Strengthening civil-military healthcare preparedness and response
This National Workshop is organised and hosted by the French Ministry of Health, with support from the European Commission through the EPIC11 project.
Aims and objectives
The workshop aims to consolidate the civil-military planning efforts and strengthen the healthcare service preparedness for the care of sick and wounded military personnel, as formalised in the national vademecum, in the context of a Major Engagement Hypothesis (HEM).
The specific objectives are to:
- strengthen collaboration between civilian and military actors to improve national and European PPR in alignment with Regulation (EU) 2022/2371;
- raise awareness and provide training for Regional Health Agencies (ARS) and civilian healthcare professionals on the challenges of healthcare service preparedness and response to support armed forces during a major engagement;
- discuss how to best strengthen national plans and procedures for the medical care of mass casualties, including consideration of the impact and specific needs related to the care of sick and wounded military personnel;
- learn from the experiences and best practices of other European countries.
Target audience
The National Workshop will gather circa 70 participants from various sectors involved in health crisis preparedness and medical support planning.
More specifically, the workshop targets are:
- civilian healthcare professionals, including hospital managers, emergency medical coordinators and public health officials, who may be mobilised to support the armed forces;
- Regional Health Agencies (ARS) from each of France’s seven defence zones, with representatives responsible for regional preparedness and response plans in an event of major military engagement;
- military medical personnel, focused on planning and coordinating with civilian health actors;
- European partners, to foster cross-border exchanges and promote a shared medical and scientific culture across the EU.
Date and location
Date: 5-6 November 2025
Venue: French Ministry of Health, Avenue Duquesne 14, 75007 Paris, France
Language: The workshop will be conducted in French with few presentations delivered by international speakers in English.
Preparatory materials
Participants are advised to read:
- guide_orsan_2024.pdf
- the new national directive on civil-military national medical support system (in progress, to be distributed closer to the workshop).
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