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The Clinical Investigations Committee and the USAFP would like to applaud previous and current research efforts by our members, and would like to encourage continued submissions. In addition to the topics previously covered, we would like people to consider research in the following areas. By no means does this indicate that these are the only topics that will be considered, it is just that these topics have not been covered in the past and may be of interest for our members.

Proposed USAFP Requests For Proposal’s (RFP) - some topics that may be of interest for our members (in addition to the topics that have been covered in the past)

1. What is the best timing, dose, and route of administration of antibiotics for battle wounds?

2. Determinants of choosing Family Medicine as a career choice.

3. What is the role of alcohol-based hand cleansers in field sanitation?

4. What factors increase the risk of PTSD in soldiers and what steps can minimize it?

5. Development of a list of optimal deployment resources for the military family physician (what medical resources worked well and which didn’t).

6. In the global war on terrorism, what is the breakdown of types of patients being seen by the military family physician (trauma, psych, DNBI, etc).

7. Are the military unique curricula that are currently in place in military family medicine residencies adequately preparing us for modern deployments?

8. Are military family physicians competent to treat chemical and biological casualties on the battlefield?

9. Are military family physicians competent to treat a wide variety of tropical diseases that may be encountered on deployments?

10. What is the impact of the use of an electronic medical record on the care of military beneficiaries?

11. What interventions are helpful, and which are harmful, that are often implemented on humanitarian missions such as MEDCAPs?

12. Which populations are appropriate for G6PD screening?

13. Do ankle or knee supporters prevent injury during airborne operations?

14. What is the best way to handle chronic medications on a long-term deployment?

15. What are the effects of (any OTC nutritional supplement) on soldiers in a combat?

16. What is the relationship between the rate of injury on airborne operations correspond to weight of combat equipment?

17. Does the use of simulators to prepare for battlefield injuries have an effect on physician’s confidence, patient care or mortality?

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