title: Practical aspects in mountain medicine education.
abstract: Mountain medicine education is provided through many different courses. The newest developments include an international Union Internationale des Associations Alpinistes--Internationale Kommission für Alpines Rettungswesen--International Society of Mountain Medicine (UIAA-IKAR-ISMM) label for mountain medicine courses that comply with certain minimal requirements in theoretical and practical educational aspects. Participants in the courses that fulfill these specific conditions are eligible to obtain the International Diploma of Mountain Medicine, which is recognized by the above-mentioned international bodies governing mountain sports and mountain medicine. The Swiss course cycle, and especially the structure and content of the Swiss summer course 1999, which was organized by the Swiss Alpine Club and the Swiss Society for Mountain Medicine, are described in this article and some annotations are given. Theoretical and practical requirements for obtaining the International Diploma of Mountain Medicine in Switzerland are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sprotsmedicine, University Paderborn, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004493:Education; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering