Presentation

  The IEMM is a group of health practitioners that work on altitude related health issues. Most of us have had experience as alpinists before having had our medical training and, throughout our professional carrers, have struggled to bring both activities together.

At present, our interests are centered upon the participation in the organization of a Post-grade course on Mountain Medicine -adressed to medical practitioners- in collaboration with a University in the city of Barcelona. We are also carrying out a study on insulin-dependent diabetics who are or wish to be high altitude travelers. We are making a stdy on hypoxia along with several other projects. We edit a quarterly publication called "El passamuntanyes" ("The Balaclava Helmet"). And last, we are working on the organisation of the World Congress 2002 in Barcelona.