The Future of Military Medicine with Major General Tim Hodgetts

In this conversation we will examine the current state of play within UK military medicine, the demographics of modern military capability; that of deployable role 1, 2 and 3 hospitals within the field. We will also examine the lessons learnt from recent conflicts and how they might inform the military medicine of the future. We look at analogues of comparison from the last major British involvement in conflict within Iraq and how innovative aero-medical retrieval (MERT) and damage control surgery from seminal cases such as Camp Bastien can inform future care. We look at the increase in trended patterns of non-combatant injury from drone and missile strikes (that of blast injuries), the ever-present risk of IED insult and injury and finally how we might leverage near-term adaptations of pre-hospital/MERT capabilities for future deployment. To do this we have Major General Tim Hodgetts with us. Tim is the current serving Surgeon General of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, the Master General of the Army Medical Services, and the elected Chair of the Committee of Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO. His clinical background is a Professor of Emergency Medicine. Originally qualifying from Westminster Medical School, commissioned in the Royal Army Medical Corps, through to his present-day role of Surgeon General, and is the senior technical authority for all clinical matters in defence.  This podcast is sponsored by PAX.  Whatever kind of challenge you have to face - with PAX backpacks you are well-prepared. Whether on water, on land or in the air - PAX's versatile, flexible backpacks are perfectly suitable for your requirements and can be used in the most demanding of environments. Equally, PAX bags are built for comfort and rapid-access to deliver the right gear at the right time to the right patient. To see more of their innovatively designed product range please click here: ⁠https://www.pax-bags.com/en/⁠