NATO and Related Organizations

NATO

www.nato.int

Introduction to NATO Course

NATO Structure (+ PIO Directory)

Who is who at NATO ?
http://www.nato.int/cv/whois.htm

NATO Partnerships

• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
• Partnership for Peace
• NATO-Russia
• NATO-Ukraine
• Mediterranean Dialogue
• Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR)

www.cior.net

Canadian Presidency booklet (pdf)

Allied Command Operations (ACO)

http://www.nato.int/shape/issues/ncs/ncsindex.htm

http://www.nato.int/shape/links/links_commands.htm

ACO Medical Advisor (text in German)

Reserve Affairs Advisor (RAA)
The Reserve Affairs Advisor (RAA) is the SHAPE Command Group liaison officer to CIOR/CIOMR.

Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

http://www.act.nato.int

HQ SACT - Reserve Component
http://www.act.nato.int/organization/hqsact/reservhqsact.htm

NATO School - OBERAMMERGAU (DEU)
http://www.natoschool.nato.int

All Courses

Courses of medical interest :

M9-85, “Joint Medical Planner Course” (course number changed from M9-79 to M9-85 in 2005)
Aim: To provide the necessary background knowledge to undertake a NATO medical planner’s appointment and to provide national planners with an understanding of multinational medical support planning. The mean areas are: structures, doctrine and operational medical planning procedures and techniques.

M9-86, “Senior Medical Staff Officer Course”
Aim: To provide knowledge and detailed insight in NATO’s medical support policy. This includes: policy making in NATO, NATO Medical Doctrine, strategic force planning, multinational medical support options, relations with other international organizations.

M9-87, “NATO Medical Intelligence Course”
Aim: To provide fundamental knowledge of NATO medical intelligence procedures, including concepts, precepts, terminology, general programme management and procedures.

M9-88, “Major Incident Medical Management and Support Course (MIMMS)”
Aim: To provide the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage the scene of a major casualty incident in a military environment.

ADL Course Archive

NATO School’s ADL programme is used for pre-learning and e-readings, depending on the Course Directors requirements. Below you will find a list of ADL modules NATO School is using to support the resident course:

Courses of medical interest :

Introduction to Medical Intelligence (MEDINT):

Medical Intelligence training is aimed at staff personnel or those assigned into future billets as NATO medical staff officers on strategic, operational, or tactical level. It provides a basic MEDINT foundation, and is designed to prepare personnel for the more in-depth training at the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), Germany.

(NATO School Resident Course: M9-87)

NATO Major Incident Medical Management (MIMMS):

This read-ahead module highlights the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO) course, Major Incident Medical Management and Support: The Practical Approach at the Scene. This module is meant as a preparatory guide and not as a replacement for the in-residence MIMMS course.

(NATO School Resident Course: M9-88)

NATO/Partner Joint Medical Planners’ Course (JMPC):

JMPC training is aimed at beginning-level medical planners or those assigned into future billets as NATO medical planners on the more tactical or operational levels. It provides basic planning tools and is designed to prepare personnel for the more in-depth JMPC training at the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), Germany.

(NATO School Resident Course: M9-85)

NATO/Partner Senior Medical Staff Officers Course (SMSOC):

SMSOC training is aimed at senior-level medical planners or those assigned into future posts as NATO Medical Advisors on the tactical or operational levels. It provides basic planning tools and is designed to prepare personnel for the more in-depth SMSOC training at the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), Germany.

(NATO School Resident Course: M9-86)

Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO (COMEDS)

The Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO is composed of the senior military medical authorities of member countries. It acts as the central point for the development and coordination of military medical matters and for providing medical advice to the NATO Military Committee.

http://www.nato.int/docu/handbook/2001/hb140209.htm

COMEDS documents at http://nsa.nato.int/ (protected site)

COMEDS Press information 2003 : http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2003/10-october/031022a.pdf (text not entirely up-to-date anymore)

NATO Standardization Agency (NSA)

Initiates, coordinates, supports and administers standardization activities under the authority of the NATO Committee for Standardization (NCS). The NSA is also the Military Committees lead agent for the development, coordination and assessment of operational standardization.

Publicly available documents : http://www.nato.int/docu/standard.htm

The Medical Standardization Board (MCMedSB ) manages the standardization efforts of Working Groups and Expert Panels dealing with Military Medical Structures and Operations Procedures, Military Health Care, Medical Standardization, NBC Medical

http://nsa.nato.int/

NATO Research and Technology Organisation (RTO)

http://www.rta.nato.int

RTO - Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) Panel

AC/323 (HFM) Terms of Reference 16 NOV 2006

The mission of the Human Factors and Medicine Panel is to provide the science and technology base for optimising health, human protection, well being and performance of the human in operational environments with consideration of affordability. This involves understanding and ensuring the physical, physiological, psychological and cognitive compatibility among military personnel, technological systems, missions, and environments. This is accomplished by exchange of information, collaborative experiments and shared field trials.

http://www.rta.nato.int/panel.asp?panel=HFM

Civil Emergeny Planning

http://www.hq.nato.int/issues/cep/index.html

http://www.hq.nato.int/cep

Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee (SCEPC)

http://www.nato.int/docu/handbook/2001/hb140501.htm

http://www.nato.int/docu/handbook/2001/hb130123.htm

http://www.hq.nato.int/issues/scepc/index.html

NATO Joint Medical Committee (JMC)

The primary responsibilities of the JMC are to pursue the joint civil-military planning necessary to provide a NATO capability to support military medical requirements in a crisis and to support CEP Crisis Management Arrangements. (AC/320)

http://www.nato.int/docu/logi-en/1997/lo-1615.htm

Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC)

The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) was created in 1998 for coordinating disaster relief efforts for the 46 countries member of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) in case of a natural or technological disaster in the EAPC geographical area.

www.nato.int/eadrcc

NATO’s Disaster Response Capability - The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (pdf presentation)

Other International Organizations

World Health Organization (WHO)

http://www.who.int
Health topics :
http://www.who.int/topics/en/
Publications :
http://www.who.int/publications/en/
Epidemic and Pandemic Alert Response :
http://www.who.int/csr/en/

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

http://www.icrc.org/eng
1949 Conventions & Additional Protocols
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/CONVPRES?OpenView

International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM)

http://www.cimm-icmm.org/

International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services

http://www.cimm-icmm.org/page/anglais/review80.html

United Nations Organization (UNO)

http://www.un.org

Departement of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/index.asp

The Peacekeeping Best Practices Section (PBPS) of the United Nations
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/lessons/
DPKO - Medical Support
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/medical/
Medical Support Manual for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/training/tes_publications/books/medical_support/med_support.pdf

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
http://ochaonline.un.org/
ReliefWeb
Key source of information on natural disasters and complex emergencies.
http://ochaonline.un.org/webpage.asp?Page=920
Latest updates :
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/doc106?OpenForm

Multinational Standby High Readiness Brigade for United Nations Operations
http://www.shirbrig.dk

ABCA

The purpose is to optimize interoperability between member armies on combined operations. Current members are the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

http://www.abca-armies.org

QAP 82 - ABCA Medical Interoperability Handbook
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/ael/pubs/300-004/B-GL-343/002/b-gl-343-002-fp-001.pdf

Military Medicine

Virtual Naval Hospital
Military Medicine and Humanitarian Medicine Textbooks
http://www.vhn.org

The General Medical Officer Manual - 4th edition - NAVMEDPUB 5134, January 1, 2000
A Medical Reference for the Operational Medical Officer
http://www.brooksidepress.org/Products/OperationalMedicine/DATA/operatio...

Flight Surgeon's Manual - 3rd edition - 1991
http://www.operationalmedicine.org/TextbookFiles/USNavalFlightSurgeonsMa... (pdf - 8.2 MB - 1020 p)

Pararescue Medication and Procedure Handbook - Second Edition - 28 February, 2001
Editor : Robert C. Allen, DO, FACEP, Lt Col, USAF MC
Contributors : Lewis Neace, DO, Col, USAFR MC et alii.

http://www.ciomr.org/files/handbooks/PARARESCUE%20MEDICATION%20AND%20PRO...  (137 p - 3.56 MB - .doc) 

General medical reference books

eMedicine Emergency Medicine
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/index.shtml

Disaster and Trauma eBook (2001)
pdf version - 30 MB - 1631 p - http://www.emedicine.com/specials/disaster.pdf

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (online edition)
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html

Military Trauma Care

Presentations and Instructional Material
American College of Emergency Physicians - Tactical Emergency Medicine section
http://www.acep.org/webportal/membercenter/sections/tact/presentations.h...

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Trauma and Fractures Index
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/trauma_fractures_index

COMBAT LIFESAVER PROGRAM (USA - AMEDD)
Presentations and Video Clips
http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/clsp/presentations.asp

Pararescue Medication and Procedure Handbook - Second Edition - 28 February, 2001
Editor : Robert C. Allen, DO, FACEP, Lt Col, USAF MC
Contributors : Lewis Neace, DO, Col, USAFR MC et alii.

http://www.ciomr.org/files/handbooks/PARARESCUE%20MEDICATION%20AND%20PRO... (137 p - 3.56 MB - .doc)

Fluid Resuscitation : State of the Science for Treating Combat Casualties and Civilian Injuries (1999)
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9625#toc

Telemedicine

Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
http://www.tatrc.org/

Challenges of Electronic Medical Surveillance Systems (RTO-MP-HFM-108-12)
http://ftp.rta.nato.int/public//PubFullText/RTO/MP/RTO-MP-HFM-108/MP-HFM...

CBRNE

Emergency Preparedness & Response ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention )

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook - (AFRRI) 1999
http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/radiologicalhandbooksp99-2.pdf

Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook (USAMRIID) 2005 - 187 p.
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebookpdf/USAMRIID%20BlueBook%206th%20Edition%20-%20Sep%202006.pdf

Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook (USAMRICD) - 3rd edition - 1999
http://www.brooksidepress.org/Products/OperationalMedicine/DATA/operationalmed/Manuals/RedHandbook/001TitlePage.htm

Defense against Toxin Weapons Manual (USAMRIID)
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/defensetox.htm

LA DÉFENSE NUCLÉAIRE, RADIOLOGIQUE, BACTÉRIOLOGIQUE ET CHIMIQUE (CDES)
THE NUCLEAR, RADIOLOGICAL, BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL DEFENSE
http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.fr/publications/Objdoc/objdoc35/objdoc_35.pdf

CBRN self assessment exercises
http://www.ramcjournal.com/2006/dec06/bland_.pdf (6p - 960 KB)

Terrorism and WMD in the Contemporary Operational Environment
https://atiam.train.army.mil/soldierPortal/atia/adlsc/view/public/12589-...

 A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty First Century