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- DATE: 22 October 2026
- TIME: 09:30-12:10
- VENUE: PVA EXPO PRAHA, Exhibition Hall 7, Conference Room 3
- OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
- CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
- CONFERENCE FREE REGISTRATION
- Conference is part of the Future Forces Exhibition & Forum 2026
Lessons from Ukraine | Contemporary Battlefield Medicine | Chemical Threat Response | Electromagnetic Spectrum & Detection
Organisers
- Military Medicine Division, Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
- Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně
- FUTURE FORCES FORUM
Expert Guarantors
- COL GS Luděk Hána, M.D., MBA – Director, Military University Hospital Prague
- LTC Martin Jakl, M.D., Ph.D. – Chairman, Society of Military Medicine
Why Attend
- Hear firsthand operational lessons from Ukraine, presented by practitioners with direct battlefield experience.
- Gain practical, evidence-based updates on combat casualty care, chemical threat response, and electromagnetic-spectrum force protection.
- Engage with NATO and allied military medical services, defence ministries, and industry innovators under one roof.
- Take part in a conference embedded within the wider Future Forces Exhibition & Forum, alongside international exhibitors and official delegations across the defence and security domain.
Who Should Attend
- Military and civilian medical corps personnel
- Defence ministries and armed forces medical services
- Hospital and trauma-centre leadership
- Medical device, pharmaceutical, and MedTech companies
- Emergency response and civil protection agencies
- Academic and research institutions in military and trauma medicine
- NATO and allied nation representatives
Thematic Areas
Lessons Identified / Lessons Learned from Ukraine
Insights and operational lessons drawn from military medical support in the Ukraine conflict, covering casualty care, evacuation, and system-level adaptation under prolonged high-intensity conditions.
Principles of the Contemporary Battlefield
Whole blood versus plasma use in far-forward resuscitation, and the evolving role of forward (en-route) medical care in modern combat casualty care.
Chemical Weapons Poisoning and Novel Extinguishing Agents for Phosphorus Injuries
Medical response to chemical weapons exposure, together with newly developed extinguishing agents for treating and containing white phosphorus injuries.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum in the Medical Service
The role and implications of the electromagnetic spectrum for military medical services, including protection of medical teams against detection.
Conference Programme
| 09:30-09:40 | Welcome Words | |
Block I – Lessons Identified from the War in Ukraine |
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| 09:40-10:00 | Blind Spots of Healthcare Transformation in Crisis: What Ukraine’s Experience Reveals About Health Systems | |
| Mrs. Olena Chernenko | ||
| 10:00-10:20 | The Czech Armed Forces Military Medical Service Approach to Lessons Learned from Ukrainian Medical Personnel | |
| Mr. Martin Jakl | ||
| 10:20-10:40 | From Auscultation to AI-Enabled Triage: Lessons from Stethophone Deployment in Wartime Ukraine | |
| Mrs. Olena Chernenko | ||
| 10:40-11:00 | Preparing Civilian Hospitals for Mass Casualty Incidents Involving Mine and Blast Injuries – Based on experience working with 100 hospitals in Ukraine | |
| Mr. Serhii Soshynskyi | Deputy Director Kyiv City Clinical Emergency Hospital; Former Adviser to the Minister of Health of Ukraine; President, International Charitable Foundation “Health of the Ukrainian People”; Initiator of the “Save the Limb” Programme | |
Block II – Chemical Weapons |
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| 11:00-11:20 | “Willy Pete”: Medical Challenges of White Phosphorus Injuries | |
| Mr. Robert Zajíček | ||
| 11:20-11:40 | Novichok: Medical Aspects of Nerve Agent Exposure | |
| Mr. Jaroslav Pejchal | ||
Block III – Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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| 11:40-12:00 | Electromagnetic Signature Mapping of Tactical Medical Equipment | |
| Mr. Pavel Kurtin & Mrs. Markéta Vršecká | ||
| 12:00-12:10 | Closing Remarks | |
The programme is subject to change.
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