Chaired by: Dr David Powell

Medical Advisor, IATA

Dr Catherine Thibaud

Airbus

I joined Airbus a year ago as Cabin air quality function Owner.  Before that I worked at United Technologies ( now Raytheon Technologies for more than  20 years developing air purification systems for the US space program, for buildings and for aircraft.  I have a PhD in chemical engineering from Texas A&M with focus on gas separation and air purification.

Sebastien Dalla-Barba

Airbus

Felix Brand

Managing Director & Co-Founder, CardioSecur

Sarah Magee

Commercial Aviation, Global and Business Aviation, APAC Remote Diagnostic Technologies, Philips

Sarah comes from a background of high level sales and marketing, with multicultural experience at a global level. With almost 20 years in the medical device industry, she has worked with both business aviation and commercial aviation at a number of levels.

As well as being involved in general sales and marketing activities, Sarah is a regular presenter at a number of key aviation events around the globe on the subject of medical support in aviation.

Sarah currently resides in the UK and works internationally with some of the largest Commercial airlines in the world, as Commercial Aviation Director for RDT, a Philips Company. She is also responsible for Business and Corporate Aviation APAC and has spent the last 7 years building successful relationships in this region.

Prof David Freedman

Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases, UAB

David O. Freedman, MD, FASTMH, FIDSA, FISTM—Founding Director, Travelers’ Health Clinic; Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Founding Director, Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine, Lima, Peru; Past President, Clinical Group, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH); Co-Editor, Textbook of Travel Medicine Editions 1-3; Associate Editor, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal; Section Editor, Journal of Travel Medicine. Dr. Freedman currently serves as Managing Senior Director, Shoreland Travax.

He was Secretary-Treasurer of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) from 2005-13.  During the 2016 Zika epidemic he served as one of 12 members of the World Health Organization International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee on Zika.

From 1995-2000 he served as Chair of the Expert Committee on Antiparasitic Drugs for the US Pharmacopeia. For 18 years until 2013 he was Director of the global GeoSentinel Surveillance Network which he co-founded and which currently maintains the largest database of ill travelers available.

Dr Andreas Bezold

Airbus

Dr Andreas Bezold is a chemical engineer with more than 20 years experience of research and development on chemical reaction, microbiology and thermal separation processes. Before joining Airbus in 2005, Andreas Bezold completed his PhD thesis on high-pressure chemical engineering at the Technical University Hamburg, where he also gained 6 years experience as research associate on chemical reaction and thermal separation processes, predominantly commissioned by pharmaceutical companies like Hoffman La Roche, Merck, and Bayer Corporation or the German Research Foundation DFG.

In his function as Airbus focal point for cabin air quality topics, he represents expertise in evaluation and determination of air quality in terms of chemical, biological and particulate contamination for all Airbus aircraft programs. He defines requirements for air supply systems, supports verification and troubleshooting and leads R&T and evaluation activities on related technologies. He furthermore contributes to the related group-wide strategy, supports the decision making process regarding strategic programmes, projects and policies and represents Airbus in external councils and committees.

Dr Paul Wynn-Hatton

Group Technical Director at Callington

Dr Wynn-Hatton is the Group Technical Director for Callington Haven and has been involved in the disinfectant and pesticide industries for over 25 years.  He has held senior technical and regulatory positions within multinational organisations globally, and has co-written specific legislation on disinfection testing and efficacy for the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia.

Dr Anabela Resende-Jorge

TAP Portugal

General Practice/Family Medicine was the initial specialization for Anabela Jorge, but twenty years ago, after being employed by TAP Group Health services, Occupational Medicine and Aviation Medicine came as natural areas of differentiation.

Current activities are related to health services management, quality programs, assistance to the airline’s management on health related issues, including the participation in TAP Infectious Diseases Contingency Plan Strategic Committee, risk evaluation, preventive measures implementation and cases and contacts management. Anabela is also an EASA certified medical examiner.

Anabela is the current CEO of UCS – TAP Air Portugal Group Health Services.

Dr Rui Pombal

TAP Portugal

Having initially specialized in family medicine, I have worked in aviation medicine for nineteen years. I hold a Master in Health Sciences (Aviation Medicine) and I am an EASA and FAA certified medical examiner.
I run the UCS – TAP Air Portugal Group aviation medicine centre and travel clinic in Lisbon, Portugal. I am also head of the health services’ technical and education committee and oversee the airline’s training programmes in medical aspects.

I particularly like how airline aviation medicine integrates clinical, occupational and managerial skills. One of my special interests is communicating av med to medical colleagues in other fields, to aviation industry professionals and the general public.

Professor John Nicholls

University of Hong Kong

Professor John Nicholls is a Clinical Professor in Pathology at the University of Hong Kong. He commenced medical studies at the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 1977, and graduated in 1983. In 1988 he moved to Hong Kong as a Lecturer in Pathology at the University of Hong Kong where in addition to clinical and teaching duties commenced research into the relationship of viruses with the respiratory tract.

In 1997, following the first outbreak of H5N1 influenza in humans, he commenced collaboration with the Department of Microbiology to study the pathological effects of avian influenza viruses in the respiratory tract. In 2003 he was a key member of the research team at the University of Hong Kong which isolated and characterized the novel SARS coronavirus which was associated with the global outbreak of 2003.

His work on SARS, MERS and avian influenza has been published in prestigious journals such as Lancet, PLOS Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine, and Nature. Together with staff from the School of Public Health he has established a lung and bronchial ex vivo culture system to investigate tropism and pathogenesis of emerging viral infections, as well as potential novel antiviral agents.

Dr Isaac Bogoch

Infectious Diseases Consultant and General Internist at the Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Consultant

Dr. Isaac Bogoch is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Medicine, and is an Infectious Diseases consultant and General Internist at the Toronto General Hospital with a focus on tropical diseases, HIV, and general infectious diseases. He completed medical school and Internal Medicine residency training at the University of Toronto, and then specialized in Infectious Diseases at Harvard University.

He holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health, and has completed fellowships in both Tropical Infectious Diseases and HIV care. Dr. Bogoch divides his clinical and research time between Toronto and several countries in Africa and Asia.

Bill Dolny

CEO, MedAire

Dr Ed Bebb

Cass Business School/IMG

Dr Edward Bebb works in the UK as Medical Director for International Medical Group providing medical assistance and support to travellers globally. He has worked as a Medical Director in support of corporate, governmental and leisure clients since 2009.

Dr Bebb’s clinical background is in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pre-Hospital care. He has flown as a flight doctor on many air ambulance flights in Australia, Africa and the Pacific. He is a licensed Commercial Pilot and holds postgraduate aviation medicine qualifications from the University of Otago. Recently he has completed a Master’s in Business Administration at Cass Business School in London.

Col (Dr) Nageshwar Rao

Chief Medical Officer, IndiGo

Dr Nicola Emslie

Air New Zealand

Dr Nicola Emslie is an occupational physician based in Auckland, New Zealand. She is a medical officer for Air New Zealand, and also provides occ health support to the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. She is involved with PAN NZ (Peer Assistance Network for NZ aviation professionals) and has an interest in pilot mental health. Her recent UVA research allowed her a unique opportunity to spend many hours in the cockpit; a great experience for a non-aviator. Nicola has 3 school aged kids and an anaesthetist husband.

Anne Roberts

Chief Executive Officer MIME

CEO and Co-founder at MIME Technologies, Anne is an experienced med-tech professional with a track record of managing successful customer focused innovation. She is leading a results, impact and outcomes focused phase of growth, having successfully raised multiple rounds of investment from both public and private sources. Throughout her career she has worked with several international teams including aviation and altitude physiologists, using her specialist knowledge in the application of new technologies for use at 40,000 feet. Anne also has international publications in emergency response and voluntary first aid, maintaining established long-term relationships with remote medical providers. She also holds an honorary status with the University of Aberdeen.

Dr Olga Verba

Russia Counselor in Aerospace Medicine for S7 Airlines (S7 Group)

Work experience

2016 – present  

Vice President of Aviation Medicine Doctors Association

2016 – present Counselor on Aerospace Medicine for S7 Group

2005 – 2016   Medical Center “Avicenna” Ltd., Novosibirsk, Russia

Deputy Director in Scientific Studies

2000 – 2005  Department of Coordination of Scientific Studies,  Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia

Senior specialist

Qualifications

Doctor of Medical Sciences  2005

Postdoctoral studies in Pathophysiology, Scientific Center of Clinical and Experimental Research at Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

PhD   2000
Postgraduate studies, Novosibirsk State Medical University, Russia

Dr Sara Souter

Group Medical Officer, Virgin Australia

Sara has been involved in the Aviation and Occupational health area for almost 20 years, and practising as a specialist in this area for 12 years. Sara has previously enjoyed work roles with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (NSW), Air New Zealand, CASA, as well as a CAA NZ Medical Examiner and CASA (DAME) in private practice for over 15 years. Sara has worked for and within a range of other industries as an Occupational Physician in both Australia and New Zealand in the last 10 years, in both rural/remote and urban communities. Sara is an accredited MRO (Medical Review Officer) and has a strong interest in workplace mental health as a part of overall workplace health and wellbeing. Virgin Australia Medical currently have a team of 6 who advise on passenger health, employee health and health related regulatory compliance across the Virgin Australia Group.

Dr TJ Doyle

Medical Director, UPMC Communications and Aviation Consultation, Medical Director STAT-MD

TJ Doyle MD MPH is the Medical Director for UPMC Communications and Aviation Consultation. He is also the Medical Director for the STAT-MD Ground Based Airline Medical Support Service. Dr. Doyle has been providing Airline Medical Consultation services for 16 years. He is also one of the Medical Directors for the STAT MedEvac critical care helicopter service. This service provides rotary wing transport services to 8 US states using 17 base sites.
Dr. Doyle is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Subspecialty Board Certified in Emergency Medical Services. Dr. Doyle is a member of the Airlines Medical Director’s Association and the Aerospace Medical Association. Dr. Doyle is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine.

Prof. Dr. Markus Riemenschneider

founder and CEO, CardioSecur