Medical Surveillance Monthly Report MSMR). Volume 5, Number 3, April 1999
Abstract
Since the MSMR was first published four years ago, there have been significant advances in military medical surveillance. For example, Department of Defense and Joint Staff policies have institutionalized medical surveillance support of joint operations; disease reporting requirements are standardized in the Services; ambulatory visit and mortality data are integrated with hospitalization and other data in the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS); and the Defense Medical Epidemiologic Database (DMED) provides internet access to user-defined summaries (to the installation level) of hospitalization, ambulatory, and reportable events data. In light of such progress in other areas, it seems appropriate to review the MSMR in relation to its goals and objectives. The MSMR's first objective is to inform medical professionals worldwide of events and experiences with military preventive medicine or public health significance. The goal is to extend the medical surveillance information horizons of MSMR readers beyond the limits of their current assignments. The second objective is to educate readers regarding unique and significant threats to the health, fitness, and operational effectiveness of soldiers. Case reports, outbreak investigations, and trend analyses provide real-world military contexts for discussions of epidemiology and pathophysiology, occupational and environmental hazards, diagnostic and therapeutic methods, and prevention policies and practices. The goal is to complement "non-military" medical education efforts. The MSMR's third objective is to establish an archive of contemporary Army disease and injury experience. The goal is to ensure that an accessible historical record is available for future military medical uses (e.g., policy making, lessons learned, military medical education).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA497193
Entities
People
- John Brundage
- Kimmie F. Kohlhase
- Mark V Rubertone
- Robert F. DeFraites
Organizations
- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center