We are inviting submissions for cases to be presented at the Medical Directors’ Forum at the upcoming ITIC Global in Barcelona. Do you have an inspiring case that tested your team’s capabilities that you would like to share?
Led by Dr Bettina Vadera, the Medical Directors Forum will focus exclusively on one topic – this year’s, that topic will be:
High-risk pregnancy away from home: management and repatriation
Pregnancy is not an illness and pregnant women travel for business or pleasure. As expatriates, pregnant women may decide to deliver in the country of their deployment. But when the pregnancy becomes high risk due to unforeseen complications that are threatening the health of the mother or her foetus, special care is often required that may not be available at the local destination. This year’s Medical Directors’ Forum will focus on the challenges of high-risk pregnancy away from home, which is a concern for both assistance and insurance companies, as well as for air ambulance providers
How to participate in the ITIC Global 2023 Medical Directors’ Forum
Register for ITIC Global to participate in the Medical Directors’ Forum and connect with international colleagues and share insights from across all sectors of the travel insurance industry.
Submission of abstracts for presentation at the Medical Directors’ Forum 2023 are invited for all aspects relating to the above topic, including but not limited to pre-transport assessment, management and decision making, aeromedical transport mission planning and execution, patient follow up, post-transport arrangements and debrief.
Submission guidance
If you would like to share a case for discussion at the Medical Directors Forum, please submit a short abstract (300 words max.) of an interesting mission you’ve completed, by Friday 25 August.
Abstract Submission Requirements
• All abstracts must be submitted in English, suitable for publication if selected.
• The case presented must be original, informative and based on true facts.
• Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment to present the case at the MDF if
accepted, and to become a co-author in the position paper.
• There is no limit to the number of case abstracts a participant may submit.
Abstracts should be submitted by email to agenda@itic.co. Submitted abstracts will be forwarded to a committee for blind review
Chairing the Medical Directors’ Forum at ITIC Global 2023
Dr Bettina Vadera – Chief Medical Advisor, AMREF Flying Doctors
Specialised in Emergency Medicine and Tropical Medicine from Germany, Dr.Bettina Vadera joined AMREF Flying Doctors (AFD) in Nairobi, Kenya, where she worked for 21 years as a Flight Physician, Medical Director and later Chief Executive Officer. Under her leadership, the organisation moved from a programme within the humanitarian Health Organisation Amref Health Africa (AHA) to a successful, widely respected air ambulance company that owns a fleet of dedicated air ambulance aircraft and provides high level regional and intercontinental aeromedical patient transport.
Bettina moved to Berlin, Germany in July 2020 where she continues to support AMREF Flying Doctors as Chief Medical Advisor. She is also an auditor for EURAMI.