Military Health System Research Symposium 2024

Join RTI at this year's Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) – the Department of Defense's foremost scientific meeting. It draws approximately 4,000 attendees to learn about new scientific knowledge resulting from military-unique research and development. MHSRS provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives.

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
• Leading 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

Tuesday, August, 27

Poster Session 2 | 1500 - 1700 

"Efficacy of Tailored Sexual Assault and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs at the United States Air Force Academy" 
Marni Kan

"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

"How Durable are the Treatment Effects of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"
Kristine Rae Olmsted

“Automated Suicidal Ideation Alert System for Prospective Cohort Study of Stellate Ganglion Block for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Non-pain Conditions”
Russ Peeler

Wednesday, August 28 

Poster Session 3 | 1000 - 1200

"AlphaWear - Algorithms & Models for Translating Wearables Data into Decision Aids Using Open-Source Techniques"
Meghan Hegarty-Craver

"Optimizing the Human Weapon System: Utilizing Wearable Sensors to Inform Readiness across the Joint Force" 
Dennis McGurk

Thursday, August 29

Presentation | 1115 - 1315

"The Effectiveness and Applicability of a Heart Rate Variability Assessment and Training Telemedicine System in Remote Settings | Solutions Addressing Behavioral Health Clinician Shortage - Leveraging Telebehavioral Health"
Lauren Scroggs