Armed Forces Operational Medical Symposium (AFOMS) 2009

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The 2009 Armed Forces Operational Medicine Symposium (AFOMS) coordinated by the Navy Independent Duty Corpsman Association and the Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician Association would like to invite you and your organization to attend our medical symposium. This is the 13th annual conference for the Navy IDC and this is the third year that we are joining forces with the Air Force, Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command. This conference is well attended by active duty as well as retired Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps Health professionals.

The conference takes place from 14-19 June 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA

Target Audience

The Armed Forces Operational Medicine Symposium is intended for Navy Independent Duty Corpsman, Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician, Coast Guard Independent duty Corpsman and Medical Service Officers and other military Enlisted providing medical care in an operational or isolated environment.

http://www.hjf.org/events/2009-idcidmt.html .

The Registration/Conference fee is $100 until 15 May 2009.

After 15 May until the conference, registration will be $150.

Registration onsite at the conference will be available for $175.

Please note that there are three mini courses being offered during the weeklong conference. If you sign up for one of these courses, you must attend the entire course, you cannot attend part of the course and receive credit for it.

  • TCCC: This 3 day courses will take place Wednesday, June 15 - Friday, June 19, 2009, concluding at 1700. This course focuses on the management of casualties in the combat environment and emphasizes decision making when faced with enemy fire, medical equipment limitations, evacuation time, and other tactical considerations that effect casualty care.
  • Health Promotions Course: This 2 day course will take place Wednesday, June 15 - Thursday, June 18, 2009, concluding at 1700. This process-oriented course offers valuable information providing the planning, implementation, and evaluation of an effective health promotion program. To attend this course, attendees must complete the Health Promotion Level 1 course on Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) prior to the conference.
    • Day 1 is the Basic Level II course.
    • Day 2 will focus on the Tobacco Cessation Facilitator Course
  • Pest Control Class/food Sanitation Class: This 1 day class will take place on Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 0800 - 1700. This class provides certification in Shipboard pest management, and as a Food Service Management Instructor.

http://www.flymsy.com/ground_transportation.htm . The official shuttle service for the airport is Airport Shuttle New Orleans. Their website is: http://www.airportshuttleneworleans.com .

If you do insist on getting a rental car, or if you are driving to the area, there is a pay per day parking lot about .2 miles away that only charges $15 a day (with online coupon). The company's name is Premium Parking. Visit their website if interested or call and hit option #3. Their website is at: http://www.premiumparkingservice.com/promo_overnight.shtml

Want to see exactly where we're at and what is around? Go to: http://tinyurl.com/dbbng3  You can walk the streets around the hotel virtually and see what is there. This will put you on Google Maps, looking at the Sheraton Hotel where the conference will be held.

http://www.navyidc.org/content/funding-information-navy-afomsidc-conference .

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/book/idc1

If choose to make reservation by phone () you must identify yourself as attending the IDC/IDMT symposium when you make the reservation.

Sign up quickly before rooms are filled.

As of this date, rooms are 90-95% filled.

http://www.hjf.org/events/2009-idcidmt.html and visit the Exhibitor Sponsorship tab.

http://chartreshousecafe.com/

  • Great food, great staff, looks small from the outside, but there is a nice outdoor courtyard behind the restaurant. You can sit there, or cafe style on the street. Excellent crawfish dishes. We did the Seafood platter, as well as crawfish pasta. Excellent!
  • Café’ du Monde
  • Mother’s Restaurant
    • http://www.mothersrestaurant.net/
    • New Orleans favorite. Specialize in po'boys! Great service, may be crowded at lunch but moves fairly quickly. Large tables in the back you can sit after ordering your food. Little on the pricey side but worth it!
  • Deanie’s Seafood
    • http://www.deanies.com/restaurant.html
    • One of our favorites! Excellent prices, excellent food. Great staff. There is an included gratuity for seperate checks for for groups more than five. But don't let this stop you!
  • Acme Oyster House
    • http://www.acmeoyster.com
    • Locals favorite. Small place, and you may find yourself sharing a large tables with other groups family style, depending on how busy it is. Won't do separate checks, so come prepared to split the bill yourselves. Also usually has a line outfront which moves fairly quickly. Want to see what is inside? Take a look at their webcam which lets you take a look into the restaurant

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    IDC/IDMT Disclaimer

    The Navy Independent Duty Corpsman and Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician are private not for profit organization that are not sponsored by any department or agencies of the Department of Defense or local or state or Federal Government.  The speakers and exhibitors invited at the 2008 Medical Symposium are solely responsible for their presentations and do not represent any policies.  The exhibitors and displays at the symposium does not constitute endorsement by either the Navy IDC and Air Force IDMT Associations.

     

    Page last updated on: 10 June 2009

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