Dr. Aaron Epstein created the Global Surgical and Medical Support Group in 2015 to provide high-quality care to victims in Iraq of the ongoing conflict with ISIS. What started as small teams of physicians and surgeons inserting themselves in communities facing ISIS has since expanded to an organization of over 1,000 leading US licensed medical experts, covering every medical and surgical subspecialty from medical institutions worldwide and US Special Operations veterans. This unique combination of medical expertise and the ability to operate in austere settings allows them to rapidly bring unparalleled services to some of the harshest environments and serve populations in dire need.To learn more about GSMSG, go to their website, GSMSG.org. You can also follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/__gsmsg__/Timestamps:00:00:22 Intro 00:01:26 Global Surgical and Medical Support Group00:04:37 Roles Within 2,000 People00:06:27 Aaron Epstein’s Background00:09:35 Field Hospital in 72 Hours00:12:50 Logistical Problems00:13:48 Long-Term Strategies 00:19:33 Stateside Training and Continuity00:21:11 Levels of Training00:24:14 Refresher Training00:26:13 Health Care and Medical Training 00:29:00 Decreasing Poverty Levels 00:33:17 Innovations in Battlefield Medicine00:38:03 Moving Away from Direct Blood Transfers00:38:49 Biggest Obstacles for Point of Injury00:43:04 Mitigating FPV Drones00:44:55 Lessons Learned for Battlefield Medicine00:48:51 Interested in GSMSG00:53:40 Outro

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