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Aviation Medicine (AM)

The AM course provides a practical approach to patient care in the aeromedical environment.

The course is concerned primarily with the transport of patients via a properly managed aeromedical system. It provides students with an overview of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to ensure successful and safe patient management in the aeromedical environment.

Brief Course Overview

The course is concerned primarily with the transport of patients via a properly managed aeromedical system. It provides students with an overview of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required so as to ensure successful and safe patient management in the aeromedical environment.

Who should attend this course?

Experience level of attendees – to whom (which level) course is pitched at doctors as well as nursing staff who will be part of an aeromedical evacuation team.

Why should someone attend this course?

South Africa has an exciting an ever developing Aeromedical systems. Students completing this course will be well placed to provide quality patient care in this challenging environment.

Detailed Course Outline

• History of Aeromedicine
• Aeromedical Platforms
• Physics of Flight
• Atmospherology and Meteorology
• Crew resource Management
• Stressors of Flight
• Gas Laws and Altitude Physiology
• Pre flight patient care and management
• In flight patient care
• Aeromedical specific Legislation and documentation
• Practical exposure to flight and various aeromedical platforms

Clinical Director Profile

Dr Wayne Smith
Qualifications:  BSc, MBChB, EMDM
When completed:  1984, 1990, 2009
Current Job: Head FIFA 2010 Health Unit – Western Cape
Experience : 15 years experience in Emergency Medicine
Interest : Aviation and Disaster Medicine, Wildlife Photography