Altitude Physiology & The Aircraft Cabin Environment

Air travel exposes patients to hypoxia, gas expansion, and physiological stress. This mini-masterclass provides the essential altitude physiology knowledge that underpins all fitness-to-fly decision-making. Delivered by Associate Professor Geoff Ramin.

Geoff Ramin provides high quality medical repatriation services to and from anywhere in the world. He also provides a range of consultancy and educational services related to pre-hospital care, aeromedical transportation and medical retrieval. Geoff is a specialist Emergency Physician who also works clinically in Intensive Care. He has extensive experience in pre-hospital care and medical retrieval. 

Geoff is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Allianz Global Assistance. He has over 25 years of extensive clinical experience and knowledge  in specialist emergency medicine, intensive care, prehospital care, aviation medicine, aeromedical retrieval, wilderness and altitude medicine. Geoff has extensive experience in both the coordination of aeromedical evacuation services and the conduct of medical repatriation and retrieval. 

 Geoff is also the Medical Director of MSS Strategic Medical which specialises in the provision of emergency medical services to the natural resources sector and is part of MSS, Australia's largest provider of security services. Geoff is currently also a Consultant in Intensive Care at The Tweed Hospital. 

Geoff has previously been Director of Emergency Medicine at the Gold Coast’s John Flynn Hospital, Medical Director of CareFlight QLD, Medical Director of Aeromedical and Critical Care Services RFDS QLD and Network Director Emergency Medicine for the Tweed Byron region.

 Geoff was awarded an Australia Day Medallion for his services to pre-hospital care in 1999.