New Publication: Procedural Medicine for Spaceflight

We are proud to celebrate the release of Procedural Medicine for Spaceflight, a landmark first edition textbook by our friend and partner, Dana Levin of Vast Space. This comprehensive volume brings together some of the leading voices across the field of Space Medicine to address the procedural care challenges of human spaceflight, and features contributions authored by physicians from the MGB SPEAR MED community.

Congratulations to all of our authors and to Dr. Levin on this significant achievement. MGB SPEAR MED contributions include:

Chapter 3: Systems Medicine and Engineering for Procedural Care
Kenny Chao and Erik Antonsen

Chapter 5: Vascular Access
Luke Apisa

Chapter 10: Ophthalmic Procedures
Carlo Andre Canepa and Elana Meer

Chapter 19: Sedation and General Anesthesia
Arthur Formanek, Nicolai Goettel, Taania Girgla, Yousef Ahmed, Daniel Berenson, Megan Hunt, and Kareem El-Tayeb

Chapter 21: Pain Diagnosis and Management
Lonnie G. Petersen, Gwen E. Owens, and Ariana M. Nelson

Chapter 25: Preflight Training and Curriculum Development for Procedural Skills
Chanel Fischetti, Emily Frisch, Laurel Kaye, and Alaina Brinley Rajagopal

Chapter 30: The Future of Human Habitation in Space
Ryan Zahalka and Dana R. Levin