Military Health System Research Symposium 2023

The annual Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) will bring together 3,500+ healthcare professionals, researchers, and Department of Defense (DoD) leaders for four days of critical learning, idea sharing, and networking on the unique medical needs of the Warfighter.

During the conference, visit Booth 1102 to meet with RTI experts and learn about our work in military research & solutions. Our work with the DoD spans over 40 years and includes:

• Studying the use of stellate ganglion block to treat PTSD  and other mental-health disorders
• Developing the SIGMA+ Health application; an initiative allowing operational forces to have secure and critical real-time health data
• Creating and evaluating tailored sexual assault prevention programs
• Testing to protect against harmful biochemicals

We will also have more information about the North Carolina Center for Optimizing Military Performance (NC-COMP), a consortium that brings together expertise in research, medicine, health, fitness, engineering, materials, and manufacturing, to allow for accelerated creation and deployment of solutions that fill critical performance gaps. 

RTI at MHSRS

Monday, August 14

Session | Military-Centric Interventions for Battlefield Psychological Injuries
"Service Member and Provider Acceptability of Stellate Ganglion Block as a Treatment for Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis"
1310 - 1320
Kristine Rae Olmsted

Tuesday, August 15

Session | Battlefield Biomarkers for TBI: Diagnostic and Prognostic Indicators
"Warfighter Brain Health TBI Field Assessment Devices (TFAD) Integration"
0920 - 0940
Dennis McGurk

Poster Session 2 | 1530 - 1730 

"Initial Evaluation of a Tailored Sexual Assault Prevention Program at the United States Air Force Academy"
Shannon Blakey

"Differential Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Cluster Response to Stellate Ganglion Block: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial"
Shannon Blakey

"Examining eLearning Strategies to Deliver Tailored Sexual Assault Prevention Training Materials to the US Air Force"
Randy Eckhoff

"Preliminary Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study of Stellate Ganglion Block for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Non-pain Conditions"
Kristine Rae Olmsted

Wednesday, August 16

Session | Implementation of Interventions for Prevention of Suicide and Other Harmful Behaviors
"Using a Data-Driven Process to Adapt and Implement Tailored Sexual Assault Prevention Training at the US Air Force Academy: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities"
13:15 - 13:30
Citation includes: Shannon Blakey, Marni Kan, Randy Eckhoff