Who we are and what we stand for – an overview
As one of the world’s largest professional societies in its field, the Austrian Society for Mountain and High Altitude Medicine (ÖGAHM), with members from over a dozen countries, serves as a communication and information forum for all individuals, institutions, and associations interested in alpine and high altitude medicine.
In addition to promoting relevant research projects, our particular mission is to achieve the closest possible integration of science and practice in all areas of mountain sports medicine. This also includes the dissemination, intensification, and coordination of national and international alpine and high altitude medical knowledge within and outside the medical profession.
Beyond all forms of alpinism, we also deal with skiing, trekking and expedition medicine, alpine travel and holiday medicine, health prevention and therapy in the mountains, accident prevention in skiing and alpinism, as well as other relevant topics.
We organize congresses, symposia, courses, and continuing education events, and publish periodic newsletters, information sheets, specialist publications, resolutions, and more. Our members can participate preferentially in all activities of the society and are encouraged to contribute to shaping them. The Austrian Society for Mountain and High Altitude Medicine is open not only to physicians but to all interested individuals and institutions, both domestic and international.
ÖGAHM cooperates closely with ISMM (International Society for Mountain Medicine), with the Medical Commissions of UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation) and IKAR (International Commission for Alpine Rescue), as well as with the Austrian Mountain Rescue Service, the alpine associations of Austria, the Austrian Medical Association, the Austrian Sports Physicians’ Association, the German Sports Physicians’ Association, BExMed (German Society for Mountain and Expedition Medicine), and other national alpine medical societies.
ÖGAHM
Research Funding by ÖGAHM
– we promote expertise in alpine, high altitude, and sports medicine
We organize congresses, symposia, courses, and continuing education events, and publish periodic newsletters, information sheets, specialist publications, resolutions, and more. Our members can participate preferentially in all activities of the society and are encouraged to contribute to shaping them.
Austrian Society for Alpine and High Altitude Medicine (ÖGAHM)
Latest Publication
Alpine Medical Newsletter
No. 74 / March 2026
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