Chronic low back pain in the defence forces; effective treatment, evidence based outcomes and research proposal Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) is a major health and socio-economic problem in our…

Evaluation of methods for rapid cooling of heat induced injury, is intravenous normal saline an option? Heat illness and its treatment remains a significant problem for the ADF, both in…

Lifetime fluoride exposure and dental caries experience with Australian Defence Force personnel While there is good evidence of caries-preventive benefits of fluoride in drinking water among children and adolescents, there…

Determination of sample size for research projects Research protocols designed to address issues in human health usually require involvement of participants in the data collection and study phase. This involvement…

Six month observational study of the measures of salivary, plaque and lifestyle factors and their associations in a defence population Dental caries and to a lesser extent dental erosion are…

A practical view of retention of ADF health reserve personnel The ADF relies on a mix of professions to support its functions and to achieve goals in operations. All military…

The deployment of ADF reservists: working towards best practice Historically, the Australian Defence Force has utilised military reservists for overseas deployments on an individual basis for the delivery of specialist…

New Zealand Army Medics – competing to win The New Zealand Army Medic is a well trained and unique professional. All New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Medics are trained under…

What to do when you run out of doctors and nurses? An update on strategies to meet future health workforce needs In December 2005 the Productivity Commission released its report…

You fear most what you do not understand: the need for mitigation strategies to deal with health related psychological threats in deployed environments. People fear most what they do not…