The dates for the 12th symposium have been announced: September 24–26, 2027, in Katowice, Poland.
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Topics
- Hypoxia in Intensive Care
- Hypoxia in Aviation medicine
- Hypoxia in Diving and Hyperbaric medicine
- Hypoxia due to COVID-19, incl. mountaineering after COVID-19
- Work in isobaric hypoxia (fire protection systems)
- Mountain medicine (AMS, HACE, HAPE etc.)
- Hypoxia and altitude training
- Avalanche research
- Technology and validity of physiological measurement
- Risk and risk avoidance when staying in the mountains
- Workshop contributions for younger people
- Occupational medicine for work in hypoxia
Scientific programme
Deadline for abstracts:
Younger students / researchers are especially invited to submit contributions.
All abstracts and selected papers will be published in conference proceedings (ISSN registered) and selected papers in HPPA (Health Promotion & Physical Activity).
The request for CME points has been made!
Students of the RWTH Aachen University earn 3 points for their qualification profile in travel and aviation medicine for participation (SFR018).
Awards
- Top three in Hypoxia and Mountain Medicine (3 awards - lecture based)
- Services for Research in Hypoxia and Sports (scientific comittee based)
Scientific committee
Congress President: Prof. Thomas Küpper, MD, PhD, FISTM, FFTM, RCPS (Glasg.)
Scientific and Program comittee (in alphabetical order):
Assoc. prof. Tadej Debevec, Ph.D. (Faculty of Sports, Univ. Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Assist. Prof. Jurij Gorjanc, MD, PhD, FRCS, FEBS AWS (Univ. Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Lenka Horáková, MD, DESA (Czech Technical University, Czech Republic)
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Küpper (RWTH Aachen University, Germany),
Prof. dr hab. Eligiusz Madejski
(Tarnowska Academy in Tarnow, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences;
University of Physical Education in Krakow, Institute of Social Sciences, Poland)
Agata Nowak-Lis, Ph.D. (Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland)
Dr. hab. prof. nadzw. Zbigniew Szyguła (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego, Kraków)
Prof. Dr. med. Markus Tannheimer (University of Ulm, Germany)
Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Volkhart Ulmer (University of Mainz, Germany, retired employee)
Organising committee (in alphabetical order):
Dr. med. Bianca Hartmann (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Thomas Lobensteiner (Director of the Training Centre of the German Federal Police)