BMMS

Traumacare Virtual Conference – Wilderness Medicine in partnership with the BMMS
2021-09-20
Full details: https://www.traumacare.org.uk/Conference - 20th September 2021

Winter Webinars: Dr Monica Piris at 20:00hrs
2022-01-11 20:00 - 22:00 UTC
8000m Peaks - 14 Years Of Doctoring At Base Camps In The Himalayas
2000 GMT - Tuesday 11th January 2022
Dr Monica Piris
Read a fascinating interview with Monica here.
Places can be booked here.
Winter Webinars: Link

Winter Webinars, Victor Saunders at 20:00hrs
2022-02-08 20:00 - 22:00 UTC
Structured Chaos
2000 GMT - Tuesday 8th February 2022
Victor Saunders
Copies of Victor's book can be bought here
Places can be booked here.
Winter Webinars: Link

2022-06-10 - 2022-06-11
BMC/BMMS Mountain Medicine Weekend

Book Now for the BMMS Mountain Medicine Weekend
With the easing of Covid restrictions the British Mountaineering Council and British Mountain Medicine Society are again combining to offer a weekend of Mountain Medicine Workshops on the 11th and 12th June.
Led by experienced mountain medicine doctors and paramedics, the weekend will consist of a series of one hour workshops.
Subjects likely to be covered will include:

Assessment of the sick or injured patient in remote areas (Primary Survey).
Hypothermia
Frostbite and cold injuries
Hyperthermia and heat exhaustion
Enjoying the hills with co-existing medical conditions
High altitude illness
Use of a hyperbaric (“Gamow”) bag for altitude illness.
Medical kits for UK hill days or major expeditions.
Hand Injuries in rockclimbers
Nutrition in the hills
Endurance Events
Splinting and dressings

If there are more specialised topic you want to hear about we can normally find you an expert in our team. We can offer a more personal one to one ask the doctor session.
Workshops will run several times over the weekend for groups of 6-9 people and will be geared to the knowledge needs of the groups, who will be allocated on the day. We hope to see interested recreational climbers and hillwalkers, mountain leaders, instructors, guides and those planning trips abroad and in the UK.
This is a social as well as an educational event so have a chat to the experts over a beer and BMC BBQ on Saturday evening.
CPD points available from the BMGs, BAIML and the Mountain Training Association (MTA).
Book Now for the BMMS Mountain Medicine Weekend
To find out more about this event, please read the 2019 report below.
On Monday 13th June Hathersage will also be hosting a day dedicated to the role hill walking can play in maintaining good mental health. Through a series of short talks, workshops and a walk in the beautiful Peak District, we’ll hear about what’s going on in the UK today.

The day will end with a talk from the author Jake Tyler, who’ll describe how walking more than 3000 miles around the UK lifted him out of a life threatening episode of depression.

Click here for more information on the Hill Walking and Mental Health Day
Bookings for the Hill Walking and Mental Health Day can be made here.

https://www.thebmc.co.uk/mountain-medicine-weekend

BMC/BMMS Mountain Medicine Weekend: June 11/12th, 2022
2022-06-11 - 2022-06-12 | Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK, S32, United Kingdom
BMC/BMMS Mountain Medicine Weekend: June 11/12th, 2022 in Hathersage

After a two year break we are pleased to announce that the BMC/BMMS Mountain Medicine Weekend will be returning in 2022.

Book Now for the Mountain Medicine Weekend
With the easing of Covid restrictions the British Mountaineering Council and British Mountain Medicine Society are again combining to offer a weekend of Mountain Medicine Workshops on the 11th and 12th June.
Led by experienced mountain medicine doctors and paramedics, the weekend will consist of a series of one hour workshops.
Subjects likely to be covered will include:

Assessment of the sick or injured patient in remote areas (Primary Survey).
Hypothermia
Frostbite and cold injuries
Hyperthermia and heat exhaustion
Enjoying the hills with co-existing medical conditions
High altitude illness
Use of a hyperbaric (“Gamow”) bag for altitude illness.
Medical kits for UK hill days or major expeditions.
Hand Injuries in rockclimbers
Nutrition in the hills
Endurance Events
Splinting and dressings

If there are more specialised topic you want to hear about we can normally find you an expert in our team. We can offer a more personal one to one ask the doctor session.
Workshops will run several times over the weekend for groups of 6-9 people and will be geared to the knowledge needs of the groups, who will be allocated on the day. We hope to see interested recreational climbers and hillwalkers, mountain leaders, instructors, guides and those planning trips abroad and in the UK.
This is a social as well as an educational event so have a chat to the experts over a beer and BMC BBQ on Saturday evening.
CPD points available from the BMGs, BAIML and the Mountain Training Association (MTA).
Book Now for the Mountain Medicine Weekend
On Monday 13th June Hathersage will also be hosting a day dedicated to the role hill walking can play in maintaining good mental health. Through a series of short talks, workshops and a walk in the beautiful Peak District, we’ll hear about what’s going on in the UK today.

The day will end with a talk from the author Jake Tyler, who’ll describe how walking more than 3000 miles around the UK lifted him out of a life threatening episode of depression.

Click here for details on the Deathzone blog or further information can be found on the BMC website.

Book here for the Hill Walking and Mental Health Day

Hill Walking and Mental Health Day
2022-06-13 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK, S32, United Kingdom
“Hill Walking and Mental Health Day” will take place in Hathersage on Monday 13th June 2021.
The event will begin at 0900 and finish at approximately 1700.
The cost of the day is £65 (non BMMS members) and £45 (BMMS members). This will include a packed lunch, plenty of snacks and drinks throughout the day PLUS a copy of Jake's book.
Bookings will open in April. To reserve a place please contact us through the blog. Alternatively, check this page again soon!
A small number of FREE places will be available to those who are unable to afford the cost of the day. Details will be announced shortly.
A certificate of attendance will be provided to all those who take part. CPD approval is provided by British Mountain Guides, Mountain Training UK and British Association of International Mountain Leaders.
The event is a collaboration between the British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS), British Mountaineering Council (BMC), University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Pure Outdoor.
Thanks to the Alpkit Foundation for their support.
More details at https://deathzone.7thwave.io/cgi-bin/renderpost.py?postid=1731

Women Going To Altitude
2022-09-10 - 2022-09-11 | Berghaus Diavolezza, 7504 Pontresina, Switzerland
WOMEN GOING TO ALTITUDE: MEDICAL CONFERENCE 10.09 -11.09.2022
Saturday, September 10, 2022
13:00-18:00 Lectures
Sunday, September 11, 2022
08:30-14:00 Guided Glacier Hike
Download Conference Agenda: WOMEN GOING TO ALTITUDE A4 PRINT
Congress venue
Berghaus Diavolezza
7504 Pontresina, Switzerland
Since the conference will take place in the Berghaus Diavolezza (2978 m) ideally you should stay overnight. A cable car operates the mountain house from 8:00-17:00, which can also be reached on foot in 2-2,5 hrs.
Registration : https://tinyurl.com/3yf9sxab
(Please select wether you‘ll attend the event in person or virtually)
https://theuiaa.org/uiaa/register-for-women-going-to-altitude-conference/
We recommend an All-inclusive Registration
(Conference registration fee, overnight stay with
half board, Glacier Hike): 190 CHF
Conference only registration fee: 80 CHF
The journey to the Diavolezza must be organized and paid for individually.
Sport & Exercise Medicine Switzerland (SEMS): 8 credits
Scientific committee:
Susi Kriemler, Jacqueline Pichler Hefti
Organisation:
Urs Hefti, President Medical Commission UIAA
urs.hefti@swiss-sportclinic.ch

Cold, Avalanche & Trauma Weekend
2022-10-01 - 2022-10-02
30th September- 2nd October 2022 Cold, Avalanche & Trauma Weekend
£260 Full Board
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October:

Practical Workshops and Updates in:

Trauma Management
Hypothermia
Avalanche medicine
Frostbite

Our programmes are purposefully flexible. This allows you to contact us if you want a specific topic covered.
Interested? Then send us a booking form, found at the end of our events page ☺
Website: https://mountainandexpeditionemergencymedicine.org

International Symposium on Accidental Hypothermia : 7th
2022-10-11 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 25A, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
This symposium has been organized for hospital and pre hospital workers (medical and non medical), researchers and students interested in the field of accidental hypothermia and avalanches
We will have the chance to benefit from the presence of international experts as speakers or participants We are looking forward to this moment of science, sharing of experiences and friendship, and to welcoming you in Lausanne.
Download Agenda: 7th International Symposium on Accidental Hypothermia Lausanne 2022
GENERAL INFORMATION
• The number of participants in presential is limited to 256 (if the sanitary
situation allows it)
• There is a possibility to follow the symposium online (live streaming)
• Registration is mandatory
• The language of the symposium will be English
REGISTRATION FEES / PAYMENT
• 70 CHF in presential (including catering: coffee break, lunch, apéro
• 40 CHF to follow the symposium online
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
• Online payment with credit card: click here
• Please note that your registration will be confirmed only by email after reception of the payment
LOCATION
CHUV, Bâtiment AGORA, Rue du Bugnon 25A, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland

The Future of Mountain Search and Rescue
2022-10-12 - 2022-10-15
The Future of Mountain Search and Rescue
New strategies for operating and management of Mountain Search and Rescue Operations
October 12th to 15th 2022: Full details here.

The International Commission for Alpine Rescue ICAR, is a not for profit NGO set up with the prime purpose of ensuring best practice in mountain rescue techniques.
There are 5 commissions tasked with researching and developing skills in specific areas these are:

Terrestrial rescue
Air rescue
Avalanche rescue
Alpine emergency medicine
Dog handlers

Information is shared amongst mountain rescue services around the world via its platform, research papers, ICAR member lobbying and finally via a yearly congress.
This year, 2022, the Swiss Alpine rescue service SAS has been asked to host the event in Montreux.

BMMS-BMC Mountain Medicine weekend May 13-14th 2023.
2023-05-13 08:00 - 2023-05-14 17:00 (Europe/London)
This popular weekend event is returning to Hathersage on 13 and 14 May 2023. The event provides mountain first aid teaching to those who love the outdoors, whether you are a novice or have done first aid courses before, you will learn something.
Who is this event for?
Hosted by the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and the British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS) this event is for anyone interested in mountain medicine. You might be a UIAA guide requiring CPD, a volunteer walk leader or an individual who wants to improve their knowledge. You are all welcome.
Date & Venue
Hathersage Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May
Programme
A variety of mountain medicine sessions will be delivered by national experts including; children & mountains, altitude & acclimatisation, avalanche medicine and ticks & lyme disease. On Saturday evening there will be a BBQ.
READ: Full weekend programme
Ticket prices
You have the option to come to both days, or to just one of the days. Ticket price includes the sessions, and a BBQ on Saturday evening:
1-day Full Price £110
1-day BMC Member £99
2-day Full Price £135
2-day BMC Member £121.50

https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmcbmms-mountain-medicine-weekend-2023

Experience being an “Expedition Medic”
2023-09-01 - 2023-09-04
Come and Learn With Us
Outdoor training and over-night exercise
£475
3 nights glamping accommodation in Shropshire
All food included plus Sunday pizza night
Visit website for more information:
https://mountainandexpeditionemergencymedicine.org

BMMS Winter Webinar: Mike Parsons on Mountain Clothing Performance layering.
2023-10-24 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online, United Kingdom
BMMS Winter Webinar CPD approved. Supported by UClan, Alpkit and Vertebrate publishing. Book via https://mountainmedicineblog.7thwave.io/cgi-bin/renderpost.py?postid=2623 .
Mike Parsons on Mountain Clothing Performance layering.

BMMS Winter Webinar: Wes Cole on The Marathon de Sable.
2023-11-28 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online, United Kingdom
BMMS Winter Webinar CPD approved. Supported by UClan, Alpkit and Vertebrate publishing. Book via https://mountainmedicineblog.7thwave.io/cgi-bin/renderpost.py?postid=2623
Wes Cole on The Marathon de Sable.

BMMS Journal Club
2024-01-22 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London)

BMMS Winter Webinar: Jon Dallimore
2024-01-30 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online, United Kingdom
Jon Dallimore on the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and wilderness medicine.
BMMS Winter Webinar CPD approved. Supported by UClan, Alpkit and Vertebrate publishing. Book via https://mountainmedicineblog.7thwave.io/cgi-bin/renderpost.py?postid=2623 .

BMMS Off piste ski week: Chamonix, 18 -23 February 2024
2024-02-18 - 2024-02-23 | Chamonix, France
BMMS Off piste ski week with teaching on off piste technique and ski mountaineering skills with evening talks on related mountain medicine topics. Chamonix based. IFMGA guide instruction. Hotel based. £1350.
Mountain Medicine CPD applied for.
Contact Graham McMahon: gmguidefra@gmail.com .

BMMS Winter Webinar: Sarah Pickman
2024-02-27 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online, United Kingdom
Sarah Pickman takes us on a journey through the history of mountain medicine.
BMMS Winter Webinar CPD approved. Supported by UClan, Alpkit and Vertebrate publishing. Book via https://mountainmedicineblog.7thwave.io/cgi-bin/renderpost.py?postid=2623.

BMMS Winter Webinar: Mike Dixon
2024-03-05 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online, United Kingdom
Mike Dixon on the life of Dr Tom Patey
BMMS Winter Webinar CPD approved. Supported by UClan, Alpkit and Vertebrate publishing.
Book via: https://mountainmedicineblog.7thwave.io/cgi-bin/renderpost.py?postid=2623

Trauma Care Conference
2024-03-10 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Yarnfield Park Training and Conferece, Yarnfield, Stone, ST15 0NL, United Kingdom
The Remote and Rural Medicine Programme: Sarah Wysling: BMMS

BMMS Ski touring in Finnmark, Northern Norway: 14-19 April 2024
2024-04-14 - 2024-04-19 | Finnmark, Norway
14-19 April 2024 BMMS Ski touring in Finnmark, Northern Norway. Designed for experienced ski tourers. Initially hotel then self catering lodge. Mountain medicine CPD applied for. IFMGA guide instruction. Cost £1500.
Contact Graham McMahon: gmguidefra@gmail.com .

BMMS Journal Club
2024-04-23 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Critical appraisal is integral to the 21st century healthcare professional's armoury. We are required to remain current & discern from the available body of literature what is sufficiently reliable to use to inform our clinical practice! The BMMS Journal Club aims to be an enjoyable & time efficient means of jointly dissecting & digesting literature pertaining to the practice of mountain medicine, provide opportunities for shared learning & academically rigorous CPD as required for our appraisal & revalidation.
This event will occur quarterly on a different week night. Each meeting will begin at 20:00 & last an hour. We will use MedAll (https://app.medall.org/c/the-british-mountain-medicine-society-bmms), a free & really convenient to use online platform that will allow you to register for & participate in the webinar & obtain a CPD certificate.
The selected publication will be of interest to mountain medicine practitioners & we will endeavour to make it available online one month in advance of the meeting. We will invite authors to attend, enabling them to discuss their work & answer any questions that the audience might have. Here's the link to the publication to be appraised:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9983728/
Please send us your suggestions for future journal clubs! Anyone who’s keen to present should also get in touch by emailing the BMMS at the following address - info@thebmms.co.uk

UCLan PGDip Mountain Medicine: Application Deadline
2024-04-30 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/London)
The closing date for applications is 30th April 2024.
Apply to: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/mountain-medicine-msc
Start date September 2024. Follow link for fulldetails

BMMS Day course: Dental and Facial Maxillary
2024-05-17 09:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK, S32, United Kingdom
17 May 2024 BMMS Day course on dental and facial maxillary problems on expeditions.
Venue: Hathersage. Derbyshire.

mountainmedicineblog.7thwave.io
Over the weekend of the 18th and 19th May 2024, Hathersage will again be hosting the annual Mountain Medicine Weekend. Preceding this, on Friday 17th the British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS) will be hosting a one day course dedicated to the treatment of facial and dental trauma.
The day will be led by Mr Burjor Langdana. Burj is an NHS dentist and Honorary Clinical Professor in Extreme Medicine at Exeter University. Well known to many, his highly practical and interactive workshops have become a firm favourite amongst those seeking the skills to deliver healthcare in remote environments. The day will be split into 2 parts - both of which will be very “hands on”! The morning is set aside for facial trauma and Burj will show us how to diagnose and manage soft tissue and bony injuries. You’ll learn about the management of fractures, nosebleeds and jaw dislocations. In the afternoon, we’ll take a closer look inside the mouth. Using dental models we'll learn how to administer regional anaesthesia, incise abscesses, insert fillings and undertake intra oral suturing! Why not join us for what will prove to be a fascinating day?

BMMS/BMC Laypersons workshops on all aspects of Mountain Medicine: Hathersage
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK, S32, United Kingdom
18/19 May 2024 BMMS/BMC Laypersons workshops on all aspects of Mountain Medicine. Hathersage.
Booking via BMC website after Christmas 2023.

2025: Trauma Care Conderence, Stafford. Day of Mountain Medicine
2024-06-23 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
TBC

ISMM/WMS Annual Congress Snowbird, Utah, USA
2024-07-24 - 2024-07-28 | Snowbird, United States
ISMM/WMS Annual Congress Snowbird, Utah, USA with Diploma Course Organisers meeting.

BMMS Journal Club
2024-07-24 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Critical appraisal is integral to the 21st century healthcare professional's armoury. We are required to remain current & discern from the available body of literature what is sufficiently reliable to use to inform our clinical practice! The BMMS Journal Club aims to be an enjoyable & time efficient means of jointly dissecting & digesting literature pertaining to the practice of mountain medicine, provide opportunities for shared learning & academically rigorous CPD as required for our appraisal & revalidation.
This event will occur quarterly on a different week night. Each meeting will begin at 20:00 & last an hour. We will use MedAll (https://app.medall.org/c/the-british-mountain-medicine-society-bmms), a free & really convenient to use online platform that will allow you to register for & participate in the webinar & obtain a CPD certificate.
The selected publication will be of interest to mountain medicine practitioners & we will endeavour to make it available online one month in advance of the meeting. We will invite authors to attend, enabling them to discuss their work & answer any questions that the audience might have.
Please send us your suggestions for future journal clubs! Anyone who’s keen to present should also get in touch by emailing the BMMS at the following address - info@thebmms.co.uk

How to get into EXPEDITION MEDICINE
2024-10-12 - 2024-10-13 | Chamois Mountain Hut, LL55 4SA, United Kingdom
How to get into EXPEDITION MEDICINE: Students and Juniors weekend
(Student Course). Snowdonia. Bunkhouse based. Chamois Mountain Hut, LL55 4SA. One day with experienced mountain medics and one with IFMGA guides. More details to follow in the spring. Discounts for BMMS members. Will be arranged by two of our student ambassadors Erin Linwood and Isabelle Harris.

Join us for a weekend in North Wales, with a day of 'how to' workshops delivered by expedition healthcare professionals and a hill day delivered by British mountain guides. Mountain hut accommodation Friday and Saturday, two breakfasts and Saturday dinner included.
Arrive on Friday evening to a North Wales mountain hut for some social time and getting settled in.
Saturday will give you a choice of workshops around the practicalities of moving your practice to the mountains
Sunday we finish off with a hill day supported by a great team of British mountain guides, learn from the pros at the top of their game
If you're not already a member head over to thebmms.co.uk and join to save your hard earned cash and get loads of other membership benefits

Tickets available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thebmms/1296030

Joint BMRES/BMMS Mountain Medicine symposium (DEFERRED)
2024-10-18
Joint BMRES/BMMS Mountain Medicine symposium in Birmingham.
