RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | CAREERS | CONTACT US MEMBER LOGIN FORGOT USERNAME / PASSWORD I Am Interested In... HOME ABOUT ASMA MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATIONS NEWS & EVENTS ANNUAL MEETINGS CONTINUING EDUCATION JOURNAL FOR THE PUBLIC FOR CORPORATIONS FOR STUDENTS & RESIDENTS CALL FOR PAPERS The Aerospace Medical Association’s 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting will be held in Orlando, FL. This year’s theme is “Making a Difference in Aerospace Medicine.” Abstracts must be submitted via the electronic submission system on the AsMA website. Abstract electronic submission website is now open. CALL FOR PAPERS Stop 123456789 The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. It is the largest, most-representative professional membership organization in the fields of aviation, space, and environmental medicine. AsMA is an umbrella group providing a forum for many different disciplines to come together and share their expertise for the benefit of all persons involved in air and space travel. The Association has provided its expertise to a multitude of Federal and international agencies on a broad range of issues, including aviation and space medical standards, the aging pilot, and physiological stresses of flight. AsMA's membership includes aerospace medicine specialists, flight nurses, physiologists, psychologists, human factors specialists, physician assistants, and researchers in this field. Most are with industry, civil aviation regulatory agencies, departments of defense and military services, the airlines, space programs, and universities. Approximately 30% of the membership originate from outside the United States. Through the efforts of the AsMA members, safety in flight and man's overall adaptation to adverse environments have been more nearly achieved. EVENTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2014 8:00 AM MRTD Symposium 2014 ICAO will hold the Tenth Symposium and Exhibition on Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTDs), Biometrics and Border Security from 7 to 9 October 2014. This global annual event will address ICAO M... Read More THURSDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2014 8:00 AM CAMA Annual Scientific Meeting The Civil Aviation Medical Association's (CAMA's) Annual Scientific Meeting will be October 9-11, 2014. Read More SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 8:00 AM ICASM 2014 The theme will be "Human Technology Innovations and Aerospace Environment — A Never Ending Challenge" Read More MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014 8:00 AM HFES International Annual Meeting The Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES) invites you to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting. Read More MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014 5:30 PM Royal Aeronautical Society Lecture This presentation will explore the medical services provided to European astronauts and examine the challenges that come out of this, the training of astronauts and the medical health care provider... Read More More Events THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION The peer-reviewed monthly journal provides contact with physicians, life scientists, bioengineers, and medical specialists working in both basic medical research and in its clinical applications... FIND OUT MORE INDUSTRY NEWS ASMA NEWS SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 Red Bull Stratos Mission Documentary Available Through Netflix The Red Bull Stratos Project took Felix Baumgartner to over 128,000 ft in a stratospheric balloon, from which he jumped, successfully freefalling and then parachuting to earth, in October 2012. SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 October Presidents Page by Philip J. Scarpa, Jr., M.D., M.S. SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 In Memoriam - Stanley Mohler AsMA was saddened to learn of the passing of Stanley R. Mohler, M.D. JULY 24, 2014 Abridged Minutes of the AsMA Business Meeting Abridged Minutes of the Aerospace Medical Association 85th Business Meeting. (Complete Minutes are available on the AsMA website in the Members Only section.) Tuesday, May 13, 2014, Hil... More News BECOME A MEMBER Benefits of Membership Join a Joint Effort Toward a Universal Goal Annual Scientific Meeting Monthly Professional Journal Continuing Professional Education Mentorship Program MORE BENEFITS ASEM IS CHANGING ITS NAME Starting in January 2015, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine will become Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. 2015 AMA NATHAN DAVIS AWARD NOMINATIONS The American Medical Association (AMA) annually solicits nominations for the Dr. Nathan Davis Awards for Outstanding Government Service. These awards are recognized nationally as one of the m... More Announcements PASSENGER TRAVEL INFO The Aerospace Medical Association offers free information publications for passengers preparing for commercial airline travel. We also offer more detailed medical guidelines for physicians that can be used to advise patients with preexisting illness planning to travel by air. Go to Publications QUESTION OF THE DAY Which statement concerning vibration is true? a. Ejection seat systems which are aerodynamically designed to seek their stable point may subject the rider to oscillations of from 3-10 Hz but their relatively small oscillatory magnitude will cause little harm. b. Flight designed to follow the terrain contours often produces vibrations in the range between 3-10 Hz which is significant in causing motion sickness. c. Flight at low altitude and high speed will produce motion sickness due to the greater exposure of these flights to adverse weather and gust effects of 0.01-0.1 Hz. d. Helicopter vibrations consisting of 3-112 Hz from main rotor blades and 20-25 Hz from the tail rotor blade can cause problems in the areas of vision, speech and performance decrement. Read the Answer More Questions AEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Copyright ©2014 Aerospace Medical Association, All rights reserved Privacy Policy Copyright and Permissions Site map Contact 320 South Henry Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3579 Phone: (703) 739-2240 Fax: (703) 739-9652 CONNECT