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Volume 29 Number 2

May 2021

In this issue

Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.

Editorial – Leadership and Resilience in a Crisis

Leadership and resilience in a crisis I recently presented to the Royal United Services Institute in New South Wales on leadership and resilience in a crisis. I particularly noted that…

An Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreak Investigation at an Australian Defence Force Training Establishment

O Williams, C Lau, V Ross Abstract Background: Influenza outbreaks can spread rapidly in confined settings such as military training establishments, impacting operational capability. There are few published examples of…

Can Communication Skills Training for Veteran’s Spouses Increase Positive Communication Patterns?

Fatemeh Bagheri, Maryam Amidi Mazaheri, Akbar Hassanzadeh Abstract Background: War veterans are at risk for lower relationship satisfaction and higher rates of separation and divorce. Addressing communication patterns between veteran’s…

Colonel Arthur Graham Butler’s ‘Allegiances’: Today’s ‘Military Health Service Missions’

N Westphalen Introduction This article follows previous papers by the author regarding occupational and environmental medicine in the ADF.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 These articles, as well as a 2019 Productivity Commission inquiry,11 explain…

Causes and Diseases Leading to Early Permanent Medical Disqualification of Military Non- Pilot Flight Crews Based on Their Service Categories

H Shahali, A Amirabadi Farahani Abstract Background: Efficient workforce is the most important capital, and studies have shown apositive relationship between health and performance. Understanding the factors leading to disability…

Effect of Socio-Demographic and Health Indices on the Survival of Cancer Patients Among the Iranian Military Community: A Survival Analysis

Y Alimohamadi, M Janani, AR Khoshdel* Abstract Background: Concurrent to changes in lifestyles, non-communicable diseases such as cancers are one of the main causes of mortality. Identifying effective factors on…

Acute Respiratory Epidemics in Australian Military Forces 1940

G. D Shanks, N Marsh Abstract Acute respiratory infections due to a variety of viral pathogens can incapacitate entire military units. During World War II, recruit camp epidemics of respiratory…

Pre-hospital Antibiotics in the Australian Defence Force

C White, MC Reade Abstract Many militaries around the world use oral and/or parenteral antibiotics in the pre-hospital environment. This narrative literature review investigated the potential use of pre-hospital antibiotics…