We welcome you to attend the 75th Annual Conference of the International Airline Medical Association (IAMA) on May 21, 2022 at the Peppermill Resort Hotel, Reno, NV.
The Executive Committee of IAMA (formerly AMDA) has approved changing the name of our organization to reflect our growing international presence and global footprint.
A discounted room rate that has been arranged by the event hotel with AsMA is also offered to all IAMA participants.
For reservations, please call the conference hotel, and be sure to mention the Aerospace Medical Association to receive the conference rate. Please visit www.asma.org if you need additional information on hotels and/or reservations.
Please note that AsMA hotel registration will normally close in early April and typically fills up early.
Programme - IAMA Scientific Meeting May 21st 2022 – Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV - TUSCANY F.
Exhibits in TUSCANY 5 & 6
| 0800 – 0810 | Welcome | Dr Simon May |
| COVID Panel | ||
| 0810 – 0845 | Public Health Overview of COVID-19 and Air Travel | Dr Tai-Ho Chen, CDC |
| 0840 – 0910 | COVID Border Measures / Oxera | Michelle Granatstein, Jennifer Connolly, Edge Health |
| 0910 – 0935 | COVID Detection in Aircraft Wastewater | Dr Ian Hosegood, Medical Director, Qantas |
| 0935 - 0950 | COVID Panel Q+A | |
| 0950 - 1020 | Coffee Break | |
| 1020 – 1100 | Anxiety and COVID in Aircrew | Dr Naviyot Bedi, Medical Director – Talbott Recovery |
| 1100 – 1130 | COVID impact on HIMS | Gus Stieber, Capt. Margaret Hendrix, United Airlines |
| 1130 – 1215 |
"Thrown in at the Deep End" Experiences of 2 new airline medical leads in COVID |
Dr Henry Ting, Delta Dr Tammy McKnight, WestJet |
| 1215 – 1245 | One Life Lost, Millions Gained | Joan Sullivan-Garrett, Chair and Founder, MedAire |
| 1245 – 1345 | Lunch | |
| 1345 – 1410 |
Ralph Fennell Award winner presentation When Can I Fly? Air Travel after Brain Surgery |
Dr Galymzham Issabekov, University of Florida |
| 1410 – 1435 | Adapt – The Virgin Atlantic Health Experience | Linda Porter, Head of Health Services, Virgin Atlantic |
| 1435 – 1500 | From the Ground Up: Experience of an in-house GMS Service for an International Airline | Dr Azeem Ali, Emirates Airline |
| 1500 – 1525 | Pandemic impact from a ground-based medical advisory service provider standpoint: Adapting and surviving | Dr Paulo Alves, Medaire |
| 1525 – 1550 | Coffee break | |
| 1550 – 1630 | IAMA Business Meeting | IAMA members only |
| 1830 | IAMA Awards Reception | Capri 1+2 |
| 1930 | IAMA Awards Dinner | Capri 1+2 |
