Surgeon General of the Navy and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to Address Battlefield HealthCare Conference in D.C.

5/21/2003

From: Joshua Goldgar of the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement, 212-885-2741; E-mail: Joshua.Goldgar@idga.org

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) announced today that Vice Admiral Michael L. Cowan, (MC, USN) Surgeon General of the Navy, will speak at this year's Battlefield Healthcare conference held Sept. 16-17 in Washington, D.C.

VADM Cowan will present his session on day one, Force Health Protection: The Foundation of Deployment Medicine. During the session he will discuss current trends and future plans and requirements guiding the Navy's vision of medicine on the battlefield.

The two-day conference will gather leaders from such areas as blood control, trauma treatment, anesthesia, aero-medical evacuation and medical information systems to hear strategies and tactics driving U.S. military medical technology. Additionally, three pre-conference workshops on September 15th offer participants the opportunity to learn in a more intimate setting everything from the history of battlefield healthcare to critical care air transport.

Sponsors and exhibitors at this year's Battlefield Healthcare event will display the latest technologies and innovations in battlefield medicine. Current exhibitors include: Philips Medical Systems, Synthetic Blood Institute, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, ARINC, Northrop Grumman Life Support, and Medical Education Technologies, Inc (METI).

For information on exhibits or attending this event contact Joshua Goldgar, Director of Communications, at 212-885-2741 or Joshua.Goldgar@idga.org.

About IDGA The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement has established itself as a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense. IDGA brings together speaker panels comprised of military and government professionals while attracting delegates with decision-making power from military, government and defense industries. IDGA's mission is to inform leaders in government and defense of the latest innovations and best practice related to joint transformation, logistics and procurement, operations, strategy and plans, and information warfare.