IDGA’s 2009 Battlefield Healthcare in Texas will feature the latest developments in: 1. Wounded Warrior Programs and post combat care 2. New front line medical technologies and treatments 3. Polytrauma rehab coordination: including advancements with prosthetics and burn therapy 4. Pre-deployment medical training 5. TBI and combat stress injuries 6. Effective wound care management and infection control in theater This fall’s in depth polytrauma rehab Master Class will focus on distinct injury treatment within a complex setting, including TBI and burn injury, as well as the wider psychological context of recovery. Increased attention will also be given to Wounded Warrior Programs, which are an integral part of the healthcare process for our troops.

1. Featuring a Polytrauma
Rehabilitation Master Class Day.
presents a training summit CME and CE credits offered!
Featuring
a Wounded
Warrior
Focus
The Next Generation of Treatment,
Training, and Technology
December 7 – 9, 2009 | Grand Hyatt San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Featuring sessions on: Gain invaluable information on the latest in combat
• Treatment of TBI and burn medicine from these unparalleled speakers:
casualties in polytrauma rehab Maj Gen Thomas Travis, USAF, MC, Commander, 59th Medical Wing,
treatment Wilford Hall Medical Center
COL Jennifer Menetrez, USA, MC, MD, Director, Center for the Intrepid
• Next-generation rehabilitation
Chief, Physical Medicine Service Brooke Army Medical Center
treatments and therapies from the
COL Leopoldo C. Cancio, USA, MC, MD, US Army Combat Critical Care
Center for Intrepid, including burn
Engineering Program, US Army Institute of Surgical Research
injuries and prosthetics
COL James R. Ficke, USA, MC, Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant, US Army
• Effective wound care management Surgeon General, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
and infection control strategies in Col Deborah Burgess, USAF, MC, MD, FACP Chief, Medical Modernization
Theater Division Director, AF Medical Modeling and Simulation Program, Military
• Pre-deployment training initiatives Consultant to the USAF SG for Nephrology
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2. Who You Will Meet:
IDGA’s 11th Battlefield Healthcare
Summit will detail best practices and the
next generation in combat medicine and
rehabilitative care as well as facilitate a
forum where treatment initiatives and
December 7 – 9, 2009 advanced research can be discussed,
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San Antonio, TX The audience will be comprised of senior
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3. Master Class: Polytrauma Rehabilitation Master Class: Polytrauma Rehabilitation
from Distinct Clinical Focuses from Distinct Clinical Focuses
Monday, December 7, 2009
This in depth and interactive focus day will examine distinct clinical issues within a polytrauma setting. The day will focus on treatments of TBI
and burn causalities, and will include the wider psychological context of recovery from polytrauma. It will be rounded off with a discussion on
new media technology tools being utilized to help our wounded warriors’ transition back into civilian or military life.
7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration & Coffee
8:00 am – 10:00 am TBI in polytrauma
Rehabilitation in the TBI/ Polytrauma Post-Combat Patient
In this session you will learn about rehabilitation approaches in How you will benefit:
patients with TBI with multiple injuries. Understand the latest in • Participants will learn about rehabilitation treatment to the
diagnostic and treatment approaches to TBI sequelae. polytrauma patient in the face of TBI
• You will be more familiar with the treatments for TBI medical
What will be covered:
• Post traumatic seizure
complications
• Mood disorder Session Leader: Stephanie Sneed, MD, Assistant Professor,
• Metabolic/endocrine disorders Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Baylor
• Spasticity College of Medicine and Staff Physician Polytrauma/TBI
• Cognitive deficits Director Michael E. Debakey VAMC Houston, TX
mTBI and psychological focus
10:15 am – 12:15 pm
Issues in the Rehabilitation of Brain Injury
Participants will learn about the wider psychological context of How you will benefit:
recovery from polytrauma, and traumatic brain injury in particular. • Learn about the controversies in the treatment of mTBI
This presentation will focus on differing patterns of adjustment to • Understand in depth the recovery process of mTBI from a
polytrauma injury and the relationship between psychological psychological perspective
adjustment and outcomes. • Become familiar with prognostic factors
What will be covered: Session Leaders: Amy Bowles, MD, Chief, Traumatic Brain Injury
• Adjustment and transitions Program
• Family issues
• Wellness and reality Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• Controversies in the treatment of mTBI
Douglas B. Cooper, PhD Clinical Neuropsychologist Traumatic
Brain Injury Service, Department of Orthopedics &
Rehabilitation, Brooke Army Medical Center
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Luncheon
Burn injuries focus
1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
U.S. Army Burn Center’s (San Antonio) Treatment Model for Burn Injuries in a Comorbid Trauma
Advances in resuscitation and medical management following • Challenges associated with treating the burn patient with
severe burn injury has resulted in greater survival among victims of comorbid trauma
major burn trauma. Severe burns resulting from blast injuries in the • Directions for advancing rehabilitative care for burn survivors
current wars are further complicated by comorbid trauma. These
complex injuries have placed a greater need on early, How you will benefit
• You will have a greater understanding of the need for early
comprehensive rehabilitation programs directed toward maximizing
function and minimizing disability in our military burn survivors. rehabilitation intervention in the polytrauma burn patient
• You will learn about current rehabilitation strategies in the
The Rehabilitation Department at the U.S. Army Burn Center in San
Antonio, has developed a unique treatment model among burn military burn patient
• You will become familiar with the need for rehabilitation-centric
centers to rehabilitate and reintegrate our military burn survivors to
military service or civilian life. clinical trials in the burn population
What will be covered Session Leader: CPT Mark E. Lester, PT, DPT, OCS, SP, USA
• The current practice model in military burn rehabilitation Chief, Burn Rehabilitation Department Army Burn Center,
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
Media technologies for rehabilitation
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Vision 21CARE: Protecting Warriors by Connecting Warriors
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have put enormous strains on How you will benefit:
the men and women of the U.S. military, and we must do more to • Discover how these new media tools will provide coping
ease their burden and heal their wounds. Learn how social media techniques
can help address these challenges. • Understand communication patterns with Generation Y Warriors
• Learn how to develop behavioral trends and analysis
What will be covered:
• Evidence-based interventions and those who provide services to Session Leader: Ali Reza Manouchehri, Chief Executive
returning warriors and their families Officer, MetroStar Systems and Former National Guard
• Link between warriors in a vet to vet service (social networking) Resiliency Program Manager
• Interactive media techniques to cope with stress inoculation
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4. Main Conference Day One Main Conference Day Two
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Wednesday, December 9, 2009
7:15 Registration and Coffee 7:30 Registration and Coffee
8:00 Chairperson’s Welcome & Opening Remarks 8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Keynote
8:15 Meeting the Medical Challenges of the Battlefield 8:15 Perspective of the Clinical Support Division of the Army WTC
Focus
WTC
Maj Gen Thomas Travis, USAF, MC, Commander, 59th Medical Wing, COL Steven Swann, USA, MD, Command Surgeon, Army Warrior
Wilford Hall Medical Center Transition Command (USAWTC)
9:00 Back in the War...Taking Hard-won Battlefield Surgical Lessons Home 9:00 Infection Control Strategies in the Combat Theater
•Peacetime-wartime-peacetime lesson cycle in historical terms • Description of the role and impact of infection control in and out of the
•Current examples in general, vascular, orthopedic, and head/neck trauma care combat zone to minimize the impact of infections
Col W. Brian Perry, USAF, MD, FACS, General/Colorectal/Trauma Surgeon, • Concentration on infection control with multidrug-resistant organisms.
Commander, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron, Wilford Hall Medical LTC Clint Murray, USA, MC, SAUSHEC ID Fellowship Program
Center, Lackland AFB Director, San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX
9:40 Towards the Cybernetic Medic: Radical New Technology for 9:40 Networking Break
Combat Casualty Care
The systems approach to augmenting medic and provider capabilities on the 10:25 Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation Program:
Pre-Deployment Focus
•
Tech Focus
battlefield Bridging the Gap Between US And Battlefield Medicine
• New vital signs and potential targets for obtaining more data from existing • Hands-on training with realistic constructive and virtual reality simulation
and future sensors technology
• The role of decision support and automated care in combat critical care • Cutting-edge technology is being incorporated into all education, training
COL Leopoldo C. Cancio, USA, MD, MC, US Army Combat Critical Care and sustainment platforms
Engineering Program, US Army Institute of Surgical Research Col Deborah Burgess USAF, MC, MD, FACP Chief, Medical Modernization
Division Director, AF Medical Modeling and Simulation Program, Military
10:20 Networking Break Consultant to the USAF SG for Nephrology
11:05 Current MEDEVAC Operations In OEF/OIF 11:20 The Center For Pre-Deployment Medicine
• Patient movement and on board medical capabilities initiatives • Tactical Combat Medical Care (TCMC)
• Current Medevac update • Brigade Combat Team Trauma Training (BCT3)
• Force structure issues facing Army Medevac operations • Military Transition Team Medical Training (MiTT)
COL Robert D. Mitchell USA, MS, Director, Medical Evacuation • Joint Forces Combat Trauma Management Course (JFCTMC)
Proponency Aviation, Consultant to the Army Surgeon General MAJ Shon D. Compton SP, MPAS, PA-C Deputy Director, Center for
Pre-deployment Medicine (MCCS-HR) Fort Sam Houston, TX
11:45 Decision Making on the Battlefield: Amputation versus Limb Salvage
Limb Salvage
• The universal fielding and impact of the Combat Tourniquet 12:00 Lunch
• The inaccuracy of standardized severity scores for limb salvage
• Considerations/ process for transport of the severe limb injured patient back to
1:00 Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)
AW2
one of our three CONUS-based amputation centers •Challenges in nonmedical case management
COL James R Ficke, USA, MC, Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant, US Army •Emphasis on the most seriously wounded, injured, and ill
Surgeon General, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation COL James Rice, USA, MC, Director, U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
12:25 Lunch 1:45 Prosthetic Challenges and Solutions for Lower Limb Blast
Wound Injuries
1:25 Update from The Center for Intrepid: Strategic Initiatives for the • Case study fitting a Bilateral Transfermoral, focus on skin and
Prosthetic Focus
Future of Medical Care Heterotopicossification (HO) challenges. This will show the process,
Keynote
•Clinical foresight with a hint of research Interface materials, and components we utilized
•Administrative tools working to enhance clinical care • Fitting options for advanced recreational Prostheses including swim,
COL Jennifer Menetrez, USA, MC, MD, Director, Center for the Intrepid cycling, and running legs
Chief, Physical Medicine Service Brooke Army Medical Center • Brief overview of the latest Prosthetic technologies commonly used for
our injured. Example, powered knees, bionic ankles, and materials
2:05 Effective Wound Care in Theater Peter D. Harsch, CP, C5 Head of Prosthetics, Naval Medical Center,
• Management of Infections in Combat-related Injuries San Diego CA
• The surgical and medical strategies to minimize infections associated with
combat-related injuries 2:25 Networking Break
LTC Clint Murray, USA, MC, SAUSHEC, ID Fellowship Program Director
3:05 Welcome Home Wounded Warrior: The Army Liaison Team’s
2:50 CONUS Management of the Combat Amputee: Surgical Actions in Support of Medical Evacuation at Andrews Air
Techniques and Impact on Return to Duty Force Base
• Amputation surgical techniques utilized on returning combat amputees •Overview of the Army Team’s key actions as a short term patient advocate
• Return to duty rates of amputee soldier •Outline of the situations for positive communication, assistance and
LTC Kevin L. Kirk, USA, MC, Chief, Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery guidance that W2’s desire -The way ahead: Formalizing and
Brooke Army Medical Center Orthopedic Consultant, Center for the institutionalizing the past 5 years of MECH Team development
Intrepid COL James Conaway, USA, Team Chief, Medical Evacuation to
CONUS Hospitals
3:35 Networking Break
3:50 Chest Pain Evaluation Down Range - A Modern Cost
4:20 Burn Rehabilitation of the Wounded Warrior Savings Approach
Cardiac Imaging
Burn Rehab
• Challenges of burn rehabilitation • Review the burden of cardiovascular disease in the deployed setting
• Impact of polytraumatic injuries • Introduce the application of cutting edge technology to reduce
• Current treatment techniques aeromedical evacuations
Scott Dewey, PT, CHT, OCS, Clinical Coordinator, Burn Rehabilitation, U.S • Understand the logistical implications of instituting advanced cardiac
Army Burn Center, USAISR imaging within the AOR
Maj Kevin Steel, USAF, MC, DO, Chief, Advanced Cardiac Imaging,
5:00 The Effects of Using Hemostatic Agents on Hemostatis / The Department of Cardiology San Antonio Military Medical Center
Effects of Blood Pressure on Rebleeding When Hemostatic
Agents are Used 4:30 The Effects of Using the Hypothermia, Environmental,
MAJ Michael Loughren, USA, PhD, Assistant Director of the US Army Exposure, and Trauma (HEET)® Title: Garment in the
Graduate, Program in Anesthesia Prevention of Hypothermia / A Comparison of Tibial
Intraosseous (IO), Sternal IO, and Intravenous (IV) Routes of
Brian Gegel, CRNA, MSN Assistant Clinical Program Director Phase II Site, Administration on the Pharmacokinetics of Epinephrine During
Brook Army Medical Center Cardiac Arrest
James M. Burget, MSNA, CRNA, Clinical Instructor and Research COL (ret) Don Johnson, USAFR, PhD, Director of Research, US Army
Associate, Brooke Army Medical Center Graduate, Program in Anesthesia
(see website for details) MAJ Michael Loughren, USA, PhD, Assistant Director of the US Army
Graduate, Program in Anesthesia
5:40 End of Day One
(see website for details)
5:10 End of Main Conference
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Featuring a Polytrauma
presents a training summit
Rehabilitation Master Class Day.
CME and CE credits offered!
Featuring
a Wounded
Warrior
Focus
The Next Generation of Treatment,
Training, and Technology
December 7 – 9, 2009 | Grand Hyatt San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Sponsored By: