Finally it's here! Published below is the full programme for the British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS) Science Day that's taking place in Bamford, at the Bamford Instiute, Main Rd, Bamford, Hope Valley S33 0DY on Wednesday 13th November 2019.

The cost of the day (£70 BMMS members, £90 non members) includes - lunch, dinner and a signed hardback copy of Mike Gill's "Edmund Hillary: A Biography".

Tickets can be bought here. We realise that the cost may prove to be a real barrier for some who wish to attend. We would encourage anyone in this position to get in touch and we'll do everything we can to help.

What an eclectic programme it is too! We've scientists, clinicians and researchers from across the UK speaking on a wide range of fascinating topics. From the latest research on the brain, heart and GI tract at high altitude, to the evidence behind recent developments in mountain rescue techniques and training. We've also got talks on the evolution of MEDEX's highly popular "Travel at High Altitude" booklet and the science that underpins the climbing of Pik Lenin, a 7134m giant that lies on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan!

The German translation of "Travel At High Altitude". The booklet is now available in 16 languages and has been downloaded more than 25,000 times. "Travel at High Altitude" can be found here.

If all this wasn't enough, we've posters and short presentations on a diverse range of subjects ranging from the role of beetroot juice in acclimatisation to the management of a frozen shoulder in Antarctica and the high altitude illnesses of Sir Edmund Hillary!

The final session of the day will celebrate the 1960-61 Silver Hut Expedition and it's enormous contribution to mountain medicine. Alongside two original members - Jim Milledge and Mike Gill - we'll also be joined by Annabel Nickol and the award winning writer Harriet Tuckey.

Jim Milledge's fascinating account of the Silver Hut Expedition can be found here.

Harriet Tuckey has won several awards (including the Boardman Tasker Prize) for her biography of Griffith Pugh. Pugh, Harriet's father, was the physiologist behind many of the innovations that led to the first ascent of Mt Everest in 1953. In addition, Pugh was also the Scientific Leader of the 1960-61 Silver Hut Expedition. At the BMMS Science Day Harriet will talk about the origins of the expedition and the work that was conducted on it.

With the science wrapped up, we'll move to Outside in Hathersage. Here, we'll tuck into a curry and hear about Mike Gill's latest book - "Edmund Hillary: A Biography". A fitting end to a unique and very special day. We hope you can join us!

The cost of the day (£70 BMMS members £90 non members) includes - lunch, dinner and a signed hardback copy of Mike Gill's "Edmund Hillary: A Biography".

Tickets can be bought here. We realise that the cost may prove to be a real barrier for some who wish to attend. We would encourage anyone in this position to get in touch and we'll do everything we can to help.

CPD points from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) have been applied for.

Mike Gill was a 22-year-old medical student when he followed up on a newspaper article that Sir Edmund Hillary was looking to recruit climbers for his next Himalayan expedition. As a climber, photographer, doctor and writer, Mike went on to become closely involved in many of Hillary's subsequent expeditions. This wealth of experience has now led to the writing of, "Edmund Hillary: A Biography" and will be the subject of what promises to be a fascinating talk!

Timetable

0945 - 1000 Welcome and Introduction

1000 - 1200 Session 1

Cardiovascular responses to high altitude - failing or coping? (Prof Christopher Boos)

ICAR - getting evidence based care into mountain rescue. (Dr John Ellerton)

Enhancing health and performance at high altitude - from lab to mountain (Dr Jamie MacDonald)

Metabolism and the mountains (Prof John O'Hara)

1230 - 1430 Session 2 

APEX 6 - Organising altitude research as a medical student (Sophie Hattersley)

The brain at high altitude: region-specific responses (Dr Gabriella Rossetti)

Who knows? Sharing mountain medicine research with the layman (Chris Smith)

The high's and low's of acclimatising - strategies and stories from Lenin Peak (Dr Stephen Taylor)

High altitude illness and Sir Edmund Hillary (Dr Mike Gill)

1500 - 1700 Session 3

A Celebration of the 1960-61 Silver Hut Expedition

(Dr Mike Gill, Prof Jim Milledge, Dr Annabel Nickol and Harriet Tuckey)

Posters

Application of apnoea training to high altitude trekking - Dhaulagiri 2016 (Matt Barlow).

Marching to the Beet - beetroot juice supplementation during a high altitude trekking expedition (Matt Barlow).

Travel at high altitude - a layperson's guide (Denzil Broadhurst and Chris Smith).

The effects of beetroot juice on appetite, acylated gherkin and energy intake at 4300m simulated altitude. (Lauren Duckworth)

The effect of carbohydrate supplementation on substrate oxidation in hypoxia and the influence of breakfast consumption (Alex Griffiths).

A critical review of the diagnosis and management of annular pulley injuries in climbers (Dr Gareth Jones).

Frozen shoulder? Remote medical management of a field guide in Antarctica (Dr Gareth Jones).

Human cerebral blood flow-metabolic uncoupling during acute hypoxia: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy and arterial spin labelling study (Matt Rogan).

Wilderness medicine teaching within undergraduate education (Jake Warrington).

Please note this programme will change - more contributions are coming in all the time!