October Public Meeting | Space Medicine 101

This is the free monthly meeting of the Space Association of Australia - all welcome!

DATE: Monday, 28 October 2019
TIME: 7:00 - 10:00 pm
VENUE: Golden Gate Hotel, 238 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne

HOW TO FIND US:  The Golden Gate Hotel is on the north-western corner of the intersection of Clarendon and Coventry Streets. Take the stairs or lift up to level 1 - we'll be in the Coventry Room.

GETTING THERE:
By car: Car parking is best in Coventry Street west of Clarendon Street.
By tram: Route 12 (via Collins Street), Stop 127 (York Street, then walk south) or Stop 128 (Dorcas Street, then walk north).

MEALS AVAILABLE: Place your meal order in the Coventry Room and have it delivered to your table. 

The meeting will be streamed live here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwl4RKKX2GM and then made available on-demand via the Space Association's YouTube channel - SAA.TV.

Feature Presentation: Space Medicine 101 - A Primer on the Challenges and Pitfalls of the Human Body in Space with Dr Rowena Christiansen

Dr Christiansen will provide an overview of what happens to the human body in space including the challenges for surgery and anaesthesia in the space environment and also take a look at the potential pitfalls of space tourism.  

Dr Christiansen is not scared to ask the tough questions: Is space tourism a disaster waiting to happen from a medical perspective? Is my appendix useful, and should I take it with me if I'm going to Mars? These and other questions will be answered in this fascinating presentation.

About the speaker:
Dr Rowena Christiansen (BA Hons, LLB, Grad Dip Ed, MBA, MB BS, ACCAM, DCH, Master of Emergency Health, Grad Cert Space Studies) is a medical educator in the Melbourne Medical School, and also works as a prehospital emergency doctor. She has undertaken post-graduate training in emergency medicine and critical care, women and children’s health, aviation medicine and space studies, disaster health, and emergency management. Rowena enjoys sharing her knowledge as a BLS, ALS, and PALS instructor, and pursues special interests in disaster management, prehospital and wilderness medicine, extreme environments, and aerospace medicine.