85th Annual Scientific Meeting

The Aerospace Medical Association’s 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting will be held in San Diego, CA. This year’s theme is “Exploring the Frontiers of Aerospace Medicine Human Performance.”  Based upon the responses to a survey provided at the end of the 84th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, IL, our members indicated a need for more information in six major categories: 1) Human Performance/Human Factors, 2) Aerospace Medicine, 3) Travel Medicine, 4) Space Medicine, 5) FAA Medicals, and 6) Fatigue. We plan to focus the 85th Annual Scientific Meeting program in these six major categories. 

The sessions for our 85th Annual Scientific Meeting will cover the latest findings in the fields of aviation, space, human performance, and environmental medicine and related fields such as aerospace nursing, and aerospace physiology.

The meeting objectives are aligned with the theme and abstracts centered around these objectives are encouraged. The participant will:

1. Understand the impact of evolving trends on the practice of aerospace medicine;

2. Learn how to apply principles of evidence-based medicine, operational risk management, and aeromedical decision-making in aerospace medicine operations;

3. Learn about the analysis of causation of both mechanical and human performance and systems integration factors in aviation accidents;

4. Review current fatigue research and assess air traffic controller and aviator performance and decision-making;

5. Understand and apply ethical principles to aerospace medicine decision-making; foster competency in professionalism and systems-based practice in the application of aerospace medicine skills, teamwork, and interoperability in a multi-discipline professional environment.