The

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The Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical
Services in NATO COMEDS
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Outline
New Requirements
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COMEDS Structures
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COMEDS Mission Function
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Current Examples
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Medical in Cold War Era
Health Risk
Operational Theatre
National Responsibility
Preparation Timelines
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Driving Factors
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Medical Transformation
Remote Locations Short Notice
Health Risk Preventive Med
Preparation Force Protection
Highly Mobile Expeditionary Forces
Reduced Logistic Footprint
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Background Log Med ?
Medical

• Med Intel
• Force Prot
• Med CIS
• Med CIMIC
• Spec care
• Med Plans

• Deployment...RSOM
• Medical Supplies
• Transportation? Strat. Aeromedevac

Logistics
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COMEDS History
1949
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1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
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MILITARY
CIVIL
Sec Gen
MILITARY COMMITEE
Civilian Committees
Fora and Agencies
Fora and Agencies
I S
I M S
ACO
ACT
Military Command Structure
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COMEDS Structure
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NCS
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Other Observers
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COMEDS Mission

• Enhance the overall military medical posture of
  the Alliance by

• Advising the Military Committee

• Acting as coordinating body

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COMEDS Function

• Report to/guidance from Military Committee
• Principles MC326/2, AJP 4.10, Series of STANAGS
  and Allied Medical Publications
• Liaison with all relevant organizations
• Act as facilitator
• Consensus between national med positions
• Balance medical needs in military framework

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COMEDS Organization
MILITARY COMMITTEE
COMEDS
LEADERSHIP
Liaison Officer
Military Medical Steering Group
Secretary
Main Working Groups
Standardization (Doctrine)
Operations Procedures
Health Care
Medical CBRN
IER
MedCIS
MT
BIOMEDAC
FHTVS
MPM
EXPERT Panels
MedN
DS
MP
EM
MMMP
SGPME
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COMEDS Expert Panels
Military Preventive Medicine Medical Training
Emergency Medicine Medical Material and
Military Pharmacy Dental Service Food Hygiene
Technology Veterinary Services Military
Psychiatry Medical Communication and Information
Systems Standing Group Partners Medical
Experts Biological Medical Advisory
Council Medical Naval Medical Information
Exchange Requirements Function
MPM
MT
EM
MMMP
DS
FHTVS
MP
MedCIS
SGPME
BioMedAC
NAVAL
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IER
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Organisation of Work
Level 1 Vision Objectives
COMEDS
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Vision Objectives
4 Main Themes
8 Objective areas
Operational Environment (OE)

• medical policy doctrine
• sustainability of forces
• relation mil civ IOs
• deployability of forces
• availability of forces
• medical command control
• medical information systems
• interoperability with partner nations

Professional Medical Development (PD)
Societal Influences (SI)
Efficency (EF)
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Policy Doctrine
POLICY
Military Committee
DOCTRINE
Delegated Tasking Authorities
Advisory Committee
Standardization Board
Working Groups
Working Groups
Expert Panels
Expert Panels
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Two-fold approach at COMEDS
MEDICAL Standardization
Military Committee
MEDICAL Policy
NSA
MCJSB
COMEDS
MCMedSB
MCLSB
MCMSB
MM Steering Group
MCASB
MedStdWG
Working Groups
MilHC
MedCBRN
MMSOP
Expert Panels
Expert Panels