Program entry EUROPEAN ROTORS 2023

HEMS Day

The HEMS Day is one of the highlights of our educational programme. Organised by the members of the EHA-HEMS working group, it will provide the latest updates on current challenges and developments in this sector.

Time	Topic	Speaker
10:30 - 10:40	Keynote and introduction of HEMS Day	Andreas Hjert, Chairman EHA HEMS Working Group
10:40 - 12:10	Restricted Icing	Erik Normann, Norwegian Air Ambulance; Axel HUMPERT, Airbus Helicopters, Eirik Mikal Samuelsen, The Norwegian Meteorological Institute Fabrice Legay, EASA Jérôme Gehri, DRF Luftrettung
12:15 - 12:45	Helicopters EMS training and integration with new technologies	Fabrizio Peano, Leonardo Helicopter
12:45 - 13:15	TCM training - an operator’s perspective	Jens van Ofen, ADAC Luftrettung
13:15 - 14:00	Lunchbreak
	Applying ECMO technique in air transport	Juan Sinisterra, Eliance
14:00 - 14:30	CRM essentials and challenges in HEMS	Bernd Lang, Christophorus Flugrettungsverein
14:30 - 15:00	The Dark side of the moon: Emotions and their impact on CRM skills	Eleonora Avi
15:10 - 15:40	Implementing NVIS/NVG operations	Collin Light, Fenn Night Vision
15:40 - 16:10	The NVG/NVIS training process from Theory to Practice	Douglas Vine, AMST
16:20 - 16:50	Applying ECMO technique in air transport	Juan Sinisterra, Eliance
	Concluding Remarks	Andreas Hjert

More information about the presentations:

Bernd Lang: Together we are going on a journey to identify essentials needed to set up best practice CRM trainings in the aeromedical environment of HEMS. We will also address common challenges and talk about possible solutions from practical experience. To serve the different needs of a diverse target group, from managers to crews, we will cover aspects on the organizational level as wells as practical CRM session elements with lessons learned and take home massages for the daily operation for everyone.

Jens van Ofen: The presentation shows insights of ADAC TCM initial and recurrent training. It is combined with Andreas Hjerts presentation on the new Air Operations Law.

Juan Antonio Sinisterra Aquilino: Highly complex temporary treatment to provide cardiac and respiratory support to patients whose lungs and heart are severely damaged and cannot develop their normal function, using an extracorporeal device. Applying the ECMO technique in air transport represents a challenge of both infrastructure and resources, as well as human resources, with the restrictions of an unfavorable environment. The procedure for these actions and training in incident management on board becomes a fundamental pillar for the implementation of this life support technique.