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Mental health in aviation safety (MESAFE) conference

EASA will be hosting a conference to present the outcome of the MESAFE project. In particular:

evidence-based recommendations for updating the mental health requirements in Part-MED and Part-ATCO.MED in line with the medical developments;
evidence-based recommendations for mental health assessment methods suitable for aeromedical fitness assessments;
a state-of-the-art synopsis that is perceived by the organisation as relevant to the conduct of the current study, i.e. recent (2015 to date) scientific literature, analytical methods;
guidance material on the updates to the fitness assessment of applicants for aeromedical examiners and medical assessors;
guidance material on mental health assessment and the updates to the fitness assessment of applicants for peer support groups and the trained peers involved in the peer support programs; and
material to support the management of the proposed changes, e.g. presentations of the results obtained under this contract and training material suitable for professional audiences.

Deadline for registrations is the 14th of April