CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

Dec 03, 2015 (Thursday) : Registration: 16h00 until 18h30 Welcome Cocktail: 20h00

Dec 04, 2015 (Friday) :Symposium sessions from 09:00 until 16:00 Followed by Visit to the WAG Championships

Dec 05, 2015 :Symposium sessions from 09:00 until 16:00 Followed by Visit to the WAG Championships

Special program for the accompanying persons on Dec 04 and Dec 05 and optional after-symposium excursions ending on 10th December 2015Organized by:www.wagdubai.ae/aeromedical.php

Further information, also concerning abstract conditions,and for registration refer to www.wagdubai.ae/aeromedical.php

FIRST UAE CME-APPROVED INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON

AIR SPORT MEDICINE

03-05 December 2015

MEDICAL CHALLENGESIN EXTREME AIR SPORTS

& IN AVIATION

“Be Part of Aviation and Extreme Sports History”

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SPEAKERSList Guest Speakers include:Dr. Nomy Waseem Ahmed, Senior Aeromedical Examiner to the GCAA, UAEDr. Nabila Al Awadhi, Head of Aeromedical Section, GCAA, UAEColonel Dr. Nasser H. Al Nuaimi, Commander of Zayed Military Hospital, MSC, UAEDr. Melchor J. Antunano, Director Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), FAA (USA), USADr. Thomas Drekonja, Flight Surgeon of Red Bull Air Races, AustriaDr. Anthony D. B. Evans, CMO ICAO, CanadaDr. Kevin Herbert, President ESAM, United KingdomDr. Geoffrey W. McCarthy, Vicepresident CIMP/FAI, USAKlaus Ohlmann, Glider Pilot, Multiple World Record Holder, FranceDr. Ries Simons, Chairman Advisory Board of ESAM, NetherlandDr. Roland Vermeiren, Vice President AsMA, Belgium

AsMA :Aerospace Medical Association (the world wide biggest aviation medicine association with headquarter in the USA) (www.asma.org)

CAA : Civil Aviation Authority

CIMP : Medico-Physiological Commission of FAI (www.fai.org/medical)

CMO :Chief Medical Officer

ESAM : European Society of Aerospace Medicine (www.esam.aero)

FAA : Federal Aviation Administration (CAA of USA) (www.faa.gov)

FAI : The World Air Sports Federation (www.fai.org)

ICAO : wInternational Civil Aviation Organization (www.icao.int)

The symposium will also be a platform for the communication of experience and research in medical aspects in aviation sports. It also offers a unique opportunity for a professional opinion exchange with aeromedical doctors of the Arabic World. Furthermore the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 provide an exceptional opportunity to interact with the World’s leading aerial athletes and see air sport at its best in one of the most thrilling cities in the world .

CONFERENCE SNAPSHOTConference Overview

1- The Conference runs from Friday 4th December to Saturday 5th December 2015. Registration can made ONLINE on:

https://www.wagdubai.ae/aeromedical.php 2- Medical Doctors and Competitors from different Aero Sporting disciplines

will render presentations3- Focus on Medical and Human Factor Challenges facing Aviation and

Extreme Sports4- Discussions on Policy and Research Issues in Aviation and Extreme Sports5- Exchange of knowledge and expertise between medical doctors involved

in aviation medicine with specific focus on Aviation and Extreme Air Sports6- Unique opportunity for a professional opinion exchange with Aviation and

Aeromedical doctors regionally and internationally

This prestigious event will include strategic partners in the Aviation and health industry

1 The FAI - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

2 The EAF - Emirates Aero Sports Federation

3 The GCAA - Gulf Civil Aviation Authority

4 The DHA - Dubai Health Care Authority

5 HAAD - Health Authority of Abu Dhabi

Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Muhammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Crown Prince of Dubai

The World Air Games, conducted under the rules of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), is the premier international multi-sports event fielding the world’s top Air Sports Athletes. The FAI World Air Games 2015 has been awarded to the United Arab Emirates and will be held in Dubai.

The Medical Commission (CIMP) of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and the Medical authorities of Dubai are pleased to announce the “First UAE International Symposium on Air Sport Medicine“. This symposium is part of the official programme of the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015.

The Aero Medical Symposium will present an innovative exchange of knowledge and expertise between medical doctors involved in aviation medicine with specific focus on Medical Challenges in Aviation and in Extreme Air Sports.

This multi-disciplined event will be organized by the Emirates Aero Sports Federation (EAF) and will take place from the 1st to 12th December 2015. Past editions of the World Air Games have taken place in Turkey (1997), Spain (2001) and Italy (2009). For more information please visit www.wagdubai.ae

First UAE International Symposium on AIR SPORT MEDICINE

MEDICAL CHALLENGES IN EXTREME AIRSPORTS & IN AVIATION 03-05 DECEMBER 2015

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