The International Airline Medical Association

Providing excellence in medical support for International and Domestic airlines and their passengers The International Airline Medical Association, formerly known as the Airline Medical Directors Association (AMDA) was founded in 1935 to provide a forum for doctors who were employed by or contracted to international and/or regional airlines.

The aim is to share information about aviation medicine with the goal of providing the best possible up-to-date medical advice concerning an airlines employees both aircrew and ground crew and also to advise on the health of airline passengers.

This was achieved through regular mutual discussion between members and also an Annual Scientific Meeting held in conjunction with the Annual Scientific Meeting organized by the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA). The Association has always maintained a close link with AsMA and members must also be members of AsMA.



Saturday 31 May 2025 - 78th Annual Scientific Meeting and dinner

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, USA

Welcome to the 78th meeting of IAMA in the heart of Atlanta, home to the world’s busiest airport. In addition to the excellent opportunity to network with your colleagues, the program this year offers a range of topics from infectious diseases updates presented by local CDC experts, to an interactive expert panel discussion on Cabin Air Quality, and the complex multifactorial aspects of pilot health including the human ageing process.

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Dear Colleagues,

As we already look forward to this year’s conferences, I am thrilled to reflect on last year’s successful events - Challenges of Airline Medicine, in Chicago on May 4th, chaired by my predecessor Dr Vincent Feuillie, and the 2024 Aviation Health Conference that I had the privilege to chair on 7-8 October in Lisbon. Both IAMA hallmark annual events were very well-attended and prompted stimulating airline medicine specialist discussions. Thank you to all who participated in either or both meetings!

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Challenges of Airline Medicine

Saturday 4 May 24 - 77th Annual Scientific Meeting and dinner

Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, USA

Members: please log into your account, pay your annual dues and select the number of conference and dinner tickets that you require.

Non-members Conference registration: Non-members can pay for the conference here https://buy.stripe.com/28o8Al9zk9Br8dW9AA  

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International Congress of Aerospace Medicine ICAM 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal, 3 - 5 October 2024, under the auspices and with the joint sponsorship of:

• Aerospace Medical Association – AsMA
• European Society of Aerospace Medicine – ESAM
• International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine – IAASM
• Portuguese Society of Aerospace Medicine - SMAPor

https://www.icam2024.com/

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  • Annual scientific meeting

    IAMA holds a one day Annual Scientific Meeting in conjunction with the Aerospace Medical Association’s Annual Meeting. details

  • Annual business meeting

    This is held following the end of the Scientific Meeting and provides a forum for members. details

  • Ralph Fennell Scholarship

    This is an annual award first presented in 2019, which was set up in memory of Ralph Fennell. details

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IAMA stimulates and fosters mutual help and friendship to all involved in providing medical, psychological and occupational health advice to airlines.