18th War and Disaster Medicine Conference

PROGRAMME (DECEMBER 04)

Conference day is moderated by Mr Andres Kuusk (EST)

08.30–09.30

Registration, welcome coffee

09.30–09.45

Welcome and introduction – Captain Johan-Elias Seljamaa, Head of the Estonian Military Academy (EST) & Mrs Birgit Lao, Estonian Health Board director general (EST)

09.45–10.05

About General Situational Awareness in a Rapidly Changing World – Mr Priit Saar, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications crisis department director (EST)

10.05–12.15

Workshops and EXPO

12.15–13.15

Lunch

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel session (Jakob Hurt hall)

CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Moderator Dr Kaspar Tootsi (EST)

11.00–11.20

DSTC presentation – surgery – Dr Ville Vänni (FIN) 

11.20–11.40

Burn presentation – Carey Lamphier, BSN, RN (USA)  

11.40–12.00

Ongoing Challenges in Emergency Preparedness in Limited Resources – Prof Maeyane Stephens Moeng (SA) 

12.00–13.00

Lunch

13.00–13.20

Tips and Tricks for Severe Liver Trauma – Dr Elizabeth Robinson Benjamin, MD, PhD (USA) 

13.20–13.40

DSTC presentation – surgery – Dr Lydia Lam (USA)  

13.40–14.00

Pre-Burn Center Approaches to Emergency Burn Treatment – Prof Laura S. Johnson, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM (USA)

14.00–14.20

DSTC presentation – surgery – Prof Peep Talving (EST) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I session

MEDICAL ETHICS AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK DURING WARTIME

13.15–13.35

The Distinctive Emblem - Its Use, Misuse and Effectiveness - a Qualitative Study Amongst Representatives of NATO nations – Dr Charles Beardmore (UK)  

13.35–13.55

Making Ethical Decisions in Military Healthcare – Lieutenant General (Rtd) Professor Martin Charles Marshall Bricknell, CB, OStJ, PhD, DM (UK)

13.55–14.15

Title is being specified – Colonel Tracy Michael, Commander of the 68th Theater Medical Command (USA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

II session

ONGOING WARS AND CONFLICTS I

14.15–14.35

Lessons from Syria and Beyond – Dr Hamza al-Kateab (SY)

14.35–14.55

The Field Hospital Experience of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent in Gaza: Emergency Care and Ethics in Armed Conflicts

14.55–15.15

GAZA Pediatric Trauma – Case Report – Dr Michael James Falk (USA)  

15.15–15.45

Coffee break

 

 

III session

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK DURING WARTIME 

15.45–16.05

Medical Status in Law of Armed Conflict – Major Leenu Org (EST

16.05

Closing

 

 

 

PROGRAMME (DECEMBER 05)

Conference day is moderated by Mr Andres Kuusk (EST)

08.30–09.30

Registration, EXPO, welcome coffee

09.30–09.40

Opening and welcome – Moderaator Mr Andres Kuusk (EST) 

 

 

IV session

COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS FOR CRISES I

09.40–10.00

Regional Crisis Managemant

10.00–10.20

Ukrainian Red Cross Disaster Response Teams. First Response in Armed Conflict: Adaptation in Chaos – Mrs Nadiia Yamnenko (UA) online

10.20–10.50

On the Continuity of Healthcare – The Estonian Health Board (EST) 

10.50–11.10

CIV-MIL Leadership and Cooperation in Crises and Conflict – Major General (Rtd) Professor Tim Hodgetts (UK) online

11.10–11.30

Experiences from the TERVEX 2025 Crisis Exercise – from the Hospital and Ambulance Perspective

11.30–11.50

WHO International Coordination in Crises – Mr Guillaume Simonian (WHO) online

11.50–12.50

Lunch

 

 

V session

 

12.50–13.20

Epidemics in War – Dr Richard Allan (UK)

13.20–13.50

Conscription in Six European Countries: Comparative Perspective – Dr Eleri Lillemäe (EST) 

13.50–14.10

The Healthcare in Kherson Region – Challenges and Solutions During War – Mrs Tetyana Karchevych, Director of the Health Department of the Military Civil Administration of Kherson Oblast (UA) 

14.10–14.45

Coffee break

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI session

COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS FOR CRISES II

14.45–15.05

The Experience of MEDEVAC “Hospital Trains” in War: the Example of the Crisis in Ukraine 

15.05–15.25

Lessons Learned from Trauma Care and Medical Training in Ukraine

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII session

ONGOING WARS AND CONFLICTS II

15.25–15.45

Experience in Organizing an Underground Role 2 – Lieutenant Colonel Ievgenii Antoniuk (UA) 

15.45–16.05

The Palestinian Red Crescent’s Ambulance Experience in Crises and Armed Conflict – Mr Ibrahim Ghouleh online

16.05–16.25

Awards of the Agile Sparrow Challenge

16.25

Summary and conclusion – Mrs Birgit Lao, Estonian Health Board director general (EST)

 

The programmes may be subjects to change without prior notice.

 

WORKSHOPS

1) Precourse “Pediatric Trauma”

2) Precourse "Management of Burns Trauma Patient"

3) Workshop on military healthcare ethics

4) Resource-Efficient Patient Care: Monitoring Solutions in the Evacuation Process (Corpuls)