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Defense Health Agency Director Visits CU Military Medicine Research Program
12/16/2024When U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, MD, director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), entered the Army as a medical corps officer in 1993, the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora was on its way to being decommissioned.
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DOD Grants Transformative Award to CU Researchers Studying Trauma in South Africa
11/5/2024The Department of Defense (DOD) Combat Casualty Care Research Program has granted researchers working with the Cape-Colorado-Combat (C3) Global Trauma Network at the University of Colorado School of Medicine $15.6 million to establish a platform to study important questions related to prolonged care for patients with major bleeding, traumatic brain injury (TBI), polytrauma, and complex wounds – injuries often seen in South Africa and modern battlefield settings.
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Military Health Researchers Investigate Gaps Between Lethal Means Safety Counseling Effectiveness and Perception
10/14/2024A new survey of the U.S. Air Force mental health workforce, including mental health providers (MHPs) and behavioral health technicians (BHTs), finds that although most providers and technicians integrate lethal means safety counseling (LMSC) into clinical care, there are gaps in knowledge and confidence and most providers and technicians report a desire for more training.
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‘Same Mission and Vision’: National Academy of Medicine President Highlights Commonalities with CU Emergency Medicine Faculty
10/11/2024Advancing science. Informing decisions and policymaking. Catalyzing action and tackling grand challenges. These are just some of the many missions and priorities Victor J. Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), says NAM shares with researchers and faculty members of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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CU Summit Highlights Importance of Military Family Engagement in Firearm Suicide Prevention
9/16/2024A crucial part of addressing the crisis of suicide by firearm among military service members is creating a space for military and civilian stakeholders to have open dialogue and work together on impactful solutions.
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Pentagon to study antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars
9/9/2024University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers with the CU Center for COMBAT Research will work with Ukrainian clinicians to study clinical and logistical challenges with prolonged casualty care and modern large-scale combat operations.
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CU Researchers Present Findings and Earn Distinguished Awards at Military Health System Research Symposium
9/4/2024Investigators and faculty members from across the University of Colorado School of Medicine presented critical research informing health care and safety for military service members and earned notable accolades at this year’s Military Health Science Research Symposium (MHSRS).
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CU Researchers Studying Antibiotic-Resistant Wound Infections in Ukraine
8/21/2024Faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have been awarded $5 million by the U.S. Department of Defense to work with partners in Ukraine on clinical and logistical challenges associated with modern large-scale combat operations and prolonged casualty care.