Proceedings: Sixth International Futures of Aviation Medicine Symposium
Thomas Judge1, Jacqueline C Stocking2, Stephen H Thomas3
1LifeFlight of Maine, Bangor, ME.
Abstract:
In June 2024, leaders in aviation medicine from across the United States, Canada, and Europe met for the sixth Leonardo Helicopters/Association of Critical Care Transport: The Path to High Reliability Futures of Aviation Medicine Symposium in Miami, FL. The symposia, now held every few years, grew from the 2003 Air Medical Leadership Congress: Setting the Healthcare Agenda for the Air Medical Community. The meetings' goal is to gather leaders to distill, debate, and synthesize the state of the science while identifying, refining, and outlining conditions facilitating favorable evolution in civilian aviation medicine. Structured as thematic panel presentations followed by interactive all-attendee roundtable discussions, the gatherings build and expand an international network of thought leaders and proven doers. Meeting attendees have a common goal-accelerating learning and practice among early and developed systems moving toward a shared worldwide agenda for the future of aviation transport medicine.
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