On the results of scientific-practical congress and 37 IAC CAAC Session

On October 26–28, 2017 the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) hosted the International Scientific and Practical Congress of the Association of Aerospace, Marine, Extreme and Environmental Medicine of Russia and the 37th IAC CAAC session, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the IAC and the Association's activities in the field of aviation medicine.

Representatives of CIS states, Greece, Vietnam, specialists of the leading aviation companies, as well as scientific, educational and medical centers of the Commonwealth took part in the Forum work.  

During the plenary session and sections' work the results of the 25-year activity of the Association and IAC were summed up, further development prospects were determined, human factor and importance of health and human factor protection in the professional activity of aviation specialists were considered, ways to address the challenges of coordination and harmonization of States and international organizations actions on aviation medical support, training of medical specialists in aeronautical medicine were outlined. Participants considered (discussed) new developments and requirements in the field of clinical medicine, flight medical expertise and rehabilitation treatment of persons of extreme professions. 

During the third day of the Forum work the participants visited the Institute for Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBMP RAS).