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President ISAM at 56TH International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine (ICASM 2008) at Bangkok, Thailand: 07 Sep to 11 Sep 2008 Air Marshal P Madhusoodanan AVSM, VSM, DGMS (Air) and President ISAM, accompanied by Wg Cdr SK Gupta and Wg Cdr HM Keshava Murthy attended the 56th International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine (ICASM) at Bangkok, Thailand from 7th to 11th Sep 2008. The proceedings of the Congress commenced on 8th Sep 08 with Dr Yehezkel G. Caine, President, IAASM delivering the inaugural address and Air Chief Marshal Varavut Kanthur, Congress President delivering the welcome address. The Andre Allard Memorial Lecture was delivered by Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pukbhasuk, Commander in Chief of The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), on "My experience as a fighter pilot". The scientific sessions included presentations on Air Evacuation, Operational Aviation Medicine, Safety and Accident Investigation, Human Factors, and Space Medicine. The interesting papers included experience in international air evacuation, during tsunami and problems while evacuating patients by civil airlines v/s air ambulance; high altitude and hypoxia problems among passengers of train to Tibet; buses in high altitudes of Andes of South America. An interesting paper was on the Malaysian approach in the Astronaut selection for Soyuz TMA mission (launched on 10th Oct 07). discussed the selection procedures they followed for this mission. There were few on interesting case reports like tuberous sclerosis, seizures, jaundice, brachial plexitis, eye cancer and left bundle branch block. In addition, there were three poster sessions on 08 and 09 Sep 08 covering a range of topics on selection and training of aircrew, Aviation Psychology and Clinical Aviation medicine. Wg Cdr HM Keshava Murthy presented a paper 'Effect of vibration stress on Heart Rate Variability' based on a study conducted at IAM, Bangalore. The paper discussed the effects of vibration stress on Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) method in a simulated condition. The host Society arranged technical visit to Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force on 10 Sep 08. This was followed by static display of aircraft mainly used for air evacuation. ISAM Members at 79th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) at Boston, Ma, USA: 11 To 16 May 2008 A three member official delegation consisting of Air Cmde RC Kashyap, Gp Capt KK Tripathi and Wg Cdr N Taneja attended the 79th Annual Scientific Meeting of Aerospace Medical Association at Boston, MA from 11 to 16 May 2008. In addition, Dr J Sasirajan, a final year post graduate resident from IAM, IAF and life member of ISAM was sponsored as an ‘AMERIT’ delegate to participate in the annual meeting. Opening Ceremonies on 12 May 08 included a short welcome speech by Dr John Hastings, President AsMA, and presentation of the Colours of the USA and AsMA. This was followed by 54th Annual Bauer Lecture delivered by Dr Irwin M Braverman, Professor of Dermatology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, on "Art and the Art of Medicine”. The speaker lucidly brought out the basic skills necessary in history taking and physical examination of a patient in arriving at a diagnosis and the importance of teaching these very early at the medical school. The conference was attended by almost 1200 delegates, with about 600 scientific papers presented during six concurrent sessions held each day of the conference. Some of the important sessions attended by the ISAM delegation included Issues in Aviation Colour Vision Testing; LASIK and IOL in Aviation; Diabetes in Aviation; Casualty Evacuation; Ejection Seats, Escape and Safety; Space Medicine; Aviation Safety; Human Performance Optimization: Models and Methods; Human Factors Applied To Medicine There were four slide presentations made by the ISAM members. Gp Capt KK Tripathi had a presentation titled ‘Effects Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Bone Healing In Surgical Defects Of Mandible’. Wg Cdr N Taneja made a slide presentation for a paper titled “Retrospective Analysis of Musculoskeletal disabilities in Military and Civil Aircrew”. Dr Sasirajan presented two papers titled “Coronary Artery Anomaly in Military Pilot: A Case Report” and “ Case of Pethidine induced Coronary Spasm in a Military Aviator”. Dr Sasirajan was short listed for the Young Investigators Award, indeed an honour since he was in the top 12 out of a total of 140 contestants. There were four workshops held concurrently on 11 May 08, a day prior to the official inauguration of the conference. These workshops on topics of current relevance in aviation, of five hours duration each, are conducted by eminent experts in their respective fields. The workshops were on “Aircrew Fatigue: Causes, Consequences and Countermeasures”, “Commercial Human Space Flight: The Next Challenge for Aerospace Medicine”, “Colour Vision and Colour Vision Testing” and “Journal Publishing”. The scientific exhibition during the meeting included about 26 stalls of medical/aviation equipments, publishers and ‘not for profit’ exhibitors/ military organisations. Workshop on Clinical Aerospace Medicine and Decision Making: ISAM Mumbai Regional Chapter: 11 May 2008 The Mumbai Chapter of ISAM organized a one-day workshop on Clinical Aerospace Medicine and Decision Making for the civil aviation medicine practitioners. The workshop, attended by almost 40 delegates from Air India and Jet Airways, was held at the Staff College of Air India, Santa Cruz, Mumbai. ISAM resource persons included Gp Capt JK Shrivastava, Wg Cdr SK Sharma, Wg Cdr VV Joshi and Wg Cdr Anirudh Agrawal, speaking on ‘Medical Assessment at DGCA’; ‘Overview of CRM’; ‘Role of Airline Medical Officers’; and ‘Assessment of pilots and permitted medications for pilots’, respectively. ADIEU TO PAST PRESIDENT Air Marshal JK Gupta PVSM AVSM PHS,DGMS (Air) retired from the Indian Air Force on 31 May 2008. He had taken over as the President of the Society in Apr 2007. On his retirement, the Society wishes him the very best in his future endeavours and looks forward to his continued association with the Society. CME- 2008 CME on “Clinical Aerospace Medicine – Aeromedical Decision Making” was held at IAM, IAF Bangalore on 05 and 06 Apr 2008. It was attended by 62 service delegates, speakers and resource persons besides the practitioners from Air India and other private airlines. The CME was inaugurated by Air Marshal JK Gupta PVSM AVSM PHS, DGMS (Air). The guest lecture on “Quality in Clinical Research” was delivered by Wg Cdr DK Bhatt (Retd). Six scientific sessions and one panel discussion on topics related to the theme of CME were held over two days, each followed by healthy deliberations and discussions. The scientific papers encompassed the aeromedical decision meeting (ADM) in some common medical ailments viz. subclinical hypothyroidism, deranged liver functions, metabolic syndrome, presbyopia,asymptomatic coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, G-LOC and solitary seizures. The panel discussion focussed on ADM in musculoskeletal problems of the aviators. The panel comprised of a radiologist, neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, human engineering specialist and a representative from civil airlines. A poster session was also held. A CME souvenir and booklet on aircrew health guide was released by the Air Marshal JK Gupta PVSM AVSM PHS, DGMS (Air) on this occasion. The guide to aircrew fitness has been conceived with the idea to disseminate the necessary health information to keep them in the best of fitness. The language has been kept simple and the information can be used by all in the family too. Simple and practical tips have been given which can be easily followed in day to day life. |
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