From recruitment to retirement: Forces health information sets Canadian precedent
Speaking recently at a military health forum in Ottawa, Rear-Admiral Andy Smith described the Canadian Forces Health Information System (CFHIS)...
Battlefield care: Treating a unique population
In 2010, the Surgeon General of the Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) articulated a health research strategy to focus and...
Research required for PTSD post-Afghanistan
Mental health problems such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occur in a significant minority of veterans deployed to Afghanistan and...
Veteran health research makes a comeback
American philosopher Irwin Edman once said, “Life is always at some turning point.” The 1991 Persian Gulf War marked a...
Where do we start?
In the past 15 years, the Canadian Forces, like all NATO armies, has experienced a higher number of injuries and...
Standing up a Canadian health institute
The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) is an innovative organization that engages existing academic research resources...
The role of research
In late August, ministers and senior officials from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, as well...
INSIDE INDUSTRY October/November 2011
Osprey rising to SAR credibility Is the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey flying its way into serious consideration as Canada’s next search......
SITREP October/November
Unlocking blast exposure effects Through the persistence of IEDs and suicide bombers, military doctors have become experts in treating blast......
Family fallout: Understanding the impact of military deployment
The images of fallen Canadian soldiers that were beamed into houses across the nation during the Afghanistan combat mission were...