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I International Congress on Research in Military Health

The 1st International Congress on Research in Military Health will provide a forum for meeting, reflection and knowledge-sharing, dedicated to the main challenges and advances in healthcare within a military context. Throughout the congress, researchers, specialists and professionals in the field will have the opportunity to exchange experiences, present scientific knowledge and explore new approaches with an impact on research and clinical practice.

25 and 26 September 2026, at the Fundação Champalimaud, in Lisbon.

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Military Health in Modern Conflicts

Military Health in Modern Conflicts Addressing new operational challenges through research, innovation, and defence cooperation

Force Protection and Operational Readiness

Force Protection and Operational Readiness Strengthening prevention, human capability, and force readiness for the mission

Military Health Research and Innovation

Military Health Research and Innovation Transforming scientific knowledge into better care and greater response capacity

PROGRAM

08:30

Registration desk opens and delegates welcomed

09:00

Formal opening ceremony

10:15 Conference

Adapting Emergency Medical Services during a Protracted Emergency

Conference chair

11:00 DISCUSSION

11:15

Welcome coffee break

11:45 Panel 1

Applied Defence Research in the NATO Ecosystem

Future Challenges in Military Health Research
AI-Enabled Military Health: Transforming Research, Training and Operational Readiness
Beyond Training: Higher Education, Research and Strategic Knowledge for Military Health Readiness in Disasters
Applied Research in the X.0 Operational Environment: The Transformation of the Battlefield through Autonomous Systems

12:45 DISCUSSION

13:15

Lunch

14:00 Panel 2

Operational Health Research: Force Protection and Human Capability Development

Force Protection in Complex Operational Environments: The Contribution of Military Health to Resilience and Readiness
The Future of NATO Operational Health: Interoperability, Innovation and Resilience for Force Protection
From Knowledge to Readiness: Military Health Research, Education and Training as a Force Multiplier
The Role of Research and Physical Assessment in Performance and Operational Safety

15:20 DISCUSSION

15:50

Coffee Break

16:10 Panel 3

Role of Military Health Systems in Disasters: From Expanded Response to a Research Laboratory

Lessons Learned from Charlie Hebdo
Disaster Management and Emergency Response Training
Medical Response to Multiple-Site Ballistic Attacks
The Role of the Armed Forces in Disaster and Humanitarian Medicine: Maximising the Response

17:30 DISCUSSION

18:00

End of Day 1

19:30

Senior Leader´s Dinner” – Messe de Cascais

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

What is included

  • Access to all congress sessions
  • Certificate of participation
  • 2 meals
  • 2 welcome coffees
  • 1 coffee break
  • Congress folder and documentation
Registration fee
€100

Applicable exclusively to civilian participants from outside the Armed Forces.

Register now

Payment and proof of payment de pagamento

IBAN
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O pagamento deverá ser efetuado por transferência bancária para o IBAN indicado acima.

O comprovativo de pagamento deve ser anexado no momento do preenchimento do formulário de inscrição.

A taxa de inscrição de €100 aplica-se apenas a participantes civis externos às Forças Armadas.

SPEAKERS

Chair

Brigadier General Paulo Amado de Campos

Director, Military Health Teaching, Training and Research Unit

Major General Pedro Reis

Former Director of Military Health

Rear Admiral Francisco Gamito Guerreiro

Director of Military Health

Commodore António Oliveira Anão

Director of Health, Portuguese Navy

Professor João Pereira

Professor João Pereira

Executive Director, Católica Medical School, Portuguese Catholic University

Professor João Gonçalves

Professor João Gonçalves

Full Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon

Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Antunes

Head, Nanomorphological Imaging and X-ray Spectroscopy Laboratory, Military Laboratory Unit for Biological and Chemical Defence

Dr Jorge Duque

Dr Jorge Duque

Advisor Aeronautic, Space and Defence Sector Group – Public Procurement Department - Head of Department

Speakers

Professor Vitaliy Kryliuk

Professor Vitaliy Kryliuk

Director, Scientific and Practical Centre for Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Professor Rune Linding

Professor Rune Linding

Challenge Manager, NATO DIANA

Dr Luis Marques Fernandes

Dr Luis Marques Fernandes

Chair of the Board, Internal Security Observator

Engineer Filipe Duarte

Engineer Filipe Duarte

CEO Optimal Defence

Major General Alberto Abadía de Barbará

Director of Health, Spanish Armed Forces

Major General Marc Ongena

Vice-Chair of the Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO

Colonel João Barbas

Head, Multidisciplinary Team of the Centre for Studies and Research; Director, National Defence Course, National Defence Institute

Colonel Rui Lucena

Director, Military Physical Training Competence Centre, Portuguese Army

Colonel Patrick Hertgen

Paris Fire Brigade, Emergency Medicine Office

Professor Romero Bandeira

Professor Romero Bandeira

French Society for Disaster Medicine and European Society of Firefighter Medicine

Brigadier General Jens Diehm

Director, NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine

Professor Catarina Matias

Professor Catarina Matias

Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher, CIDEFES, Lusófona University

Major Médico Carlos Fuentes Mora

Medical Adviser, Spanish Armed Force

Commander Moisés Henriques

Coordinator, Naval Health and Human Behaviour Research Line, Naval Research Centre

Lieutenant Colonel André Fonseca

Head, Veterinary Division, Portuguese Army Directorate of Health

Captain Carla Amaro

Deputy Director of Military Health, General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces

First Lieutenant Carolina Rodrigues

Head, Psychology and Counselling Service, Intensive Treatment Unit for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism, Armed Forces Hospital

Dra. Maria Helena Temido

Dra. Maria Helena Temido

Consultant in Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital

Lieutenant Commander Modas Daniel

Head, Teaching, Training and Research Office, Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine Centre

First Lieutenant Joana Firmo

Head, Psychology Office, Portuguese Marine Corps Command

Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Casquinha

Head, Psychological Support and Crisis Intervention Office, Portuguese Army Applied Psychology Centre

Colonel Fátima Laureano

Portuguese Air Force Directorate of Health

Lieutenant Colonel Henrique Nogueira

Director of Public Health, National Medicines Laboratory

Professor Ana Rita Pinto

Professor Ana Rita Pinto

Delegate and National Contact Point for Health, Agency for Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation

Professor Luis Melo

Professor Luis Melo

Coordinator, Seapower Biotechnology Unit

Dr Carlos Paula

Dr Carlos Paula

CEO and Board Member, LxBio Pharmaceutical

Colonel Fernanda Pires

Deputy Director, Military Health Teaching, Training and Research Unit

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