The Aerospace Medicine Podcast

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/)

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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/)

• https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/itdm/

• https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Medical/Metabolic_and_Endocrinology/Files/v5.0%20Nov%202018%20Diabetes%20Guidance%20Material.pdf

• http://pilotswithdiabetes.com

• Frigate Bird, PG Taylor

• Instagram: @type_1_pilot (www.instagram.com/type_1_pilot)

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• Instagram: @AeromedPodcast(www.instagram.com/aeromedpodcast)

• Instagram -  @the.fly.doctor (www.instagram.com/the.fly.doctor)

• Instagram - @rohansant (www.instagram.com/rohansant)

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

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Episode  1 - Terry Martin

Join us in our inaugural episode of the Aerospace Medicine podcast, where we are interviewing Dr Terry Martin, a former RAF doctor and helicopter pilot. His extensive career provides a perfect introduction to the breadth of the field, including air crash investigation, aeromedical retrieval and space medicine. 

His first hand experiences of working as an RAF doctor, working in aeromedical retrievals and the British-Russian Juno programme, provides unique first hand experiences into the incredible world of aerospace medicine. We look forward to bringing you on this journey.

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Welcome to the Aerospace Medicine podcast, hosted by Daniel and Rohan, two doctors working within the UK’s NHS. Our mission is to inform, involve and inspire anybody interested in the field of aerospace and aviation medicine. In our introductory episode we talk about the mission of the Aerospace Medicine Podcast and what to expect from the next few months!

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