Podcasts about somsa

Here's another great podcast from early '24. This was a great presentation at SOMSA 24 and finished the year at #2. This podcast episode discusses the challenges and trends in Special Operations Medicine, focusing on the training and evaluation of medics. The speakers share insights from their experiences at the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center, highlighting the importance of regular training, data collection, and critical thinking in medical scenarios. They also address common challenges faced by medics, including equipment access and the need for realistic training feedback. The episode concludes with recommendations for improving medic training at the unit level. Takeaways Not all medics are underperforming, but some are. Regular training significantly improves medic performance. Data collection is essential for understanding training outcomes. Critical thinking is crucial in medical scenarios. Pass rates indicate the effectiveness of training programs. Equipment access is a major challenge for medics. Feedback during training is vital for skill improvement. Units that conduct regular medical training perform better. Understanding drug administration is critical for medics. More robust training at the unit level is necessary. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Special Operations Medicine 03:17 Understanding Medic Training and Trends 06:37 Overview of Sustainment Courses 10:51 Evaluating Medic Proficiency 15:42 Pass Rates and Observations 19:05 Identifying Common Medic Challenges 25:40 Equipment and Training Gaps 31:57 Recommendations for Improved Training 37:20 Closing Remarks and Future Directions For more content go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.prolongedfieldcare.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Consider supporting us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lobocoffeeco.com/product-page/prolonged-field-care

With the recent passing of Dr. Warner "Rocky" Farr. I thought the best tribute to a man that spent so much of his life dedicated to teaching medical providers, was to replay a lecture he gave at SOMSA.

Mikola, a combat medic from the Ukrainian Special Operations Task Forces, shares his experience and challenges in providing medical care in the war-torn region of Ukraine during SOMSA 24. He discusses the difficulties of operating in a large and constantly changing frontline, with different terrain and medical systems in each administrative region. Mikola explains the concept of medical evacuation and the various facilities and modes of transportation used. He also highlights the dangers faced by medics, including attacks from Russian forces and the use of drones with payloads. Mikola emphasizes the importance of training, supply management, and improvisation in overcoming these challenges. If you would like to see the slides, sign up for our Patreon (link below) and get early access to presentations and more. Takeaways Operating as a combat medic in the war-torn region of Ukraine presents numerous challenges, including a large and constantly changing frontline. Medical evacuation involves coordinating with different facilities and modes of transportation, taking into account the specific terrain and enemy patterns in each administrative region. Medics face significant dangers, including attacks from Russian forces and the use of drones with payloads. Training, supply management, and improvisation are crucial in overcoming the challenges faced by combat medics in Ukraine. Thank you to Delta Development Team for in part, sponsoring this podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠deltadevteam.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more content go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.prolongedfieldcare.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Consider supporting us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lobocoffeeco.com/product-page/prolonged-field-care⁠

Welcome back to the PFC Podcast! Today, we're discussing some important topics that have come up recently. One of them has been going on for 10 years, while the other has been around even longer, related to irregular warfare. We're exploring how these two subjects can inform each other. Now, before we begin, I want to clarify that the views and opinions expressed here are solely mine. I also want to mention some disclosures about my upcoming internship and the Prolonged Field Care Collective. If you want more content like this, visit Prolongedfieldcare.org. There are operational environments where the training we provide in the Prolonged Field Care Collective can benefit medics and other providers. We have trained numerous individuals from various special operations and international communities, as well as conventional forces. The challenge lies in the training and the operational context. We adhere to doctrinal timelines for casualties, which vary based on the severity of injuries. It's important to understand the complexity of the operating environment and tailor care accordingly. In the past, there have been issues with overclassifying all patients as urgent, leading to adverse outcomes. While there are ongoing discussions and efforts to standardize terminology and lexicons, we will continue our work and problem-solving under the Prolonged Field Care name. PFC encompasses robust planning, hands-on training, and a strategy for palliative care. Education and training are different, and it's crucial to get hands dirty to truly understand the challenges. We have encountered complex problems in our field and collaborated with various stakeholders, including the Morpheus Group, to crowdsource solutions. Irregular warfare medical support shares similarities with prolonged field care, and there are similar activities worldwide. The aim is to strengthen countries' capabilities to stand on their own during conflicts or degraded civilian infrastructure situations. Training opportunities abound, even in busy schedules, and it's important to optimize and utilize available resources. Feedback and lessons learned from different entities are invaluable. Additionally, initiatives like National Stop the Bleed Month contribute to increased resiliency and readiness, both domestically and internationally. However, it's crucial to understand the legal and operational aspects of medical support in different regions. Humility is key when approaching international missions, as we can learn from past mistakes. By simplifying the complex landscape and using self-guided assessments, we can identify areas for improvement. Global health engagement plays a significant role, as Special Forces have been involved in improving medical care in underserved populations. Civil Affairs and SF have historically been engaged in global health initiatives, and it remains an important aspect of our work. So, despite ongoing discussions and potential changes in terminology, the focus remains on providing effective care in prolonged field care scenarios. Thank you to Delta Development Team for in part, sponsoring this podcast. deltadevteam.com For more content go to www.prolongedfieldcare.org Consider supporting us: patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective

Aebhric talks with Tom and Ella, who are doctors working in the rural areas of northern Scotland. They discuss their experiences at the conference and what they learned from the workshops. They discuss how they will incorporate their learning1 into their rural practice.

Dennis introduces the Prolonged Field Care (PFC) Podcast 130, welcoming Alex as his guest speaker. Alex, Dan, and Rick are working on a project for the upcoming SOMSA, where they will present the idea of defining the different phases of care in PFC, just like TCCC. They believes that the medics should think about March for taking care of their patients, where they would continue to think about March irrespective of the setting, but maybe through a different lens when they're in PFC. Alex talks about the phases of care in prolonged field care, which are preparation, stabilization, normalization, observation, and transportation, (PSNOT) and compares them to the thought process of doctors in damage control surgery. Dennis and Alex discuss the importance of SOF medics finding time to be good at SOF medicine, and how they need to understand their true capabilities and reach out to others for help when needed. Thank you to Delta Development Team for sponsoring this podcast in part. deltadevteam.com For more content go to www.prolongedfieldcare.org Consider supporting us: patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective

In preparation for SOMSA, Dennis speaks with Ricky D. on how to give a great presentation. Remember to check out www.specialoperationsmedicine.org for SOMSA 2023 info.

Are you familiar with the concept of oxygen debt or oxygen deficit? What constitutes a “dose” of shock? What systolic BP constitutes hypotension on the battlefield? Where did the concept of permissive hypotension come from? Is it still valid? How long can fresh whole blood last? Blood Transfusions were a huge topic at this year's meeting in Charlotte with no less than 3 major speakers giving multiple talks on the subject. This talk was recorded during the Prolonged Field Care Pre-Conference Lab during the Special Operations Medicine and Scientific Assembly (SOMSA). Dr. Geir Strandenes is a founding member of the THOR (Tactical Hemostasis, Oxygenation, and Resuscitation) Group, the Senior Medical Officer of the Norwegian Naval Special Operations, and a Researcher in the Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway. He has worked hand-in-hand with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and the US Armed Forces Blood Program. You can read more about his research and other articles at www.RDCR.org. Our PFC working group has always gone to the THOR network with any blood questions that we have, as they usually have an answer or best practice already established. I have included a link to the THOR/RDCR.org publication page below along with other notable publications which he helped to author such as the recently published JTS ISR Clinical Practice Guideline on Damage Control Resuscitation and the Frequently Asked Questions we sent to Geir and the THOR network over the last couple years. www.prolongedfieldcare.org

Join OMSNIC's Stephen Pavkovic and SOMSA's Donna Germann as they discuss an OMSNIC closed claim that highlights the role of effective communication within the referral process, including the informed consent process and what to do when you have any questions about a referral's treatment.    Visit the podcast page on SOMSA.org to view all OMSNIC resources and a transcript of this episode.

We are honored to sit with Dr. Russ Kotwal, President of the Special Operations Medical Association. In this interview, Dr. Kotwal talks about the Association and the upcoming SOMSA symposium, to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina from June 28 - July 2, 2021. This year's scientific assembly will be held in-person, following current CDC and state of North Carolina health guidelines. Visit our Social Media @jsomonline https://jsom.us/Podcast

The guys talk about some recent Michigan Sports news before giving away the second annual SOMSA'S.. They will make their DeHop's Brewing Company & Café picks of the week will grade their Siciliano's Market Michigan Beer's Featured Breweries MiddleCoast Brewing Company Unruly Brewing Austin Brothers Beer Company Arclight Brewing Company Athletic Brewing Company

The guys talk about the the Lions loss to the Packers and where they ended up in the chase for Chase, they break down the decade year by year, and give out the first annual SOMSA's. The guys went ahead and made the Lionless NFL playoffs more interesting with an adopt a playoff team snake draft, made some Dehop's Brewing and Cafe picks of the week, and graded some Michigan Beer's.

A young 103rd PJ, also med student, discusses a few observations from SOMSA '19.    

Doc Tanaka, STTS Doc from Hurby, discusses his presentation this year at SOMA regarding increasing Dive Medical Officers for AF Special Warfare, This talk is definitely specific to AFSW.

Army Medic JJ discusses his SOMSA experience including regional anesthesia, drones for eval, and more in a thoughtful discussion. JJ is a leader in education for SF Medics, and introduces AFSW operators to a a few concepts we will need to adopt down the road.

Prior PJ, soon to be med student, Rich reviews a talk he did on prolonged field care based on the PJ experience documented in the Joint Trauma System (JTS). He then reviews a few presentations including the impact of repeated head injuries and the results of chronic traumatic encephalolpathy (CTE), and a few other presentations.

SOMSA- The Special Operations Medical Scientific Assembly. The meeting of the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA). In the first of several podcasts one of the PJs attending the event reviews the highlights including FDP and other important presentations.

Host Audra and Guest David Nye, SOMSA Conference Chair, briefly discuss SOMSA's founding as JAWS Society in 2005, but really explains our educational goals the 2019 Annual Conference in Savannah, GA. David and Audra chat about the record number of attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. David explains the theme of LEARN | GUIDE | PERFORM, and Audra shares how the 2019 Presenting Sponsor CEDR HR Solutions has helped improve the cultural health of her OMS practice and their continued support for her practice after their initial assessment. David gives a speaker showcase, displaying the educational value of the conference, starting with the pre-conference courses offer, as Terri Bradley returns with her Coding & Billing course and we bring in Donna Grindle for a HIPAA and cyber security course on Sunday. Audra asks about the double-headers on Monday and Tuesday with Joe Mull and Liz Allen Fey. Plus... David drops a few hints about the 2020 conference location... Our intro sound is Ticking Clock Sound recorded by KevanGC shared under the Public Domain. The other sound you hear in our podcast is Tropic of Cancer 1 by Creative Commons from SoundCloud. It's a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more information about the license here.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/#.

This is a transcript of episode 101 of our podcast Oral Surgery Admin's Time Out Podcast: Practice Management Success Tips, which you can listen to below or find wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy it, please leave a 5-star review. Host Audra and Guest Linden discuss how the Society of OMS Administrators rebranded from JAWS Society to Society of OMS Administrators and how the new logo, including the honeycomb icon, was selected. [ticking clock intro] [Host Audra Lansdown] Welcome to the Oral Surgery Admin’s Time Out Podcast, for Practice Management Success Tips. This podcast is brought to you by the Society of OMS Administrators. [energetic break music] [AL] Welcome! We hope you are having an excellent day and we are glad you have joined us for one of our FIRST podcasts for our Society of OMS Administrators or SOMSA for short.  It is only fitting that we take our first time-out on this podcast journey with a little background and details on how SOMSA came to be and where we hope to take our organization. [energetic break music] [AL] Let’s start with introductions for all of our listeners. My name is Audra Lansdown and I’m from College Station, Texas.  I’ve been with Brazos Valley Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for over 15 years and joined SOMSA in 2015. Currently, I serve as the Vice-President for SOMSA and I also serve on our education committee! I have the pleasure to host with us today, Linden Mueller, our executive director.  Linden, can you please tell us a little about yourself. [Co-host Linden Mueller] Sure! I’ve been in association management for over 7 years now, and about 6 and half of those have been with SOMSA. Before finding this career, which I really enjoy, I taught university composition and English as a Second Language composition courses to non-native speakers at my alma mater here in Springfield, Missouri, and English as a Foreign Language, grammar and other language acquisition courses at University of Giessen in Germany. [AL]I guess we want to pull all of our listeners in today and kind of explain a little bit that we’ve recently we have gone through a re-branding campaign.  Formerly known as JAWS, SOMSA was created to reach more Oral & Maxillofacial administrators. This was a difficult decision but ultimately we had exhausted all of our organic resources to expand our membership. The board felt it was necessary to join with a marketing company to help soar to the next level with our membership and our resources. Linden, you were involved in that process. Can you kind of explain a little bit on why we chose to rebrand? [LM] Yeah, the JAWS name is really meaningful. It’s an acronym for “Joining Administrators With Support,” and it relates directly to the field of work our members are in, which is really great. Our early logo even stylized the J in JAWS to look like the mandible bones. But it’s too opaque. Potential members and their doctors couldn’t tell exactly what our organization was about from our name, and that really became an obstacle for growth. And we were often confused with that shark movie! [both laugh] [AL] Good reminder! Linden, I know we went through a campaign to choose, and we ultimately went with a company to choose GPM to become our partner. Can you explain that process and how we became connected with them? [LM] Yeah, of course, this is such a great story. The Marketing Committee, led by Chair Courtney Schneider of Amarillo Oral Surgery, solicited requests for proposal from several marketing companies, and we heard four pitches last year. It was a difficult decision, but the Marketing Committee recommended Golden Proportions Marketing to the board, and the board accepted the committee’s recommendation. GPM is a full-service marketing company specializing in dental practices, so they are familiar with our industry, and they’ve worked with organizations like ours before. They did some market research for the pitch, and that really impressed the committee and that really made them stand ahead of the other three pitches that we heard. [AL] I agree, I agree. It was one very nice proposal that the put in front of us. Can you go into how you all went through and chose the logo? [LM] Well It all started with Courtney and me running a speed-dating style slide show for the Marketing Committee members with logos that GPM had created in the past to help the committee figure out what direction we wanted to go in. The styles and things like that. Then, GPM’s design team presented 8 concepts from our feedback, and from that first round, the committee had narrowed it down to 2 basic designs, the rope design and the honeycomb design is kind of how we talked about it. From there, we went through weekly reviews and we were presented with 8 concepts each time, and we quickly narrowed down from those two main icons, we really focused in on that honeycomb design. While the committee appreciated the symbolism of the rope tying members across the country together, the symbolism of the honeycomb is a lot richer, and it really resonated a lot more deeply with the committee. This whole time we were working only in black and white, so everything we saw was always in black and white. And we continued on the next few rounds in black and white and we started considering different fonts and different layouts and where does the icon go in relation to the words? Where should the line breaks in the words go? We really labored over every aspect of the logo! It was actually a really fun process. Our account manager Bess facilitated each voice to be heard and then conveyed that information back to the designer for the next round of designs. In the last 3 rounds, they finally brought in color, and that’s when we started talking about the pairings of the color and richness of the symbolism behind various combinations and the shades. And then in the very last round, we had settled on orange and blue, and we saw shades of orange and shades of blues and and different combinations of those different shades. This incremental process was such a fascinating journey to be a part of. I loved seeing the committee members negotiate their feelings about the Society and what it means to them and what they wanted the logo to convey to the outside world through color and font and symbol choices, and then finally agree on a final design. If it’s okay, I’d like to take a minute to thank everyone who was a part of this process: Michelle Flynn, Ashley Kraussman, Tara Comer, Jill Dunnam, David Nye, and Courtney Schneider who were all part of that Marketing Committee process. We had a final meeting with the board, so I’d also like to thank Keith Miller, Lynn Howard, and you, and Robin Zenz and the late Dana Leach, who were able to join Courtney, Bess, and me on that last minute call so that we could finalize the logo in time to create some promotional items to send off to our booth at AAOMS. Finally I’d like to thank Bess and Brett at Golden Proportions, who patiently guided all of the various voices and opinions along this journey. [AL] Wow! What a journey! I’m sure our members can now really appreciate the time and consideration that went into this process. It was not an easy or quick process from you’re recounting. In one of our board calls, I was very impressed with your deep tie to the symbolism of the Honeycomb and since then have connected more and more with the simple hexagon. It’s a representation of far more than just a simple glance. Linden, if you don't' mind, do you think you can recapture your conversation that you had previously had with us on that call and share more about what that honeycomb meaning is for, not only you, but kind of your outlook on what guided you through this process. [LM] Yeah, sure! It really all starts with the shape. The honeycomb is one of the strongest shapes in nature. It supports that very structure that the bees live and thrive in, and it’s actually a very efficient use of space and building materials. There’s a lot of science behind how the bees create that and how they don’t have to expend a lot of energy to create this very supportive structure for them to store their honey and plant their eggs. That’s not quite the right word, but they create their very home and their whole environment with the very basic building block of this honeycomb, hexagon shape that’s very strong. When you put all those honeycombs together, you get the beehive, and I love the, um, I’m not a practice administrator, I’m an association manager, but I hear a lot about what’s going on in your practices, and I definitely see a parallel between a beehive and an OMS practice. And so I love the symbolism of this honeycomb and the hive for what we do, what our organization is here to provide. The bees here in their hive all serve a different function, but they’re all working in concert, they’re supporting each other. If every bee is doing their job, that hive works together to produce something, the most visible to us, is something that is really sweet. It’s also healthy, it goes out into the world and makes things better for humans. But also as the bees are working, they spread pollen that allows things to grow and thrive. And without the bees doing that work, then we wouldn't have flowers and fruits and trees blooming. The closed shape of the hive symbolizes the togetherness of--and the honeycomb too--symbolizes the togetherness that our organization has and continually seeks to foster within our members. Even though we’re spread out throughout the country, we have this forum that is a beautiful way that we continue to network and educate throughout the year even though we can’t physically be together. And also something we’re trying to seek to help our members build within their practice through tools that we’re working to provide. So we want that togetherness to be present in our members’ practices as well. The honeycomb connects us to some of the aspects of what bees are known for. They are industrious and they work together. A lot of cooperation is tied into that. And so there is so much in that symbol that I think our members and our organization can draw from to really connect with and find meaning in that the Marketing Committee, like I said, the symbolism there is a lot deeper than some of the other symbols that we considered. That symbolism is something the Marketing Committee really connected with and just really love about that symbol and hope that we can continue to develop and grow in our organization. Maybe not explicitly, but implicitly through all the services and programs that we’re providing. [AL] Excellent, Thank you very much! Your passion is just wonderful to listen too! Ultimately, it’s what finalized our design and launch of our new brand and image. It’s just unbelievable the background. It just sets apart and kind of just ingrains more meaning with our members as well. Furthermore, I think that this has ultimately led the board to kind of start this process of planning for our next strategic meeting to develop the six sides of the honeycomb to represent major areas or strengths required of Practice Administrators that SOMSA speaks to. I’m very excited with our assignment and cannot wait to collaborate with our leaders! I know our team is ultimately always looking for ways to improve or network our members at a different level and this is just what really sets our society apart, especially from an administrative support system. [AL] Linden, Thank you for joining us today. [LM] Yeah, you’re welcome! [energetic break music] We hope you all have enjoyed learning more about how SOMSA was born and the image behind the name.  We are looking forward to more Oral Surgery Admin’s Time Out episodes with SOMSA. In the meantime, if you are looking to join SOMSA or you’re already a member, you can connect with us online at www.SOMSA.org, where all our member resources are hosted.  Logged in members have access to the webinar library, educational content, our forum and much more. You can also connect with us on Facebook by searching for Society of OMS Administrators or on Twitter at @somsa_omsadmin. Thank you for joining us and watch for our next episode, a 2019 conference preview in historic Savannah, Georgia, with Conference Chair David Nye. [energetic break music] We hope you have enjoyed this Oral Surgery Time Out podcast brought to you by SOMSA. If you have a Practice Management Success Tip for this podcast, please share by sending it over to the SOMSA office. We look forward to your insight. Thank you! Our intro sound is Ticking Clock Sound recorded by KevanGC shared under the Public Domain. The other sound you hear in our podcast is Tropic of Cancer 1 by Creative Commons from SoundCloud. It's a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC 3.0). You can find more information about the license here https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/#.

Hacking Science with Ricky Ditzel, Esq. III- Lead R&D guy with SOM-C, the editor for the Journal of High Threat and Austere Medicine, and, flight medic in the Army. In Part one of this two part discussion, Sean apologizes to Ricky and they discuss the first time they hugged at SOMSA. Ricky spits out disruptive smart guy stuff like a lyrical genius…things like; calcium chloride, calcium gluconate, calcium neutral safe places, and something called DIC…which turned out to be totally different than what Ryan and Sean were thinking. Clotting cascade physiology, fibrinogen and fibrin, and, some info about his working group- which has smart guys with very odd initials and credentials after their names…Also...some protocol creations, a few specific dumb ass comments that others have made in opposition to Ricky's calcium crusade, a little flight medic insight with triage and hand-offs, but, most importantly…we discuss 3 other things, that when combined, will make you appear 33% better looking to 42% of the members of the opposite sex…FACT(ish).

This episode is about the classes and seminars that Chris attended while at Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly (SOMSA)