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  • Team forges telepathology guidelines at Keesler

    A 20-person telepathology high-performance Team convened at Keesler's hospital March 20-23 to develop the requirements for the telepathology capability in the Air Force Medical Service. Telepathology uses imagery and video and allows pathologists to study diseases without being physically present.

  • Officer selected for new cyber weapons course

    Capt. Jeremy Sparks, an undergraduate cyber training instructor in the 333rd Training Squadron, has been chosen to be in the first batch of cyber students to attend the Air Force's newly-formed Air Force Cyber Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.Lasting almost six months, the cyber warfare

  • Keesler nurses selected to prestigious programs

    Two Keesler nurses have been selected for prestigious programs.Col. Dwayne Wilhite, perioperative nursing master clinician with the 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, was named military perioperative nurse consultant to the Air Force surgeon general. First Lt. Bethany Casper, an 81st MSGS registered

  • Pediatric clinic adopts patient-centered model

    The 81st Medical Operations Squadron Pediatric Clinic began transitioning to the Air Force's patient-centered medical home concept Jan. 1.PCMH is a 1960s model currently making a comeback as the nation struggles to make health care more efficient, costeffective and a more satisfying experience for

  • Keesler medics get decontamination training

    While most people prepared for the holidays, a contingent of "Dragon Medics" from the 81st Medical Group and nurses from the Biloxi Department of Veterans Affairs medical campus prepared for the worst during a training session Dec. 19-21.DECON LLC Corporation instructors from Mississippi, Florida,

  • Combined regimen reduces lower back pain

    A regimen of core strengthening exercises was no better than traditional sit-ups for preventing back pain in soldiers, according to a new University of Florida study. But combining both exercise programs with a brief educational session on back pain strategies did lower the incidence of treatment