PSWE-09 - Preparing today for tomorrow’s world
Chair(s)
Mrs Jane Dawson, Member ExCo FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section, New Zealand and Ms Nita Sood, US Public, Health Service, USAIntroduction
Military forces of a nation have integral role in defending, security, and stability of the country. Military health system’s primary objective is to delivery comprehensive healthcare services to service members, while taking into consideration risks to Force health and mission requirements to support military combat operations. Military doctrine supports an integrated health services support system of medically ready force and to triage, treat, evacuate and return a wounded/sick service member back to duty in the most time-efficient manner. The growing global trends of war, terrorism, and natural disasters as well as modern changes in war strategies, weapons, and their consequences, military medicine is undergoing perpetual evolution. Military pharmacists must be ready to provide pharmaceutical health services, logistics support and health protection to enable military force readiness.
This session will focus on military pharmacy challenges, healthcare innovation to protect the forces, and technology adoption.
Programme
| 13-30 – 13:35 |
Introduction by the chairs |
| 13:35 – 13:55 | Challenges with distribution, by sea, COVID-19 vaccine to the Tokelau Island group in the Pacific, lessons learned LT Will Lusher, Military Pharmacist and Ms Ann Smeeton, New Defence Equipment Management Org, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand |
| 13:55 – 14:15 | Use of pharmacy electronic health record clinical decision support tool to optimise military readiness CAPT Angelica Klinski, Defense Health Agency, USA |
| 14:15 – 14:35 |
Malaysian military pharmacy involvement in hospital procurement |
| 14:35 – 14:50 |
Pharmacist roles within the South African military |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Panel discussion and closing |
Learning objectives
- To describe challenges faced in the delivery of pharmaceutical care.
- To explain electronic clinical tools used by military pharmacists to optimize military readiness.
- To inform military pharmacy procurement process for hospital.
Take home messages
Military Pharmacists play an essential role in conflicts, disasters and crisis. It is important that we offer an opportunity to military pharmacists to enhance their professional development from across different practice areas and nations. The presentations will provide a space for attendees to engage in a dialogue to think strategically about pharmacists’ role in military readiness and to collaboratively work to identify opportunities across the professional spectrum.