Medical Surveillance System & Medical Effect Modeling Thrust Areas

Abstract

The DTRA Chemical Biological Defense Program's Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) Information Systems Capability Area has initiated two new thrust areas entitled Medical Surveillance Systems and Medical Effects Models. The mission of the Medical Surveillance System thrust area is to minimize warfighter casualties resulting from exposure to infectious diseases, specifically those considered biological warfare threat agents. The main objective is to combine modeling/simulation, medical surveillance, early warning detection and real-time epidemiology by not only embarking on novel technologies but also by evaluating, validating, supporting and assisting in integration of existing initiatives. The Medical Effects Model thrust area seeks to develop the tools and modules to provide casualty estimation and prediction of human performance in hazard environments for JOEF. The benefit to the warfighter is to provide increased awareness of medical impacts on warfighters to decision makers to allow for informed planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA488398

Entities

People

  • Angel A. Fitzgerald
  • Rashid A. Chotani

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Casualties
  • Chemical Biological Radiological And Nuclear Defense
  • Coinfection
  • Department Of Defense
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Network Architecture
  • Operations Research
  • Particle Size
  • Situational Awareness
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.