DAME Refresher - Sydney 2026

Sydney 2026

The DAME Refresher Course will be held on Saturday 8 August 2026 at The Crowne Plaza Sydney Airport Hotel. 

The course is designed as a refresher for Doctors who are previously or currently qualified as a CASA Designated Aviation Medical Examiner.

This professional short course provides refresher training for Designated Aviation Medical Examiners (DAMEs) who conduct assessments of applicants for a CASA Aviation Medical Certificate. It has a "back to basics" philosophy, so revises the environmental physiology of flight, refreshes processes of aeromedical decision making, factors affecting pilot performance and the impact of clinical conditions on flight safety.

The course has been designed for former and current CASA Designated Aviation Medical Examiners to refresh their knowledge and maintain clinical currency to the standards prescribed by CASA and ICAO.

This course is a collaborative initiative between Human Aerospace, ASAM and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

By completing this course, participants will have the skills and knowledge to:

1. Apply principles of aeromedical decision-making and risk assessment when providing opinions on medical certificate applicants

2. Critically evaluate the impact of environmental stressors of flight on human physiology and medical conditions

3. Assess the impact human factors on pilot performance and flight safety

4. Critically evaluate how various medical conditions may affect fitness for flight and degrade flight safety.

Who should attend

To meet the requirements of the Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME) Refresher course, you must be a medical doctor with:

1. Undergraduate or Postgraduate degree in Medicine; AND

2. Current medical registration with AHPRA; AND

3. Fellowship of a specialist medical college (including General Practice); AND

4. Be a former or currently qualified CASA Designated Aviation Medical Examiner

Delivery

The course will provide approximately one day (8 hours) of face-to-face engagement, including lectures and case studies. Approximately 4 hours of pre-course preparation time is expected to prepare a clinical case study for presentation at the workshops.

Morning sessions: Aeromedical Decision Making, Altitude and Environmental Physiology

Afternoon sessions: Human Performance, Clinical Aviation Medicine Workshops & Case Discussions

Registration includes all course materials, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

All prices are quoted in Australian Dollars and include 10% GST.