IMF Medical Expedition - Certification course on Mountain Medicine

This is a news generated based on IMF email circular for the mountaineering fraternity of India. The contents are extracted from the mailer.

THE GAP:

High up on the mountain, when medical contingency strikes, there is no doctor available at hand. It is mostly left to the climbers to mount a response, often without requisite competencies or with knowledge learnt in the safety of classrooms which may not be practically relevant under the pressures of real-time high altitude conditions.

THE NEED:

In order to close this, ”Know-Do” Gap, this course is designed as a hands-on learning-in-action that is embedded within a real-time mountaineering expedition to a 6000 M+ peak. The expedition merely serves as a base upon which this multi-modular course in expedition medicine unfolds.

THE PURPOSE :

To build multi-purpose skills capacity, capability and competence in mountaineers to effectively plan and manage: expedition health & medical contingencies and also: emerge as competent first responders during disasters on the mountains.

THE VISION:

Creation of FIRST AID MOUNTAIN LEADERS capable of responding to mountaineering and disaster related Health and Medical Contingencies.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES:

Action Learning within graded high altitude context on a real-time basis leading to acquisition of :

(a) SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ATTITUDES RELEVANT TO THE PLANNING AND MAKING OF FIRST AID RESPONSE TO CONTINGENCIES ARISING IN AN EXPEDITION

(b) Effective : LEADERSHIP TO THE TEAM & COMMUNITIES IN DISASTERS & MULTI-CASUALTY EVENTS ON MOUNTAINS.

CURRICULUM BLUE PRINT:

The course will progressively evolve and unfold as a series of graded altitude and context specific multi-modular contents within the formation a real time moving expedition to a 6000 M plus peak.

The Learning Pathway is structured by four inter dependent nodes: 

beginning at : 

(i) THE IMF: with a focus on delivery of core knowledge, shifting next to : 

(ii) the MOUNTAIN VILLAGE COMMUNITY, with a focus on: community Health and Environment, and then progressively up the mountain to: 

(iii) The BASE CAMP with a focus on Base Camp Medicine,

(iv) The UPPER MOUNTAIN, where Learning will take place through ‘SIMULATION EXPERCISES’ at : ABC,C-I, C-II, Summit Camp and on the Summit day.

ASSESSMENT :

will be done employing a blend of FORMATIVE (Log Books & Feed back) & SUMMATIVE assessment protocols.

Course Duration : 25-28 days

ELIGIBILITY:

Course Qualified Practicing Mountaineers, with a minimum age of 24 years. Course Strength : Maximum of 15 participants.

PROBABLE SITES:

(1) Mt. Bunderpunch (East Face) via Songad (6320 M)

(2) Mt. Gangotri III/I ( 6577/ 6672 M)

(3) Mt.Swargrohini-I ( 6252M)

(4) Mt. Thelu( 6000M) /Koteshwar ( 6035M)

(5) Mt. Satopanth (7075M)

PROBABLE DATES :

(07TH May to 05th June 2016/10th June-08th

* Please Note: These are the two date sets, one or the other will be finalized and notified by April 2016

** Expedition/Course site is subject to change depending on weather and  logistics

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