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Flight Physician - December, 2012 Wright State University CORE Scholar Browse all Civil Aviation Medical Association Civil Aviation Medical Association Records Newsletters (MS-526) 12-2012 Flight Physician - December, 2012 Civil Aviation Medical Association Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms526_newsletter Part of the Aviation Safety and Security Commons, and the Medicine and Health Sciences Commons Repository Citation Civil Aviation Medical Association (2012). Flight Physician - December, 2012. This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Civil Aviation Medical Association Records (MS-526) at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Browse all Civil Aviation Medical Association Newsletters by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact library- [email protected]. VOL 15, NO. 3 ECEMBER 2012 President's Report La Jolla is a "Home Run" BY HUGH J. O'NEILL, BY DAVID P. MILLETT, M.D., MPH M.D., M.H.Sc, D.AV.MED„ F.F.O.M.I EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OOKING BACK over 2012, one has a sense of sat• HE 58TH CAMA Annual Scientific Meet• In This Issue L isfaction and achievement with the workings ing held October 4-6, 2012, in La Jolla, of CAMA. Starting with a good board meeting TCalifornia, was a great success! Attendance in Dallas, we moved on to produce an excellent was very good with 120 full-time attendees, 12 participating staff, and 34 guests. The Educational CAMA Sunday in Atlanta. EXECUTIVE VP'S REPORT..,,3 Program Chairman, Dr. Clay Cowl, organized a The international focus and large attendance world-class program. COCKPIT FATIGUE 6 should be a source of encouragement to continue For example, there were lecturers from the Mayo this type of work. It indicates that we are con• Clinic, Scripps Institute Clinic, Johns Hopkins CLINICAL AEROSPACE sidered a worthy organization with something to University, and the Federal Aviation Administra• PHYSIOLOGY 7 contribute. tion. The program was unique and stimulating. I was personally very pleased to see four of our The FAA reported that 93 AMEs completed their THE FLYING BUG 10 Chinese colleagues attending. One hopes this periodic education requirement at this meeting. MEDXPRESS 10 will be the start of a growing friendship. Timely The meeting began Thursday, October 4th at advertising was, in my opinion, the key to this 8 a.m. After introductions, the scientific portion "OH, BY THE WAY,..!" ....11 meeting's success. of the program began. The meeting room was spacious, with comfortable classroom seating for The CAMA luncheon was very well attended NEW MEMBERS 12 everyone. Just outside the meeting room was an and, thanks to Dr. Cowl, we had excellent speakers information desk and demonstrations by our new• from Delta Airlines. As Delta is the world's largest AME: NOT A BAD GIG.. 13 est corporate member, Georgia Lung Associates. airline, it is no mean feat to get the CEO and his Representing the exhibit emphasizing sleep apnea SUSTAINING, CORPORATE, assistant to address our group. were Ms. Leanne Roberts and Ms. Nancy Ross. AND LIFE MEMBERS 14 The annual scientific meeting at La Jolla was After lunch and several presentations, the group one of the best meetings I have attended of any departed on a field trip. There were two venues, IN MEMORIAM: organization over the past twenty years. Again, and everyone had a chance to visit both. The first HALFORD R. CONWELL ...15 this was the product of tireless work by Clayton stop was the local King Aviation School with hosts ON THE HORIZON 16 Continued on page 2 Continued on page 4 FLIGHT PHYSICIAN 2 December 2012 nj Lp President's Report from page 1 The next Board meeting will take FROM THE EDITOR place in Dallas in February. The year Cowl and our Executive staff. Clayton 2013 will be another good year for As editor of the "Flight Physi• received a well-deserved standing ova• CAMA. However, it will not be easy. cian," I thought it would be ben• tion at our honours night banquet. The financial report I received in La eficial start up a couple of new sec• The Board will have to work hard to Jolla was not as I had hoped. Now we tions in the publication. One such keep up this standard. face a great challenge. It appears we section would involve the aviation One of my particular interests is continue to hemorrhage some $10K medical examiner and real case to increase international involvement per year from our positive balance. scenarios involving certification. It in CAMA. In pursuit of this aim, Were this to continue then our next will be called "Oh, by the Way...!" I attended the Mexican Aerospace President, Mark Eidson's final task We have all had them during our Medical Association in San Luis Po- would be to turn off the lights and AME work and I would like to tosi. There I received a warm welcome close the door. This will not hap• invite anyone of you to write one from the President, Dr. Felix Poras pen. With nose to the grindstones, up for instructional purposes and and his executive. It was a great plea• shoulders to the wheel, and feet to the publication. sure to meet with Dr. Luis Amezqua, fire, the Board will solve this problem The other section will be "Just a former President of CAMA, who is starting immediately. for Fun." This could be anything still practicing aerospace medicine. I do not support increasing fees about flying, medicine, editorial Many of his old friends in CAMA will or cutting back on our traditional comments, human interest, or any be delighted to know he is in excellent program. We are successful and do subject your peers may be interested health, and we can look forward to much more than other medical asso• in and may enjoy reading. Again, I seeing him at CAMA. ciation of our size. This is the reason invite any of you to contribute and In 2012, CAMA became an associ• why they accumulate money while we forward your article to me by email. ate member of the European Society provide a program! My only regret is As always, I would appreciate of Aerospace Medicine. This is an that more members do not attend our any journal-style article for publi• association of the aviation medical functions where their dollars are spent cation, as there is not an overabun• societies of twenty-seven European in the organization. The value you get dance of new material on hand. countries. The organization has been from CAMA is in your involvement On another subject, the board is developing over the past five years and in the program that is created in your considering publishing the "Flight is now well established. It is tied to name and for your pleasure. Physician" journal electronically to organizations such as the Aerospace We have an exciting year sketched replace the mailed printed version. Medical Association (US). They held out with a CAMA Sunday on "Obe• To start out, both printed and elec• a joint session in London. There were sity" at Chicago and an annual meet• tronic versions of the next "Flight over two hundred attendees. It is on ing at Sea World in Florida. I do hope Physician" will be issued. The board the road to success, and we are well to see more members attending and will ultimately decide on future placed to play a part in this future appeal to you all to rejoin CAMA by publication methods. Your input endeavor. Perhaps a joint meeting in paying your dues early. on this subject is welcome. In our Europe could be planned? After all, To those of you who celebrate recent annual CAMA meeting, it CAMA had excellent past meetings Christmas, Ann and I wish you joy appeared that half of our attending in Austria and Amsterdam. and peace in the warmth of your members preferred electronic vs. a We need to encourage and help family. To our many members for printed publication of the journal. our international members to attend whom this is not a religious holiday, Again, please respond to me with our meetings. Fiscal restraint is put• we wish you rest and peace and ask your opinion. ting a damper on travel. We must do you to plan to join your friends next all we can, short of financing airfares year in CAMA. Happy Landings, to provide help. In addition, we must FP Dr. Mark (Eidson) seek to involve our Chinese colleagues whose aviation industry, including general aviation, is booming. ^1 rtj FLIGHT PHYSICIAN 3 December 2012 Executive Vice FUGHTPHYSICIAN President's Report BY DAVID P. MILLETT, M.D., MPH A Publication of the Civil Aviation Medical s WE come to the end of Association (CAMA) 2012, CAMA remains Dr. Millett A strong and vibrant. Our membership is stable at 471 members President We will hold CAMA Sunday on Hugh I. O'Neill, M.D. in good standing. We anticipate May 12th, with a program addressing attracting more new members and obesity. On Monday, May 13, the President-Elect welcoming old members back into CAMA Board meeting will be held Mark C. Eidson, M.D. our association. Please refer potential from 10:00 a.m. to noon, followed by new members to CAMA. Secretary-Treasurer the CAMA luncheon. We will have Gordon L. Ritter, D.O. The annual scientific meeting another excellent speaker, and you are in La Jolla, California, on October all urged to attend. Executive Vice-President 4-6, 2012, was another resoundingly The CAMA 2013 annual scientific David P. Millett, M.D., MPH successful meeting.
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