Then, a few days ago in London we met again at the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare hosted by the British Medical Journal and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Dr Ray Johnston, head of the UK's Civil Aviation Authority's Aviation Health Unit (AHU), said while there had been an increase in recent years in the number of on-board medical emergencies "aviation still has an excellent safety record".
The take-home message is that when financial interests have an effect on the availability of specific medications to treat emergency medical conditions, the public is at risk and our health and safety are compromised.