TTAAPP
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definition: Short Title: TTAAPP-IPY 2007-8 Project URL: http://ipy.antarctica.gov.au/projects/taking-the-antarctic-arctic-polar-pulse Proposal URL: http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/proposal-details.php?id=341 The IPY 2007-2008 provides a unique opportunity to create a human polar observatory and enhance our capacity to develop an innovative multinational and multidisciplinary Polar Health Surveillance System (PHSS) utilising synergies of existing national polar research programs, activities and data collection, and to coordinate the use of data from the PHSS to understand the biophysical, clinical, cultural, social and behavioural processes that shape the sustainability of circumpolar human societies (IPY Theme #6). We propose to use the PHSS to address the following questions: " What physiological, psychosocial and clinical changes occur in humans temporarily resident and interacting with the extreme environment of Antarctica? " Are these changes comparable to those experienced in temporarily resident non-indigenous Arctic populations exposed to difficult environments? " How can we best prevent and treat any adverse effects of these changes? " How can this understanding enable us to improve healthcare, health and wellbeing of humans in Polar regions, in space and other extreme environments, and in humankind in general? Activities during this period will include the utilization and enhancement of efficient smart, innovative eHealth and telemedicine technologies in the collection and support of this snapshot of human health during the IPY in polar regions. The programme will provide an opportunity for students and scholars from a consortium of educational facilities, universities and research institutes to participate in the proposed research activities and acquire the experience and skills necessary to become the next generation of polar human biology and medicine researchers. Once the comprehensive IPY science and operational plans are cemented in national programs, deta…
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