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Matterhorn Mountain Medicine Course - Zermatt, Switzerland — July 14 - July 17, 2010
Update: The Matterhorn Mountain Medicine Course has sold out!
Yes, the 5th Annual High Altitude and Mountain Medicine course is at the beautiful location of Zermatt, Switzerland!
Our previous courses in Mount Rainier, Washington, Cotopaxi, Ecuador and Chamonix, France were tremendously successful, and this promises to be the best yet!
This interactive course is for physicians, nurses, health providers, climbers, and mountain sports enthusiasts. Join us for an incredible educational event at the base of the Matterhorn!
Objectives
This course will provide the information and skills to manage mountaineering injuries and travel-related illnesses. Topics will cover evidence-based management of climbing injuries and altitude illnesses. Participants will learn the challenges and health risks of the alpine environment.
Course Topics
- Overview of Mountain Medicine
- Challenges of the Alpine Environment
- High Altitude Acclimatization
- Acute Mountain Sickness
- Physical Preparation for Altitude
- HAPE and HACE
- High Altitude Pharmacology
- Medical Consultations for Mountaineers
- Sunscreens and Solar Injury
- Hypothermia and Frostbite
- Trauma & Wilderness Improvisation Lab
- Alpine Sports Medicine - Musculoskeletal Exam
- Avalanche Awareness
- Starvation, Dehydration and Nutrition at Altitude
- Adaptation to Altitude in the Sherpas and Andeans
- Lightning Injury
- Best Articles in Mountain Medicine
- Mountain Medical Kit
- Mountain Travel Skills
- Travel Medicine
Optional Guided Climbing Adventures
Suntoucher Mountain Guides www.suntoucher.com Guide service available.
Endorsement/ACEP & AAFP Credit
Endorsed by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine
This Activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 21.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
This course has been approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 22 hours of ACEP category 1 credit.
About Zermatt
On the Italian border of the canton of Valais in the west of Switzerland, at the end of the 30 km-long Nikolaital, lies Zermatt, the village at the foot of the Matterhorn, the most photographed mountain in the world. For our guests from all over the world, Zermatt epitomises their image of Switzerland: high-alpine, awe-inspiring and original. Almost one-third of the 4,000-metre mountains in the Alps are grouped around this word-famous health resort, which has been visited by mountaineers from all around the world since the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. The hotels and restaurants are world-class, and the ski area is not only the highest in the Alps – it is also one of the best developed and most convenient in the world, ensuring thrilling sporting experiences on the steepest slopes in the world – and that 365 days a year. The climate is of an excellent quality: with 300 sunny days a year, there is less rainfall than anywhere else in Switzerland. The air in Zermatt is clear, dry and clean, because, since 1947, only electric cars without a combustion engine are allowed to operate in the village. Things are a little different in Zermatt. Visit www.zermatt.ch for more information.
Travel times
Zurich Airport - Zermatt
Train: 3.5 h
Car: 3.5 h
Helicopter: 55m
Geneva Airport - Zermatt
Train: 3.5 h
Car: 3 h
Helicopter: 45m
Basel Airport - Zermatt
Train: 4h
Car: 3.5 h
Helicopter: 55m
Milan Airport - Zermatt
Train: 3.5-4 h
Car: 3.2 h
Helicopter: 30m
Sion Airport - Zermatt
Train: 2 h
Car: 1.5 h
Helicopter: 15m
The conference will be held at the Hotel Focus. They have offered excellent accomidations. Please see the link for the hotel prices and also visit their website.
Any accommodations in Zermatt will be close to the hotel focus/conference center. The least expensive accommodations are at the youth hostel.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and Mountain & Marine Medicine, LLC. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.((Designation Statement(The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.