NEWSLETTER

International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine

Volume 11 No.2, July, 2001

"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is heavy to the place 
where dwells the race of gods. More than any other thing that pertains to the body it partakes
the nature of the divine"

-Plato-                    

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CONTENTS 

 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

1. President’s Message   President
Dr. Claude Thibeault, Canada
2. Notes from the Secretary-General    Past-President
Dr. Robert Auffret, France
3. Spotlight on New Members   1st Vice-President
Dr. Ulf Balldin, Sweden/USA
4. New Applicants under Review   2nd Vice-President
Dr. Eric Donaldson, Australia
5. News of Members   Directors
Dr. Michael Berry, USA
Dr. Jean-Pierre Crance, France
Dr. Pekka Oksanen, Finland
Dr. Daniel Lestage, USA
6. Items of Interest to Members  
7. Special Thanks from the Academy   
8. In Memoriam    Chancellor
Dr. Frank Pettyjohn, USA
9. Minutes, General Assembly, Reno   Secretary-General
Dr. George Takahashi, Canada
10. Forms for Copying:
    A. Academy Meetings
    B. Agenda General Assembly
    C. Agenda Executive Council
  Deputy- Secretary-General
Dr. Len Thompson, New Zealand

  

 

 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Dear Academicians:

I can’t believe that almost two years have gone by since I took over from Robert Auffret in Budapest. It seems as if it was last week, and yet we are all two years older.

What happened to the Academy? Has it only grown older or has it also grown better? I honestly believe the answer is: better. Indeed we can report improvements on several fronts.

In the Newsletter of January 2000, I suggested we focus our activities on what we do best:

1.- International congresses

2.- Scientific publications

3.- Scholarships

1.- Our scientific committee has become more and more active and has created a framework that will guarantee a good quality product for our future congresses. It has generated a set of instructions that will facilitate the life of future congress organizers and at the same time providing consistency. It has recruited well-respected colleagues that will continue to improve on this well-established foundation. Succession planning is critical in our business.

The committee has also introduced a "named" panel that allowed us to recognize someone that has done a lot for the Academy, but will also give us a chance at every congress to have an in-depth review of a major topic of current interest in Aerospace Medicine.

This year is the first year that the scientific committee has worked very closely with the local coordinating scientific committee, thanks to Dr Jean Pierre Crance who happens to be a member of the two committees by exception. This coincidence greatly facilitated the cooperation in this early growing period. The result promises to be outstanding. In fact I believe we have received a record number of abstracts.

2.- We have progressed very cautiously with the scientific publications because of our limited resources, but we hope to have the next monograph ready for the Geneva congress. It will be another classic that everyone will want in their library. The committee is also evaluating the possibility of producing position papers on critical aerospace medicine issues. The ‘named panel’ mentioned earlier may sometimes serve as the basis for these position papers. The Academy certainly has the talent and the knowledge for this kind of endeavor.

3.- Dr. Eduard Ricaurte is our current scholar in training at Wright State University; Dr Mohler introduced him at the General Assembly and reported that he was an excellent student that the Academy can be very proud of.

I am also glad to report that we will have enough funds for another scholarship for this coming year. Furthermore, a sub-committee is working on an exciting project that we will hopefully be able to present at the General Assembly in Geneva.

The scholarship committee also wishes to establish an Alumni of past scholars. This

structure would allow past scholars to stay in touch with the Academy and receive

mentoring as needed and possibly career opportunities. The Academy has managed to attract two corporate sponsors and is looking for many more. We are looking for your help in bringing in new corporate members.

 

Last but not least, we have never had such a large number of applications for

membership. This is normally a good indicator of the quality of the organization and a

predictor of its future health.

All this progress didn’t just happen. It is the result of the hard work of all the committee members backed up by the support of our excellent Secretary General, Dr George Takahashi. Let me take this opportunity to sincerely thank all these members that have made it all possible.

Finally, thanks to all of you for allowing me to be your president. I have enjoyed it tremendously and I will be very proud of it forever.

I hope to see as many of you as possible in Geneva.

Sincerely,

Claude Thibeault, MD

 

 

 

 

NOTES FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

 

To begin is the most important part of any quest, and by far the most courageous.

-Plato

Dear Academicians:

To all of you and your families, I hope that your are enjoying a pleasant summer with some time for relaxation and leisure. Those of you who live in the southern hemisphere, I hope that you are surviving the winter without too much discomfort.

As we put our thoughts forward to the coming Congress in Geneva, I would like to mention that a few people have been working feverishly behind the scenes to ensure the success of the Congress, and the Scientific Program.

A few months ago, and continuing during the meetings in Rio de Janeiro, the Academy’s Scientific Committee embarked upon a mission that gave many of us some trepidation regarding the challenge set before us. Discussions included an outline and time-table of the procedures to be implemented regarding the Scientific Program, the format and receipt of abstracts, the establishment of the working relationships with the ‘local’ Scientific Committee of the Congress (which has since been re-named the Scientific Coordination Committee to eliminate confusion with the Academy’s standing Scientific Committee), the agreement that the Scientific Committee will, in cooperation with the Scientific Coordination Committee, review all abstracts and grade them with comments, participation in the preparation of the Scientific Program, the introduction of the concept of Panels of experts by invitation to discuss current topical issues in the Aerospace Medicine field, and so on.

As expected, this was a new direction never taken before, and thus exceptional effort and cooperation was required from all members of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Coordination Committee. Due to the amount of discussion and collaboration that was required, the Scientific Committee meeting on Sunday, May 6th, 2001, in Reno carried on for almost two hours, instead of the usual one hour. Since that meeting, the ‘Instructions for Organizers of an International Congress’ has been revised, a record number of abstracts have been received and reviewed, and an exciting Scientific Program which includes over 75 oral presentations, Panels of experts on Cardiology, Aeromedical Transport, the International Space Station, Deep Vein Thrombosis Associated with Travel, including poster sessions with a total of 51 posters, has been organized.

As always the first voyage is the most difficult, and therefore the Academy owes much gratitude for the tremendous amount of work, the cooperation, and the courage, to Dr. Yehezkel (Geoff) Caine, Chair of the Scientific Committee, to Dr. Jean-Pierre Crance, the Chair of the Scientific Coordination Committee, to all the members of both Scientific Committees, and to Dr. John Ernsting, the First, and Past-Chair of the Scientific Committee, for his foresight.

Let us look forward to attending the Geneva Congress, and enjoying the efforts of all the Organizers.

George Y. Takahashi, MD

 

 

 

 

      Spotlight on New Members

 

At the Selectors Committee Meeting in Reno, Nevada, on May 4, 2001, nineteen new members were elected to the Academy. As this is a record number of new members elected at one meeting, all new members are being spotlighted , with a very brief biographical capsule on each new member. As space is limited, only the minimum essentials will be mentioned. Apologies are extended to all new members for any major omissions or errors.

On behalf of the Academy, a very warm welcome is extended to the following new members:

1. Dr. Cornelius Johannes (Hannes) BOTHA, South Africa

Sponsors: Dr. Melchor Antunaño; Dr. James M. Wallace.

-1985, MB, ChB, University of Pretoria

-1990, MS, Wright State University

-Past-President, South African Society for Aerospace and Environmental Medicine

-Past Chief Medical Officer, South African Institute of Aviation Medicine

-Organizer and Lecturer in Aviation Medicine Courses, University of Pretoria

-SA and FAA Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner

-currently devoted to private aviation and occupational medicine practice

2. Dr. Marie-Paule CHARETTEUR, France

Sponsors: Dr. Jean-Pierre CRANCE; Dr. Gérard CASANO; Dr. Silvio Finkelstein.

-1961, Certificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge, UK

-1966, Doctorate Degree in Biological Sciences, Paris

-1969, Master of Arts and Literature, Paris

-1975, MD, University of Paris

-1976, Specialty Certificate in Occupational Medicine, University of Paris

-1977, Specialty Certificate in Aviation Medicine, University of Paris

-1978, Specialty Certificate in Ophthalmology, University of Paris

-Since 1985, Member of the French Civil Aviation Medical Board

-Currently, Medical Director and Advisor, AIR FRANCE

3. Dr. Jean-Michel CLÈRE, France

Sponsors: Dr. Robert Auffret; Dr. Charles A. Berry; Dr. Ulf Balldin.

-1970, BSc.; MD, 1977, University of Lyon

-1984, MSc., Cardiovascular Physiology, Paris

-1994, Doctor of Sciences, Paris

-1985, Professional pilot Licence; 1995, FAA Pilot’s Licence; Army parachutist; Navy Diver

-1996, authorized for aerobatics

-1995, Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association

-1995, Honorary Doctorate, Institute of Aerospace Medicine of the Russian Federation

-1998, Eric Liljencrantz, Aerospace Medical Association

-1988 to present, member and Chair of many working groups and panels, AGARD

-received many honors and decorations from the French Army National Defence Health Services

-author of over 200 research papers, mainly in Biology/Physiology related to aerospace

- currently Chief Medical Officer, Flight Test Centre and Aerospace Medical Laboratory, Brétigny

4. Dr. Jean-Pierre DONNE, France

Sponsors: Dr. A. Martin Saint Laurent; Dr. Claude Thibeault.

-1975-MD, University of Paris

-1975, Diploma in Aerospace Medicine, René DESCARTES University

-1976, Certification in Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health

-1977, Certification in Allergy & Immunology

-1986, Diploma in Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Paris

-author of over 90 papers in the field of occupational and aviation medicine

-1998, elected as Member of the Société française de médecine aérospatiale (SOFRAMAS)

-since 1981, has been very active and has held various positions in AIR FRANCE Medical department

5. Dr. José Luis GARCÍA ALCÓN, Spain

Sponsors: Dr. Francisco Rios Tejada; Dr. Silvio Finkelstein.

-1968, MD, University of Zaragoza

-1990, PhD, Extremadura University

-Diploma in Aerospace Medicine

-Senior Flight Surgeon, Spanish Air Force

-Specialist in Nutrition to Armed Forces

-has held many senior positions in the Spanish Air Force

-received many honors and decorations from the Spanish Air Force

-Past Associate Professor, Aviation Medicine, and Aviation Physiology, Extremadura University

-currently Director-Commander of the Aeromedical Institute of the Spanish Air Force.

6. Dr. Michael D. HUNTER, United Kingdom

Sponsors: CDR Andrew H. Bellenkes; Dr. Graeme Cameron.

-1974, MB, ChB, Dundee University

-1978, Aviation Medicine Course, Farnborough, UK

-1978, appointed AME

-1980, Course in Diving Medicine, Aberdeen

-1998, MBE for Services to Medicine

-currently Chairman of the Scottish Association of Aviation Medical Examiners

-private AME, involved in air crash investigations, medical consultant to off-shore oil rig operations

7. Dr. Alexis Louis HYDE, Switzerland

Sponsors: Dr. Hans Hafner; Dr. Jean-Pierre Crance.

-1978, Federal Diploma in Medicine, University of Geneva

-1984, MD, and Specialist in Internal Medicine

-1985, Training in Aviation Medicine, Institute of Aviation Medicine of Switzerland, Dubendorf

-1989, Diploma in Casualty Medicine, University of Nancy, France

-1993, Diploma in Emergency Medicine

-1971, Private Pilot Licence

-1987, appointed AME, Switzerland

- 1990, Appointed AME, FAA

- Member, Flying Physicians Association of Switzerland

-Chief Medical Officer, for Swiss Air Traffic Controllers

-Deputy Medical Officer, Swiss Federal Civil Aviation Bureau

8. Dr Kenneth A. Ingham, South Africa

Sponsors: Dr. Cor Lategan; Dr Russell Rayman.

-1968, MB, ChB, University of Pretoria

-1969, Flight Surgeon, South African Military Services(SAMS)

-1983, Officer Commanding, of Central Medical Command

-1984, DGG, Diploma in Community Health, University of Stellenbosch

-1992, Director of Medicine, SAMS, HQ

-1995, Chief Medical Force Application, SAMS, HQ

-1997, Retired from SA Military with rank of Major General, after 35.5 years of service

-1998, General.Manager., Milpark Specialist Trauma Hospital

-1999, BSc(Hons), Aerospace Medicine, University of Pretoria

-received many honors and medals both from the South African Military and the civilian private sector

-currently President, South African Society of Aerospace & Environmental Medicine

and private practice, Senior AME

9. Dr. Douglas J. Ivan, USA

Sponsors: Dr. J. Richard Hickman Jr.; Dr. Michael R. Mork.

-1973, MD, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

-1973, Primary Course in Aerospace Medicine, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB

-1974, Flight Surgeon, USAF

-1979, Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology

-1978, Chief, Clinical Function, Ophthalmology Branch, Clinical Sciences Division, USAFSAM, Brooks

-1988, Chief, Clinical Function, Ophthalmology Branch, Clinical Sciences Division, Armstrong Lab.

-1997, Chief, Clinical Sciences Division, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB

-recipient of many military honors and decorations

-author and presenter of over 165 papers and major presentations

-currently, since 1992, Chief, Ophthalmology Branch, Clinical Sciences Division, USAFSAM, BrooksAFB, Texas

10. Dr. Igor Jeliƒ, Croatia

Sponsors: Dr. Antun Rišavi; Dr. Jon L. Jordan.

-1971, MD, University of Zagreb

-1978, Certified in Occupational Medicine, University of Zagreb

-1981, MSc., Medical Sciences, University of Zagreb

-1989, Aviation Medicine Course completion, appointed AME

-1990, PhD, Medical Sciences, University of Zagreb

-1992, Head of Dept. of Aviation Medicine & Psychology of the Institute for Traffic Medicine & Psych.

-2000, senior Lecturer, Aviation Medicine, University of Zagreb

-author of many papers in the field of aviation and transportation medicine

-currently, since1997, Director of Croatian Institute of Occupational Health and Head of the Department of Civil Aviation Medicine.

11. Dr. Krzysztof Klukowski, Poland

Sponsors: Dr. James M. Wallace; Dr. Gábor Hardicsay.

-1969, MD, Military School of Medicine, ºódï, Poland

-1971, Graduated from Academy of Physical Education, Warsaw

-1973, Degree, Sports Medicine

-1974, PhD, Polish Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine (PAFIAM), Warsaw

-1974, Lecturer, and Head of Exercise Physiology Laboratory, PAFIAM

-1975, Degree, Aviation Medicine

-1984, Head, Rehabilitation Dept., PAFIAM

-1991, Head, Physical Education Dept., PAFIAM

-1991, Degree, Medical Rehabilitation

-1994, Scientific Director, PAFIAM

-author and co-author of over 40 papers in Preventive, Rehabilitation, Sports and Aviation Medicine

-currently, since 1997, Chief in Command, Polish Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine

12. Dr. Larry Paul Krock, USA

Sponsors: Dr. Ulf Balldin; Dr. Russell B. Rayman.

-1974, MA, Physiology/Exercise, California State University

-1975, Director, Sports Medicine Center, California State University

-1985, PhD, Physiology/Exercise, Texas A & M University

-1985, Research Scientist, Crew Technology Division, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB

-1994, Founder, Senior Research Physiologist, Research Lab, Hyperbaric Medicine Branch, USAFSAM

-1996, Founder, Director of Research and Investigations, Hyperbaric Medicine Division, USAFSAM

-1998, Harold V. Ellingson Award, Aerospace Medical Association

-1998, Theodore C. Lyster Award, Aerospace Medical Association

-1999, Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association

-has received many honors and awards, and has authored and co-authored over 100 publications

-currently, Chief Scientist, Director of Research, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB

13. Dr. Krysztof Mazurek, Poland

Sponsors: Dr. James M. Wallace; Dr. Gábor Hardicsay.

-1969, MD, Military School of Medicine, ºódï, Poland

-1978, Specialty in Internal Medicine

-1980, Specialty in Aviation Medicine

-1982, PhD, Polish Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine (PAFIAM)

-1983, Specialty in Cardiology

-1994, Deputy Chief, Internal Medicine Clinic, PAFIAM

-has authored, co-authored many publications in the field of aviation cardiology and preventive medicine

-currently, since 1995, Chairman of Central Medical Board, and Deputy Commander of PAFIAM

14. Dr. Yoshiko Noguchi, Japan

Sponsors: Dr. Ichiro Asukata; Dr. Lawrence Marinelli.

-1977, MD, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan

-1979, Chief Resident, Dept. of Medicine, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital

-1984-7, Chief, Dept. of Medicine, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital

-1885, Visiting Fellow, Dept. of Endoscopy, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo

-1987-9, Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

-1989, Board Certification, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Japan

-1990, joined Medical Services, Japan Airline (JAL)

-1992, Deputy-Chief Medical Director, Medical Services, JAL

-has published and presented many papers internationally, primarily in field of internal medicine and gastroenterology pertaining to aviation personnel

-currently Chief Medical Director, Medical Services, JAL

15. Dr. Robert R. Orford, USA

Sponsors: Dr. J. Richard Hickman Jr.; Dr. Claude Thibeault.

-1971, MD, CM, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

-1974, Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine

-1975, MS,(Medicine), Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Rochester

-1975, Fellow, FRCP (Internal Medicine), Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada

-1976, MPH, (Environmental Health), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

-1979, Board Certified, Occupational Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)

-1991, Board Certified, Aerospace Medicine, ABPM

-1994, Board Certified, General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, ABPM

-1979, Senior Medical Consultant, Occupational Health & Safety Division, Health Canada, Edmonton

-1980-4, Executive Director, Occupational Health Services, Alberta Workers’ Health, Safety and Compensation, Edmonton, Alberta

-1985-7, Deputy Minister, Alberta Community and Occupational Health, Government of Alberta

-1988-91, Sr. Associate Consultant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

-1991-98, Joint Medical Director, Northwest Airlines

-1991-96, Consultant, Division of Preventive & Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

-1995, Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association

-has authored many papers in the field of occupational, preventive and aerospace medicine

-has participated and chaired many Committees involving preventive and aerospace medicine

-currently Chair, Division of Preventive & Occupational Medicine, and Director, Executive Health Program, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona

16. Dr. Gerald W. Saboe, USA

Sponsors Dr. J. Richard Hickman Jr.; Dr. Michael R. Mork.

-1974, Commercial Pilot License, Instrument Rating

-1978, DO, College of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery, Des Moines University, Iowa

-1984, MPH, John Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore

-1986, Board Certified in Aerospace Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)

-1986, Board Certified in Aerospace Medicine, American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine

-1999, Board Certified in Occupational Medicine, ABPM

-1971, Flight Surgeon, USAF

-1988, Chief Aeromedical Advisor, Directorate of Life Support Systems, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

-1989, Chief Aeromedical Advisor, Human Protection Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

-1992, Chief, Professional Services, Clinical Sciences Division, Aerospace Medicine Directorate,

Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB, Texas

-1997, Chief, Product Support Division, Human Systems Program Office, Brooks AFB

-1986, Fellow, American College of Preventive Medicine

-1989, Fellow, American Osteopathic College of Preventive Medicine

-1996, Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association

-currently Chief, Clinical Sciences Division, Force Enhancement Dept., USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, Texas

17. Dr. Kuldip Soodan, India

Sponsors: Dr. Stanley R. Mohler; Dr. Benjamin Ng Boon Lui.

-1967, MB, BS, Government Medical College, Srinagar

-1973, Diploma in Aviation Medicine, Institute of Aviation Medicine, Bangalore University

-1978, Certified in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Armed Forces Medical College, University of Poona

-1979, Master of Surgery in Otolaryngology, Armed Forces Medical College, University of Poona

-held a variety of positions in Aviation Medicine Services, Indian Air Force-

-Flight Surgeon, Lecturer and Researcher in Aerospace Medicine

-Chief Instructor, Chief Researcher, Institute of Aviation Medicine (IAM), Indian Air Force

-Professor and Head, 12 years, IAM, Indian Air Force

-Fellow, Aerospace Medical Society of India

-Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Aerospace Medicine

-published 43 papers on a variety of subjects in aerospace medicine, with a special interest in high altitude physiology, hyperbaric medicine, noise and spatial disorientation, including otolaryngology

-currently Air Commodore, Indian Air Force, Commandant and Principal, IAM, Bangalore

18. Dr. Raymond M. Tamura, USA

Sponsors: Dr. Silvio Finkelstein; Dr. Stephen V. Blizzard

- 1957, MD, BSc., University of Illinois College of Medicine

-1958-60, Flight Surgeon, 831st TAC Hospital, George AFB, California

-1960-62, Residency Program, Aerospace Medicine, Ohio State University, Ohio

-1964-70, Commander, USAF Reserves, 529th Medical Service Flight, Hickam AFB, Hawaii

-1968-70, Chief, Alcoholism Clinic, State of Hawaii

-1972-74, Consultant in Alcoholism, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, State of Hawaii

-1974-84, Flight Surgeon, (Civil Service), USAF Clinic Hickam, Wawaii

-1984-95, General Physician (Civil Service), 15th Medical Group, Hickam AFB, Hawaii

-1984-90, Flight Surgeon, 349th USAF Clinic(Associate), Travis AFB, California

-1990, Retired as full Colonel from USAF Reserves

-1976, Staff Teacher in Human Factors, USC Masters Program in Systems Safety

-1986-87, Staff Teacher, in Aviation Psychology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

-has presented many papers at international Aerospace Medical Meetings(1966-84)

and holder of several US patents on inventions in the area of armoured garments, Dynamic Visual Acuity Tester, and Boundary Layer Control for fixed wing and helicopter blades

-currently in private practice, primarily in aviation medicine, Staff Physician, Radiant Research Honolulu

19. Dr. H. Stacy Vereen, USA

-Sponsors: Dr. John D. Hastings; Dr. David P. Millett.

-1968, BS, Auburn University

-1974, MD, Universität in Graz, Austria

-1974-77, Surgical training at Universität in Graz, and the Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

-Board Certified in Aerospace Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine

-1979, Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, FAA

-Transport Canada Aviation Medical Examiner

-1991, FAA Employee Examiner (FAA Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers)

-Medical Review Officer, FAA Drug Abatement Program

-holds Airline Transport Pilot Licence, flies as Corporate Pilot 200 hrs/year

-1995, Presidential Citation Award, Aircraft & Pilots Association

-1996, President’s Award, Civil Aviation Medical Association

-currently- President, Civil Aviation Medical Association

- Editor and major contributor, Flight Physician, Civil Aviation Medical Association

-95% of his private practice office(Flight Health) is devoted to the medical care and licensing of aviators


NEW APPLICANTS UNDER REVIEW

As Academicians of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine, please review the names of the new Applicants, currently in the evaluation process, listed below.

Any Academician member of the Academy knowing of any reason why a certain applicant should not be granted membership into the Academy is encouraged to forward such information to the Chancellor, the Chair of the Selectors Committee. The information must be in written format by e-mail or letter format. The letter must be signed. Although the information will be maintained on a confidential basis, it will be provided to the members of the Selectors Committee for consideration.

Any information regarding the following applicants listed below must be received by the Chancellor, no later than

September 14th, 2001.

1. Col(Ret’d) William Bernard Kruyer, MD, FACC Texas, USA

    Sponsors: Dr. J. Richard Hickman, Jr., USA

    Dr. Gary W. Gray, Canada

2. Grp.-Capt. Harish Malik, MB, BS, DAvMed, MD(AvMed) New Delhi, India

    Sponsors: Dr. Stanley R. Mohler, USA

    Dr. Benjamin Ng Boon Lui, Singapore

3. Jarnail Singh, MB, BS, MSc, D AvMed, Singapore

    Sponsors: Dr. Meng-Kin Lim, Singapore

    Dr. George Y. Takahashi, Canada

4. Miles S. Snowden, MD, MPH, USA

    Sponsors: Dr. Jay C. Bisgard, USA

    Dr. Claude Thibeault, Canada

5. Roger L. Stork, BS, MS, PhD, USA

    Sponsors: Dr. Ulf Balldin, USA

    Dr. Frank S. Pettyjohn, USA

6. Arthur Fred Wells, Jr., MD, MPH, USA

    Sponsors: Dr. Robert E. Mitchell, USA

    Dr. Marco A. Montenegro, Brazil

NEWS OF MEMBERS

1. Dr. Sarah Ann Nunnely, a member of the Academy since 1989, was recently appointed as the new editor of the Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine (ASEM) journal. With her many years of distinguished service in USAF and her vast knowledge and experience in the aeromedical research and training environment, Dr. Nunnely should be the ideal person for the challenge. Her many accomplishments in the field are summarized in the July issue of the ASEM journal.

2. Dr. Ichiro Asukata, a member of the Academy since 1998, and currently Vice-President, Medical Council, Japan Airlines, was awarded the Boothby-Edwards Award by the Aerospace Medical Association. This award is awarded annually ‘for outstanding research and/or clinical practice directed at the promotion of health and prevention of disease in professional airline pilots.

3. Dr. Won Chuel Kay, an Academician for 25 years before passing away in Feb. 2000, was posthumously the first recipient of the Won Chuel Kay Award, presented annually by the Aerospace Medical Association ‘to a member who has made outstanding contributions to international aerospace medicine’. The award was established and sponsored by the Korean Aerospace Medical Association.

4. Dr. Royce Moser, Jr., an Academician since 1984, was recently awarded the Eric Lilencrantz Award, by the Aerospace Medical Association. This award is presented annually ‘to honor excellence as an educator in aerospace medicine, or basic research in the problems of acceleration, altitude, or weightlessness.

Dr Moser is currently Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, and Director of the Department’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational Health.

5. Dr. Anthony N. Nicholson, an Academician since 1998, was recently awarded the Arnold D. Tuttle Award ,which is awarded annually by the Aerospace Medical Association for ‘original research that has made the most significant contribution toward the solution of a challenging problem in aerospace medicine and which was published in ASEM. Members will recall that Dr. Nicholson gave the 1995 André Allard Lecture, and was the author of the Academy’s Monograph, "Neurosciences & Aviation Medicine, a century of endeavour.

Dr. Nicholson is currently Professor of Aviation Medicine at King’s College, London.

6. Dr. Allen J. Parmet, an Academician since 1996, was recently awarded the John A. Tamisiea Award, by the Aerospace Medical Association. This award is presented annually to ‘an aviation medical examiner or other individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the art and science of aviation medicine in its application to the general aviation field. Dr. Parmet is currently Medical Director, TransWorld Airlines.

7. Dr. Israel Glazer, an Academician since 1969, will be very busy for the next two years as the President of the Global Asthma Conference-Interasma, which will be convened on March 30 - April 3, 2003. The Conference, which will be hosted by the Israel Association of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (of which Dr. Glazer is a Past-President) and the Israel Society of Pneumology and the Israel Society of Paediatric Pneumology, will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel. Those who are interested may obtain further information by communicating through < or <glazeridr@beseqint.net>

 

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS

1. Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee is seeking volunteers with expertise in a particular field to write "Position Papers" on behalf of the Academy when topical or critical issues appear on the aeromedical horizon.

Members who are interested in participating should forward their names and areas of expertise to the Chair of the Scientific Committee, Dr. Yehezkel Geoff Caine, <

2. Geneva Congress

In the event that this Newsletter reaches you before the Geneva Congress, and you would like to still register or you require some further information, the Website for the Congress is <www.icaasm2001.org>

If you wish to reach the General Secretary of the Congress, he may be reached at <

3. Proxy Authorization for Geneva

The Proxy Authorization Form is included in this Newsletter as Appendix A. If any Member will not be attending the Academy Meetings in Geneva, please fill out and sign the Proxy Authorization Form, and ensure that it reaches the Secretary-General’s office by Sept. 12, 2001. Please remember that your Proxy is counted to establish a quorum, and you may also instruct your Representative on how you wish to vote on an issue. It is surprising how many Proxies are received in the Secretary-General’s office after the meetings are over. Unfortunately these late Proxies cannot be placed in the official count. Many Members have also named as their representative someone who is not attending the meetings. Therefore, please confirm with your chosen representative that they are planning to attend the meeting.

4. Unpaid Annual Dues

Unfortunately, there are still thirty-two Members who have not paid their 2001 Annual Dues.

Those "unpaid" members will receive a Statement of Account for your Annual Dues owing, with this Newsletter. Please be reminded that with the new By-Law passed at the May meeting this year in Reno, if the Secretary-General does not receive the Annual Dues owing or a letter requesting special consideration within thirty days of receipt of your notice, your name will be taken off of the ‘Active’ Membership List.

5. Third European Conference on Travel Medicine, "Travel & Epidemics"

May 15 - 18, 2002, Florence, Italy.

Sponsored by: World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.

Focus on Travel and Epidemics. Academy Members have been invited to present and/or attend.

For further information, contact: Professor Walter Pasini, Director, WHO CC for Travel Medicine

Tel.: +39-0541-24301; Fax: +39-0541-25748
E-mail: <wpasini@rimini.com>

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE ACADEMY

Professor Jean-Pierre CRANCE:

Again the Academy owes a great bundle of gratitude to Professor Jean-Pierre CRANCE for the all the time and effort he spends translating the Newsletter and General Assembly Minutes. This effort is greatly appreciated. Also a big thank you and merci to Ms. Françoise LORRAIN, who kindly transcribes the French edition of the Newsletter.

Because Dr. CRANCE is so busy this summer as the Chair of the Scientific Coordination Committee for the Geneva Congress, he has expressed apologies to our French-speaking colleagues for a delay in the French translation of this Newsletter. The Newsletter will be translated and mailed after the Geneva Congress.

Dr. Len THOMPSON:

Way down under in New Zealand our Deputy Secretary-General continues to work away quietly supporting the Academy by publishing the Monographs, tending to the Scholarship Fund and to giving the Secretary-General support and assistance whenever necessary. Thank you Len.

Dr. Michael BERRY:

Deep in the heart of Texas in spite of the heat and flash floods, Dr. Michael Berry tends to the Academy Website which has provided the Academy with significant international exposure. The Newsletter is also made available through the Website.

In case you have forgotten it is: < . Please visit the Website from time to time and send any comments or suggestions to Dr. Michael Berry: <DOCMikeB@aol.com>

Dr. James M. WALLACE:

At each General Assembly of the Academy, members may have noticed Dr. Jim Wallace, sitting in the back of the room selling Academy ties and pins, and collecting overdue annual dues on behalf of the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General extends a big thank you to Jim for his valuable assistance at these meetings.

 

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success will take care of itself."

                                                                                                                            -Henry Ford-

 

 

IN MEMORIAM

Peter V. Siegel, B.A., B.Sc., MD.

CAPT (MC) USNR Ret Peter V. Siegel, M.D., of San Antonio, Texas, died on April 6, 2001, after a short illness. He was born in Syracuse, Missouri, on October 22, 1916 to Carl Christian and Mary DeHaven Siegel.

Dr. Siegel graduated from Sedalia Missouri Smith-Cotton High School in 1935, received his Bachelor of Arts in 1939 and Bachelor of Science in Medicine in 1941 from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and received his Doctor of Medicine from New York University in 1943. Dr. Siegel served in the Pacific Theater in World War II and was designated as a Naval Flight Surgeon in 1947. He served as the Flight Surgeon for Carrier Air Group 4 aboard the USS Oriskany (CV-34) during Mediterranean operations in 1951 and also served as a flight surgeon for many other units during his Navy Reserve career. He was awarded the American Theater Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Mediterranean Service Ribbon, National Defence Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. He was in private practice in Smithton, Missouri from 1947 until 1961 when he joined the Federal Aviation Agency, serving first as the Chief of Medical Certification and then as the Federal Air Surgeon. In 1974 he became Chief of Occupational Health and Preventive Medicine at the Naval Hospital, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. He was recognized by his peers with his election in 1964 as a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association and selection in 1967 as Member and Academician of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine. He received the FAA’s Meritorious Service Award, the Airlines Medical Directors’ Award, the Howard K. Edwards Award from the Aerospace Medical Association, and the Forrest M and Dominique D. Byrd Award from the Civil Aviation Medical Association.

Dr. Siegel was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Mary Cunningham Siegel, and brothers Carl DeHaven Siegel and Eugene Allen Siegel. He is survived by his son, Peter V. Siegel, Jr. of San Antonio, Texas; daughter Mary S. Good of Chandler, Oklahoma; daughter Audrey S. Adkins of Frisco, Texas; sister Mary S. Hesse of Curryville, Missouri; sister Dorothy S. Spencer of Rogersville, Missouri; brother William Paul Siegel of Florence, Missouri; and many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

(Kindly submitted by Peter V. Siegel, Jr.)

 

"To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die"

-Thomas Campbell-

 

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