the psychological and moral challenges of providing health care in an austere or IW environment.
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Description
We will present key recommendations from lessons learned during a group review of historical accounts of medical and surgical practice in guerrilla and austere environments. The goal of this presentation is to provide leaders with a framework to prepare for future IW operations. Specifically, we will emphasize appropriate medical education and training for the IW campaign, advocacy for policy change, embracing alternative practices, and mentoring resilient healthcare providers. Organizing our recommendations into a DOTMLPF framework, we seek to inform key opinion leaders, stakeholders, and medical providers of the relevant historical lessons and their importance for future operational planning. We will emphasize the tactical considerations of extremely restricted logistics as well as the extended evacuation times and distances expected in future conflicts. Finally, we will discuss the exceptionally challenging moral and ethical decisions facing providers in such limited-resource environments with an emphasis on preventing moral injury to providers.