IPPAC Cologne 2023
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2023 was the year that the International Pilot Peer Assist Coalition (IPPAC) rebranded to the International Peer Assist Aviation Coalition (IPAAC). This was in response to the input from ICAO which urged us to broaden the scope of what we were doing with regard to sharing expertise and knowledge of peer support programmes to cover all safety-critical roles in aviation.
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This page is a work in progress to dig out the presentations and pictures from a memorable conference in Cologne, as indeed we will do for London in 2022 and earlier IPPAC conferences in Dallas in 2018 and 2019. For now, here is the agenda for Cologne. Watch this space!
We are delighted to announce a stellar line-up of speakers from literally all over the world who will be presenting at IPPAC 2023 in Cologne. There will undoubtably be changes to the provisional agenda, but for now the really exciting three days of the IPPAC conference look like this:
Monday 6th November - Workshop Day
This is the inaugural IPPAC Workshop Day. It has been added to the 2023 conference due to demand from previous conferences to do a ‘deep dive’ into certain key topics in the Peer Support world that never get chance to be fully discussed. Accordingly, we have three rooms booked and will run two sessions per room: a morning and an afternoon session. Each of the six workshops will be for 3 hours, with a 30 min break, which will allow for a full 2.5 hours of interactive discussion on each topic. Delegates will be able to choose which workshops to attend, and even switch at the breaks if desired.
Facilitators have been chosen who are experts in their particular field, and they will take the output from each workshop and weave them into their presentations to the main conference. This will mean some late-night reworking on their part but they say they are up for the challenge! It is possible to sign up for just the workshop day, but naturally we hope that you will stay to listen to the fascinating presentations planned for the 2 days of the main IPPAC conference.
Timings: 0800-0845 - Coffee & registration
0845-0900 - Welcome and outline of day
0900-1015 - Topics 1-3, Session 1
0915-0945 - Break
0945-1200 - Topics 1-3, Session 2
1200-1300 - Lunch
1300-1415 - Topics 3-6, Session 1
1415-1445 - Break
1445-1600 - Topics 3-6, Session 2
1600-1615 - Break
` 1615-1700 - Plenary / Washup
Details and descriptions of the 6 workshops can be found here [hyperlink]
Tuesday 7th November - News from the Workshops
MC – Capt Dave Fielding (IPPAC)
0800-0830
Registration & Coffee
0830-0845
Welcome
Capt Charlie Curreri (Chair, IPPAC)
0845-0930
Keynote Speech / survey results
EASA / Dr Andre Droog
0930-1030
Regulator Presentation
Dr Kate Manderson, Principal Medical Officer CASA, Australia
1030-1045
Break
1045-1130
NextGen Peer Support
Dr Beth Bjerke (University of North Dakota)
1130-1230
Ethics of data gathering and research
Dr Billy Hoffman (UND and Columbia)
Peter Whitten (Odilia Clark)
1230-1315
Lunch
1315-1415
Peer support – past, present & future
Aedrian Bekker (CAP)
Claire Beharrell (Odilia Clark)
1415-1500
The role of the MHP in Peer Support
Dr Gunnar Steinhardt
Dr Jenny Eaglestone
Dr Michaela Schwarz (EAAP)
1500-1515
Break
1515-1600
Resilience & Wellbeing
SFO Stu Beech/ Nick Goodwyn (Resilient Pilot)
1600-1830
Personal Admin
1830-1900
Drinks Reception
1900-
Gala Dinner
Guest Speaker:
Gerard Forlin KC
(Cornerstone Barristers, London)
Wednesday 8th November - News from the World
MC – Pete Whitten (IPPAC)
0900-0945
Peer Support training – lessons from the manual update
FO Sonny Roff (ALPA-I)
0945-1015
Peer support for Mechanics in Canada
Annie Indzeoski (Westjet)
1015-1045
Peer Support in Air Traffic Control
Jaco van der Westhuizen (IFATCA)
1045-1100
Break
1100-1145
Adapting Peer Support to our culture in Japan
Capt Max Matsumoto
Dr Nakahama (NCA)
1145-1230
Peer support in India
Dr Punita Masrani
1230-1315
Lunch
1315-1430
Panel – escalation & boundaries within a PSP
Mod. Dr Quay Sneider
Panellists:
Capt Dr Antii Tuori (IFALPA)
Prof Rob Bor
Dr Gerhard Fahnenbruch (Stiftung Mayday)
1430-1500
Peer Support in Columbia
Capt Daniel Tuijillo (Avianca)
1500-1515
Break
1515-1600
PPSP AntiSkid: Treatment and control system for commercial airline pilots with mental disorders
Dr Gerhard Bühringer (Anti-Skid)
1600-1630
Future of IPPAC
Capt Dave Fielding
1630-1645
Closing remarks
Capt Charlie Curreri
IPPAC 2023 is shaping up to be a highly focussed conference where all the global experts in Peer Support in aviation are gathered. If you have any interest in Peer Support Programmes, you need to be in Cologne in November.