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SPACE MEDICINE BRANCH REPORT Philip.Scarpa-L@Ksc.Nasa.Gov Send information for publication on this page to: Philip J. Scarpa, M.D., M.S. Biomedical Dept., JJ-C NASA-Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 (407) 867-3152 ,SPACE MEDICINE BRANCH REPORT [email protected] i Panels Sponsored by the Space Medicine Branch SMB's Young The Space Medicine Branch is sponsor- University of California and VA Investigator Award ing two panels at this year's AsMA scien- Medical Center tific meeting at the Detroit Marriott San Francisco, CA Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI. Both Ellen Grund, M.S. The Space Medicine Branch panels are scheduled to be presented on University of California Awards Committee is accepting ap- Tuesday, May 18, 1999. San Francisco, CA plications for its Young Investigator This panel will present the results of a Phase 1: Missions To Mir joint U.S./Russian investigator team that col- Award for the 1999 year. Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., Brule Room lected information on psycho-social issues of The Young Investigator Award is Chairs: Thomas Marshburn, M.D. five U.S. and four Russian crews, and their presented to an investigator who is supporting mission control personnel, during NASA-Johnson Space Center the first author of an outstanding Houston, TX the U.S./Russian Phase 1 program. Presentations: paper (slide or poster session) in Judith Hayes Wyle Labs 1. Purpose and Panel Overview (Kanas). the area of aviation and/or space 2. Methods (Grund). NASA-Johnson Space Center medicine presented at the current Houston, TX 3. Results (Grund). This panel will review the experiences 4. Conclusions and Countermeasures or previous scientific meeting of and lessons learned in working with the (Kanas). the Aerospace Medical Associa- 5. Operational Perspectives from the Russians and providing medical support to tion. In addition to being the first long-duration spaceflight crewmembers dur- Cosmonaut Psychological Support ing the U.S./Russian Phase 1 program, from Group (Salnitskiy/Gushin). author, the work must be original 1995-98, which involved U.S. astronauts and the investigator must be pre- aboard the Russian Mir Space Station. Also, of potential interest to our Space Medicine Branch members at the upcoming senting at the annual scientific Presentations: 1. Phase 1 Missions Overview (Marshburn/ meeting is a panel sponsored by the Aerospace meeting of the Aerospace Medical Barratt). Human Factors Association entitled "Human Association for the first time. Performance Issues for Long-Duration 2. Clinical Perspective of Physiology of The award is intended to en- Long-Duration Spaceflight and Read- Spaceflight" which will cover some of the criti- aptation to One-G: The Phase 1 cal areas associated with enhancing human courage young investigators new to Experience (Marshburn). performance during long-duration spaceflight. the field of aerospace medicine. This panel is scheduled on Monday, May 17, at 3. Lessons Learned from Shuttle-Mir: Topics The applicant must submit a draft from Behavorial Health and Perform- 10:30 a.m. in the Richard Room. ance (Flynn). The Space Medicine Branch would like to manuscript of their presentation. 4. Environmental Health During the encourage everyone at the AsMA scientific To be considered for the 1999 meeting in Detroit to attend the 90-minute NASA/Mir Expeditions (Sauer/ award, manuscripts must be sub- Pierson). plenary session by Drs. Anatoly Grigoriev 5. Rehabilitation from Long-Duration Space- and Inessa Kozlovskaya of the Institute of mitted by the end of March 1999 flight (McGinnis/Shepard). Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The ses- to: sion entitled "Mir Wrap-Up," plans to sum- marize the Life Sciences Program aboard the Lloyd Tripp Crewmember Interactions During Russian Mir Space Station since its begin- Space Medicine Branch Joint U.S./Russian Mir Missions ning. It is anticipated to be an outstanding Young Investigator Awards Tuesday, 2:00 p.m., Brule Room session that will probably be the final word (Co-sponsored with the Aerospace on the life science accomplishments of Mir. Committee Chair Human Factors Association) The session will be on Tuesday, May 18, at 60 South Garland Avenue Chairs: Nick Kanas, M.D. 8:30 a.m. in the Renaissance Room. Advanced Trauma Flight Nurse Course Detroit Hotel Name Change (provided by the National Flight Nurse Association) The Westin Renaissance May 13-15, 1999 Ann Arbor, MI Hotel, the official hotel of the 1999 AsMA Annual Meeting, Cost: $300--NFNA members; $400--non members. has changed its name to the CELls Available: 18-20. Detroit Marriott Renaissance Maximum: 20 students. Center. Course material will be sent in advance. Options: Stay at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center and take the It's still the shuttle to Ann Arbor (about 45 minutes) or stay in Ann Arbor. same great hotel and the same Interested students must contact~send check to: great location-- Chris Wagner, C/O Survival Flight, 1500 East Medical Center Dr., only the name has 81 352 Taubmann Center, Box 0307, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Phone: 734- 936-6070; e-maih [email protected] changed. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine Vol. 70, No. 3 March 1999 299 .
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