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For more information, please contact library- [email protected]. m of the Civil Aviation Medical Association VOL. 11, NO. 2 JULY 2008 President's Achieving and Maintaining Pilot Health Vector Check 2008 We pour anything we want into our bodies We want to remain relevant as an without a second thought. We'd never treat organization and valuable to our members. our airplanes like that. In This Issue BY SUSAN NORTHRUP, M.D. BY DAVID BRYMAN, D.O., FCAMA Senior International Aviation Medical Examiner EXEC. V.P.'S REPORT 3 s we enter the summer, it is always good FAA, Transport Canada, JAA, Australia, New Zealand to pause and evaluate where we were, TAMISIEA AWARD PRESENTED where we are, and where we want to go. A ILOTS ARE GENERALLY fit to fly and can meet TO GERMAN PROFESSOR ....5 The Executive Committee held a strategy meeting the minimal health standards set forth by in Dallas/Ft. Worth 31 Jan to 1 Feb 08 and met the Federal Aviation Administration. It's SUSTAINING, CORPORATE, AND again in Boston 1 1 May 08 to discuss just that! As P very rare that they will fail an FAA medical with a result, we are planning some important changes, LIFE MEMBERS 6 some unknown disqualifying medical condition which are listed below. discovered at the time of their flight physical. ANGINA PECTORIS: CAN I It is well known that simply passing an FAA NEWSLETTERS CONTROL IT? 10 medical doesn't mean the pilot is healthy. I always The first major change you will see is four-page encourage my pilots to be thoroughly evaluated newsletters between published FlightPhysician is- NEW MEMBERS 11 by their physician with a good wellness exam, sues. We will publish the FlightPhysician quarterly which includes lab work and cancer screening and intersperse newsletters with calendars and SONIC BOOM EFFECTS 12 tests screenings that are not usually done at the items of interest. We are still looking for articles, AME's office. pictures, and editorials for both! FRIENDS 'GONE WEST' .... 13 THE BASICS RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS AND SPONSORS Occasionally, I'm asked questions regarding ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA 14 CAMA Currently has 686 members, represent- health maintenance and fitness during an FAA ing 45 countries. Our members include federal, ON THE HORIZON 16 Continued on page 2 Continued on page 4 FLIGHT PHYSICIAN July 2008 President's Column from page 1 military, aviation industry, Sunday at the Aerospace added a number of exams required to private aviation medicine Medical Association's An- demonstrate proficiency — namely ten practitioners, pilot advo- nual Scientific Meeting will exams per year. There are many AMEs cates, and scientists. We have continue! Every year our who do not meet this requirement. If eight corporate sponsors. attendance has gone up, and you are an AME, it would be worth BUT, we'd like to have more the speakers continue to be your time to review this document. members and sponsors! So, Dr. Northrup outstanding. Next year, we It is available at www.faa.gov/about/ please, encourage your peers will work with the Airline office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/ to join. If you know of any corpora- Medical Directors Association—they offices/aam/ame/guide/ tions that might be interested in hold their annual meeting on the becoming a sponsor, pass their details Saturday prior to AsMA—to pro- SURVEY COMING to the CAMA office. vide a weekend dedicated to clinical Finally, CAMA claims to be a voice of medicine. Both the AMDA Scien- civilian aerospace medicine. We regu- MEMBER INVOLVEMENT tific Meeting and CAMA Sunday larly interact with aviation authorities We set another goal of increased are FREE! In addition, the AsMA and regulators. My committee and I member participation. We continue Scientific Program has developed a want to be sure we are accurately re- to look for articles for our journal strong clinical track this year, thanks flecting YOUR concerns, wishes, and and our page in Aviation, Space, and to Jack Hastings, who was the AsMA desires. We are finalizing a survey you Environmental Medicine. We would President last year. We would love will see in the near future. Please take also like volunteers for committees. to see you in Los Angeles next year. a few minutes, fill it out, and return These would operate predominately Details for the AsMA meetings are it. I plan to report on the results in via E-mail. Also, if you are interested available at www.asma.org. a future article. We want to remain in serving on the Board (which meets relevant as an organization and valu- three times per year) please let me, AWARENESS able to our members! I thank you in David Millett, or Jim Heins know, Aviation certification issues con- advance for your participation. and we will pass your request to the tinue to be an area of interest. Imple- Please note my E-mail address has Nominations Committee. mentation of the Age 65 law will changed to [email protected] prove interesting, but welcome. There H> MEETINGS WITH OTHERS is a new FAA Order [Order 8520.2F] In addition to our outstanding for Aviation Medical Examiners October Scientific meeting, CAMA available. One significant change HONORS NIGHT (May 15, 2008). CAMA participation at the Aerospace Medical Association's Annual Scientific Meeting is growing each year and will continue! FLIGHT PHYSICIAN July 2008 Executive Vice President's Report FL/GHTPHYSICIAN BY DAVID P. MILLETT, M.D. MPH T is AN HONOR and a pleasure 2011. For 2012, we are looking for a A Publication of the Civil Aviation Medical Ifor me to be CAMA's Executive possible trip back to Canada. Association (CAMA) Vice President. The past Following the Board meeting, two months I have been the CAMA luncheon, as usual, was working closely with Jim a sellout with a large, enthusiastic, President Susan Northrup, M.D. Harris, and his guid- crowd. Board member Warren Silber- ance and assistance have Millett man gave an excellent update on FAA President-Elect been awesome. I owe certification issues. I was impressed James N. Heins, M.D. Jim a big thanks. The good news is by the number of current and past Secretary-Treasurer that he will continue to assist me at presidents of CAMA and AsMA in Gordon L. Ritter, D.O. least through the annual meeting in attendance. Executive Vice-President October. He and Sammie also plan to CAMA had a table at the AsMA David P. Millett, M.D., MPH attend future annual meetings. Honors' Night dinner. Several promi- CAMA's participation at the nent people were at our table, in- F//gMPhysician Editor AsMA meeting in Boston last May cluding member and frequent Flight James N. Heins, M.D. was outstanding. The CAMA Sun- Physician contributor, Bob Dille, Associate Editors day was the best ever with a program who was the recipient of the Marie MarkC. Eidson, M.D. arranged by our Vice Presidents for Marvingt Award. Petra A. Illig, M.D. Stephen Leonard, M.D. Education, David Bryman and Alex Finally, it is my impression that Alex M. Wolbrink, M.D. Wolbrink. The speakers were world- CAMA is alive and well. I look Ingrid Zimmer-Galier, M.D. class and the topic, "Current Issues forward to moving CAMA forward in Aviation Medicine," was well- and I appreciate your encouragement CAMA Photo Historian M. Young Stokes III, M.D. received. The audience numbered and support. about 80, and the participation was FP Historian, By-Laws/Constitution stimulating. A big CAMA thanks to A. Duane Catterson, M.D. David and Alex. The editors of F//g/?fPhysician The next day, the welcome submission of articles, CAMA Governing Board letters to the editor, news bits, met just before the CAMA interesting aeromedical cases, and photos for publication. Please luncheon. The attendance mail text in typewritten form or on numbered an impressive floppy disk (MS Word preferred) 15. Some members had to: James N. Heins, M.D. traveled all the way to Bos- [email protected] ton just for this meeting. Many important issues were David P. Millett, M.D., MPH addressed, and you will be CAMA Headquarters P.O. Box 2382 hearing more about this in Peachtree City, GA 30269-2382 the future. The locations of Phone:(770)487-0100 future meetings were deter- Fax: (770) 487-0080 mined: Rochester, Minn., E-mail: [email protected] in 2009; Pensacola, Fla., in MARIE MARVINeT AWARD. Dr. Bobl^ille" 2010; and Tucson, Ariz., in proudly displays his new trophy as friend looks on. FLIGHT PHYSICIAN July 2008 from page 1 FOOD QUALITY debt and will need to sleep longer The quality of food is also as im- to pay that debt. Lack of good sleep medical evaluation. In discussing portant as the amount consumed. will cause daytime fatigue, irritability, healthy lifestyles I think that there are High protein food is much better overeating, obesity, difficulty in con- a few basics that lead to good health.