AME Guide Grand Rounds October 2025 Session

FAA AME Grand Rounds – October 2025 Session from the FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine, featuring Dr. Susan Northrup, Dr. Roger Hesselbrock (neurologist), and Dr. Greg Bendrick (cardiologist).

Key topics covered in this session:

Post-shutdown updates on airman certification and ramp-up efforts.
Neurological focus: Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), evaluation requirements, observation periods, and aeromedical disposition guidelines (e.g., remote minor head injuries, syncopal events, headaches via CACI).
Cardiac focus: STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) follow-up protocols, including mandatory post-event cardiac catheterization, nuclear stress testing (with splash imaging details), risk factor management, and class-specific requirements (e.g., for left main stents).
Reminders on AME Guide navigation, issuing certificates for certain conditions, and annual risk assessments without routine stress testing.