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1/22/26 Anesthesiology Grand Rounds -"Is there a doctor on the Plane?" Answering the Call to Manage In-Flight Medical Emergencies

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify the process for managing in-flight medical emergencies with ground-based medical support.
  • Identify the contents of an in-flight emergency medical kit.
  • Improve their management of in-flight medical emergencies

Suggested Additional Reading :

  • Martin-Gill C, Doyle TJ, Yealy DM. In-flight medical emergencies: A Review. JAMA 2018;320:2580-90 [PMID: 30575886].
  • Peterson DC, Martin-Gill C, Guyette FX, Tobias AZ, McCarthy CE, Harrington ST, Delbridge TR, Yealy DM. Outcomes of medical emergencies on commercial airline flights. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2075-83 PMID: 23718164].
  • Martin-Gill C and Doyle TJ. (2023). Chapter 15, Ground Based Medical Support. In: In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Practical Guide to Preparedness and Response, 2nd Edition (Pages 183-199). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Authors:
Christian Martin-Gill, MD, MPH — Chief, Division of EMS, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Medical Command Physician, UPMC Medical Communications Center / STAT-MD
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.