N-9-89 Joint Maritime Medical Staff Course (JMARMEDS) NATO School – Oberammergau Germany 10 December 2012 Overall Classification Of This Presentation: NATO UNCLASSIFIED 1 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Policy experience – as an Intern in the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Medical Plans and Policy Branch (OPNAV N931D) from July 2010 – July 2011 Land operations – as the Medical Plans Officer for Task Force Medical – South, Afghanistan from September 2009 – April 2010 Maritime/Amphibious operations – as the Medical Plans Officer for the 31st U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) from April 2007 – July 2008 CURRENT POSITION: CJ5 Plans Staff Officer and Medical Planner (PXX008) Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (SFN), PRT Comm: +351-21-4404434//NCN: 529-4434 Mobile: +39-366-574-9989 NATO Unclassified: a.toler2@sfn.nato.int 2 1. Overview of the NATO Operational Planning Process and the Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive (COPD) 2. Overview of NATO Medical Operations Planning Process 3 Part 1: Overview of the Reference/Source: Lieutenant Colonel Mehmet Salar, TUR-A NATO School – Joint Operations Department 4 5 6 7 8 9 Simultaneous Planning Occurs From the Strategic to the Tactical Level 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Part 2: Overview of the Reference/Source: Colonel Toby Rowland GBR Army NATO HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation Branch Head (Medical) 22 To support the mission, through conservation of manpower, preservation of life and minimization of residual physical and mental disabilities How is this mission statement achieved… Commensurate to force strength Must deploy with forces tasked to support Must be a robust and comprehensive capability Reference: AJP-4.10 (A) 23 1. Requires input from the medical staff at each point of the process 2. The Medical Operational Planning Process is continuously linked to the OPP 3. The output of Medical Planning delivered to the OPP is the Medical Support Plan Annex to the OPLAN 4. The Medical Plan needs to be coordinated on all levels Reference: AJMedP-1 24 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Situation a) b) Health Risk Assessment Civil-Military Situation b) Scheme of Maneuver What Should Mission You Consider Assumptions When Building a) Estimated Casualty Rates Your Medical Execution Plan? a) Concept of Medical Support for each phase of theSupport operation Tasks and Responsibilities a) b) 6. Per Afloat MTF MEDEVAC Appendices 1. 2. 3. Medical Intelligence Report Eligibility Matrix Medical Report Formats Reference: AJMedP-1 25 NATO Standards of Medical Care • • • • • NATO Medical Support is a national responsibility In practice it is increasingly a shared responsibility Treatment outcome must equate to best medical practice Standards need to be acceptable to all nations Continuum of Care from injury to home base • Reference: MC 326/3, AJP-4.10(A), AMedP-11 (A) NATO-UNCLASSIFIED NATO Medical Care Role System • Standards of Medical Care are achieve through the Role System: – Role 1 medical support provides for routine primary health care, specialized first aid, triage, resuscitation and stabilization – Role 2 provides an intermediate capability for the reception and triage of casualties – Role 3 medical support is deployed hospitalization and the elements required to support it – Role 4 medical support provides the full spectrum of definitive medical care • Specific maritime levels of healthcare will be defined by the Maritime Medical Planning presentation • Reference: MC 326/3 NATO-UNCLASSIFIED NATO Medical Policy and Doctrine NATO Standardization Agency (NSA) Public Web Site: http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/ Medical Policy MC 326/3 Medical Keystone Doctrine AJP-4.10 Medical Support Allied Joint Medical Doctrine Supporting Medical Doctrine AJMedP-1 AJMedP-2 AJMedP-3 AJMedP-4 Medical Planning Medical Evacuation Medical Intelligence Force Health Protection AMedP-6 Med Aspects NBC AMedP-5 Multiling Phrasebook AMedP-7 Med CBRN CONOPS AMedP-12 Blood Brochure AMedP-8 CRE CBRN AMedP-13 Glossary Med Terms AMedP-11 Maritime Med AMedP-19 Animal Care AMedP-16 Med Capabilities AMedP-24 Emergency Care MC 551 AJMedP-5 Medical C4I AMedP-3 Insect/Rodent Contr AMedP-14 Heat, Cold, Altitude AMedP-18 Water Potability AMedP-20 Waste Management AMedP-21 Health Surveillance AMedP-23 Vaccination AMedP-17 Med Training Req AMedP-22 Trauma Care Training NATO-UNCLASSIFIED AJMedP-6 CivMilMed Interface Medical Support Plan Considerations 1. 2. 3. 4. NATO Standards of Medical Care These Steps NATO Medical Role System Will Occur NATO Continuum of CareDuring Phase 4 the COPD NATO Medical Policy and of Doctrine Process • Now that you understand these considerations when building a Medical Support Plan Annex…Let’s go through basic medical planning steps! NATO-UNCLASSIFIED Step I – Initiation Joint Operations Planning Group (JOPG) Cdr’s Planning Guidance CHIEF JOPG CJ 5 PLANNERS CJ 2 PLANNERS CC CC CCs LEGAD CJ 1 POLAD CJ 2 CJ 4 CJ 6 PIO CJ 9 CJ 3 NATO-UNCLASSIFIED MED Step II – Orientation Review of the Situation Strategic Background Geographical Conditions Information and Media Opposing Forces Sit Medical Intelligence Civil-Military Situation Comprehensive Approach Awareness NATO-UNCLASSIFIED Step III – Concept Development • For development of the medical concept the medical planner has to take into account multiple factors. • Some of them are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Environment Opposing Forces Friendly Forces Risk Assessment Medical Logistics Medical Capabilities • The list of factors not complete, but gives you an idea… NATO-UNCLASSIFIED Step III – Concept Development: Environment Geography Weather / Climate Health Risks & Threats Civilian Population Host Nation Resources Other stakeholders NATO-UNCLASSIFIED Step III – Concept Development: Medical Logistics Equipment Drugs Blood Products Oxygen NATO-UNCLASSIFIED Step III – Concept Development: Medical Capabilities Summary of required capabilities and capacities Medical Treatment Facilities Evacuation Assets Graphical Overlay: Concept of Medical Support “Tentative Course of Action” NATO-UNCLASSIFIED Step IV – Plan Development A Concept of Operations L Psychological Operations B Task Organization M Arms Control C Forces and Tasks N Nuclear Operations D Intelligence O Information Operations E Rules of Engagement P Electronic Warfare F Maritime Operations Q CIS G Land Operations R Logistics H Air Operations S Movements I Amphibious Operations T Environmental Support J Force Protection U NBC Defence K Special Operations QQ/ Medical XX NATO-UNCLASSIFIED Step V – Plan Review MED Support Plan JOPG Chief COMMANDER NATO-UNCLASSIFIED This Concludes The Lesson Overall Classification Of This Presentation: NATO UNCLASSIFIED 38