Professional Short Courses in Aerospace Medicine and Health
As thought leaders in Aerospace Medicine, and with nearly 3 decades of experience in military and civilian Aerospace Medicine education, we offer a suite of professional short courses to upskill aviators, health care and other aviation professionals who work and fly across the aviation and space sectors.
Our education program in Aerospace Medicine and Health offers an opportunity to understand more about humans in the aviation and/or space environments. This planned suite of short courses is the product of an exciting collaboration between Human Aerospace, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine. These courses offer something for all professionals who work in the health and/or aerospace industries, including:
· medical practitioners who are looking to increase their knowledge to better care for their patients – both those who work in the aerospace industry or passengers;
· health professionals (such as psychologists, nurses, paramedics, physiotherapist, dieticians etc) who undertake aeromedical retrieval, care for aircrew, or who have an interest in contributing to the field;
· other professionals working in the aerospace industry.
We are offering two courses in 2025 and seeking expressions of interest for courses to be run in 2026:
Principles of Aerospace Medicine for Medical Professionals: This is a two-day face to face course for any interested and qualified doctor, including GPs, other specialists, and hospital doctors. It covers the basics of aviation medicine, human factors and aeromedical decision making. As a standalone course this does not qualify medical practitioners to be Designated Aviation Medical Examiners (DAME).
Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME) Refresher Course: This is a one day course for qualified or lapsed DAMEs that will satisfy CASA requirements for DAME currency. It will provide a back-to basics reminder of aviation medicine fundamentals and apply that knowledge to case studies. This course will be run the day prior to the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ASAM) conference in Adelaide and the ASAM Regional meeting in Perth.
KEY PEOPLE
Professor Gordon Cable AM, Cofounder and head of Flight Medicine at Human Aerospace.
Professor Cable is an Honorary Professor of Aerospace Medicine, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine, longtime educator at former head of training at RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, Space Medicine & Life Sciences Lead (2020–21) at the Australian Space Agency, and holds multiple international aerospace Fellowships
Professor Tracy Smart AO, Professor, Military and Aerospace Medicine, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
Professor Smart is Professor of Military & Aerospace Medicine at ANU, focusing on health security, military service impacts, leadership, and as a Space Medicine Mission Specialist for InSpace. A physician and retired RAAF senior officer, she served 35 years, including RAF/USAF exchanges, overseas deployments, and as ADF Surgeon General.
Dr Kate Manderson, Principal Medical Officer, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Dr Manderson is Principal Medical Officer for Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority. She specialized in aerospace medicine through the ADF (Royal Australian Navy) before joining the civil sector. She’s a Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society, the Aerospace Medical Association, Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine, and RACGP, with broad experience in medical education, leadership, and governance, focusing on rural healthcare.
Dr Tony Hochberg, Deputy Principal Medical Officer, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Dr Hochberg is Deputy Principal Medical Officer at CASA, with a background as an Aviation Doctor for CAA NZ/CASA and Corporate Physician, managing aeromedical retrievals, hyperbaric repatriation, and travel health. He taught aviation medicine (postgrad) and occupational medicine at Edith Cowan University, University of Otago, and Curtin University.