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Once again I am on the road, this time traveling back from Chantilly, VA, where I attended the “1st Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum: Leading to New Levels.” The purpose of this event was to highlight and en- hance industry and government partnerships in support of aviation safety, facilitate cooperation and collaboration, provide a forum for the exchange of aviation safety related information and ideas, discuss past challenges and accom- plishments, and present future challenges and solutions. The opening reception took place at the new Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This impressive facility houses more than 85 air- craft and a large collection of space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle “Enterprise,” an SR-71 “Blackbird” recon- Melchor J. Antuñano, M.D., M.S. naissance aircraft, the Dash 80 prototype of the Boeing 707, an Air France “Concorde” supersonic commercial trans- How to Collect, Integrate, and Analyze Data?” identified port, the B-17 Flying Fortress “Swoose,” the B-29 existing barriers to sharing information and best practices Superfortress “Enola Gay,” a De Havilland “Chipmunk” for safety, and explored options and strategies for effec- aerobatic plane, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter prototype, and tively sharing and analyzing safety information. Bob Hoover’s “Shrike” Aero commander. A panel on “New Technologies Abound: Is the During his opening remarks, Department of Regulator a Deterrent to Innovation?” discussed whether Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said that ensur- or not government regulators should get out of the way ing safety is the highest public transportation priority. FAA and let the aerospace industry voluntarily introduce inno- Administrator Marion Blakey indicated that even though vative technologies to promote safety. the U.S. has experienced the safest 3-year period (after A panel on “We Have an Outstanding Safety Record: September 11, 2001) in the history of commercial aviation, Are We Just Resting on Our Laurels?” explored the need we need to continue aiming high in our aviation safety to do more to improve our current commercial aviation goals. She said that safety information-sharing between safety record. Additional safety improvements are very aviation manufacturers, aviation maintenance providers, important considering that there will be an estimated 1 aircraft operators, and government regulators represents billion airline enplanements (passengers boarding an air- the “Next Safety Frontier.” Aviation is critical to our na- craft) by the year 2014. U.S. general aviation is expected to tion’s economy because it generates 9% of the U.S. gross grow 1.3% per year for the next 10 years. However, to ac- domestic product. commodate the expected increase in air traffic it will be A panel entitled “Safety and the Bottom Line: Why Isn’t necessary to resolve current problems associated with lim- Safety a Profit Center?” explored the reasons why invest- ited/restricted airport capacity. The future may hold a ment in safety initiatives may not be seen as contributing greater number of aircraft flying point-to-point to decrease to the financial well being (bottom line) of commercial avi- traffic in the terminal areas and increase efficiency. ation operators. Several issues were addressed including: Alan Mulally, President and Chief Executive Officer of 1) Are minimum regulatory requirements enough to en- Boeing Commercial Airplanes was the guest luncheon sure aviation safety?; 2) How to justify the implementation speaker and delivered a presentation on “How of new costly safety requirements that do not increase Organizational Culture Can Foster Safety.” profit and/or decrease operational costs; and 3) How to Finally, a panel on “We Don’t Know What We Don’t justify new safety requirements considering the exception- Know: What’s Next” elaborated on the need to embark on ally good safety record in commercial aviation operations. new aerospace challenges to promote new technological There was an interesting discussion on how the occurrence achievements, and highlighted the importance of being of any commercial aviation accident undermines the credi- prepared and focused to meet the aerospace safety needs bility of the entire aviation industry and leads to more reg- of the 21st Century. This panel stressed the importance of ulatory oversight and increased operational costs. Another establishing a clear roadmap to implement new techno- discussion centered on whether or not “security require- logical innovations that is incremental and that sets lifecy- ments” are in direct competition with “safety require- cle limits for such technologies. Additional research is ments” in the current aviation market characterized by needed to determine how far cockpit automation can be limited resources and increased competition. The average pushed. This is particularly relevant to the safe introduc- cost of a one-stop airline ticket in the U.S. is $75.00, and se- tion and operation of new types of Unmanned Aerial curity fees account for $12.00 (16%) of this cost. Vehicles (UAVs) in the civil aviation system. A panel on “Data is the Key: Why Can’t We Figure Out

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 11 • November 2004 1013 Since my last President’s Page there have been several and with non-ATA members to implement necessary aviation and space developments of interest and rele- actions to ensure acceptable drinking water quality on- vance to our membership. I will summarize some of the board airline transports. The EPA is emphasizing pre- most significant developments that are likely to have an ventive measures, adequate monitoring, and appropri- impact in the current and future roles and responsibilities ate maintenance procedures such as flushing and of our Association: disinfection of aircraft water systems. • The Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO), • In my previous President’s Page I mentioned that established by the U.S. Department of Transportation there is a new U.S. “Sport Pilot Certificate” for light- (DOT), is completing development of an “Integrated sport aircraft including airplanes, gyroplanes, balloons, Plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation airships, weight-shift-control aerial vehicles, and pow- System” that will be presented to the Office of the ered parachutes. The FAA plans to begin issuing the President and Congress in the near future. This plan’s first Sport Pilot certificates by early January 2005. To vision is “A Transformed Air Transportation System meet this goal, the FAA convened a working group that provides services tailored to individual customer with representatives from the aviation industry to de- needs, allows all communities to participate in the fine the procedures to implement the new Sport Pilot global economy, and seamlessly integrates civil and regulations. According to the Vice President for military operations.” The JPDO involves the collabora- Government and Industry Relations of the tive efforts of several U.S. Federal agencies (FAA, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), “It is a NASA, Department of Defense, Department of groundbreaking approach for FAA to include the avia- Commerce), Congress (House and Senate Science & tion community in the development of testing stan- Technology Committees), and the aerospace industry. dards and inspection processes, rather than just giving The JPDO plan will outline the overall strategy, sched- them review privileges after the fact. FAA has made ule, and resources needed to develop and deploy the clear it’s willing to make this a cooperative venture.” It nation’s next generation air transportation system. This is predicted that 10,000 new aircraft and 30,000 new pi- new system will promote U.S. leadership in global avi- lots will join the civil aviation system each year be- ation, expand capacity, ensure safety, protect the envi- cause of the new rule. ronment, ensure national defense, and secure the na- • On October 9, 2004, a private venture between Zero tion. Gravity Corporation and Amerijet International started • We are all familiar with several issues that, in recent offering a commercial tour service to those interested years, have caused some concern among crews and/or in experiencing a parabolic flight profile between passengers of airline transports, including things such 22,000 and 23,000 ft. This flight profile is different (less as cabin air quality, deep vein thrombosis and pul- intense) than that used by NASA onboard their KC-135 monary embolism, SARS and other infectious diseases, “Vomit Comet.” Passengers get a simulated weight- onboard use of insecticides (aircraft disinsection), and lessness experience onboard a modified Boeing 727-200 disruptive passenger behavior. On September 20, 2004, named “G-Force One.” Burt Rutan described his per- the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added an- sonal experience onboard this aircraft as “It was really other issue to this list when they released a prelimi- amazing, unbelievably cool.” nary report indicating the presence of contaminated • By the time you receive this journal, and if every- drinking water onboard several airline transports. The thing went according to Burt Rutan’s plan, EPA conducted random testing of drinking water on SpaceShipOne should have already made space history 158 U.S. and foreign aircraft during August and by winning the Anzari X-Prize following two consecu- September. Their preliminary results indicated that 20 tive suborbital flights scheduled for the end of aircraft tested positive for coliform bacteria, and two of September and the beginning of October 2004. Rutan’s these aircraft also tested positive for E. coli. Total col- next space goal is to modify SpaceShipOne to achieve iform and E.coli are indicators that other disease-caus- the greater altitude (at least 130 km) and speed re- ing microorganisms may be present in the water and quired for orbital flight. In the future, Rutan would could potentially affect aircraft occupants. Repeat test- like to be able to dock his space vehicle to an orbiting ing on 11 aircraft revealed that water from 8 of the air- hotel such as that proposed by Robert Bigelow craft tested still did not meet the EPA’s water quality (founder of Bigelow Aerospace) based on NASA’s in- standards. Based on these findings, the EPA recom- flatable habitat technology. mended that “passengers with compromised immune I am very excited about all of these developments be- systems or others concerned may want to request cause they continue to represent new and interesting chal- canned or bottled beverages.” The EPA will continue lenges for our profession. As I have said before, the future working with the Air Transportation Association (ATA) looks bright and full of opportunities!

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(National Association of Air Traffic past 10 years we have studied and published Executive Controllers), Capt. Joseph Eichelkraut our position on many issues with about 60 Director’s (Southwest Pilots Association), and Dr. position papers, resolutions, and letters ad- Jagadeesh Gokhale (Cato Institute). Each dressing many of the controversial issues Column witness gave 5 minutes of testimony fol- within aerospace medicine. Consequently, lowed by a number of questions from when called upon, we are forearmed and Senator Craig. If testimony could be summa- merely have to articulate rather than invent. rized, there was consensus that mandatory For this reason, policy formulation must be retirement ages in general should be liberal- an ongoing process so that on a moment’s ized, allowing for some special groups such notice, we can participate in these Hearings as air traffic controllers — Mr. Freedman or respond to the media. Rayman presented a credible argument that the pre- Currently, AsMA has 17 initiatives in the sent policy of mandatory retirement for that works that are now being prepared by our U.S. Senate Hearing group should be retained at age 56. It will be many committees. I would expect that they interesting to see if this Hearing prompts will be ready for discussion and vote within Committee on Aging legislation. the next 12 to 18 months. By keeping on the Giving testimony before a Congressional move, weighing in on the issues, even those On September 14, the U.S. Senate Committee can be daunting, although it is that are controversial, and willingly taking Committee On Aging held hearings on generally smooth sailing when AsMA al- risks, we will live up to our motto, “the in- Mandatory Retirement Age Rules. These ready has an approved policy on the issue at ternational leader in aerospace medicine.” hearings were Chaired by Senator Larry E. hand. In this particular case, our position Craig (R-ID). The Committee was exploring paper on the Age-60 Rule had been ap- Federal and State retirement rules with an proved and was published in the August Associate Fellows eye toward liberalization without compro- 2004 issue of our journal, Aviation, Space, and Class of 2005 mising public safety. As expected, the issue Environmental Medicine. Therefore, it was of aging pilots, most notably the Age-60 simply a matter of articulating our position. The following AsMA members achieved Rule, was included in testimony and discus- In general, our testimony stated that it is Associate Fellow status and were approved sion. Your Home Office was contacted to difficult to support or refute the Age-60 Rule by the Executive Committee at their meeting participate in these Hearings allowing just 5 because there are many inconsistencies and in August 2004: minutes for testimony followed by ques- contradictions in the papers published in the Arnold A. Angelici, Jr., M.D. tions. It was particularly gratifying that literature on this subject over the past sev- CDR William D. Agerton, Jr., MC, USN AsMA was called upon, which is a tribute to eral decades. Consequently, there is insuffi- CDR James A. Black, MC, USN our credibility. cient medical evidence to support or refute Eilis A. Boudreau, Ph.D., M.D. Besides your Executive Director, other restriction of pilot certification based on age Keith E. Brandt, M.D., M.P.H. witnesses representing law enforcement, fire alone. Lt.Col. Timothy J. Byrne, USAF fighters, air traffic controllers, and pilots in- This is not the first time AsMA has been Lt.Col. Paula A. Corrigan, USAF, MC cluded Ms. Abby Block (Office of Personnel summoned to give testimony at a Lt.Col. C. Edward Cotton, USAF, MC, CFS Management), Mr. Eugene Freedman Congressional Hearing. Fortunately, over the Col. Ronald A. Davidson, CAF, MC Capt. Ioannis I. Diamantopoulos, HAF, MC Capt. Paul R. Gardetto, USAF, BSC AsMA RESOLUTIONS/POSITION PAPERS/LETTERS/PROJECTS MAJ Mark P. Gaul, MC, USA STATUS REPORT Rajib Ghosh, M.B., B.S. Maj. Scott A. Hartwich, USAF, MC, SFS SUBJECT STATUS Lt.Col. Brian P. Hayes, USAF, MC, SFS Lt.Col. Steven M. Hetrick, USAF, MC 1. Position Paper on SSRIs Published in May 2004 Issue of Journal Lt.Col. Stephen W. Higgins, USAF, MC, FS 2. Position Paper on Age-60 Rule Published in August 2004 Issue of Journal Lt.Col. Lester A. Huff, USAF, MC 3. Letter to the Honorable Michael Wynne Sent Raymond V. Johnston, FRCP, FFOM, MBA Regarding Military R&D Patick J. Kearney, M.D., M.P.H. 4. Letter to USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Sent Jeong Hyun Kim, M.D., Ph.D. Jumper Regarding Military R&D Col. Stephen M. Kinne, USAF, MC 5. Policy on Interval for Flight Physical Assigned Lt.Col. Mark A. Koeniger, USAF, MC Examinations Martin S. Mumenthaler, Ph.D. 6. Policy on Countermeasures and Assigned Kerry B. Patterson, M.D. Medical Care Moon/Mars Mission Maj. Gayle R. Quick, CN, NC 7. Policy on Medical Standards for Flight Assigned COL Matthew W. Raymond, MC, USA Attendants George M. Rice III, D.O. 8. Policy on Emerging Infections Assigned Surg.Cdr. Jane E. Risdall, MC, RN 9. Policy on Fatigue Countermeasures Assigned Col. Jose E. Rodriguez-Vasquez, 10. Policy on UAV Medical Standards Assigned USAF, MC, SFS 11. Policy on Optimal Cabin Pressure Assigned Dan R. Roper, Ph.D. 12. White Paper on Aerospace Medicine In Progress Lt.Col. Virginia A. Schneider, USAF, NC 13. Policy on Airport Disaster Assigned Donald C. Siegel, M.D. Preparedness Carlos E. Staff, M.D. 14. Policy on Go-No Go Pills Assigned Lt.Col. Martha A. Stowe, USAF, NC 15. Policy on Biohazard Decontamination Assigned CDR Theron C. Toole II, MC, USNR 16. Resolutions on GCAS and Anti G- Rewrite by Resolutions Committee Col. Roscoe O. VanCamp, USAF, MC Suits Brinio V. VanZanten, M.D. 17. Testimony to U.S. Senate Committee Completed September 14 Lt.Col. Daniel C. Weaver, USAF, MC on Aging (Age-60 Rule) Peter S. Wilkins, M.B., B.S.

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No.11 • November 2004 1015 This Month in Aerospace placebo effect reduced the motion sickness 3. Luria SM, Paulson HM, Ryan AP, incidence (MSI) from 100% to 59%. Schlichting CL. Effects of pseudoephedrine Medicine History-- Administration of dimenhydrinate reduced and triprolidine on visual performance. October 2004 the MSI to 32%, and use of the transdermal Aviat Space Environ Med, 1979; 50(11):1158- therapeutic system scopolamine (TTS-scopo- 60. By Walter Dalitsch III, M.D., M.P.H. lamine) further reduced the MSI to 16%. 4. Marti-Ibanez F. Philosophical perspec- Seventy-five Years Ago TTS-scopolamine afforded 73% protection tives of motion sickness. Intl Rec Med 1954; First flight over the South Pole. On against motion-induced nausea, compared to 167:621. November 28 and 29,1929, U.S. Navy 46% protection with dimenhydrinate. The 5. McCauley ME, Royal JW, Shaw JE, Commander and navigator Richard E. Byrd TTS-scopolamine is designed to remain in Schmitt LG. Effect of transdermally admin- led pilot Bernt Balchen, radio operator the body for 72 hours, providing advantages istered scopolamine in preventing motion Harold I. June, and photographer A. C. over intramuscular or oral administration of sickness. Aviat Space Environ Med, 1979; McKinley in the first aviation expedition to scopolamine, which include reduced daily 50(11):1108-1111. ninety degrees south latitude. They flew a dosage, and an effective alternate to the gas- 6. Sivak JG. Spectral composition of the un- Ford tri-motor named the Floyd Bennett out trointestinal tract for administrating medica- derwater environment and the refractive of Bay of Whales, Little America, passing tion at times of gastrointestinal distress” (5). state of the eye. Aviat Space Environ Med, over the pole just after midnight after dump- Underwater vision (Israel Institute of 1979; 50(11):1099-1101. ing excess weight in order to climb to the Technology, Haifa, Israel). “Scientists and clin- 7. www.south-pole.com necessary 11,000 feet to clear the pass. The icians concerned with underwater vision expedition took a total of eighteen hours, have not considered the relationship be- forty-one minutes, with a brief stop for fuel tween chromatic aberration, water color, and Naval Air Station Heavily on the return leg (7). the refractive state of the eye. Recent re- Damaged by Ivan search indicates that the red end of the visi- Fifty Years Ago ble spectrum is in focus when the eye is not Back in September, when Ivan came Aviation motion sickness in 1954. “The accommodating. On this basis, and on the ashore in Florida, Naval Air Station incidence of air sickness is about 0.5 per cent. basis of the monochromatic nature of clear Pensacola was one of the places heavily Of all discomfort resulting from flying three- aquatic environments, it is suggested that damaged. Almost every building on base quarters is caused by airsickness. Fifty-nine divers may be myopic by as much as 1 D had structural damage and all had roof per cent of those becoming airsick were when underwater” (6). damage. Fortunately, there were no on-base women, 24 per cent men, and 17 per cent Flying pigs and G-tolerance (USAF School injuries. Damage has been estimated at children. The greatest incidence occurs con- of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, nearly $1 billion. sistently in those passengers riding in the Texas). “The two major factors limiting per- All the computers, including the servers left-hand window seats immediately behind formance during high +Gz acceleration that run the Navy’s public website and the the trailing edge of the left wing. This is stress are loss of vision, and loss of con- Navy’s online training, career management, credited to the quick scanning type of view sciousness. These symptoms are believed to and message board site, were knocked out. which induces a nystagmic effect plus the occur as a result of insufficient blood flow to At the time of this writing, there is no esti- fact that banks and turns are usually made to the retina and brain. This study was con- mate as to when these sites will be back up the left. With increasing air travel, including ducted to determine the effects of +Gz stress or when training would resume for the stu- those in whom vomiting may aggravate a on regional cerebral blood flow. Cerebral dents of the Naval Air Technical Training chronic difficulty (healed infarcts), the value blood flow (CBF) was measured in 22 con- Center as the damage was still being as- of prophylactic premedication against air- scious, female, miniature swine with the sessed and significant repairs would be sickness is stressed. Two studies reported radio-labeled microsphere technique. needed for many buildings. As of Trimeton (25 mg.) and Marezine (50 mg.) Acceleration exposures consisted of 60-S September 22, power was still sporadic and were the best of the antimotion sickness plateaus at +3Gz, +5Gz or +7Gz. sewer and water were not available drugs tested. The advent of Dramamine and Microsphere infusions were made before, throughout the base. Clean up and repair, Marezine rectal suppositories is a boon to the during, 1.0-6.0 min after, and 10 min after however, had begun. passenger who develops repetitious vomit- +Gz. Blood flow to the retina was signifi- Other Naval stations were better off. ing and cannot retain tablets given by cantly decreased during exposure to +5Gz The cruiser Ticonderoga and the frigate mouth” (2). and ceased during exposure to +7Gz stress. Stephen W. Groves had no damage, and a And its cosmic cause. “This is a histori- Mean, resting control CBF was 34 ± 4 tornado narrowly spared Naval Support cal-philosophical review of motion sickness ml/min/100 g. Exposure to +3Gz and +5Gz Activity Panama City, FL, passing a mile oriented about the theory that motion sick- had no significant effect on CBF. Exposure away from it. Joint Reserve Base-Naval Air ness is a penalty for man’s spatial restless- to +7Gz appeared to cause a redistribution of Station Belle Chasse, LA, also suffered no ness. Motion sickness occurs when there are CBF, with blood flow to the brain stem being damage. disturbances of the vestibular function, sight preserved and flow to the cerebrum being [Adapted from the September 17, 2004, and September organs, the proprioceptive system, and the diminished” (1). 22, 2004, stories by Christopher Munsey published in The Marine Corps Times and accessed at psyche. This latter cosmic threat to one’s ego Pseudoephedrine and vision (Naval www.marinecorpstimes.com.] is an area of motion sickness production yet Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, to be explored. The accidental discovery in Connecticut). “The effects of q.i.d. adminis- ISTM Offers Certificate of 1947 that dimenhydrinate relieved motion tration of 60 mg pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) Knowledge in Travel Medicine sickness and the increasing millions [of] air tablets or pseudoephedrine-triprolidine The International Society of Travel travelers have accentuated the study of mo- (Actifed) tablets after 5 d of medication were Medicine (ISTM) will offer its Certificate of tion sickness” (4). measured on tests of night vision, color per- Knowledge in Travel Medicine ception, stereopsis, and reaction time. Twenty-five Years Ago Examination on May 1, 2005, in Lisbon, Neither drug appeared to impair perfor- Portugal, prior to the opening of the 9th And treatment a quarter century later mance” (3). (Human Factors Research and ALZA Conference of the International Society of Corporation, California). “The efficacy of REFERENCES Travel Medicine. Those passing the exam will receive a Certificate in Travel Health®, transdermally administered scopolamine 1. Laughlin MH, Witt WM, Whittaker RN. ® was compared with the efficacy of oral di- Regional cerebral blood flow in conscious or CTH . The exam is open to all travel menhydrinate and placebo therapy in the miniature swine during high sustained +Gz medicine practitioners, including physi- prevention of motion-induced nausea in a acceleration stress. Aviat Space Environ cians, nurses, pharmacists, and others. The vertical oscillator; medications were adminis- Med, 1979; 50(11):1129-33. same exam will be given to all practitioners tered on a double-blind cross-over basis, 2. Lederer LG, Kidera GJ. Passenger com- and will be administered in English. To ob- with the order of treatments counterbal- fort in commercial air travel with reference tain more information about the exam, anced. Thirty-five subjects known to be sus- to motion sickness. Internatl Rec Med, 1954; please access the ISTM website at ceptible to the stimulus were utilized. A 167:661. www.istm.org.

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President’s Corner: Presently, we live two-thirds of every year on Nun’s Island, a suburb of Montreal, Time to Say Thank You where approximately 14,000 people enjoy the type of resort habitat the island offers and the advantage of being only 10 minutes By Harriet Hodgson away from downtown Montreal. I spend the other third of the year in my home town, Thanksgiving gives me a chance to Buenos Aires. Despite the fact that it is a pause and give thanks for the blessings in long distance commuting, we enjoy it very my life. I’m thankful for many things, start- much since it provides us with unique per- ing with my devoted husband, John. Only sonal, family, socio-cultural, and profes- John would put up with my creative per- sional opportunities at both ends of the sonality, my volunteer commitments, and American continent. my writing schedule. He doesn’t even blink Our three children and seven grandchil- when I say, “I haven’t started supper. Thanksgiving: Olga Finkelstein celebrates dren are a source of continuous enjoyment, Would you grill something?” No wonder her 70th birthday with her family in Montreal. pride, and sense of gratitude. Of them, two he’s a grilling expert. children and five grandchildren are in I’m thankful for our grown daughters, I’m thankful for my extended family, the Montreal and our eldest daughter and her Helen and Amy, and the lives they have out-laws and in-laws as I lovingly call them. two daughters live in Seattle. As you would crafted for themselves. Both have Master’s My father-in-law, now 96-½ years old, is the imagine, my second commuting links degrees and challenging jobs. Helen is a patriarch of the family, and he has brought Montreal and Seattle. composite engineer and Amy is a psychi- joy to my life. What else is on my list? During the period of raising my chil- atric counselor. Of course, I’m thankful for Well, I’m thankful for enough food to eat, dren, I was a stay-at-home mom. When they twin grandchildren who walk in the door clothes that keep me warm on sub-zero ceased to come home at noon time, I went and say, “Hi Grandma” or, if they want to days, and our snug Cape Cod home. I don’t back to do outside work, this time as an get a rise out of me, “Hi Granny.” take these things for granted, and I don’t Associate in the General Consulate of I’m thankful for my good health. take the Wing for granted either. Argentina in Montreal where I was in Though I eat healthy and exercise regularly, It’s time to say thank you. I want to charge of the Visa Section for non- I must credit my parents and grandparents publicly thank the officers, committee Argentineans going to work, or study, or for passing along their healthy genes to me. chairs, and members for sharing their exper- perform in Argentina. Such work gave me Each day I try to walk 10,000 steps and tise with the Wing. Our members are an opportunity to meet notable Canadians track them with a pedometer. My distance nurses, lawyers, teachers, college professors, in almost every field or endeavor, particu- averages 9,500 steps – pretty good for travel agents, realtors, professional home- larly scientists and artists. “Granny.” makers, and more, and your knowledge Perhaps the greatest hobby has been my keeps us sharp. Special thanks go to the international travels. You could say that my committee members, the worker bees who 40-year trip started in Buenos Aires and Join the Wing! buzz around, get things done, and make our ended on Nun’s Island, in the midst of the meetings friendly and sweet. And thanks to Saint Lawrence River, with intermediate those who support us with dues only, for stops at the Great Wall of China, the rivers we couldn’t exist without you. Nile and Danube, the islands of Penang, Thanksgiving is time to appreciate fam- Bali, Cos, Cheju, African safaris, floating ily, and that includes the Wing family. Our markets in Thailand, Japanese gardens, his- mutual interest in aviation has brought us torical temples in many Asian cities, together, but friendship is the glue that Buddhist temples, Royal Palaces, the holds us together. Your gift is beyond mea- Kremlin, and many other very interesting sure and I thank you for it and for the honor The Wing of the Aerospace places. As a result, I have friends in the four of being your president. Happy corners of the world. As well, I cherish the Medical Association was formed in Thanksgiving! 1952 “to support the specialty of avi- many friends I have made during the 20 years I have been a member of the Wing. ation, aerospace, and environmental Meet Olga Finkelstein medicine by facilitating cooperation among its practitioners and by in- I was born, raised, and educated in 3-Year AsMA Membership Available!!! creasing public understanding and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and lived in the You can now have an AsMA membership appreciation of its importance.” A suburbs of the big city, working as a phar- second purpose of the Wing is “to macist in a hospital, where I met Silvio. for 3 years. promote sociability among its mem- When he started his Foreign Exchange No dues increases...for 3 years. Student Residency Program in Columbus, bers and their families.” Each year at OH, I left my work and, with our two young No worries about whether you paid the scientific meeting, AsMA spouses daughters and two suitcases, we moved to this year... meet new friends from every corner the United States. Shortly after, our youngest Plus you will save money! son was born, and the initial adjustment pe- of the world, sharing in the many For just $480, you can extend your AsMA cultural experiences and educational riod was very hard, particularly on account membership to 3 years. opportunities of the host city. Dues of my very limited knowledge of English. Fortunately, the kindness and sympathy of For more information, contact the are $20 per year. For further informa- the people around us permitted an adapta- tion, contact: Judy Waring, 4127 tion, and we started to fully enjoy our life in Membership Department at (703) 739- Kenyon St., Seattle, WA 98136; (206) North America. After 2 years in Ohio, we 2240; Gloria Carter: ext. 106, gcarter@ 933-0884; e-mail: judywaring@com- were fortunate to spend 5 years in asma.org; Sheryl Kildall: ext. 107, cast.net Albuquerque, NM, where the mixture of the three cultures provided an excellent socio- [email protected] cultural habitat for my family.

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RHINOCORT AQUA(R) Receives FDA development, manufacture, and marketing of facturing its own product line of pilot training Pregnancy Category B Rating prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply devices, primarily to the PAF, for over a dozen of healthcare services. It is one of the world’s years. They will employ their available engi- AstraZeneca recently announced that the leading pharmaceutical companies with neering design and production resources to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) healthcare sales of over $18.8 billion and lead- perform on the L-3 project, which represents has approved revised labeling for its anti-in- ing positions in sales of gastrointestinal, on- the largest contract ever received by ETC-PZL. flammatory corticosteroid nasal spray cology, cardiovascular, neuroscience, and res- RHINOCORT AQUA® (budesonide). The piratory products. About ETC new labeling upgrades RHINOCORT AQUA’s ETC designs, develops, installs, and main- pregnancy rating to Category B for the treat- ETC’S Polish Subsidiary Lands Major tains aircrew training systems, public enter- ment of allergic rhinitis. Contract for F-16 Trainer/Simulators tainment systems, process simulation systems The achievement of a Category B rating in- (sterilization and environmental), clinical hy- dicates that adequate studies in pregnant Environmental Tectonics Corporation re- perbaric systems, environmental testing and women have demonstrated that treatment cently announced that a major subcontract simulation systems, and related products for with RHINOCORT AQUA does not increase award was made by L-3 Communications, domestic and international customers. the risk of congenital malformations to the Arlington, TX, to its subsidiary, ETC-PZL fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy Aerospace Industries (“ETC-PZL”) in Warsaw, and in later trimesters. Poland. Under the contract, valued at approx- The FDA’s pregnancy category rating sys- imately $6.6 million, ETC-PZL will assemble, tem provides guidance to help physicians test, and deliver several L-3-designed simula- Want to see Your who prescribe medications to pregnant tors, as well as furnish ETC-PZL’s own com- Company’s News Printed women. RHINOCORT AQUA is the first and mercial cockpit simulators; additionally, long- only intranasal corticosteroid product for the term maintenance and support services for all Here?...Become a treatment of allergic rhinitis in the United of the trainers will be provided. The entire ef- Corporate Member of States to receive a Category B rating. All other fort is expected to extend over a period of five intranasal corticosteroids approved by the years, including the support period. AsMA! FDA for the treatment of allergic rhinitis are The project stems from L3’s prime contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide training de- rated Pregnancy Category C. For information on becoming a vices/simulators in support of Lockheed Corporate Member, please call Gloria Martin Aeronautical Company’s multi-billion About AstraZeneca Carter at (703)739-2240, ext. 106, dollar contract with the Polish Air Force [email protected]; or Dr. Marian Sides at (PAF), awarded in December 2002, for F-16 AstraZeneca is a major international [email protected] healthcare business engaged in the research, fighter aircraft. ETC-PZL has been designing and manu-

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CAPT Gene L. Dowell, MC, USN, of Taylor Lt.Col. Phillip E. Parker, MD, MPH, of Services for the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, Lake Village, TX, who was a Family Castle Rock, CO, recently separated from ac- March AFB, CA. In his new assignment, Col. Physician at the Branch Medical Clinic tive duty in the USAF after 12 years of ser- Snell will be providing executive manage- Everett in Everett, WA, retired from the Navy vice to join the Aviation Medicine Advisory ment leadership augmentation to Gen. (Dr.) in June and has taken the position of Flight Service, also known as the Air Line Pilots Thomas Travis, Wing Commander and USAF Surgeon at UTMB/Wyle Laboratories Space Association's Aeromedical Office, and Virtual Pilot/Physician. Dr. Snell has recently com- Medicine Group in Houston, TX. He was Flight Surgeons in Aurora, CO. Dr. Parker pleted a civilian assignment as Chief Medical awarded the Meritorious Service medal with continues to serve in the Colorado Air Services Officer at the Bechtel Aberdeen Gold Star in lieu of third award upon retire- National Guard. He was recently awarded Chemical Demilitarization Facility (Aberdeen ment. the Meritorious Service Medal along with the Proving Ground, MD) and has been trans- Air Medal and Air Force Commendation ferred to the position of Medical Director, Lt.Col. Gail D. Fancher, USAF, MC, SFS, Medal for his service as the Chief of Bechtel Nevada, with responsibilities for the was picked up for a residency in aerospace Aerospace Medicine for both Tyndall AFB Nevada Test Site in Mercury, NV, and other medicine and is working on her MPH in and Al Udeid AB, Qatar, and Director of Base DOE projects. tropical medicine at Tulane University, New Medical Services in Balad, Iraq. Orleans. She has been awarded a commenda- Focus on Members: tion medal from Col. Richard Thomas, 101st Dr. Joseph B. Rayman, an AsMA member, Div. Surgeon, for her service in Kuwait. completed his Ph.D. in biochemistry last year Daniel J. Callan Retires and is currently a post-doctoral fellow in the Lt.Col. Timothy A. Hursh, USAF, MC, of San Center for Neurobiology and Behavior at CAPT Daniel J. Callan, MC, USN, Force Antonio, TX, previously the Staff Columbia University, under the mentorship Surgeon, Second Marine Expeditionary Hyperbaricist at 60 MDG, Travis AFB, CA, of Prof. Eric Kandel, recipient of the 2000 Force, retired from active duty after 32 years was promoted and transferred to the position Nobel Prize in Medicine. of military service in July 2004. While Force of Deputy Chief Commander of Undersea Surgeon, he was re- and Hyperbaric Medicine at USAFSAM, CDR Paul V. Rocereto, MC, USN, of Yuma, sponsible for the health Brooks City-Base, TX. He is also the Associate AZ, originally the Group Surgeon for Marine services and operational Director of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Aircraft Group 13 at MCAS in Yuma, AZ, has planning for all U.S. Medicine Fellowship. been transferred to the Marine Aircraft Marines east of the Group 31 to work as Group Surgeon at Mississippi River. Geff McCarthy has moved to Portland, OR. MCAS in Beaufort, SC. A native of Des He is now the Chief Medical Officer for the Moines, IA, CAPT VA Northwest Network in the VA healthcare Col. Willis M. Simmons, Jr., USAF (Ret), Callan earned his B.S. at system. His territory stretches from Alaska to MC, of Chugiak, AK, who was a Staff Loras College in Idaho and has 180,000 veterans enrolled. Physician at Kelsey Sebold Flight Medicine Dubuque, IA. He then Clinic at the Johnson Space Center in earned a D.O. at CPT Scott F. McClellan, MC, USA, of Houston, TX, became the FAA Regional COMS-Des Moines and an SFS at the Naval Pensacola, FL, originally an Aerospace Flight Surgeon for the Alaska Region in Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, FL. Medicine Resident at the University of Texas Anchorage, AK, in May. He took over from He has had training from the Certified Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, has been Robert W. Riggs, M.D., who retired in June, American College of General Practitioners transferred to the position of Aerospace and was AsMA’s Arrangement Chair at the and has been a member of the American Medicine Resident at the Naval Aerospace 75th Annual Scientific Meeting in Anchorage, Osteopathic Association’s House of Medical Institute in Pensacola, FL. He re- AK. Simmons graduated from the U.S. Air Delegates, on the Board of Trustees for the cently earned his M.P.H. Force Academy in 1971 and received his Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association, and a medical degree in 1976 from the Tulane co-founder of the Association of Military Col. Richard J. Montminy, USAF, MC, CFS, University School of Medicine. He earned his Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. of Albuquerque, NM, previously an M.P.H. in 1988 from the University of Texas CAPT Callan is currently Assistant Aeromedical Evacuation doctor at U.S. Health Science Center – Houston School of Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Transportation Command and Headquarters Public Health. He served in the Air Force for Department of Family Medicine at the Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, IL, has over 20 years, retiring in 1997. He is board- Pikeville College School of Osteopathic been promoted and reassigned as the Air certified in Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine in Pikeville, KY. He teaches popu- Force Safety Center Surgeon at Kirtland AFB, Medicine, has over 200 flight hours, and has lation-based medicine and preventive, occu- NM. been an FAA senior aviation medical exam- pational, and aerospace medicine. iner since 1999. His awards from the Navy include the CAPT Lee M. Morin, MC, USNR, of Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Washington, DC, who worked on prototyp- GPCAPT Tracy L. Smart, RAAF, BM, BS, Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, sea service ing a proposed new space shuttle cockpit in DAvmed, of Adelaide, South Australia, was and deployment ribbons, the Global War on the Astronaut Office of the Advanced promoted to Group Captain (06) in August. Terrorism Medal, and Expeditionary Medals. Vehicles Branch, is now on detail to the U.S. Formerly the Commanding Officer of the He is a Life Member and Fellow of the Department of State as a Deputy Assistant RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, she has Aerospace Medical Association. He has Secretary for Health, Space, and Science at now taken up the position of Officer served as a co-chair on the Registration the Bureau of Oceans and International Commanding of the RAAF Health Services Committee for many years and was Environmental and Scientific Affairs in Wing at RAAF Amberley, Queensland. GP- Registration Chair of the 2001 meeting. Washington, DC. CAPT Smart previously served as an Exchange Flight Surgeon at Air Combat Nominations Sought for Lt.Col. David M. O’Brien, USAF, MC, of Command, Langley AFB, from 2000-2001. 2005 Awards Niceville, FL, formerly the Command Flight Please use the nomination form Surgeon at HQ Air Mobility Command at Col. Dave Snell USAFR, MC, CFS, has been printed in the journal or online to Scott AFB, IL, is now the Commander of the assigned as IMA to the Wing Commander, th nominate a deserving colleague for 96 Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Eglin 311th Human Systems Wing, Brooks City one of AsMA’s 15 annual awards. AFB, FL. Base after serving as Chief of Aerospace

1020 Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 11 • November 2004 New Members He attended a 6-month course at the R.A.F. University of London in 1972. In 1967, he Institute of Aviation Medicine, joined the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Albeloushi, Khalid, Capt., KAF, MC, Farnborough, England, and received a Medicine (IAM) at Farnborough and over the Beavercreek, OH Diploma in Aviation Medicine from the next 16 years conducted basic and applied re- Azer, Rida, M.D., Oxon Hill, MD Royal College of Physicians of London, search in acceleration, altitude, respiratory, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, in the thermal, and exercise physiology. He was, for Ceja, Manuael A., M.D., Jamaica, NY spring of 1982. a time, the youngest Principal Scientific Officer Ebert, Mark O., M.D., Stillwater, OK Dr. Takahashi engaged in the full-time in the Civil Service. As Head of the Climatic Hancock, Miranda L., Capt., USAF, BSC, practice of medicine in Weston, Ontario, Research Section, he led a team which ex- Rockville, MD from 1964-1975. He joined Health and plored thermal loads in high speed military Hemby, Joy L., Castle Rock, CO Welfare Canada in Toronto in 1975, serving aircraft, often in collaboration with Dr Sally Iddins, Bart O., Col., USAF, MC, Maxwell first as a full-time Aviation Medical Officer Nunneley and colleagues at the USAF School AFB, AL and later as the Regional Aviation Medical of Aerospace Medicine. Keller, Alexander P. IV, 2Lt., USAF, MSC, Officer. He was named Acting Director, In 1983, he became a senior post-doctoral Athens, GA Civil Aviation Medicine, Health and research fellow at NASA Ames Research Muller, Thomas U., M.D., Thomasville, GA Welfare Canada in Ottawa in August 1983 Center and spent a happy 2 years with his Petrofsky, Yolanta, Capt., USAF, MC, FS, and was promoted to Director later that family in California. On return to the UK, Rapid City, SD same year. After an illustrious career as an Mike became more involved in research ad- Shepherd, Mark E., Jr., M.D., M.P.H., administrator and educator in aerospace ministration working with the Ministry of Fresno, CA medicine, Dr. Takahashi retired from Health Defence, the British National Space Centre, the and Welfare Canada in 1994 to enter private IAM, the Defence Evaluation Research Speakman, Richard O., Lt., USAFR, MSC, medical practice. Following his retirement, Agency, and, latterly, QinetiQ. To all this Nicholasville, KY he continued to be actively involved in work, he brought characteristic diligence and aerospace medicine as a consultant to the an uncompromising unwillingness to accept International New Members Aviation Medical Review Board, Transport low caliber work or sloppy thinking. He pub- Canada, and as the Secretary-General, lished over 70 papers in external journals, Austin, Giles, MAJ, RA, MC, MBBS, International Academy of Aviation and wrote 5 chapters in textbooks, and co-authored Hants, UK Space Medicine. He also continued his aca- the definitive book on the aviation medicine Chapple, Simon A., Sqn.Ldr., RAF, MC, demic pursuits, earning a Masters of history of the Royal Air Force. Yet all this left Shropshire, UK Science degree in Occupational Medicine time for him to enjoy his family, fast cars, clas- Lohi, Jouni, M.D., Rovaniemi, Finland from McGill University in 2000. sical music, bridge, and long distance running. Dr. Takahashi is survived by his wife He was bitterly disappointed not to be well Metrikat, Jens, Maj., GAF, Ph.D., Elina, an active member of the AsMA Wing, enough to join his friends at the AsMA Furstenfeldbruck, Germany his daughter Melanie, who received her Anchorage meeting this year. Doctorate in Anthropology/Religious In Memoriam Studies just days after his death, and his Obituary Listing George Y. Takahashi son-in-law, Dr. Mani Vessal. We recently learned that Edward D. by Jon Jordan, M.D. Mike Harrison Thalmann, M.D., Capt., Medical Corps, USN by Michael T. Gibson (Ret.), died August 31, 2004, in Durham, NC. After a long and difficult battle with Born in 1945, Dr. Thalmann earned his B.S. de- cancer, Dr. George Y. Takahashi passed Dr Mike Harrison, Technical Director for gree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in away on September 5, 2004. Dr. Takahashi, QinetiQ in the UK and a member of AsMA 1966 and his M.D. from Georgetown a Canadian citizen and resident of Nepean, since 1998, died in July after a short illness. University in 1970. He was a member of the Ontario, will be long remembered for his Born in 1946, he gained a BSc with first class Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, on active involvement and leadership in the honors in physiology from the University of the Editorial Board of Undersea and Hyperbaric field of aerospace medicine. Newcastle in 1967 and a Ph.D. from the Medicine, a member of the Aerospace Medical Dr. Takahashi was born in Cumberland, Society and a reviewer for Aviation, Space, and British Columbia, on May 28, 1936, and re- Environmental Medicine. ceived his early education in the Alberta Home Office Information and Ontario school systems. He attended the University of Toronto from 1955-1958, Phone: (703)739-2240 following which he attended and graduated Fax: (703)739-9652 or Remember! with a Doctorate degree in Medicine from (703)739-9875 Council Meetings are open to all the University of Toronto Medical School in Website: www.asma.org 1962. He completed a rotating internship at members of the AsMA. Your St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto in 1963. These are the phone extensions input and attendance are always Dr. Takahashi began his career in aero- and e-mail addresses of your welcome. Our next meeting will space medicine in 1975, receiving a Flight Home Office staff: be on November 17, 2004 in Surgeon’s Diploma from the Canadian Russell Rayman, Exec. Dir. Alexandria, VA. Armed Forces in 1975 and qualifying for a Ext. 103; [email protected] private pilot’s license the following year. Jackie Carter, Admin. Assistant Ext. 104; [email protected] Point your mouse to the Membership Department AsMA home page at Gloria Carter, Membership Dir. Ext. 106; [email protected] www.asma.org.asma.org Sheryl Kildall, Assist. Membership It’s frequently updated with Ext. 107; [email protected] important, new Journal Department information about your Pamela Day, Managing Editor Association. Ext. 101; [email protected] Rachel Trigg, Editorial Assistant New Website TAKAHASHI--George Takahashi (right) and Ext. 102; [email protected] Coming Soon!!! Jon Jordan share a moment of comradery.

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 11 • November 2004 1021 Nominations Sought for 2005 AsMA Awards MEETINGS The deadline is December 15 for receiving [email protected]. Or Mail to Home Office, nominations for AsMA’s 15 annual awards to Attn: Awards Committee Chair, 320 S. Henry CALENDAR be presented at the 2005 Annual Scientific St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Meeting in Kansas City, MO. Recognize the 2005 accomplishments of your peers! Nominate Policies: January 26-29, 2005, Long Beach, CA. your co-worker today! 1. The nominee must be a current mem- The 13th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual The Awards Committee chair emphasizes, ber of the Association, except that the Sidney Reality Conference, organized by Aligned however, that the names of prospective D. Leverett, Jr., Environmental Science Award Management Associates, Inc. Info: award winners should be submitted as far in is open to nonmembers. Deceased members www.nextmed.com/mmvr_virtual_reality.ht advance of the deadline as possible. Lots of may be nominated. Self-nomination is not al- ml; [email protected]. time is needed to review all of the names lowed. February 24-25, 2005, Washington, and select the winners. 2. The Chair of the Awards Committee DC. Homeland Defense Training Nominations can be made by any mem- does not vote and is not eligible for an Conference—Medical Planning and ber of AsMA. award during his/her tenure. Operations in Support of Consequence The nominations must be submitted on 3. Employees of a company sponsoring Management: “Managing the Unthinkable forms available from the AsMA Home Office, an award are eligible to receive the award. in the Era of Asymmetrical Threats.” For in- and printed in the journal and on the website 4. Awards involving a published paper formation, contact Maurice Martin, Market at www.asma.org (click on Organization, will be made only to the senior author. Access International, 4301 Wilson Blvd. then Committees, then go to Awards). 5. Unsuccessful nominees for an annual #1003, Arlington, VA 22203; (703) 807- E-mail nomination form to: award will be retained in the active file 2753; FAX (703) 807-2728; mmartin@mar- [email protected]; and through three award cycles. ketaccess.org; www.marketaccess.org/ event_consmgmt.asp. CLASSIFIED ADS May 22-26, 2005, Graz, Austria. 15th IAA Humans in Space Symposium. For more information, visit POSITIONS AVAILABLE http://www.uni-graz.at/space2005. July 22-27, 2005, Las Vegas, NV. 11th International Conference on Human- PHYSICIAN-ENGINEER: Physicians with a Computer Interaction . Further info: HCI AEROSPACE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN--The degree in engineering are being sought by a International 2005, School of Industrial Department of PM&CH at UTMB in growing consulting practice. Physician- Engineering, Purdue University, Grissom Galveston, Texas, is seeking a physician for Engineer will be integrally involved in ana- Hall, 315 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, IN the Aviation Medicine Center and lyzing and determining the causal relation- 47907; hcii2005.engr.wisc.edu UTMB/NASA-JSC Aerospace Medicine ship between an accident event and an September 15-18, 2005, Gold Coast, Residency Program. UTMB is a major acad- individual's injuries and identifying the rea- Queensland, Australia. Conjoint Meeting of emic & medical center with 13,000 employ- sons or mechanisms responsible for the in- the Australasian Society of Aerospace ees and 785 hospital beds. juries. Physician-Engineer will utilize both Medicine (ASAM) and the Asia Pacific Successful candidate should have the fol- medical and engineering skills in an analyti- Federation of Aerospace Medical lowing: Board certification in Aerospace cal problem-solving environment. No pa- Associations (APFAMA). 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