Standing Committee on Aerospace Medicine and the Medicine of Extreme Environments
The Standing Committee on Aerospace Medicine and the Medicine of Extreme Environments coordinates with NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer to become informed of existing conditions and emerging issues related to medical care in space and define prospective activities (such as studies or analysis of medical needs and/or approaches to addressing those needs) to be conducted at the Academies.
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Description
The Standing Committee on Aerospace Medicine and the Medicine of Extreme Environments coordinates with NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer to become informed of existing conditions and emerging issues related to medical care in space and define prospective activities (such as studies or analysis of medical needs and/or approaches to addressing those needs) to be conducted at the Academies. The committee serves as a focal point for consideration of issues relating to the practice of medicine during space travel. The committee considers relevant scientific, technical, and policy issues including: the development of optimal aerospace medicine healthcare as an evolving multidisciplinary and international enterprise; health maintenance and care policies related to aerospace medicine; clinical research requirements and clinical strategies; and other relevant issues.
Contributors
Committee
Chair
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Staff Officer
Sponsors
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Staff
Rebecca English
Lead
Olivia Yost
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
Lead
Biomedical and Health Sciences Program Area
Lead