Episodes
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Welcome once again to the Aerospace Medicine podcast. In today’s episode we bring you a deep dive with Shawna Pandya, a family practice physician, pilot-in-training, skydiver, scuba-diver and a citizen-scientist astronaut candidate with Project PoSSUM. With degrees in Neuroscience, Space Studies and Medicine, our interview explores the meandering path Shawna has taken to get to where she is today as well as highlighting key opportunities which exist for everyone interested in aerospace medicine. We hope you enjoy.
Explored in this podcast:
- Shawna’s links:
- Website: http://shawnapandya.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnapandyaofficial
- Twitter (@shawnapandya): https://twitter.com/shawnapandya
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnapandya/
- Instagram (@shawnapandya): https://www.instagram.com/shawnapandya/?hl=en
- Recommended Courses:
- University of Texas Medical Branch Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine course: (https://www.utmb.edu/pmph/aerospace-medicine/pasm-course)
- National Outdoor Leadership Wilderness Medical Provider Course: (https://www.nols.edu/en/coursefinder/session_search/wilderness-medicine/)
- ESA Space physician course: https://www.esa.int/Education/ESA_Academy/Participate_in_ESA_Academy_s_Online_Human_Space_Physiology_Training_Course
- World Extreme Medicine: https://worldextrememedicine.com/
- PoSSUM: https://projectpossum.org/
- International Institute of Astronautical Sciences:
- Website: https://astronauticsinstitute.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astronauticsinstitute
- Twitter (@ILAS_NLC): https://twitter.com/iias_nlc?lang=en
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Follow our links:
- Instagram: @AeromedPodcast(www.instagram.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Twitter: @AeromedPodcast (www.twitter.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Email: aerospacemedicinepodcast@gmail.com
- Daniel’s links:
- Instagram - @the.fly.doctor (www.instagram.com/the.fly.doctor)
- Rohan’s links:
- Instagram - @rohansant (www.instagram.com/rohansant)
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
S1 Ep. 5 - Space Pharmacy - Ahmed Baraka
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Join us on the latest episode of the Aerospace Medicine Podcast, where we are in conversation with Ahmed Baraka, a pharmacist by background and a key player in the development of the African Aerospace Medicine Association and the founder of the AMSRO research chapter in Alexandria, Egypt.
Ahmed tells us about how space has been an outlet for him after growing up in a warzone leading him to set up the first AMSRO chapter in the Middle East. He then uses his experience to take a deep dive into Space Pharmacy! We learn a huge amount and hope you do too!
Explored in this podcast:
- The Aerospace Medicine Association: http://www.asma.org/home
- The Aerospace Medicine Students and Residents Organisation: https://www.amsro.org/
- The Space Generation Advisory Council: https://spacegeneration.org/
Leave us a review!
- If you’ve enjoyed listening to us, please rate and subscribe to the podcast with Apple Podcasts.
Follow our links:
- Instagram: @AeromedPodcast(www.instagram.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Twitter: @AeromedPodcast (www.twitter.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Email: aerospacemedicinepodcast@gmail.com
- Daniel’s links:
- Instagram - @the.fly.doctor (www.instagram.com/the.fly.doctor)
- Rohan’s links:
- Instagram - @rohansant (www.instagram.com/rohansant)
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
S1 Ep. 4 - Diabetes and Aviation - Dr Jeremy Robertson
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Join us in our latest episode of the aerospace medicine podcast, where we interview Dr Jeremy Robertson, a former civilian airline pilot turned doctor who used his diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes to improve care for Type 1 pilots all over Australia.
This episode is a light-hearted but deep dive into Jeremy, an insight into the life of Australian Aviation Medicine examiners, and the story of how Type 1 Diabetics have now become medically qualified to fly commercial aircraft. We hope you enjoy it.
Follow Jeremy on Instagram (@type_1_pilot) for more insights into his incredible life and flying experiences.
Recommended in this podcast:
- Mitchell SJ, Evans AD. Flight safety and medical incapacitation risk of airline pilots. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2004;75(3):260-268. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15018295/)
- US protocol for Insulin Dependent Diabetics:
- UK Protocol for Insulin Dependent Diabetics:
- Pilots with Diabetes: UK based agency based around the promotion of Aviation within the diabetic community:
- NerdyApril - Type 1 Diabetic/ Aerospace Engineer/ NASA International Space Station Controller (https://www.instagram.com/nerdyapril/)
- Books:
- Frigate Bird, PG Taylor
- The Lonely Sky, William Bridgeman
- Dare to dream, Douglas Cairns
- Jeremy’s socials:
- Instagram: @type_1_pilot (www.instagram.com/type_1_pilot)
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/doctorjeremyrobertson
Leave us a review!
- If you’ve enjoyed listening to us, please rate and subscribe to the podcast with Apple Podcasts.
Follow our links:
- Instagram: @AeromedPodcast(www.instagram.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Twitter: @AeromedPodcast (www.twitter.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Email: aerospacemedicinepodcast@gmail.com
- Daniel’s links:
- Instagram - @the.fly.doctor (www.instagram.com/the.fly.doctor)
- Rohan’s links:
- Instagram - @rohansant (www.instagram.com/rohansant)
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
S1 Ep. 3 - Diabetes and Aviation - Dr Jeremy Robertson
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Join us in part one of our latest episode of the aerospace medicine podcast, where we interview Dr Jeremy Robertson, a former civilian airline pilot turned doctor who used his diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes to improve care for Type 1 pilots all over Australia.
This episode is a light-hearted but deep dive into Jeremy, an insight into the life of Australian Aviation Medicine examiners, and the story of how Type 1 Diabetics have now become medically qualified to fly commercial aircraft. We hope you enjoy it.
Follow Jeremy on Instagram (@type_1_pilot) for more insights into his incredible life and flying experiences.
Recommended in this podcast:
- Mitchell SJ, Evans AD. Flight safety and medical incapacitation risk of airline pilots. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2004;75(3):260-268. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15018295/)
- US protocol for Insulin Dependent Diabetics:
- UK Protocol for Insulin Dependent Diabetics:
- Pilots with Diabetes: UK based agency based around the promotion of Aviation within the diabetic community:
- NerdyApril - Type 1 Diabetic/ Aerospace Engineer/ NASA International Space Station Controller (https://www.instagram.com/nerdyapril/)
- Books:
- Frigate Bird, PG Taylor
- The Lonely Sky, William Bridgeman
- Dare to dream, Douglas Cairns
- Jeremy’s socials:
- Instagram: @type_1_pilot (www.instagram.com/type_1_pilot)
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/doctorjeremyrobertson
Leave us a review!
- If you’ve enjoyed listening to us, please rate and subscribe to the podcast with Apple Podcasts.
Follow our links:
- Instagram: @AeromedPodcast(www.instagram.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Twitter: @AeromedPodcast (www.twitter.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Email: aerospacemedicinepodcast@gmail.com
- Daniel’s links:
- Instagram - @the.fly.doctor (www.instagram.com/the.fly.doctor)
- Rohan’s links:
- Instagram - @rohansant (www.instagram.com/rohansant)
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
S1 Ep. 2 - Growing Organs in space? - An Aerospace Medicine Newsflash
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Welcome back to another episode of the Aerospace Medicine podcast. Today’s focus is a news flash, a quick deep dive into an aerospace medicine topic of interest which has recently caught our eye.
Today we look at a recent experiment launched to the International Space Station looking at the potential to grow human tissue in space. We explore how the experiment is performed and what the implications are for further research. We hope you enjoy!
References:
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8039
- https://spacetango.com
- https://www.spacedaily.com/m/reports/Producing_human_tissue_in_space_999.html
Leave us a review!
- If you’ve enjoyed listening to us, please rate and subscribe to the podcast with Apple Podcasts.
Follow our links:
- Instagram: @AeromedPodcast(www.instagram.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Twitter: @AeromedPodcast (www.twitter.com/aeromedpodcast)
- Email: aerospacemedicinepodcast@gmail.com
- Daniel’s links:
- Instagram - @the.fly.doctor (www.instagram.com/the.fly.doctor)
- Rohan’s links:
- Instagram - @rohansant (www.instagram.com/rohansant)