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Date, Time & Location:


Wednesday, 12/10/2014   12:10p - 1:00 p.m.
McMillian Auditorium, Baylor College of Medicine


Speaker:


Christian A. Otto, M.D., C.C.F.P. (EM)
BCM Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Medicine,
Emergency Medicine
Senior Scientist, Division of Life Sciences, Universities Space Research Association





Lecture Title:

"From the Coldest & Highest on Earth, to Deep Space: Advanced Medical Care in Exploration Environments"



Dr. Otto will highlight how remote medical care settings on Earth are shaping the development of advanced health technologies and clinical care capabilities for human spaceflight.  Learn why ultrasound on Mt. Everest is aiding astronauts on the International Space Station, how remote duty medical care at the South Pole Station in Antarctica is influencing space medicine, and why  remote telesurgery  in the high arctic will help future crews on Mars.




Please contact me if you need additional information about this lecture.



Thank you!

Nancy Gibbins
Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
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