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from the
PUBLISHER and EDITOR

Greetings JSOM readers! location and timeframe. Don’t let your
membership lapse during the prolonged
It was great seeing everyone at the Mili- period between assemblies. SOMA will
tary Health System Research Symposium send you a notice when it is time to re-
(MHSRS) in Fort Lauderdale last month. Michelle DuGuay Landers new your SOMA membership, which you
It was a very productive and well-attended will want to do right away to avoid a
meeting. break in your JSOM subscription. For any
and all SOMA membership questions, please contact
Please be sure to visit our TCCC pages frequently for SOMA@goAMP.com.
the curriculum, updates, guidelines, abstracts, reference
documents, the TCCC Card, FEEDBACK TO THE The Austere Medical Environments (AME) conference
FIELD (FT2F) #16: Junctional Emergency Treatment in Olympia, London, UK, is a new event focused on the
Tool (JETT): Observations, and more, in addition to delivery of care in challenging and remote environments.
our TacMed page for the TECC Guidelines. One of our It is co-located with the Trauma Innovation Conference
many International SOMA members, Mr Juanjo Payo, (TI) and the Institute of Remote Health Care’s (IRHC)
has been so kind as to translate all these documents into annual conference. This 2-day conference on 7–8 Oct
Spanish for us. They are available under the TCCC tab 2014 will focus on the delivery of competent health-
as well. care in remote and rural environments. These interac-
tive sessions will unite key leading practitioners from
Our website’s FEATURED article for September is the remote, military, and civilian fields, as well as industry
Case Review Corneal Foreign Body Management at a experts. It will provide delegates the opportunity to get
Role 1 Flight Line Aid Station: Risks, Benefits, and Im- involved and shape the future of remote healthcare. A
plications for Special Operations Medicine by Christo- new session on one of the biggest emergency markets
pher J. Calvano, MD, PhD; Robert W. Enzenauer, MD, in the world – Remote Healthcare in the Middle East –
MPH, MSS, MBA; Jack W. Wenkel, PA-C; Jessica L. will take place on 8 Oct. The IRHC aims to promote
Henke, BS; Christiana K. Rohrbough, RDH; Stephanie improved standards in the practice and provision of re-
L. Miller, BSN; Paul H. Howerton, BS; and James P. mote healthcare; support practitioners and companies
Schreffler, MS. responsible for the delivery of remote healthcare and
enhance the quality of practical clinical skills and ser-
***SOMA members, please be sure to read LTC Mabry’s vice provision by those engaged in the area of remote
From the President on page 122 for important SOMA healthcare practice.
and SOMSA Updates. Please remember—just attending
the SOMSA does not make you a “SOMA member.” We have added a variety of Ongoing Series that enhance
You have the option to attend SOMSA without actu- the value to your academic continuing education. We
ally being a SOMA member, but that will not give you now offer sections on Human Performance Optimiza-
all the benefits of actually being a member, which of tion, Picture This, Infectious Disease, Injury Prevention,
course includes a subscription to the JSOM for annual Clinical Corner, Tactical Medicine Perspective, Opera-
members, as well as a discount on upgrading your ben- tional Medicine in the Austere Environment, and the
efit subscription and the Advanced Tactical Paramedic international series, World of Special Operations Medi-
Protocols Handbook (ATP-P). So remember, in order cine. Your feedback is welcome; we would love to hear
to receive your JSOM as part of your SOMA member- your thoughts and suggestions for future topics.
ship, you must “BE A SOMA MEMBER.” This will be
very important to remember as SOMSA moves in both —Michelle DuGuay Landers