International Aerospace Medicine Congress in Lisbon
The 2nd edition of the International Congress on Aerospace Medicine (ICAM) will take place in Lisbon, bringing together over 800 specialists in the field from Thursday to Saturday. This event marks the first of its kind in Portugal, held at the Aula Magna of the University of Lisbon.
Program Highlights
The congress will feature 11 symposia and thematic panels with 200 presentations covering various topics in medicine, engineering, psychology, and space, all centered on flight safety and human life protection. Key topics include:
- Aeromedical evacuations
- Mental effects of deployments
- Impact of fatigue in military aviation
The Importance of Aerospace Medicine
Aerospace medicine is essential for training doctors to maintain health, safety, and performance during air and space travel and in extreme environments.
Notable Speakers
Speakers include representatives from:
- NASA
- European Space Agency
- SpaceX and Virgin Galactic
- Air forces from Portugal, Brazil, Spain, USA, Canada, France, and UK.
Iberian Symposium
An Iberian symposium will also gather specialists from various countries, promoting the Portuguese language as a scientific unifier.
Educational Opportunities
In the 2023/24 academic year, students of the Integrated Master's in Medicine at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS) at the University of Porto will have access to an elective course in Aerospace Medicine. The ICBAS describes this field as one that is in strong expansion and generating growing interest in the academic community.
The master's director, António Araújo, highlighted that this program could empower students to play an active global role in developing support systems for new air and space vehicles. Carolina Moreira, the course coordinator, noted that this discipline emerges at a unique historical moment, with preparations underway for long-duration flights and the anticipated arrival of humans on Mars.
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