The ICAR MedCom - who we are
ICAR MEDCOM
ICAR MedCom is an international panel of experts on mountain emergency medicine, consisting of delegates from the ICAR member organisations.
Our work mainly consists of research into and improvement of mountain emergency medicine in a professional mountain rescue environment. Besides this ICAR MedCom's task is to set internationally applicable standards for education and training as well as medical guidelines in mountain rescue medicine. This knowledge shall be transfered to our member organisations and into the world of mountain rescue and mountain emergency medicine.
The ICAR (International Commission for Alpine Rescue) consists of a medical, an air-rescue, an avalanche and a terrestrial commission as well as a sub-commission for dog handlers. The main website and information on the work of the other commissions can be found on www.alpine-rescue.org.
ICAR MEDCOM - Introducing some TEAM members
 | John ELLERTON President of ICAR MedCom | Member of ICAR MedCom since: 2002 Job(s) at ICAR MedCom: President 2017 - Describe your job at ICAR: To coordinate and have a vision for the Medcom during my tenure of 8 years. Country + Affiliation: Lake District, United Kingdom, Mountain Rescue England & Wales Real-life Job: Retired General Practitioner, Author and lecturer One sentence about yourself: Always have been happiest in the mountains Contact: mountain.medicine@alpine-rescue.org |
About John Ellerton
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 | Natalie HÖLZL Vice President of ICAR MedCom Website Administrator | Member of ICAR MedCom since: 2013 Job(s) at ICAR MedCom: VP since 2019, manages website and internal forum, liases with + supports Recommendations Lead Country + Affiliation: Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, BExMed (German Association of Mountain and Expedition Medicine), Bergwacht Bayern Real-life Job: Anaesthetist + Emergency Doctor @ Klinik Immenstadt, Allgäu, Germany One sentence about yourself: Happy to be in the mountains with my family, loves the soft pow pow on a sunny winter day and the grip of warm rock during a gentle alpine climb with my hubby. Contact: info@icar-med.com |
About Natalie Hölzl
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 | Alison L. SHEETS Vice President of ICAR MedCom | Member of ICAR MedCom since: 2013 (delegate since 2017) Job(s) at ICAR MedCom: VP since 2019, international project coordination Country + Affiliation: Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Mountain Rescue Association USA Real-life Job: Emergency Medicine Physician @ Boulder Community Health Hospital, Boulder Colorado, USA One sentence about yourself: Enjoy rock climbing, back country skiing, travel and birdwatching Contact: alison.sheets@rockymountainrescue.org |
About Alison Sheets
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 | Matthias JACOB Lead of ICAR MedCom Recommendations | Member of ICAR MedCom since: 2017 Job(s) at ICAR MedCom: In charge of the ICAR MedCom Recommendations and the internal peer review processes Country + Affiliation: Bavaria, Germany, Bergwacht Bayern Real-life Job: Head of Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care and Pain Medicine @ Klinikum St. Elisabeth, Straubing
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 | Peter PAAL Lead of ICAR MedCom Research | Member of ICAR MedCom since: 2004 Job(s) at ICAR MedCom: Research lead ICAR MEDCOM, humble member, scientific advisor Country + Affiliation: Lives in Innsbruck + Salzburg, Austria. Represents the Mountain Rescue Service (BRD) of the South Tyrol Alpine Association (AVS), Italy Real-life Job: Clinical lead, consultant. Department of anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine @ Brothers of St. John of God Hospital, Salzburg, Austria One sentence about yourself: Likes being outdoors with family and friends all around the year. Special interest in beautiful and extreme environments. A list of Peter Paal's Publications on PubMed Contact: peter.paal@bbsalz.at |
CV Peter PAAL
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 | Jason D. WILLIAMS Lead of DiMM Course Programme | Member of ICAR MedCom since: 2014 Job(s) at ICAR MedCom: In charge of the DIMM Course Programme , liases with UIAA and ISMM Country + Affiliation: United States of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico; University of New Mexico, USA International Mountain Medicine Center, Department of Emergency Medicine Real-life Job: Director, International Mountain Medicine Center, University of New Mexico ; Mountain Rescue Specialist and Paramedic, Bernalillo County Merto Air Support One sentence about yourself: “Nothing beats climbing a granite cliff face in the Sandia mountains with my life-long climbing partner/wife and teaching our little daughter to share our love for New Mexican mountains” A link about Jason: The UIAA: appreciating the full picture Contact: JDWilliams@salud.unm.edu |
About Jason D Williams
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ICAR MEDCOM consists of many valued and experienced experts from all parts of the world.
When we meet we work hard, but we also know how to have fun together.
