Through harnessing innovative solutions and emerging technologies, this presentation demonstrates how rapid responses to evolving threats and changing scenarios can be generated to enhance military medical responses. This includes medical training and capabilities in theatres of operation or deployment.

1. DPRTE 2017: Research & Technology
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Innovation in Defence
Medical Sciences
Neal Smith, Capability Adviser – Medical Sciences
Defence Science & Technology Laboratory

2. Innovation in Defence Medical Sciences
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Harnessing innovative solutions and emerging technologies.
Generating rapid responses to evolving threats and changing scenarios
Enhancing military medical responses, medical training and medical
capabilities, in theatres of operation or deployment.
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3. Partnerships
• Dstl/MOD
• Department of Health
• Defence & Security Accelerator
• Industry
• Academia
• Small Medium Enterprises
• International Collaboration
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4. Innovation: Recent Themes
The Extremes of Defence Medical Capability (2012)
• Medical operational independence of front line units
• Rehabilitation support to severely injured service personnel
The Medic of the Future (2014)
• Exploring the potential of simulated training
• Novel systems to help those injured in battle
• Future battlefield health surveillance
Detection and treatment of hearing loss and tinnitus (2016)
• Monitor and diagnose
• Treat and restore
Enduring Challenge: Human Performance
• Resilience, systems interfaces, survivability, sustainment, training,
medical systems
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5. Systems for Medics and First Responders
Integration and exploitation of innovative systems to enhance military medical
responses in theatres of operation or deployment.
• Sensors and diagnostics
• Equipment and supplies
• Therapies and interventions
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6. Rehabilitation and Veterans Support
Exploiting innovation and advances in rehabilitative medicine to the benefit of
serving and veteran military personnel.
Innovation via partnership with industry and academia
• Seamless Knitted Prosthetic Sleeves
• Richmond Trousers
• One-arm drive wheelchair
• Cycle-ergometer
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7. Simulated Environments in Defence Medical Training
Optimising the use of live, virtual and constructive technologies to:
• Train first responders
• Refresh or maintain skills
• Exercise triage
• Rehearse medical evacuation processes
Innovation via partnership with industry and academia
• Training and Support - Simulated Environments
• Trauma Simulation of Massive Lower Limb/Pelvic Injury
• Immersive Simulation of Pre-Hospital Emergency Care on the Battlefield
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8. Simulated Environments in Defence Medical Training
Virtual Environments
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9. Simulated Environments in Defence Medical Training
Trauma Trainer Models
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10. Innovation: What’s next?
Operating in austere environments
Extended time to treatment
Regenerative medicine
Wearable technologies
Optimising performance
Protecting our people
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