2016 VIETNAM CENTER AND ARCHIVE SYMPOSIUM: SYMPOSIUM AGENDA AND EVENT INFORMATION “A MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR”
Sponsored by:
The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage
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March |
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Thursday, March 10 |
All day: |
Participants arrive in San Antonio |
Registration Desk opens at the Holiday Inn San Antonio Airport |
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Location: Symposium Registration Area near Hill Country Ballroom |
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PLEASE NOTE: This is near the |
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the first floor |
5:45 PM: |
Meet downstairs and start to board buses |
6:00 PM: |
Bus departs hotel for Welcoming Reception (Please be sure to bring ID) |
6:30 PM: |
Welcoming Reception |
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Location: AMEDD Center for History and Heritage |
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Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
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Heavy Hors d'oeuvres |
8 PM: |
Bus returns to hotel |
Friday, March 11
7:30 AM: |
Coffee Service in Symposium Registration Area, Hill Country Ballroom |
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8:00 AM: WELCOMING REMARKS
Stephen Maxner, Ph.D., Director, Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University
Robert Driscoll, Chief of the Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage, US Army Medical Command
Location: Prairie and Mesa Rooms (Hill Country Ballroom)
8:30 AM: Session 1
Medical Advising Programs in Vietnam
Moderator: Sanders Marble, Ph.D.
COL (R) James G. Van Straten, Ph.D.: A Different Face of War: Memories of a
Medical Service Corps Officer in Vietnam
MAJ (R) Scott C. Woodard, MA: ???Praise the Host and Pass the Nuoc Mam: Medical
Advisors in the Vietnam War???
Location: Prairie and Mesa Rooms (Hill Country Ballroom)
10:00 AM: Coffee Break
(Beginning of breakout sessions)10:30 AM: Sessions 2
Session 2A
Military Veterinary Service Missions in Vietnam
Moderator: BG John Poppe, USA (Ret), US Army Veterinary Corps
BG John Poppe, USA (Ret.), History of US Army Veterinary Services in Vietnam
Kent Kerr, Colonel (Retired), US Army Veterinary Corps: US Army Veterinary Service
Missions in Vietnam
Location: Prairie Room
Session 2B
Medical Service Corps Combat Level Operations
Moderator: Gus Kappler, M.D.
Donald Hall: ???Happy New Year Long Binh!??? The 44th Medical Brigade in the Tet
Offensive
Gus Kappler, MD: Trauma Surgery at the 85th Evac.
William Mahaffey: "Charlie Med," the
Battalion, 3rd MARDIV
Location: Mesa Room
12:00 Lunch
Lunch Presentation: Allen Clark, Vietnam Veteran
Location: Canyon Room
1:30 PM: |
Sessions 3 |
Session 3A
Agent Orange: Lasting Legacy of War
Moderator: Susan Schnall, BSN, FACHE; Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of Professional Studies, New York University; Honorary Doctor of Humanities, Ohio Wesleyan University
Paul Cox, Vietnam veteran, Marine Corps Infantry,
We Leave Behind: Agent Orange and Unexploded Ordnance
Jean Grassman, Environmental Sciences; Associate Professor, Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College: A Poisoned Land
Carole A. Baraldi, RN, Ed.D.; Assistant Professor of Nursing, Mercy College: Healing the People
Heather Bowser, MSeD, LPCC, Preferred Care Counseling: A Daughter's Perspective
Location: Prairie Room
Session 3B
The Medical Corps in the Vietnam War
Moderator: Robert B. Daroff, MD
Carl Gunderson, Col MC (Ret) Professor Emeritus Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD: The Medical Corps in the Vietnam War
Robert B. Daroff, MD: Cerebral Malaria in U.S. Forces in Vietnam
Location: Mesa Room
3:00 PM: |
Coffee Break |
3:30 PM: |
Sessions 4 |
Session 4A
Vietnam Redcatcher Medics of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade
Moderator: MAJ (R) Scott C. Woodard, MA
199th Light Infantry Brigade Medics
Location: Prairie Room
Session 4B
Conscientious Objection and Veteran Protest during the Vietnam War
Moderator: Stephen Maxner, Ph.D.
Gary Kulik: The Forgotten Medics of the Vietnam War
Amy M. Hay: GI Guinea Pigs: Veterans Protest Agent Orange
Location: Mesa Room
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5:00 PM ??? End of first day presentations |
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6:00 PM: |
Reception |
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Cash bar |
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Light Hors d'oeuvres |
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Location: Canyon Room and |
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6:30 PM: |
Special Vietnam Veteran Recognition Program |
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Hosted by 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration Program |
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7:00 PM: |
SYMPOSIUM BANQUET |
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Recommended attire: Business |
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Location: Canyon Room |
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7:40 PM: |
Keynote Address |
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Keynote Speaker: |
LTG Quinn Becker, USA (Ret), Surgeon General of the United States Army
LTG Becker also served as the Chief, Professional Services, 85th Evacuation Hospital, United States Army Vietnam from February to May 1970 and then as
Division Surgeon and Battalion Commander, 15th Medical Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), United States Army Vietnam from June 1970 top February Feb 1971.
8:30 PM: |
End of banquet |
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Saturday March 12 |
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7:30 AM: |
Coffee Service in Symposium Registration Area |
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Location: Symposium Registration Area |
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Session 5A |
8:30 AM: |
Sessions 5 |
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Medicine on 'the Other Side' during the Vietnam War
Moderator: Stephen Maxner, Ph.D.
Alan Hawk, Museum Specialist, National Museum of Health and Medicine: "Do our best for the wounded??? - The Creation of the Viet Cong Medical Department
Professor C. Michele Thompson: Winning Hearts and Minds through Medicine
Rob Whitehurst: Medicine on 'the Other Side' during the Vietnam War
Location: Prairie Room
Session 5B
The Involvement of Medical Allies during the Vietnam War
Moderator: Sanders Marble, Ph.D.
Wolfgang Eckart: Between Medical Humanitarianism and Cold War Engagement:
German Medical Assistance Programmes for the Vietnamese People,
Jane Kim: The Mercenaries of America: The South Korean military medicine and the
Location: Mesa Room
10:00 AM: Coffee break - Symposium Registration Area
10:30 AM: Sessions 6
Session 6A
Australian Medical Experiences in the Vietnam War
Moderator: Sanders Marble, Ph.D.
Peter Yule, Ph.D., University of Melbourne: The Medical Legacies of the Vietnam
War: An Australian Perspective
Location: Prairie Room
Session 6B
The Impact of Disease during the Vietnam War
Moderator: Stephen Maxner, Ph.D.
Dr. Dennis Graham PhD, RN, ANP: Malaria: A Soldier???s Story of the Vietnam War???s
Second Front
Dr. Bradford Waters: Viral Hepatitis in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and in
Vietnam era Veterans
COL Andrew Cottingham: The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the Field
Epidemiology Survey Team, and Malaria and Plague in Vietnam.
Location: Mesa Room
12:00 Lunch
Location: Canyon Room
1:30 PM: Session 7
Mental Health Aspects of Service in the Vietnam War
Moderator: Stephen Maxner, Ph.D.
Norman 'Mike' Camp, MD: Salient findings from US Army Psychiatry in the Vietnam
War: Cautionary tale or perfect storm?
Mike Doidge: U.S. Military Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Healthcare in the 1970s
Nicholas Efstathiou: Vietnam Veterans and
Location: Mesa Room
3:00 PM: |
Coffee break - Symposium Registration Area |
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3:30 PM: |
Session 8 |
Vietnam Veteran Care When There Are War Remnants
Moderator: Sanders Marble, Ph.D.
Myrna Armstrong: Vietnam Veteran Care When There Are War Remnants
Patricia Conrad: Vietnam Veteran Care When There Are War Remnants
Location: Mesa Room
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END OF SYPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS |
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Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
(806)742-9010 -
Email
vnca@ttu.edu
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
(806)742-9010 -
Email
vnca@ttu.edu