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    INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH AND UNIVERSAL STANDARDS

    Welcome to ICARUS e.V.

    The International Community for Aeromedical Research and Universal Standards (ICARUS e.V) is an international aeromedical professional association committed to patient-focused, high-quality critical care transport and retrieval medicine by promoting excellence in medical direction, research, education and training.

    We are affiliated with international organisations, working in collaboration with leading academic institutions and accreditation organizations in order to apply evidence-based research to validate existing standards and quality markers applicable to aeromedical transport.

    Our key objective is to drive an absolute commitment to patient safety through the practice of evidence-based medicine during patient transport.

    ICARUS e.V also embraces a common goal to support and empower our professional colleagues through building a global community committed to a shared vision to validate aeromedical quality by research, audit and education.

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    Research in Aeromedical Transport

    Free membership 01.01.2024 to 30.06.2024

    Working Groups

    Respiratory System & Ventilation

    Cardiovascular Dynamics

    Trauma Care

    Aeromedical Crew Issues

    EVENTS

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    WEBINARS

    ONLINE PEDIATRIC ADVANCED TRANSPORT COURSE (PATC)

    Online Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (Online TPATC) auswählen Online Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (Online TPATC)

    Promoting Patient Care in Air Ambulance Operations | Part 2: Case Study

    ICARUS Founding Members

    We are a core founding body of passionate and dedicated aeromedical professionals with more than 150 years of combined experience in the complex world of aeromedical transport which, to this day, and in most of the world, still has no mandatory regulatory medical standards that ensure patient care and patient safety are absolute.

    Board Members

    Dr. Ina Schmidt

    President

    Consultant Anesthetist, Intensivist, Emergency Physician and ICU Flight Physician – Bonn, Germany

    Andreas Specht RN

    Vice President

    Board certified ICU Nurse, Principal ICU Flight Nurse – Koblenz, Germany

    Dr. Doug Stevens

    Lead – Risk Management, Advocacy and Liaison

    Emergency Physician, Air Ambulance AG – Ireland and South Africa

     

    Dr. Terry Martin

    Lead – Aeromedical Research and Education

    Anesthetist, Intensivist, Emergency Physician and ICU Flight Physician, Former Royal Air Force (UK)

    Dr.med. Ralph Vermeltfoort

    Lead – Intergovernmental Relations

    Chief Flight Surgeon, Emergency Physician, EATC Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands

    Dr.med. Nicolai Schäfer

    Treasurer

    Consultant Anesthetist, Intensivist & Emergency Physician –
    Berlin, Germany

    Membership Benefits for Sustaining Members

    Opportunities to network, influence and debate with colleagues who face the same challenges.
    Opportunities to take part in audits, research projects, training and publication.
    Priority access to ongoing and newly completed audit and research data.
    Supervision and mentorship for Sustaining Members in Masters, DPhil and PhD projects.
    Subscription to the ICARUS Newsletter.
    Supported access to relevant journals.
    Reduced ICARUS conference registrations fees.
    Discounted fees for education and trainings programs leading to aeromedical certification.*