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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 713-798-7639 | |