Section 1: the disaster and conflict environment
1. new paradigms: the world in the 21st century- european perspective
2. new paradigms: the world in the 21st century-¡a us perspective
3. the spectrum of conflict
4. the players- humanitarian organisations and their coordination in humanitarian assistance
5. the players- private military¡and security companies (pmscs) in the humanitarian space
6. medical ethics in disasters
7. medicine at high altitudes
8. medical support of special operations
9. terrorism 101
section 2: disasters, public health, and populations
10. disasters: an overview
11. disasters: the london bombings, 7th july 2005: forward medical response
12. responding to acute humanitarian crises: health needs assessment and priorities for intervention
13. responding to acute humanitarian crises: the role of health system levers in response, recovery and rebuilding to protect population health
14. responding to acute humanitarian crises: health planning in action "operation phoenix": a british medical aid program to sarajevo
15.responding to acute humanitarian crises: health care of prisoners and detainees
16. standards of care in catastrophic emergencies
17. program management and assessment
18. surveillance and control of communicable disease in conflicts and disasters
19. the sword of damocles: whither the next pandemic
section 3: living and working in austere environments
20. getting there and being involved: getting involved
21. getting there and being involved: team building and maintenance
22. safety and security: staying safe and effective- in a humanitarian context (or as safe as is reasonably possible when you know you should have stayed at home!)
23. safety and security:¡thinking ballistic- aspects of protection
24. safety and security: mines and weapons awareness
25. safety and security: health risk management- a tool for planning force health protection
26. applied communications for medical professionals in conflict and catastrophe situations
27. psychosocial and mental health care for the deployed staff of rescue, professional first response and aid agencies, ngos and military organisations
section 4: hospitals and health systems
28. conflict recovery: health systems in transition
29. eating an elephant: intervening in hospitals- pristina
30. military medical contribution to indigenous (military and civilian) health sector development (hsd) within security and stabilisation operations
31. military health services support in conflict
32. evacuation and transportation
33.¡deployed field hospitals in the 21st century
section 5: clinical care
34. acute problems and emergency surgery: a.¡introduction- scene-setting.-¡35. acute problems and emergency surgery:¡triage and acute care
36. acute problems and emergency surgery: ballistics and blast
37. acute problems and emergency surgery: tropical diseases
38. acute problems and emergency surgery: climate: hot and cold- an aide
39. acute problems and emergency surgery: envenomations- bites and stings
40. acute problems and emergency surgery: head injury
41. acute problems and emergency surgery: dental, maxillofacial, eye, and ent
42. acute problems and emergency surgery: abdominal complaints and acute surgical emergencies
43. acute problems and emergency surgery: soft tissues and skeleton
44. acute problems and emergency surgery: surgery in the tropics
45. acute problems and emergency surgery: anaesthesia and analgesia.-¡46. chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (cbrn) casualty management principles
47. women's health
48. the care of children in complex humanitarian emergencies and disasters
49. the psychosocial and mental health of people who are affected by conflict, catastrophes, terrorism, adversity, and displacement
section 6: resources
50. preparing to deploy: materials and information
51.¡rehabilitation diagnostic laboratories.-¡52. enablers and confounders: achieving the mission
53. the military approach to medical planning
54. accreditation in field medicine
55. humanitarian work in the era of modernising medical careers
56. code of behaviour.