Videoconference with Dr. Christian Otto on Mount Everest
A videoconference between the Baker Institute and the Canadian Mount Everest Medical Exploration Operation during the International Space Medicine Summit II.
The International Space Medicine Summit II (ISMS II) featured panels
on space medicine, human performance and solar radiation risks for
lunar operations. One especially significant highlight of ISMS II was a
live videoconference from 17,550 feet on the Nepal side of Mount
Everest with Dr. Christian Otto, expedition medical lead for the
Canadian Mount Everest Medical Exploration Operations.
Recently, the operational medical team, made up of several partner
institutions, conducted a successful telemedicine link from Mount
Everest to the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN), Canadian Space
Agency (CSA) and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The
expedition's mission is to prepare for emergency medical management on
long-duration space missions.
Webcast videos for the entirety of the ISMS II are now
available.
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