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  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025
  • 07:00 – 08:00 East Coast USA Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 08:00 – 08:10 East Coast USA Time
    Opening Ceremony + Honor the Fallen
  • 08:10 – 08:20 East Coast USA Time
    SOMSA 2025 Programs of Emphasis and Conference Opening Remarks
  • 08:20 – 08:50 East Coast USA Time
    Address from A/DASD Rob Satrom
  • 08:50 – 09:20 East Coast USA Time
    Senior Leader Welcome
  • 09:20 – 09:50 East Coast USA Time
    Medical Hall of Honor Ceremony
  • 09:50 – 10:15 East Coast USA Time
    SOMA Medic of the Year Presentation
  • 10:00 – 10:30 East Coast USA Time
    Morning Break
  • 10:25 – 10:50 East Coast USA Time
    Tom Deal Memorial Lecture
  • 10:50 – 11:30 East Coast USA Time
    Wounded Warrior Presentation
  • 11:30 – 12:00 East Coast USA Time
    SOCOM Command Surgeon & SEMA Update
  • 12:00 – 13:00 East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Break
  • 13:00 – 13:20 East Coast USA Time
    Acute Cognitive Effects of Low Level Blast Exposure
  • 13:00 – 13:30 East Coast USA Time
    SOFCOM JMed update
  • 13:00 – 13:30 East Coast USA Time
    Thinking Outside the Box - Advanced Medical Support Behind the Enemy Lines
  • 13:00 – 13:30 East Coast USA Time
    United States Marshals Service End of Watch April 29, 2024
  • 13:00 – 15:00 East Coast USA Time
    Coupling Cognitive Performance with Clinical Practice - S1
  • 13:00 – 15:00 East Coast USA Time
    Obstetrical Emergencies in an Austere Environment - S1
  • 13:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Approach to MASCAL Response - S2
  • 13:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Building Expert Educators: the SMS Instructor Development Course - Day 2
  • 13:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Cricothyroidotomy: Master the Feel - Master the Steel - S2
  • 13:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Expectant Casualty Care (ECC) in the Austere Environment: A Case-Based Lab for SOF and Civilian Prehospital Providers
  • 13:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization - S2
  • 13:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Intermediate Ultrasound for Prolonged Casualty Care: Enhancing Field Medical Precision
  • 13:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Just a Fancy BVM - A Mechanical Ventilation Workshop - S2
  • 13:20 – 13:40 East Coast USA Time
    Efficacy of Repeated Intramuscular Administration of Dimethyl Trisulfide (DMTS) for the Treatment of Acute Oral Cyanide (CN) Toxicity in a Swine Model (Sus scrofa)
  • 13:30 – 14:00 East Coast USA Time
    Prolonged CLS (PCLS or 'Pickles')
  • 13:30 – 14:10 East Coast USA Time
    Trauma case reviews with surgeon, doc, medic
  • 13:40 – 14:00 East Coast USA Time
    Multifunctional Medical Foam (MF) to Enhance Acute Wound Management In Situ
  • 14:00 – 14:20 East Coast USA Time
    A Deployable Alternative: Utilizing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) to Perform Aortic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Trauma
  • 14:00 – 14:30 East Coast USA Time
    Medical Support to SOF Arctic Operations
  • 14:10 – 14:20 East Coast USA Time
    An AI-Enabled Software as a Medical Device Cleared by the FDA for Assessing Hemorrhage Risk in Trauma Casualties
  • 14:10 – 14:40 East Coast USA Time
    Lessons Learned: Leveraging Medical Support to Strengthen Relationships during a Mass Casualty Event in Post-Global War on Terror Syria
  • 14:20 – 14:30 East Coast USA Time
    Antimicrobial Resistance Research to Improve Outcomes of Traumatic Wounds (ARROW): Preliminary results from a prospective observational cohort in Ukraine
  • 14:30 – 14:40 East Coast USA Time
    Association of Intraprocedural Stress Levels with Exam Outcomes in Special Forces Medic Training
  • 14:30 – 15:00 East Coast USA Time
    Burlington Street Explosion: A Case Study in Primary Blast Injury and Concussion
  • 14:30 – 15:00 East Coast USA Time
    Promoting Resilience in Operational Situations
  • 14:40 – 14:50 East Coast USA Time
    Comparative Analysis of Flow Rates in Peripheral Catheter Devices: Implications for Emergency Fluid Resuscitation
  • 14:40 – 15:10 East Coast USA Time
    COLD Blood Protocol (Cold stored O type Low titer Donor) for Medical Support to SOF Training Events in CONUS
  • 14:50 – 15:00 East Coast USA Time
    Comparing Clinical Outcomes of Prehospital Ketamine Alone vs. Combined with Traditional Analgesics in Trauma Patients
  • 15:00 – 15:30 East Coast USA Time
    Afternoon Break
  • 15:15 – 17:15 East Coast USA Time
    Coupling Cognitive Performance with Clinical Practice - S2
  • 15:15 – 17:15 East Coast USA Time
    Obstetrical Emergencies in an Austere Environment - S2
  • 15:30 – 15:40 East Coast USA Time
    Critical analyses of the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative and Longitudinal Blast Overpressure Study: Implications for future research and treatment of blast-exposed Special Operations personnel
  • 15:30 – 16:00 East Coast USA Time
    Modern warfare complicated logistics
  • 15:30 – 16:30 East Coast USA Time
    Senior Enlisted Medical Advisors - The Beginning of Giving Back to the SOF Medic Community
  • 15:40 – 15:50 East Coast USA Time
    Decreasing Minimal Blood Donor Interval with Iron Supplementation
  • 15:50 – 16:00 East Coast USA Time
    DODTR Analysis of Transfusion Reactions with Blood Administration
  • 16:00 – 16:10 East Coast USA Time
    Early detection of neurodegeneration and suicidality in Special Operations Forces: Future-phase epigenetic applications and initial validation of the FLARES I scale
  • 16:00 – 16:20 East Coast USA Time
    Countering the Electronic Warfare Threat: Modeling Electromagnetic Signatures of Portable Ultrasounds Used in Far Forward Environments
  • 16:00 – 16:30 East Coast USA Time
    Beyond the golden hour: Thoughts on SOF blood protocols in the era of peer adversaries and austere environments.
  • 16:10 – 16:20 East Coast USA Time
    Effectiveness of JT5 Junctional Tourniquet System To Achieve and Maintain Pulselessness in Healthy Human Volunteers under Whole-Body Vibration and Shock
  • 16:20 – 16:30 East Coast USA Time
    Experentia et Progressus: An Experiential Needs Assessment of the Military Healthcare Providers in Treating Pediatric Combat Trauma
  • 16:30 – 16:40 East Coast USA Time
    Hypocalcemia in Trauma: evaluation of patient characteristics for the consideration of pre-hospital empiric calcium supplementation
  • 16:30 – 17:00 East Coast USA Time
    A Former Ranger Medic’s Lessons Learned from a Mass Casualty in Burma
  • 16:40 – 16:50 East Coast USA Time
    IOU: IntraOsseous Ultrasound confirmation
  • 16:50 – 17:00 East Coast USA Time
    Best practice recommendation for management of self-reported symptoms of "loss of balance" and "vision problems" in SOCOM personnel.
  • 17:00 – 17:10 East Coast USA Time
    Dimensions of a Ruler to Measure and Mark Donor Blood Bags to Reliably Fill to 450mL
  • 17:00 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Delayed Hemodynamic Collapse Following a Retroperitoneal Gunshot Injury During a Special Operations Training Exercise
  • 17:10 – 17:20 East Coast USA Time
    Utilizing Special Operations Forces (SOF) Medic Consults to Inform Pre-Deployment Training
  • 17:20 – 17:30 East Coast USA Time
    Prolonged CASEVAC Care: Recognizing Gaps in Preparation for LSCO
  • 18:00 – 20:00 East Coast USA Time
    Opening Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    "Cadaver Blood Transfusion: An Historical Perspective and Future Solutions for Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO)"
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    A Case of Rifampin Induced Reactive Airway Disease in a Special Operations Soldier with Latent Tuberculosis
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Acute Aortic Dissection in a Paratrooper Following Airborne Operation: A Case Report
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Acute Exertional Compartment Syndrome: A Rare Indication for Fasciotomy
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Air Embolism Following IV Placement Requiring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in a Special Operations Forces Training Exercise
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Anomalous Health Incidents (aka Havana Syndrome)
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Beyond the Golden Hour: Advancing Trauma Care with Far-Forward Medical Training in Conflict Zones
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Blunt Chest Trauma: A Case of Acute Lung Herniation
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Colorimetric Capnography for Confirmation of Thoracostomy Placement in Traumatic Pneumothoraces
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Comparison of audiovisual data processing for manual processing versus automated syncing
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Creatine Monohydrate: Should all of SOF be Taking This Supplement?
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Delayed Hemodynamic Collapse Following a Retroperitoneal Gunshot Injury During a Special Operations Training Exercise
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Does Infantry Cost the Most? Medical Resource Allocation in Service Members with TBI from the GWOT
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Enhancing Combat Medical Research: The Critical Role of Scenario Standardization
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Evaluating the Impact of Structured Support and Mentorship for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Veterans in Medical School Applications
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Extended Wear Dressing In Acute Traumatic Wounds: Case Series from a Ukrainian Combat Hospital Shows Reduced Pain, Hosptial Stay, and Dressing Changes
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Eye in the Sky
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Infective Endocarditis: Severe Complication from a Common Procedure
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Medical Direction Needs Analysis: Codifying a Medical Directors Course to Meet the Demands of Modern Combat Care
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Novel Use of Surgical Clamps and External Defibrillation Pads for Internal Defibrillation in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Operating Without Guidance: Pediatric EFAST Exams Highlight the Need for a Pediatric CPG
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Peptides: A Primer for Providers
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Sewage Suffocation: A case report and discussion of poop pit plop pathophysiology
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Sodium Bicarbonate for SOF Medics
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Taking a Deeper Look – Traumatic Brain Injury Demographics and the Self-Reported Effects of TBI in Army Special Operations Forces
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    TCCC Combat Lifesaver Pilot Study of a Blended Learning Model: Advancing Hands-On Learning with Less Classroom Time.
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Traumatic Brain Injury and Neuropsychiatric Care for Special Operations Forces: Insights from a Retrospective Cohort Study
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Understanding Time on Tasks and implications for Training Environments
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Unstable Cervical Spine Fracture During Airborne Operation
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Vaping Injury in Special Operations Soldier
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    Vasopressin: A Savior in Blood Limited Environments?
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    We Own The Night: How Sleep Disturbances in Special Operations Affects Physiological Qualities of U.S. Service members
  • 18:30 – 19:30 East Coast USA Time
    When Molehills Become Mountains: Medical Adventures during Special Operations Assessment