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When you receive this issue you will already know that there is an official winner of the $10 million “Anzari X Prize.” After many years of hopes, specula- tion, skepticism, and competition, “SpaceShipOne” won this coveted prize by becoming the first private reusable launch vehicle (RLV) to successfully fly above 328,000 ft (62 miles or 100 km) twice within two weeks, carrying one civilian astronaut and the equivalent weight of two additional occupants. The “SpaceShipOne” built by Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites, funded by billionaire Paul G. Allen (Microsoft co-founder), and owned by Allen’s company Mojave Aerospace Ventures, was flown to a record alti- tude of 367,442 ft (69.7 miles or 112.3 km) by test pilot Melchor J. Antuñano, M.D., M.S. Brian Binnie on October 4, 2004. This prize-winning flight occurred exactly 47 years after the launch of the mated ticket price starting at about $200,000 per per- Russian Satellite “Sputnik.” In addition, this flight ex- son. Branson would like to start “Virgin Galactic” com- ceeded the altitude (354,200 ft) reached by pilot Joe mercial operations in 2007. Walker onboard an X-15 on August 22, 1963. Upon According to a Survey on Public Space Travel pro- landing, Brian Binnie received his commercial astro- duced by Futron Corporation, a company that forecasts naut wings from FAA Administrator Marion Blakey space-related markets, the space tourism market could and officially became the 434th human to fly into generate annual revenues in excess of $1 billion by space. However, we should not forget that the 433rd 2021. Suborbital space tourism is expected to produce human to become an official astronaut was Mike $700 million in revenues per year by 2021. Melvill who, on June 21, 2004, had the honor to set the world-record for the first private suborbital flight In my President’s Page published in the October (328,491 feet) onboard “SpaceShipOne.” Melvill flew Issue of ASEM I discussed the impending vote by the once again on September 29, 2004, to complete the first U.S. Senate on the Commercial Space Launch of the two official suborbital flights (337,500 ft) re- Amendments Act of 2004 (H.R. 3752) that lays out the quired to win the “Anzari X Prize.” Melvill and Binnie definition of a suborbital space passenger vehicle, so- have become the pioneers of the next phase in the ex- lidifies the process for licensing such vehicles, and al- ploration and exploitation of space: “Private Manned lows paying passengers to fly into space at their own Space Flight.” risk. Unfortunately, this proposed legislation has been Now that the “Anzari X Price” has been won, the “X put on hold due to disagreements over how much pro- Price Foundation” plans to host an annual “X Prize tection to offer potential space travelers. Cup” to provide financial incentives to private RLV teams to reach higher altitudes, fly faster, carry more I received the news about SpaceShipOne’s successful passengers, and to demonstrate faster RLV turnaround final flight while attending the 55th International times. Astronautical Congress of the International Robert Bigelow (founder of Bigelow Aerospace) an- Astronautical Federation (IAF), the International nounced his decision to sponsor a $50 million prize Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and the International competition to build and fly a private spacecraft capa- Institute of Space Law (IISL). This was the right timing ble of carrying 5 to 7 people into orbit. Such a vehicle for such a development because it gave more relevance would make it possible to transport space passengers to my discussion with the IAA Commission 2 (Space to the orbital hotel that he is currently developing Life Sciences) concerning the medical safety issues of based on NASA’s inflatable space station technology. manned commercial space transportation. They ex- Sir Richard Branson (founder of Virgin Atlantic pressed interest in establishing a study group to ad- Airways) announced his plans to establish a space dress these issues. I am preparing a proposal that will tourism company named “Virgin Galactic.” His plan is be submitted to the Space Life Sciences Commission to license the technology owned by Allen’s Mojave and the Board of Trustees. This will be a good opportu- Aerospace Ventures, and sign a contract with Rutan’s nity for a collaborative effort between IAA and AsMA. Scaled Composites to build a larger version of This was my first time attending this Congress. I was SpaceShipOne capable of carrying 5 passengers on a 3- very impressed with the high quality of their 5-day hour suborbital flight (including 3 minutes of micro- program and the wide variety of topics covered includ- gravity). Space passengers will have to pay an esti- ing astrodynamics, Earth observation, life sciences, ma-

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 12 • December 2004 1097 terials and structures, microgravity sciences and cident rates per 100,000 hrs flown were 0.24%, 3.18%, processes, space communications, space education and 2.03%, and 6.69%, respectively. In addition, the corre- outreach, space exploration, space propulsion, space sponding fatalities resulting from these accidents were stations, space systems, space transportation, space de- 0, 0, 33, and 576, respectively. bris and space traffic, space law and policy, etc. This • Between 1990 and 2003 there were about 60,000 air- was a great opportunity for me to learn about other in- craft collisions with birds that caused 400 occupant teresting and important issues that are directly or indi- deaths and produced an average of $400 million in rectly related to our beloved Aerospace Medicine damages per year. The FAA recently completed a series Specialty. Expanding our knowledge and skills is al- of tests on a portable radar unit that can track flocks of ways a challenging and very satisfying endeavor. We birds around airports. The radar has a 3-mile range should always take advantage of every opportunity to and is designed to give fair warning of potential learn new things! strikes on aircraft departing and arriving at airports. The tests were done at Dallas/Fort Worth I would like to share with you some interesting U.S. International and are now being reviewed. The civil aviation facts that you may or may not know: portable system would be part of the National Bird • There are more than 620,000 active civil aviation pi- Strike Advisory System. The system is designed to lots (including about 38,000 women), and about 17,000 provide near-real-time warning of the risk of bird air traffic controllers. strikes by combining radar data and database informa- • There are approximately 19,581 airports, heliports, tion on bird strikes. and seaplane bases (including 5,286 public use airports and 14,295 private use airports). Going back to AsMA business, I am pleased to in- • The civil aviation fleet includes about 5,200 air car- form you that our Executive Committee (ExComm) rier (passenger transport and cargo) and 211,000 gen- has completed the development of our Business Plan eral aviation aircraft. with specific performance targets that support the • There are more than 500 million passenger enplane- Strategic Plan. In addition, after extensive analysis and ments every year. discussion, the ExComm has approved the partial pay- • The latest (2003) confirmed “aviation incident” sta- off (1/2) of our AsMA headquarters building mort- tistics reported 162 near midair collisions, 1,211 air gage. The other half will be re-financed for a 5-year traffic operational errors (0.78 per 100,000 facility activ- term and with no penalty for early payoff. This was a ities), 2,698 pilot deviations (1.64 per 100,000 flight timely decision considering the low-interest mortgage hours), 921 surface incidents (1.47 per 1 million airport rates for commercial property. operations), and 332 runway incursions. In my next President’s page I will share with you • The latest (2002) confirmed “aviation accident” sta- the outcome of AsMA’s involvement in recent aero- tistics reported 41 large air carrier, 8 commuter, 59 air space medicine meetings in Slovenia, Italy, and taxi, and 1,713 general aviation. The corresponding ac- Mexico.

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Executive First International Congress on Space Flight Issues in Director’s the 21st Century, Bellagio, Italy, October 2004 Column By Pamela Day The idyllic setting was conducive to stimulat- ing the creative process, and the remote loca- The First International Congress on Space tion made it easier to concentrate on the task Flight Issues in the 21st Century: at hand. There was a balance of seasoned in- Cardiovascular Effects and Fluid Shift Issues, vestigators and younger students/residents/ came to fruition in Bellagio, Italy, October 18- recent graduates. The mentoring process was 21, 2004, more than 2 years after the initial re- evident throughout the meeting. The impres- quest to hold an international meeting had sive background among the participants and Rayman been made. While we could not hold the vast knowledge of previous studies made it meeting at the Rockefeller Foundation due to a immediately apparent that this was a high cal- Backsliding record number of requests, we decided to pur- iber group. sue other venues in Bellagio. The objectives of the meeting were: After three quarters of membership Sponsored by the AsMA and the Corporate 1) Contribute to the science of space medicine; gains, we have taken a loss during the third and Sustaining Members Affiliate Group, 16 2) Unify Corporate Members to help focus quarter of this year. We are currently, as of AsMA members and guests converged in their energies and create a product to give September 30, at a membership of 3,081 after Bellagio. It was truly a matter of "planes, something back for their support; 3) Provide reaching over 3,169 at the end of the second trains, and automobiles," plus buses and boats! mentoring opportunities for young scientists quarter. I cannot emphasize strongly enough But if we couldn't get a group to Bellagio, we'll to participate. how important it is to maintain the largest never get humans to Mars! The participants The outcome of the meeting was a panel possible membership for our Association. Our were: Regina Buccello, M.S.; Victor submitted for presentation at the upcoming lifeblood is our members. Here is the record: Convertino, Ph.D.; Pamela Day; Prof.Dr. Jorg AsMA meeting in Kansas City, MO; a position Draeger; Alan R. Hargens, Ph.D.; Chrysoula paper to be presented to Council; and a possi- Quarter Membership Kourtidou-Papadeli, M.D., Ph.D.; Peter Lee, ble follow-up publication of the manuscripts 2nd Quarter 2003 2,963 M.D., Ph.D.; Vishal Nangalia, M.B.,Ch.B.; and framework created during the meeting. 3rd Quarter 2003 2,970 Anne Pavy-LeTraon, M.D., Ph.D.; Thais Two separate issues were discussed: cardio- 4th Quarter 2003 3,069 Russomano, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.; M. Joan vascular risk assessment for long-duration 1st Quarter 2004 3,056 Saary, M.D.; Marian B. Sides, Ph.D. ; Jan spaceflight (mission to Mars) and space 2nd Quarter 2004 3,169 Stepanek, M.D., M.P.H.; Lloyd Tripp, M.A.; tourism. Their overlap in terms of research 3rd Quarter 2004 3,081 Joan Vernikos, Ph.D.; and Julielynn Y. C. and requirements became apparent as the Wong, B.Sc., M.D. workshop evolved. To have a successful membership pro- The Hotel Belvedere proved the perfect lo- Day 1: Marian Sides, who did a fabulous gram, everyone must contribute and not rely cation for our meeting. The Pavilion confer- job of organizing the conference, gave opening solely on the Membership Committee and the ence room was just right for our 16 partici- See BELLAGIO, p. 1101. Home Office. We aggressively seek members pants. The staff was very friendly and helpful. at every opportunity, particularly at profes- sional meetings, but you, the individual mem- ber, can be extremely effective if you would get just one member during 2004. One of our members, Dr. Hadley Reed, recruited approxi- mately 50 members during the preceding year, so I am asking you again to recruit just one new member, whether it is a colleague, friend, or a student/resident. Let’s get on the band- wagon and keep the momentum going in the right direction—that is, upward. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season. GOAL: 4,000! IT’S UP TO YOU to get one new member by the end of this year!

BELLAGIO TEAM--(left to right) Back Row: Julielynn Wong, Joan Vernikos, Jorg Draeger, Peter Lee, Vishal Nangalia, Regina Buccello, Thais Russomano, Jan Stepanek, Joan Saary, Victor Convertino, Alan Hargens. Front Row: Pam Day, Anne Pavy-Le Traon, Lloyd Tripp, Marian Sides, Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli, and Kristos Papadeli.

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No.12 • December 2004 1099 This Month in Aerospace large sample of the errors made by the crews planes because men are capable of complex in all air carrier accidents during 1948-1951 pattern discrimination and perceptual con- Medicine History-- was classified according to whether the er- stancy, that mysterious ability that enables us, October 2004 rors occurred under routine or non-routine for example, to see round things as round and (emergency) conditions. The errors which square things as square even though we view By Walter Dalitsch III, M.D., M.P.H. occurred under routine conditions were clas- them obliquely. We will have men in our air- sified further as to whether they were volun- planes because they can respond appropri- Fifty Years Ago tary, i.e., errors which were knowingly and ately to so many different kinds of inputs, be- Twenty-five years of the Journal: “This num- deliberately made, or non-voluntary. This cause they have such an immense long-term ber… completes twenty-five years of The classification is an attempt to direct attention storage capacity from which they can quickly Journal. to the set or attitude of the crew at the time select a program appropriate to the immediate “The first number was issued in March, each error occurred… [V]oluntary errors situation, because men can change their own 1930. The Journal was then a quarterly and it which occurred under routine conditions are transfer functions, because they contain the remained so until 1943 when it was placed most numerous… A large proportion of the equivalent of approximately nine billion bi- on a bi-monthly basis and has remained so voluntary errors (56 per cent) in this sample nary decision elements, because men are rela- ever since. were associated with fatal accidents as com- tively immune to jamming, are reasonable reli- “So far as we know it was the first medi- pared with nine per cent of the non-volun- able, and relatively east to maintain. Instead cal journal to be devoted to aviation tary errors and 23 per cent of the errors of taking the men out of airplanes we must medicine, although several others have ap- which occurred under non-routine condi- take maximum advantage of these marvelous peared on the scene since. tions… A separate tabulation of all fatal ac- abilities possessed by all normal people” (7). “As we look back on the early issues, cidents by primary cause showed that pilot Personality screens for aviation (U. S. Naval they were perhaps rather amateurish and el- error was assigned as primary cause in forty- School of Aviation Medicine, Naval Air Station ementary, but aviation medicine itself was three of the seventy-seven fatal accidents” Pensacola, Florida): “The study of personality then in its swaddling clothes. (8). characteristics is being given considerable at- “In the early days it was difficult to obtain Aerodontalgia (Washington, D. C.): tention at the Naval School of Aviation sufficient articles to fill four numbers a year, “Aerodontalgia is discussed as a specific Medicine, especially as these are related to se- and articles on the subject of general physical pathology aggravated by high altitudes in lection and training within the Naval Air fitness were included. Now we have more flying. The association of this entity with Training Command. It is of vital interest to the contributions than it is possible to print in six carious teeth has given it added significance. Navy to be able to select men who will not issues. We feel that the scientific standards The incidence of the condition and an analy- only complete the aviation training program have increased immeasurably sine The Journal sis of the etiological factors indicate that but will also be competent Naval officers… A started” (2). aerodontalgia develops from a composite of new approach to selection research has been Falling aircraft pieces (U. S. Naval School of dental caries and extrinsic physico-environ- outlined, one that adapts the concepts of n-di- Aviation Medicine, Naval Air Station Pensacola, mental factors. A careful evaluation of these mensional geometry to multivariate data. The Florida): “The purpose of this report is to call factors will increase the efficiency of all fly- [Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory] attention to the danger of injury or death to ing personnel and mitigate coincidental ca- was utilized as a measuring instrument and by persons on the ground as the result of falling sualties. The importance of frequent dental means of a discriminant equation based on aircraft and falling fragments or contents of examination including x-rays of the maxillo- two clusters, 83 per cent of a sample of 935 aircraft. Such falling objects may properly be mandibular areas and dentition provides an NavCads [Naval Cadets] were correctly cate- termed aerometeorites and the damage they effective means of prophylaxis, control and gorized into pass and fail categories. It is antic- cause, aerometeorism. There is official treatment… The low pressure chambers in ipated that future selection batteries may be record of 235 deaths and 807 injuries in this simulated altitudes will reveal the existence supplemented by personality measures” (6). country. Although these totals are small, of underlying residual airspaces beneath Twenty-five Years Ago nevertheless this new hazard deserves notice faulty inlays whereas x-rays taken at sea Aviation, Space partly because of the medico-legal aspects, level may produce a false negative.” (1). The December 1979 issue of partly to arouse interest in reporting such ac- General practitioners and aviation medicine and Environmental Medicine contained a copy cidents, and above all to institute preventive (Forest Hills, Long Island): “The general practi- of the association’s constitution and by-laws, a measures before the danger becomes yet tioner now occupies a more important position directory of members, constituent associations greater… Persons most liable to injury are in his respective community due to the phe- and affiliated organizations, lists of members those who work at aviational [sic] facilities, nomenal advancement of aviation medicine. It on standing committees, and the year’s recipi- live in close proximity to airports, and those appears the public has become more air- ents of awards and nominations to Fellow and who are spectators at air shows, exhibitions, minded in the last decade and the frequency of Associate Fellow. It also included a list of or the like… This hazard is no longer negli- inter-hemispheric and transcontinental trips by Wives’ Wing Officers and a complete index to gible” (4). air has increased. At present, various ques- volume fifty of the journal. Sealed cabins versus pressurization (USAF tions are arising in the minds of air passengers School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Air Force concerning their safety. The doctor will be REFERENCES Base, Texas): “It is recommended that pres- called upon by his patients to give them advice surization of very high altitude aircraft cab- about a contemplated trip by air when they are 1. Carpousis A. J Aviation Med, 1954; ins by superchargers or compressors be de- perturbed about heart disease, thyroid dys- 25(6):675-9. emphasized in favor of the sealed cabin function, high blood pressure, nervousness, et 2. Editorial comment: The Journal's quarter approach, since pressurization is dependent cetera. He will be asked if infants, aged pas- century. 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What the general physician cabin with auxiliary oxygen will be the sim- vating their condition” (5). should know about aviation medicine. J plest and most economical to build and op- Men versus robots: “While it appears practi- Aviation Med, 1954; 25(6):689-93. erate… Space flight is a fact; space travel is cal and advantageous to control airplanes ei- 6. Melton RS. Studies in the evaluation of the not. Whether or not space travel becomes a ther remotely or automatically in certain lim- personality characteristics of successful Naval fact in our time depends upon the care with ited applications, there is little doubt that we Aviators. J Aviation Med, 1954; 25(6):600-4, which we construct and maintain Man’s shall have men in most of our high-perfor- 650. Milieu in Space” (3). mance airplanes for many years to come – 7. Roscoe SN. Aeronaut Eng Rev, 1954; 13:47. Pilot error (Medical Division, Civil perceiving flight situations on the spot as they 8. Spealman CR. 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1100 Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 12 • December 2004 BELLAGIO, from p. 1099 remarks and asked the attendees to introduce MEETINGS CALENDAR 2005 Home Office Information themselves. Joan Vernikos gave an historical January 26-29, 2005, Long Beach, CA. perspective on space travel as part of her wel- The 13th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Phone: (703)739-2240 coming address. Lloyd Tripp presented the Reality Conference, organized by Aligned Fax: (703)739-9652 or Keynote Address, "A Mission to Mars: Management Associates, Inc. Info: (703)739-9875 Challenges and Opportunities," by John www.nextmed.com/mmvr_virtual_reality.ht These are the phone extensions Charles (Dr. Charles could not attend). This ml; [email protected]. was the lecture given to the Corporate and February 15-18, 2005, Galveston, TX. and e-mail addresses of your Sustaining Affiliate Group as part of their Pushing the Envelope, Medicine in Home Office staff: meeting in Anchorage. Dr. Russomano then Challenging Environments Conference & spoke about "Current Thinking in South 26th Annual Operational Aeromedical Russell Rayman, Exec. Dir. America: Cardiovascular Achievements in Problems Course. For information, go to Ext. 103; [email protected] Space Life Sciences." Dr. Kourtidou-Papadeli http://www.trueresearch.org/mice/index.asp Jackie Carter, Admin. Assistant presented her perspective on "Space Medicine or contact Devin Rokyta, Seminar Manager, Research in Greece." After the lunch break, Dr. [email protected]; or Natalie Ext. 104; [email protected] Convertino arrived and presented Biggers, Seminar Assistant, T.R.U.E. "Cardiovascular Effects of Space Travel: Research Foundation, 8610 N. New Membership Department Current Research." Dr. Hargens rounded out Braunfels, Suite 705, San Antonio, TX Gloria Carter, Membership Dir. the day's presentations with "Exercise Studies 78217, 210-829-1239, FAX 210-829-5513, Ext. 106; [email protected] of Identical Twins Exposed to 30 Days of [email protected]. Sheryl Kildall, Assist. Membership Simulated Microgravity." February 24-25, 2005, Washington, Day 2: The second day opened with Dr. DC. Homeland Defense Training Ext. 107; [email protected] Pavy-Le Traon's presentation of "Artificial Conference—Medical Planning and Gravity in Simulated Microgravity," followed Operations in Support of Consequence Journal Department by Dr. Draeger's "Intracranial Pressure: Fluid Management: “Managing the Unthinkable Pamela Day, Managing Editor Shifts." Then the projector broke. The after- in the Era of Asymmetrical Threats.” For in- Ext. 101; [email protected] noon presentations were given without benefit formation, contact Maurice Martin, Market Rachel Trigg, Editorial Assistant of PowerPoint projection, but were still worth- Access International, 4301 Wilson Blvd. while, even without the graphics. Mr. Tripp #1003, Arlington, VA 22203; (703) 807- Ext. 102; [email protected] presented "Where We Need to Go: Approaches 2753; FAX (703) 807-2728; mmartin@mar- to Cardiovascular Conditioning." It was a ketaccess.org; www.marketaccess.org/ NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR "think outside the box" lecture to motivate the event_consmgmt.asp. discussions which followed. The rest of the af- May 22-26, 2005, Graz, Austria. 15th 2005 AsMA AWARDS ternoon was devoted to an open forum discus- IAA Humans in Space Symposium. For sion of the goals of the meeting and how to more information, visit The deadline is December 15 for receiving best present the outcome of the meeting. http://www.uni-graz.at/space2005. nominations for AsMA’s 15 annual awards to The Mayo Clinic sponsored our Tuesday July 22-27, 2005, Las Vegas, NV. 11th be presented at the 2005 Annual Scientific night event: a dinner at Le VeLue in Tremezzo, International Conference on Human- Meeting in Kansas City, MO. Recognize the ac- complete with a ferry ride and taxi service to Computer Interaction . Further info: HCI complishments of your peers! Nominate your the restaurant. The meal was fabulous and it International 2005, School of Industrial co-worker today! was a shame to have to rush off to catch the Engineering, Purdue University, Grissom The Awards Committee chair emphasizes, ferry back to Bellagio. Hall, 315 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, IN however, that the names of prospective award Day 3: The group met for discussion in 47907; hcii2005.engr.wisc.edu winners should be submitted as far in ad- the morning. It became apparent that a tabu- September 15-18, 2005, Gold Coast, vance of the deadline as possible. Lots of lar framework for the assessment of counter- Queensland, Australia. Conjoint Meeting of time is needed to review all of the names and measures would be necessary, so the team the Australasian Society of Aerospace select the winners. broke into groups. The younger scientists Medicine (ASAM) and the Asia Pacific Nominations can be made by any member took on this task and worked throughout the Federation of Aerospace Medical of AsMA. rest of the morning and into the afternoon. Associations (APFAMA). The Annual The nominations must be submitted on Meanwhile, the rest of the group began the Scientific Meeting of ASAM, together with forms available from the AsMA Home Office, development of the outline for the position the 5th Asia Pacific Congress of Aerospace and printed in the journal and on the website paper and abstracts for the panel. When the Medicine (APCASM). Contact: Anne at www.asma.org (click on Organization, then entire group reconvened, it was obvious that Fleming, ASAM Secretariat, +61 3 Committees, then go to Awards). more time would be needed to fully explore 98991686. fleminga@ bigpond.net.au; E-mail nomination form to: the application of the protocol to civilian www.asam.org.au. [email protected]; and space tourists. It was decided to concentrate [email protected]. Or Mail to Home Office, on cardiovascular risk assessment for long- Attn: Awards Committee Chair, 320 S. Henry duration missions. Work continued after din- St., Alexandria, VA 22314. ner until late in the evening so that those AsMA Future Meetings who had to leave early the next day would Policies: be able to contribute to the consensus paper. May 8-12, 2005 1. The nominee must be a current member Day 4: A brief review of the workshop Kansas City, MO of the Association, except that the Sidney D. activities took place over breakfast as partici- Hyatt Regency Crown Center Leverett, Jr., Environmental Science Award is pants prepared to depart. As we scattered to open to nonmembers. Deceased members meet buses, ferries, hydrofoils, or car returns, May 14-18, 2006 may be nominated. Self-nomination is not al- goodbyes were exchanged and feelings of Caribe Royale Hotel lowed. camaraderie spread throughout the group. It Orlando, FL 2. The Chair of the Awards Committee was a wonderful experience. does not vote and is not eligible for an We would like to thank all our Corporate May 13-17, 2007 award during his/her tenure. and Sustaining Members who contributed so Sheraton and Marriott Hotels 3. Employees of a company sponsoring an generously to the success of this meeting, award are eligible to receive the award. and in particular to the Mayo Clinic for New Orleans 4. Awards involving a published paper will sponsoring the Tuesday evening event. be made only to the senior author. The conclusion of this ground-breaking May 11-15, 2008 5. Unsuccessful nominees for an annual conference will be presented to council and Sheraton and Hilton Hotels award will be retained in the active file at the upcoming AsMA meeting in Kansas Boston, MA through three award cycles. City.

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1102 Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 12 • December 2004 Send information for publication on this page to: LCDR Joe Essex, MSC, USN BLDG 2272 Suite 345 47123 Buse Rd Patuxent River, MD 20670 AEROSPACE PHYSIOLOGY REPORT [email protected] Certification in Aerospace Physiology Board Certification in Aerospace and professional contributions to the AsMA areas relevant to aerospace physiology in- Physiology will be offered in May 2005 in and AsPS. However, eligibility is not simply cluding, but not limited to, general human Kansas City, MO, during the 76th Scientific limited to individuals who possess the neces- physiology, space physiology, exercise physi- Meeting of the Aerospace Medical sary academic backgrounds. Perhaps the ology, spatial orientation, acceleration physi- Association. For qualified applicants who most significant prerequisite is demonstrated ology, hyperbaric physiology, decompression meet the prerequisites for candidacy and interest, participation, and contribution to sickness, human factors engineering, night successfully complete the examination, the field of aerospace physiology over a pe- vision, LASERs, and operational problems, board certification is among the most re- riod of at least 5 years. Relevant education, (e.g., sustained operations, altitude/hypoxia, warding professional achievements in a sci- experience, and professional contributions oxygen requirements, sensory illusions, low entist’s career. are each fundamental elements leading to pressure operations, parachutes & escape To simply say that it is important for an board certification. Board certification in systems, and survival). Also covered will be aerospace physiologist to obtain professional aerospace physiology says that a scientist relevant areas of basic physics and atmos- certification is not a complete statement. takes the aeromedical profession seriously. pheric science. The weighting of these sub- Board certification is a prerequisite for sev- When a candidate successfully completes ject areas is not equal and the distribution of eral Naval Aerospace Physiologists billets the certification exam, the Executive Council the emphasis is reviewed periodically. All and some USAF assignments, although not of the Aerospace Medical Association, acting examination questions are of the objective currently for many civilian positions. To upon the recommendation of the type, i.e., multiple choice, true/false, and fully appreciate the value of the designation, Certification Board, grants certification in answer matching. one needs to understand why the Aerospace Aerospace Physiology. The Board consists of Application packages and questions per- Medical Association established board certi- nine members plus a chairperson (all of taining to the certification process may be di- fication in Aerospace Physiology in the first whom are board certified), as well as a repre- rected to the Chairman of the Admissions place. sentative from the AsMA Executive Council. Committee, David Welge. He may be con- As with most fields of advanced profes- The Chair of the 2004 Certification Board is tacted by email at sional endeavor, the primary reason was to Russell S. Lawry, a Commander in the [email protected]. For individu- encourage the study, improve the practice, Medical Service Corps of the United States als who do not have access to e-mail, the fol- and elevate the standards of excellence in Navy. Activities of the Board are governed lowing mailing address may be used: Aerospace Physiology. Preparing for an ex- by the Board by-laws as approved by the Maj. David A. Welge, USAF, BSc. amination as broad as the board examina- AsMA Council in November 1989 (published 3801 Basswood Dr. tion in aerospace physiology requires disci- in the February 1991 issue of Aviation, Space, Alamogordo, NM 88310 pline, dedication, and commitment. In the and Environmental Medicine, Aerospace process, it takes many candidates back to Physiology Report). Aerospace Physiology Society their roots as a scientist and reminds them Eligibility to sit for the examination re- Membership Benefits why they committed themselves to pursue quires a minimum of a baccalaureate degree By MAJ Brenda Crook an aeromedical specialty to start with. It in physiology, or a closely related life sci- causes many candidates to review knowl- ence with significant study in human physi- As the Aerospace Physiology Society edge areas they do not employ on a daily ology. The requirement for professional pro- (AsPS) Treasurer and Membership chair, I’m basis, and in some cases to engage in study ductivity stipulates a minimum of 5 years of often asked about the benefits of member- in areas they may have never pursued be- professional experience and training in aero- ship by my more reticent non-member fore. In such cases, preparing for board cer- space physiology following awarding of the friends. After some pause, reflection, and tification can actually expand the knowledge degree. Other factors considered by the ad- the automatic “Because you just should,” I base and foundation of understanding of a missions committee include relevant posi- only have to look at the membership roster scientist, and ultimately make the candidate tions held, research, flying experience, acad- and the answer becomes glaringly clear: a better aerospace physiologist. emic and military awards, and membership “You should become a member because of A secondary reason to seek board certifi- in associated organizations (e.g., AsMA and our members.” The names include aero- cation is more obvious; to provide an av- AsPS). A minimum of two letters of recom- space physiology A-listers dating from our enue for professional and peer recognition. mendation is also required for each appli- specialty’s infancy to the young physiolo- As an aerospace physiologist, the associated cant. gists bringing our field into the new age; professional organizations are AsMA, the Applicants who satisfy all of the eligibil- professionals that have “been there and Aerospace Physiology Society (AsPS), and ity requirements will be subsequently con- done that” to the grindstone “young guns” service-specific collectives such as the firmed as candidates by the Admissions that bring this field of aircrew performance, Society of U.S. Naval Aerospace Committee to sit for the certification exami- training, and protection into the daunting Physiologists (SUSNAP). AsMA is the certi- nation. For the 2005 exam, the Chairperson world of modern technology. The outstand- fying body in aerospace physiology, and of the Admissions Committee will notify eli- ing networking potential and the chance to successful completion is recognized every gible candidates not later than March of their download some knowledge from the field’s year during the AsPS luncheon at the AsMA admission to the examination and provide top minds is the first reason to join the annual scientific meeting. As of May 2004, them with information on the examination Aerospace Physiology Society. 122 specialists successfully achieved board process. Included in that communiqué will In the world of modern air and space ex- certification since it was first conferred in be current references, subject test areas, and ploitation, technology has far exceeded nor- 1977. Being awarded the gold pO2 pin and sample questions. Based on the comprehen- mal human capabilities in many facets of certificate of board certification says that a sive nature of the examination, preparation performance. Indeed, the need for human scientist has met significant academic chal- by applicants should begin early irrespective performance experts has never been greater. lenges and is a true professional in a select of the date of notification. The AsPS is a marvelous forum for the inte- field. In essence, board certification declares The Aerospace Physiology Certification gration and utilization of experts in many that an individual has formally earned the Board will administer the certification exami- diverse professional fields. The opportunity respect of his or her professional peers and nation at the 76th Annual Scientific Meeting to contribute to the protection and perfor- their governing organizations. of the Aerospace Medical Association in mance of the human in air and space envi- Finally, board certification serves as a Kansas City, MO, on Sunday, 8 May 2005. ronments is evident in the participation of goal that members can strive to attain The examination, which is offered in English AsPS members in scientific working groups through dedicated self-study and personal only, will contain questions covering various and forums. For example, our members

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 12 • December 2004 1103 have shared their expertise in multinational Fred A. Hitchcock Award is presented for space. These multinational and multi-ser- and multi-service working groups for alti- lifetime Excellence in Aerospace Physiology. vice sessions have included topics such as tude effects, acceleration, spatial disorienta- In addition, the Society sponsors an award Spatial Disorientation Countermeasure tion, passenger and patient transport, and program for the top primary school science Training, Nutritional Supplements and human factors. These efforts provide not teacher in the city that hosts the annual Aircrew Nutrition, Night Vision Systems only an opportunity for AsPS members to Aerospace Medical Association conference. Training Solutions, Acceleration Training, contribute expertise but also to learn from This encouragement through recognition and Aircrew Training in Simulation. the experts. The future of human safety and provides a stimulus to the birth of excellence If you’re still not convinced of the worth performance in the environments we exploit in the scientific fields. of your $10 AsPS membership, then I’d like is crucially dependent on the participation in Finally, AsPS membership gives one the to mention our annual Social where the pro- these consortiums. chance to contribute to the success and qual- fessional benefits can be overcome by sheer A third benefit to AsPS membership is ity of the annual ASMA conference. Our entertainment. Every year during the the opportunity to recognize scientific Society’s Education and Training Day has ASMA conference, the AsPS sponsors a achievement in the field of aerospace physi- been one of the most widely attended ses- Social to provide an opportunity to interact ology. Three Society awards are presented sions during the annual conference. This with fellow members and other interested each year during the annual Aerospace scientific panel brings together the finest col- parties in a more relaxed atmosphere. Here, Medicine Association conference. The Wiley lection of experts in a particular field to pre- during drinks, hors d’oevres, or dinner, you Post Award is presented for excellence in sent recent and relevant discoveries, coun- can connect with other members, make new Operational Aerospace Physiology. The Paul termeasures, and training philosophies. friends, relive past adventures or create new Bert Award is presented for Aerospace From these panels come novel solutions to ones. All in all, your $10 goes pretty far— Physiology Research Excellence. Finally, the the age-old problem of humans in flight and truly a bargain in disguise.

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Greetings from the Executive Course. This course is focused on PSC 2, BOX 10849, APO, AE 09012, but you preparing Majors and higher to serve a Joint must also be a member of AsMA. Aerospace Nursing President Task Force Officer or Joint Medical Task Force Commander in support of a domestic CBRNE Colleen Morissette The year is passing by so quickly. By the event or natural disaster. The focus is on the ANS President time you will be reading this, ANS members federal, state and local interagency process, on the Scientific Program committee will have legal and medical considerations for mass ca- Although the courses listed above are for met in Alexandria to assist with the peer re- sualty events, and the coordination of the me- military medical personnel, civilian and med- view of abstracts for the May 2005 meeting in dial response to minimize morbidity and mor- ical facilities are focused toward more mass ca- Kansas City. Start making plans to attend. tality. CEU’s are provided. sualty preparedness as well. There are now One of the goals of the ANS is to support DMRTI also conducts a variety of non-resi- questions on the licensing exams about mass education and training for our members. Thus, dent (they come to you) training programs for casualties and alert levels. Health departments I am pleased to pass the following information National Guard, Reserve, and active duty or- and civilian medical hospitals are conducting on to you for your consideration. ganizations. These course options include training exercises in cooperation with local, The Defense Medical Readiness Training ABLS, TNCC and PHTLS. state, and federal law enforcement agencies as Institute (DMRTI) is a tri-service organization More information on these and other well as medical first responders in the commu- focused on joint medical readiness training for DMRTI courses can be found at nities. Your page editor recently participated all Department of Defense (DoD) medical pro- www.dmrti.army.mil. For more information in a drill and seminar in Charleston, SC, on fessionals. As part of its mission DMRTI offers on these courses please contact COL Alan L. weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. a variety of multidisciplinary, multi-level train- Moloff , MC, USA, Commander, DMRTI, As a retired military flight nurse, much of the ing opportunities. [email protected], or call (210) 221- information was a review, but to the civilian DMRTI is most famous for the Combat 2109, DSN - 471-2109, Fax – extension 2239 nurses, it is a different challenge. We can all Casualty Care Course (C4). This course, con- (same prefixes). help build more disaster resilient communities ducted 12 times a year, prepares relatively ju- by working together. Meanwhile, have an en- nior officers to survive and provide health care A Special Note joyable and safe winter holiday season. Start at the services Level 1 and 2 facilities. planing now to attend the Annual Meeting in There are a variety of lectures but the course is DMRTI has been our nursing CEU May. focused on tactical combat casualty care and provider for the past two annual meetings, Eileen Hadbavny the field experience. This is a great course for and I wish to applaud DMRTI for working to nurses assigned to CCAT or AE teams. For provide CEUs for those nurses and technicians nurses the course begins with the Trauma Join the Aerospace who attend the Annual Scientific program. Nurse Core Course (TNCC). This is an excel- Nurses Society! lent opportunity for nurses of all services to Awards improve their emergency nursing skills at a nationally recognized course. DMRTI will Dedicated to the advancement of As a reminder, please get your nomina- fund TNCC instructors (military or civilian) to aerospace nursing.... tions in for the ANS Awards. Applications are teach this course in San Antonio. also being accepted for the Louise Marshall Dues are just $10. Membership is DMRTI also offers two “conference” style Scholarship. This will be the first year for the open to allied health professionals (no field duty) courses. The Joint Operational Marshall Scholarship and deadline for the ap- Medical Managers Course offers an opportu- for $5 a year. plication is February 15th. More information nity for field grade officers to learn about joint For further information, contact: on the ANS Awards and scholarship can be operational medical planning. The course fo- found on the ANS web site: www.aero- cuses on joint doctrine, planning principles, spacenursingsociety.org or link from the Diane Fletcher, ANS Treasurer and integration of the DoD combat health sup- AsMA web site. Membership is a requirement PSC 2, Box 10849, port system. CEU’s are provided. for awards and scholarship, so please ensure APO AE 09012. The newest DMRTI educational opportu- your dues are current. ANS dues of $10 are nity is the Home Land Security Medical [email protected]. payable to the ANS Treasurer Diane Fletcher,

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Holidays Are a Time To Share above sea level; the mornings and evenings are cold and to top it off, a cold front was pass- By Harriet Hodgson ing by. However, the blankets supplied kept us relatively warm. In the park, we observed sev- Why are holidays special? I think it’s be- eral zebras, impalas, elephants, wildebeest, cause they’re a time to share beliefs, traditions, warthogs, giraffes, white rhinos, and hippos. recipes, stories, and gifts. Thanks to my No lions, though. To watch the animals in British heritage, our Christmas dinner is their natural habitat is really an exciting expe- straight from a Dickens novel – roast beef and rience. We got back to our hotel just in time for Yorkshire pudding. The puffy, golden-brown a warm breakfast. The same evening, we were pudding, actually a popover recipe, could be a all bused to the park for a BBQ under the meal in itself. stars. Despite the cold and the wind, we en- But family traditions may change with joyed the feast and the company. The food was time and today we eat smaller portions. The plentiful and delicious. It was unfortunate that Yorkshire pudding is made with skim milk the weather did not cooperate; it would have and egg substitute. I always fix fresh vegeta- been a very enjoyable evening; the set-up was bles, a large salad, and offer fruit for dessert. perfect. The vegetarians at our table enjoy Minnesota Bridge of Time: Jean Pettyjohn, Judith We went to the Sundown Ranch Lion Park wild rice with dried cranberries, caramelized Donaldson, Helen Lestage and Famke Peters where we held in our arms a one-month-old onions, and orange zest. These changes have enjoy the view at the Bridge of Time in Sun baby lion and bottle fed a four-month-old. made our holidays even more special. City, South Africa. This was exceptional. I never thought this was Storytelling makes our holidays special as drive took us to Sun City. During the drive, we feasible, to hold a lion cub in my arms, much well. I come from a storytelling family and saw a little of Pretoria (the capital), flat areas of like a big cat with very sharp claws. During one story is about a holiday dinner at our grasslands and scattered trees, small settle- the day, the big lions are rather quiet, lying house, when the roast cooked more quickly ments and several platinum mining installa- around and enjoying the sun. On our way than anticipated. The refrigerator was full and tions. After 31 hours, from our apartment in back to the hotel, we made a quick stop at the I was afraid to leave the roast out for fear it Montreal to the hotel, we finally arrived in Sun crocodile farm. would spoil or the dog would eat it. What City. Friends were there to welcome us and re- It was very relaxing and enjoyable to walk could I do? I put the roast on top of the car in mind us that we were expected for dinner at in the tropical forest next to our hotel, stop at our freezing-cold garage. Relatives who came the Palace. Who could refuse such an invita- the aviary, sit at the ninth hole of the Gary in through the garage laughed when they saw tion? A quick shower and we were ready to Player and watch the BMW golfers finish the the roast and they’re still laughing. “Is dinner go. It turned out to be a delightful aperitif for first half of their round. We also tried our golf- on top of the car?” they ask. the upcoming week. ing talents at the Lost City golf course. Well, If you’re like me, holidays give you a To start with, a few words about this resort the course was perfect, but not this golfer. chance to use family treasures. My parent’s known as Africa’s Kingdom of Pleasure. Sun Nevertheless, the afternoon was superb, spent gold-rimmed china can’t go in the dishwasher, City resort is a huge complex of entertainment with very nice friends admiring fantastic so I don’t use it, but I use other things instead, center, casinos, golf courses, tennis courts, panoramas. On two different occasions, a cou- such as the pewter candlesticks which they re- restaurants, and four world class hotels: the ple of black and white birds, much like our ceived as a wedding gift. Getting out family magnificent Palace of the Lost City with its ar- red-winged blackbirds, did not want to be dis- treasures has become a ritual and using them chitectural wonders, minarets, sculptures of turbed and chased me away from their terri- makes me feel good inside. life size elephants, and a man-made beach tory. Talking about birds, this is really the For many of us, holidays are a time to give with waves; the Cascades with tumbling wa- country for bird watchers. Birds are numerous gifts. I shop for gifts year-round, and make as ters flowing through a lush tropical forest, a and some are very colourful. Sir John Baird many as I can – homemade jam, various kinds spectacular panorama over the gardens to the seemed to enjoy every minute of his morning of biscotti, and memory books. Wrapping Gary Player golf course and the bushveld hills walk around the golf course. gifts is fun for me and I spend lots of time on beyond; the Sun City with boutiques, casinos All in all, the accommodations were excel- it. The last few years we have been giving and entertainment theatre; and finally the lent, the cuisine delicious, and the service al- some of the family treasures to our daughters. Cabanas with a view on a lake where water- ways very polite and sparkled with little sur- Passing on these treasures links the older gen- skiing and sunset cruises take place. Nearby prises: chocolate and rose petals on our pillow eration with the younger, including our twin lies the Pilanesberg National Park, the fourth or a glass of sherry before dinner. The formal grandchildren. largest game reserve in Africa. The resort of- dinners were well organized and very elegant. When you come down to it, most holidays fers 24 hours of fun and entertainment. Thank you to the South Africans for a very are a celebration of life. No matter where you Despite the time change, we quickly special week. live or what your heritage is, you have your adapted and started to visit this kingdom. The only sad note for this fabulous week own holiday traditions. You may give care- Under the guidance of Famke Peters from was to learn that our good friend, Dr. George fully chosen gifts, tell funny stories, use family Cape Town, Helen Lestage, Jean Pettyjohn, Takahashi, had passed away. We all had warm treasures, and fix family recipes. So it is with a Judith Donaldson, Star Fennell, and I started thoughts and a couple of toasts for George and sense of tradition and friendship that I send with the Palace and its surroundings. The also for our dear friend Elina. He will be you my wishes for happy holidays and festive Palace of the Lost City dominates a vista of greatly missed. dinners galore. jungle and the amazing Valley of Waves. The See you in Kansas next May. Palace is truly spectacular. Sun City, South Africa Then the four of us went to see the By Louise Grenier Extravaganza show Odyssey, 80 minutes of Join the Wing! cabaret dancing, singing, magic, and acrobat- Dear friends, ics, with very colourful costumes. The Wing of the Aerospace Medical One early and cold morning, some of us Association was formed in 1952. Dues Let it be said: In 2004, we lived two springs boarded an open jeep and went on a Safari. A are $20 per year. For further information, in the same year, one in Alaska and one in guide drove us through the game reserve, an- contact: Judy Waring, 4127 Kenyon St., South Africa! swered our questions, and stopped for pic- Seattle, WA 98136; (206) 933-0884; e- After more than fifteen hours in the air, we tures. Somehow, we were not prepared for mail: [email protected] landed in Johannesburg. Then a two-hour cold weather. The resort is at almost 5000 feet

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MedAire Unveils Security flight fidelity. This technology includes high 059) are being conducted worldwide in ap- Solutions for Business Aviation fidelity aircraft specific cockpits, offensive proximately 400 centres across approximately and defensive mission systems, realistic wide 40 countries (Europe, Asia, Australia, New field of view visual displays, and virtual bat- Zealand, South Africa, United States, Canada MedAire, Inc. recently announced that it tle space. Additionally, the G-FET II / ATFS- and Latin America) to evaluate the effect of has expanded beyond the medical assistance 400 provides the proprietary ETC technology the compound in acute ischemic stroke pa- services the company provides the aviation of G-pointing that provides the pilot with the tients. The safety of patients included in the industry, launching a new line of security so- same sustained G that he experiences during trials is being continually evaluated. lutions to help flight crews prepare for and actual combat maneuvering. Additionally, the CHANT (Cerebral resolve potential security risks. ETC’s breakthrough technology allows a Hemorrhagic And NXY-059 Treatment) trial MedAire’s new security program, which pilot to hone critical air combat skills in a safe initiated enrolment in August 2004. CHANT was revealed during the 2004 National and economical environment at 1/20th the is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-con- Business Aviation Association (NBAA) con- cost of flying in the aircraft. Savings include trolled, parallel-group, multi-center, Phase IIb vention and meeting, provides flight crew reduced fuel consumption and reduced air- study to assess the safety and tolerability of with both preparedness strategies and emer- craft wear. Even greater savings are realized 72 hours intravenous infusion of CEROVIVE gency response assistance. The program in- through lowered accident rates since the pilot (NXY-059) in adult patients with acute intrac- cludes services such as crisis management can rehearse an aircraft mission in the G-FET erebral hemorrhage. The trial will involve 150 and incident response plans; onsite security II / ATFS-400 before actual flight. Over 150 centers in 21 countries. audits and travel risk assessments; 24-hour experienced fighter pilots have “flown” the CEROVIVE (NXY-059), a neuroprotectant security consultation; web-based security G-FET II / ATFS-400 to date and the consen- with free-radical trapping properties, is a alerts; and emergency evacuation assistance. sus is that it is the most authentic simulator drug under development by AstraZeneca and MedAire’s security programs include: 24- currently available. licensed from Renovis, Inc. hour security consultation and assistance; Jim Campbell, Editor, Aero-News Net About AstraZeneca Crisis management and incident response Magazine, recently took ETC’s challenge to AstraZeneca is a major international plans; Onsite security audits; Client-specific fly the Authentic Tactical Flight Simulator healthcare business engaged in the research, risk assessments; and Online travel and secu- Model ATFS 400X configured as an F/A-18 development, manufacture and marketing of rity alerts. “Hornet.” His flying experience, combined prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply About MedAire, Inc. with the incredible life and cost saving bene- of healthcare services. It is one of the world’s Established in 1986, MedAire offers fully fits, significantly impressed Mr. Campbell leading pharmaceutical companies with integrated health and security solutions in- enough to write a four-part series profiling healthcare sales of over $18.8 billion and cluding remote emergency assistance ser- the unique ATFS Model 400. Inertial or “G leading positions in sales of gastrointestinal, vices, evacuations, training and web-based forces” are a major distraction and a stress- oncology, cardiovascular, neuroscience and education programs, specialized resources amplifying factor aircrew must adapt to respiratory products. such as medical and security kits, and a net- while engaged in tactical maneuvering com- work of western-standard medical clinics in bat. Mr. Campbell’s article candidly describes Asia. MedAire provides services to interna- his experience of realistic G-forces that oc- tional business travelers and expatriates, curred during his flight. Want to see Your commercial airlines throughout the world, About ETC corporate flight departments, government Company’s News ETC designs, develops, installs and main- agencies, military and maritime operators. tains aircrew training systems, public enter- Printed Here? tainment systems, process simulation systems ETC’s First Tactical Flight (sterilization and environmental), clinical hy- Simulator Shipped perbaric systems, environmental testing and Become a Corporate simulation systems, and related products for Member of AsMA! Environmental Tectonic Corporation re- domestic and international customers. cently announced shipment of the first G- Force Environment Trainer Model II (G-FET Phase III Trials for CEROVIVE Benefits include: II) equipped as an Authentic Tactical Flight (NXY-059) to Continue • Link from our website to yours Simulator (Model ATFS-400). Shipment of the • Subscription to AsMA’s Journal G-FET II / ATFS-400 followed successful AstraZeneca announced recently that the • Special news section in this completion of a comprehensive Acceptance Phase III trials (SAINT I and II) to determine Testing process, involving customer experts, the effect of CEROVIVE (NXY-059) on disabil- journal that was conducted at ETC’s manufacturing ity and neurological recovery in acute is- • Advertising discount in journal plant in Southampton, PA. ETC is the only chemic stroke patients will continue as • Exhibit space discount at centrifuge manufacturer in the world that has planned. This decision is based upon a rec- the ability to design, build, and test in-house. ommendation from the Independent Data AsMA’s Annual Scientific Field engineers installed the G-FET II at the and Safety Monitoring Board (IDMB) and the Meeting customer’s site. After installation, Acceptance trial Steering Committee. The decision fol- • Registration discount at Testing was repeated to insure complete cus- lows a recent IDMB interim analysis of these tomer satisfaction as well as system safety trials, which included data on stroke out- Annual Scientific Meeting and reliability. comes after a three-month follow-up period Over the past 12 years, ETC has devel- in 1,000 patients. The purpose of this analysis For information on becoming a oped and manufactured the G-FET II, a pro- was to assess whether it would be futile (not ject that has produced the world’s most ad- meaningful) to continue patient enrollment in Corporate Member, please call vanced high performance human centrifuge. the SAINT trials when looking at the degree Gloria Carter at (703)739-2240, Over the past 5 years, ETC has integrated full of post-stroke disability experienced by pa- ext. 106, [email protected]; or Tactical Flight Simulation into the G-FET II to tients who received drug as compared to pa- produce the G-FET II / ATFS-400. The G-FET tients who received placebo, and to deter- Dr. Marian Sides at mb- II / ATFS-400 combines the latest available mine if there were safety concerns. [email protected] flight simulation technology to optimize The SAINT trials for CEROVIVE (NXY-

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CDR William D. Agerton, Jr., MC, USN, of ing in the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program New Members Ridgecrest, CA, originally a flight and Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Before that, surgeon/pilot for Fighter Squadron 211, USS he was a professor at Baylor College of Arsintescu, Lucia, M.A., Moffett Field, CA Enterprise, now holds the position of Medicine in Houston, TX, and Chief of Dean, Jay B., Ph.D., Dayton, OH Operational Test Director, Aeromedical Neurology at Ben Taub Hospital. Escandon, Adriana A., M.D., St. Louis, MO Division, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Gordon, Scott M., R.N., Huntington Beach, CA Nine (VX-9), at China Lake Naval Air Lt.Gen.Prof. Gaetano Rotondo, M.D., Ph.D., Mickelson, Morris L., M.D., W. Bloomfield, MI Weapons Center, CA. He is the incoming FRAes, of Piamborno, Italy, held the “Lettura Skiver, Patrick P., M.Sgt., USAF, APO, AP Chairman of the U.S. Navy Aeromedical Magistrale” in memory of Prof. Rodolfo Tilgner, Arthur D., M.D., Ninilchik, AK Dual Designator Advisory Group. Margaria during the Opening Ceremony of the XIX National Congress of the Italian International New Members Col. James H. Heriot, USAF, MC, SFS, of Society of Aviation and Space Medicine held O’Fallon, IL, formerly the Chief of the in Milano in May. As the Lecturer, Honorary Al-Yahyai, Nasser Saif, M.D., Osterley Medical Flight Screening Branch, Clinical President of the Society, and a former friend Compus, UK Sciences Division at the USAF School of and student of Prof. Margaria, Dr. Rotondo re- Bartkaitiene, Jolanta, Vilnius, Lithuania Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, TX, membered the many important scientific ac- Heer, Martin A., Rasta, Norway has been transferred to the position of Chief tivities performed by that gentleman, who Qureshi, Sultana A., B.M.Sc., Alberta, Canada th of the Medical Staff (SGH) at the 375 foresaw and described, some years in ad- Ryan, Elizabeth A., Sqn.Ldr., RAAF, Medical Group (AMC), at Scott AFB, IL. vance, the exact mechanism of the future of Toowoomba, Australia human locomotion on the Moon’s surface “by Yeo, Hui Kian Chris, DAvMed., Lantau MAJ Gregory T. Lang, MC, USA, originally successive leaps.” Island, Hong Kong a Captain, has been promoted and is now Chief, Injury Biomechanics Branch at the Col. Thomas M. Slyter, USAF, MC, origi- U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory nally the Chief of Aerospace Medicine at at Fort Rucker, AL. Kunsan AB, Korea, was promoted to Colonel In Memoriam and transferred to the position of Lt.Col. Jon F. Petersen, USAF, MC, FS, of Commander of the 43rd Aeromedical Dental Jeffrey Glenn Davis Springboro, OH, previously a Fellow in Squadron at Pope AFB, NC. He recently be- Jeffrey Glenn Davis, M.D., Col., USAF Aerospace Medicine at Johns Hopkins came an Associate Fellow of the Aerospace (Ret.), of Oak Ridge, TN, died in October at University, has been transferred to the posi- Medical Association. his home. Born in Jackson, TN, in 1940, Dr. tion of Chief of Occupational Medicine at Davis earned his B.S. in biology at Union Wright Patterson AFB, OH. Col. (Dr.) David Snell, USAFR, MC, CFS, has been assigned as IMA to Gen. Tom University in Jackson, TN, in 1962 and his Terrence Riley, M.D., of Kansas City, MO, Travis, Commander, 311th Human Systems M.D. at the University recently joined the Mid America Brain and Wing, Brooks City Base, Tx. He was formerly of Tenessee College of Stroke Institute, where he is primarily work- Chief of Aerospace Services at the 452nd AMDS, March ARB, CA. Dr. Snell has re- Medicine in Memphis, cently finished a civilian assignment as Chief TN, in 1971. He at- Medical Services Officer for Bechtel Corp at tended the Aerospace the Aberdeen Proving Ground Weapons Medicine Primary Demilitarization Facility. He is currently Course at Brooks AFB, serving as Medical Director for Bechtel TX, in 1972, where he Nevada and supervising medical operations later served as com- at the DOE Nevada Test Site. mander of the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). Focus on Members: He then attended Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, where he earned his M.P.H. de- S. Harry Robertson inducted into gree in 1975. Dr. Davis entered the U.S. Air Force in Army Hall of Fame 1962 and served for 28 years. He was commis- Dr. S. Harry Robertson, CEO of both sioned upon completion of officer training William E. Collins, Ph.D., was inducted Robertson Research Group, Inc. and school, and after technical training school at into the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall Robertson Aviation, was inducted into the Keesler AFB, MS, he was assigned as a com- of Fame during ceremonies conducted at the Army Aviation Hall of Fame for his outstand- puter maintenance officer at Offut AFB, NE, Omniplex in Oklahoma City on September ing contributions to Army aviation over an where he was responsible for the operation 24, 2004. Dr. Collins was cited for his scien- extended period of time, including pioneering and maintenance of the display systems in the tific and administrative achievements in avia- crash-resistant fuel systems. He was also re- SAC Command Post. In 1967, he was selected tion medicine and aviation safety during a cently accepted as a candidate for induction for the first class of the AFIT Medical 1961-2001 career at the FAA Civil Aerospace into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Education Plan for Reserve Officers. He at- Medical Institute (CAMI). Sharing the occa- A native of Pheonix, AZ, Dr. Robertson tended the University of Tennessee, and in- sion with Dr. Collins (near left, with plaque) was born in October of 1934. He earned his terned at Malcolm Grow USAF Medical were (left) Melchor J. Antuñano, M.D., current B.S. degree from and did postgraduate work Center, Andrews AFB, MD. Following com- Director of CAMI and President of AsMA; at Arizona State University. He trained as an pletion of the USAF’s primary aerospace (near right) David J. Schroeder, Ph.D., man- Airforce pilot and in crash fire research. He medicine course, he was assigned to the ager of CAMI's Aerospace Human Factors served in the Reserve Guard and then the U.S. USAF hospital in Weisbaden, W. Germany, as Research Division and past-President of Air Force for many years. Chief of Military Public Health and later AsMA; and (far right) J. Robert Dille, M.D., a Dr. Robertson is a member of NFPA, FSF, Chief of Flight Medicine. previous CAMI Director and former AsMA the Soaring Society of America, and has been After earning his M.P.H., Dr. Davis spent President. Dr. Antuñano participated in the a member of the Aerospace Medical a year at USAFSAM, then a year of residency ceremonies as a selected presenter. Association since 1964. See Davis, p. 1108

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 75, No. 12 • December 2004 1107 POSITION WANTED Dr. Davis was a member of the Aerospace CLASSIFIED ADS Medical Association for 32 years, served as a member of the Executive Council, and became POSITIONS AVAILABLE Physician, Board certified in aerospace a Fellow in 1984. He was also a Diplomate of medicine, aviation medical examiner, for- the American Board of Family Practice; a Fel- mer FAA employee with master's of sci- low of both the College of Preventive PHYSICIAN-ENGINEER: Physicians with ence in public health searching for aero- Medicine and the American Academy of a degree in engineering are being sought space consulting work. Please call Family Physicians; and a Past President of the by a growing consulting practice. 805-698-0865. Society of U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeons. His Physician-Engineer will be integrally in- awards and honors included being named volved in analyzing and determining the Tactical Air Command Flight Surgeon of the causal relationship between an accident From Davis, p. 1107 Year by the Society of U.S. Air Force Flight event and an individual's injuries and at the USAF hospital, Davis-Monathan AFB, Surgeons, being named the Air Force identifying the reasons or mechanisms re- AZ, where he was the first A-10 weapons sys- Association (AFA) Medical Services Officer of sponsible for the injuries. Physician- tems flight surgeon. When he completed his the Year by the Tucson Chapter of the AFA, Engineer will utilize both medical and residency, Dr. Davis remained at Davis- and receiving the USAF Meritorious Service engineering skills in an analytical prob- Monathan AFB as Chief of Aerospace medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air lem-solving environment. No patient Medicine and as medical coordinator of Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the care involved, consequently there are no Operation Bentwaters—the operational de- Humanitarian Service Medal. on-call responsibilities or malpractice in- ployment of the first A-10 wing to Europe— surance requirements. Company offers a until 1979. He then attended the National War professional work environment, competi- College after two years as hospital commander tive starting salary and excellent benefits at Holloman AFB, NM, graduating in 1982. INDEX TO including paid vacation and sick leave, He was named Vice Commander of the 401(k) retirement/profit sharing plan, per- Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory at ADVERTISERS formance bonusing and major medical, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, before moving to dental and disability insurance. For addi- USAFSAM in 1983 as Vice Commander, later Aerospace Medical Association tional information, please send curricu- becoming Commander in 1985. He then Award Nomination Form ...... iii lum vitae to or contact: Biodynamic served as deputy command surgeon and di- Information for Authors . .Cover III Research Corporation, Attn. Human rector of Environmental Health Operations for Corporate Members List . . . .1102 Resource Manager, 5711 University Air Force Logistics Command at Wright- ETC ...... Cover IV Heights Blvd., Ste. 100, San Antonio, TX Patterson. In 1990, after retiring from the True Research Foundation . . . . .1102 78249, or fax 210.691.8823 or email USAF with the rank of Colonel, Dr. Davis was UTMB ...... 1108 [email protected]. Equal opportu- named the new vice president and chairman nity employer. of the Medical Sciences Division at Oak Ridge Wyle ...... Cover II Associated Universities.

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