Medical Support Operations 2017

Tomorrow’s operating environment will impose considerable demands on medical support capability. Future deployments must be able to function in ever more austere theatres, and ready to treat casualties of asymmetrical warfare, natural disaster and contagious disease. To debate these challenges, Medical Support Operations 2017 will welcome personnel from the military, NGOs and international organisations, together with industry, to determine the critical solutions necessary to sustain operational effectiveness. Officially supported by the UK MoD’s Defence Medical Services, the conference will feature high-level strategic discussions on future threats to health, while case studies from military and non-military partners will detail current attempts to improve both capability and interoperability. Innovations in clinical delivery, including telemedicine, will be crucial to a forum which recognises the need for rapid, cost-efficient and targeted medical care.