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The concept of telemedicine dates back nearly 120 years, when William Einthoven won the Nobel Prize for transmitting the first EKG via telephone over 1.5 km.1 Teleradiology has since evolved…
A Pearson, A Mahoney and K W Bender
Background: Modern developments in civilian surgical practice have driven a shift in general surgeons’ experience towards subspecialised and minimally invasive approaches, while military surgery continues to rely on a breadth…
L Daly Introduction The Australian Army employs a range of specialist service officers (SSOs) and general service officers at junior level (Lieutenant or Captain) across four health corps and 12…
L Abbott Dr Frank Ochberg is a pioneer in the study and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which he believes should be renamed post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI). As his…
K Bender, A Pearson Introduction Until as recently as the second Gulf War, the skill sets of civilian general surgeons were readily transferrable into military surgical practice. The modern Australian…
Preface This article is based on a presentation the author delivered at the annual conference of the Australasian Military Medical Association, Canberra, October 2018. Introduction The aim of this paper…
The practice of medicine in the ADF is becoming increasingly complicated by administrative requirements, Health Directives and Instructions, with better informed patients and by an increasing doctor liability for medical…
Operation Resolute is the ADF’s contribution to domestic maritime security activities. At any one time up to 400 ADF personnel are assigned to Operation Resolute. The commitment includes RAN Armidale-class…
Post–Traumatic Stress symptoms account for an increasing number of presentations to health service facilities by Australian Defence Force personnel . The cost of management is absorbing a significant proportion of…
A large preoccupation of junior medical officers in the military is to think about our return of service obligation and the decision on whether or not we will choose to…
