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Date, Time & Location:     

Wednesday, 3/23/2016   12:00 – 2:00 p.m.  

Kleberg Auditorium, Baylor College of Medicine

 

 

Speaker (12:00n-1:00 p.m.)

Jonathan B. Clark, M.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology and Space Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

NSBRI Space Medicine Advisor & Former NASA Flight Surgeon

 

Lecture  Title:      

“Medical Events and Health Care in Space”

 

Learning Objectives:

 

·        Understand the hazards associated with space operations during various phases of spaceflight

·        Gain familiarity with the specialty of Space Medicine and the hazards associated with human spaceflight

·        Recognize the challenges of health care delivery in the space environment

 

Speaker (1:00 – 2:00 p.m.)

 Eric Bershad, M.D.

 Assistant Professor of Neurology and Space Medicine

 Baylor College of Medicine

 

 

 

 

Lecture  Title:      

“Brain Physiology Monitoring for Space and Earth”

 

 

 

Learning Objectives:

 

·        Understand normal intracranial physiology on Earth

·        Discuss the known and unknown effects of space-flight on brain physiology

·       Review several non-invasive methods for studying brain physiology on Earth and Space

 

 

We encourage BCM students, faculty and staff to attend the CSM elective lecture series “Introduction to Human Space Exploration and Medicine.”  Please contact me if you need additional information about the presentation.

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Gibbins

Center for Space Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

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