OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES SUBMISSION FOR DCI S ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2003
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• Publication Date: December 15, 1981
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Officer, DDA
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Executive Officer,
Office of Medical Services
SUBJECT. Office of Medical Services Submission for
DCI's Annual Report to the Congress
REFERENCE: Routing and Transmittal Slip dtd 14 Dec 81
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A. Accomplishments in 1981-
1. Throughout 1980 and 1981, the Office of Medical Services
(OMS) became aware of an increase in cable traffic from various
posts throughout the world requesting numerous medical items and
ideas in connection with their efforts to provide themselves with
self-help medical care in times of civil disturbances, terrorist
activities, or natural disasters. 'OMS began to check references
on these various cable messages and what emerged was the germ of
an idea that perhaps close collaboration with State might produce
a coordinated effort to tackle the generic problem programmatically.
Thus, after much consultation, an interagency Life Safety Working
Group was formed consisting of State, plus other agencies having
representatives abroad FBI A riculture etc.). This germ of
an idea gave birth to The result was the
development and procurement (including training of personnel) of
a complete package of first-aid self-help equipment and instruction
via a modular videotape presentation. It also includes the safety
device/equipment needed to make a quick exit from a building. All
training of both State and Agency personnel for initial deployment
of the package was conducted alI As a result of their efforts,
the U.S. Government now has a contingency kit specifically designed
for use in overseas areas and a medical training program for lay
personnel. On the completion of this three-day training course,
employees will be able to manage medical emergencies when
professional medical assistance is not available. 0 A9c5.l
WARNING NOTICE
Sensitive Intelligence Sources
and Methods involved
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2. The Center for Counterterrorism and Crisis Response
(CCCR) was extensively involved in the development of plans for
the reception of the released Iranian hostages. For example,
C/CCCR was asked to advise Vice President Bush in the planning
for the official White House welcome ceremony for the hostages.
As members of the interdepartmental medical team formed to
assist and evaluate the freed Americans on their release, the
CCCR staff played a key role in development of the medical
processing procedures used in Wiesbaden. The CCCR staff
continued to provide guidance during the post-release period,
including planning for the reunion held in April 1981.
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3. In the OMS computer program, the Patterns of Illness
Project was completed and is operational. This enables us to
obtain morbidity and mortality data on our employees on a
worldwide basis with data going back many years. In conjunction
with the. Medical Systems Development Officer and Systems Analyst,
the Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Officer (EHEPMO)
has formulated a program to allow some epidemiological surveys
by various demographic parameters witin PERSIGN and PERSEAS.
A new Program has been created to monitor overseas medical
activity as well as deaths among active Agency.employees and
CIARDS retirees.. The language used in the PAB records also has
been made compatible with that in OMS. A prospective study group
has been organized by EH,PMO, designed to try to pull together all
that extant data in a way which will allow more meaningful
evaluation and prevention of medical problems of Agency personnel,
both at home and abroad. II
4. During 1981 the Psychological Services Division (PSD)
tested and/or assessed approximately 6,700 persons, an increase
of more than 1,000 over 1980. This represents the highest one-year
testing and assessment in the history of the staff. A particularly
significant accomplishment was the delivery of these services
with minimal backlogging and delay. Increased demands for human
factors research in PSD exceeded available PSD resources in FY 81.
The principal . programs receiving this type of PSD support were
Project SAFE, a joint DDA-NFAC programand the IDEX program
conducted jointly by OD&E and NPIC.
5. In 1981 the Psychiatric Division in concert with the
Office of Security (OS) continued the pioneer in-depth
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B. Projected-Resource Needs/Shortcomings:
1. The challenge which OMS will face during the next five
years is a continued growth in the Agency and requirements which
will result in demands for increased services. Therefore, OMS
must plan to use its resources to meet these demands through
creative medical management, improved technology, and innovation.
As an example, over the next few years record keeping and
information processing needs will continue to grow. Medical
Services plans to integrate data in psychological,-psychiatric,
and medical files with relevant data in Human Resource System.
This will allow intelligent decisions and quick responses to
administrative as well as medical questions. It will provide
the Agency with a resource that was unobtainable in the past.
This is creative management and innovation. But -- new
technology generally requires an increase of resources.
2. Anticipated requirements land
Emergency/Disaster Planning will p ace additional emands on th
types of medical resources required, including training, e.g.,
C. Areas for Improvement:
If OMS is to keep pace with the growing Agency and resulting
increased services, it must develop a more effective inter-
and intra-directorate planning policy. It must recruit qualified
and suitable applicants to fill positions becoming vacant due to
retirements or resignations. But most important, Medical Services
must be progressive in
assessments, stress st
support, to assist in motivating employees to work in the increasingly
hostile overseas environment hile devising better mechanisms for
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D. Future Research and Development Plans:
OMS in FY 1981 requested informal assistance in its
feasibility study of the Medical Audio-Visual Information Net
(MAVIN). MAVIN is a biomedical communication project consisting
of research, development, and implementation elements. The project
would be designed for direct medical consultations and diagnostic
purposes as an adjunct to current resources for operational and
non-operational matters. The project would require development of
secure information processing and transfer systems and communication
technology-.'- Audio=Visual communications (in color) and a data
link with overseas posts are envisioned. Eventually, the system
could also be used for training, conferences, etc. Further
development may require. formal research and coordination with other
,new projects, such as Project CRAFT, and other Federal agencies.
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