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CIVIL AFFAIRS SOLDIER EDITS “IRAQI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE”
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Posted on 12/27/2003 8:01:01 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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December 27, 2003
Release Number: 03-12-65
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CIVIL AFFAIRS SOLDIER EDITS IRAQI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
BAGHDAD, Iraq During the last 10 years, physicians in Iraq have struggled for updated medical information, said Maj. John E. Padgett, the officer in charge of the public health team with the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, an Army Reserve unit based in Abilene, Texas, who now edits the Iraqi Journal of Medicine.
The 490th Civil Affairs Battalion supports Task Force 1st Armored Division.
Iraqi physicians had no access to updated information, said Padgett. Before the war, a politically-connected physician could travel to Europe and Asia for seminars and advanced training, but most others could not.
Padgett, who is an educator at Samuel Merritt College in Oakland, Calif., says physicians must continue their education by reading medical journals and attending seminars. While new diagnostic techniques, breakthrough medicines and technological advances keep the medical world turning physicians are obligated to keep up with the changes.
Physicians have a responsibility to the patient to deliver the best care possible, said Padgett. So they should be familiar with the newest diagnostics techniques, equipment and drug discoveries. If we didnt have continuing education, wed still be bleeding patients instead of using antibiotics, cat scans and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging.)
Medical journals are crucial to physicians, yet Padgett knows of no medical journals published within Iraq since the first Gulf War. This makes the Iraqi Journal of Medicine an especially valuable tool for medical practitioners.
The Iraqi Journal of Medicine is a compilation of recently published medical information from all over the world, reviewed and summarized by the Ministry of Health and then passed on to Padgett, who edits the material for language, relevancy and content. Padgett, who has published works in Physicians Assistant Journal and various magazines, also writes an editorial column for the Iraqi journal.
Padgett says an important function of the editorial process is reviewing work for relevancy. Because most Iraqi physicians are not yet equipped with the latest technology, Padgett must find articles that pertain to the Iraqi physicians.
The physicians here dont have the equipment available in the western world, said Padgett. So we have to take into consideration their limited resources and make value assessments.
Until now, the journal was a collection of gathered information from writers outside of Iraq. The next issue, however, will contain some articles written by Iraqis.
We are striving for relevancy, and were encouraging Iraqi physicians to solicit articles for the Iraqi Journal of Medicine. said Padgett. Although we want to offer new information to the Iraqis and stimulate their thought processes, we also want to make the information relevant. The only people who can really do this are the Iraqis.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: american; bagdhad; champions; civilaffairs; coalition; freedom; gnfi; goodguys; iraq; iraqidoctors; medicine; military; peacemakers; rebuildingiraq; terrorism
To: MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq During the last 10 years, physicians in Iraq have struggled for updated medical information, said Maj. John E. Padgett, the officer in charge of the public health team with the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, an Army Reserve unit based in Abilene, Texas, who now edits the Iraqi Journal of Medicine. ...This makes the Iraqi Journal of Medicine an especially valuable tool for medical practitioners. The Iraqi Journal of Medicine is a compilation of recently published medical information from all over the world...
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Maj. John E. Padgett, of the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, 1st Armored Division, saving lives in Iraq. Y
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"Since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1..." ....
Since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1...all 240 hospitals and more than 1200 clinics are open.
Since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1...doctors salaries are at least eight times what they were under Saddam.
Since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1...pharmaceutical distribution has gone from essentially nothing to 700 tons in May to a current total of 12,000 tons.
Since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1...the Coalition has helped administer over 22 million vaccination doses to Iraqs children.
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posted on
12/27/2003 8:07:19 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
BTTT
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posted on
12/27/2003 8:08:32 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: facedown
My Brother's unit.... They are a great bunch of guys doing great things....
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posted on
12/27/2003 8:20:50 AM PST
by
trthnjsts
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
We are winning the hearts and minds and the bad guys are losing the hearts and minds!
The democrats are sad ~ very sad!
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posted on
12/27/2003 11:10:17 AM PST
by
blackie
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Until now, the journal was a collection of gathered information from writers outside of Iraq. The next issue, however, will contain some articles written by Iraqis.
We are striving for relevancy, and were encouraging Iraqi physicians to solicit articles for the Iraqi Journal of Medicine. said Padgett. Although we want to offer new information to the Iraqis and stimulate their thought processes, we also want to make the information relevant. The only people who can really do this are the Iraqis.That's the key - the quicker these guys and their peers in other disciplines come up to speed and begin contributing, Democracy in Iraq will be all that stronger.
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posted on
12/27/2003 12:09:56 PM PST
by
Oatka
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
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posted on
12/29/2003 8:10:25 PM PST
by
windchime
(Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))
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