The highlight of the year for all those involved in the Military and Disaster Medical Community is closer this year than ever before! 

The 13^th International Conference of Disaster and Military Medicine (DiMiMED) is being held on 30^th September and 1^st October 2025 in Koblenz.

In response to all those who had difficulty acquiring inexpensive accommodation for the Conference in the past, Koblenz offers an excellent alternative, whilst still ensuring excellent conference facilities.

Koblenz will also ring a bell for many because it is the home of the Multinational Medical Coordination Center Europe, also known as the ‘MMCC-E’.

Excellence is not confined to the Conference facilities, though!  Once again, we are embarking on an exciting programme consisting of modules in

• Mental Health
• Combat Medical Care
• Force Fitness
• Disaster Medicine and the Humanitarian Perspective
• Moving Points in Disaster and Military Medicine. 

The theme of this year’s conference is “Anticipating the Unknown – Preparing for the Future.  Strengthening Medical Capacities to Prepare for Unpredictable Disaster and Combat Challenges.”

The backdrop is, of course, ongoing climate change resulting in increased weather-related humanitarian emergencies world-wide.  From the military medical perspective, the challenges to medical service delivery on the battlefield posed by near-peer warfare have become evident over the last couple of years. 

There will also be a larger than usual industry representation displaying the latest in medical equipment of relevance to disaster and military medicine.

As ever, the programme is interspersed with Coffee and Meal Breaks which are designed to facilitate interaction between, and discussion with, attendees, presenters and the industry. The Panel Discussion makes a return after its very successful debut last year and again the Poster Competition will feature in this year’s DiMiMED providing an opportunity for both Military and Civilian Medical Officers to exhibit the fruits of their research to a wide and appreciative audience, not to mention the possibility of returning home with the financial prize!

So now is the time to mark up the diary and ensure your availability for, and access to, the Disaster and Military Medicine event of the year. Looking forward to meeting you there!