The conference concluded on 26 April with keynote speakers returning to the value of interoperability.
"...Interoperability is not only the key to success in coalition contingencies, it is fast becoming a necessity to be able to be a player," said Maj. Gen. (P) James L. Campbell, Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), in closing remarks to the 12th APPMC. "You have shared concepts and ideas, and more importantly, have enlightened each other on how we medically operate on the battlefield."
"The insights gained from one another may very well result in the saving of many lives in the Asia-Pacific Theater," he said. "This is the noble end state of the Asia-Pacific Military Medicine Conference — to examine the likely contingencies we will face in today’s world, a world changed dramatically for us all after the 11 September attacks, and to learn how to better prepare medically with the end result being more lives saved as well as better health for all."
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Delegates from a wide variety of countries shared a wide variety of medical skills from their armed forces and developed valuable friendships and professional contacts for the future. |
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Standing L to R: Margaret Tippy, author and Public Affairs Officer, Pacific Regional Medical Command (U.S. Army); Maj. Rasimah Tawan, Malaysian Secretariat staff; an unidentified Malaysian officer; and Capt. Norazlina Noordin, Malaysian Secretariat staff. Seated L to R: Maj. Mohammad Razin Kamarulzaman, Malaysian Secretariat Public Affairs Officer; and Teresa Howard, Bill Hansche, and Maxine Takashiba, all members of the U.S. Secretariat staff. |
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