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Joint Symposium on Mountain
Medicine and Avalanche Rescue - JOSMAR 2008
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 Manuel
Genswein
Andreas Hem
Ingrid Jyssum
 Johan
Kofstad
Johan
Kofstad (JK) was educated medical doctor in 1959. He specialized in
medical physiology and biochemistry and was approved specialist in this
field in 1967. Since 1970 JK has been working centrally in the Norwegian
Red Cross Rescue Team (about 18000 members) and was the leader for this
organisation
1978-1984. His special interest has been mountain rescue. In 1982 the
Norwegian Mountain Medical Forum was founded. JK was the chair 1982-
2006. JK has been to many courses and seminars in mountain medicine in
both Central Europe and Canada. Since 2000 JK has been very interested in
high
altitude medicine. He has been participant in world congresses in high
altitude medicine, in Chile (2000) and in China/Tibet (2004).
Markus Landrø
Born
1970 started climbing at the age of 14, UIAGM guide since 1994, cand scient
from the Norwegian university of sports, has worked as guide for different
guide companies in Norway and abroad, teacher at the Steep-course at
Hallingdal folkehøgskule, runs a guide company called Snowhow. Has written “Skredfare”,
a book about avalanches in Norwegian. wants to help people master different
activities in nature.
 Are
Løset
Are
Løset is a PhD-student of High Altitude Medicine in the group of Exercise
and Extreme Environments at the Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU). He finished seven years at medical school with one year
at medical research programme at NTNU spring 2007.
He is
the leader and founder of the Norwegian High Altitude Medicine Research
Group (NARG). Are has been working as lieutenant and instructor doing
selection of paratroopers at the Norwegian Special Operation Commando (NORSOC)
for eight years after one year as paratrooper. He was 2nddirector national
board of the youth group Norwegian Mountain Touring Association (DNT-U) and
leader for Norwegian High Altitude Medicine Expedition to Aconcagua 2003,
2007 and 2008. He is an avid skier, trekker and climber, and remains an
active researcher, glacier instructor and organizer in many aspects of
mountain medicine.
 Sven
Christjar Skaiaa
Sven
Christjar is 34 years old and a GP, currently working in Hemsedal, with
emphasis on sports medicine and pre-hospital medical care. His main interest
is mountain medicine and mountain rescue, with emphasis on high altitude and
expedition medicine. SC’s experience includes member of alpine mountain
rescue team, expedition doctor in the Pamir region, 3 months for the
Himalayan Rescue Association in the Annapurna region. He is a UIAGM mountain
guide, co-owner of Norgesguidene AS, and has worked app. 12 years with all
aspects of mountaineering a mountain rescue. SC is currently the chairman of
the Norwegian Society of Mountain Medicine and is member of UIAA MedCom.
Halvard Stave
 Øyvind
Thomassen
Øyvind works at Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen. He is a senior
registrar in anaesthesiology with a particular interest in acute care
medicine and mountain medicine. He is working on a PhD in Patient Safety
and is a member of The Acute Care Medicine Research Network. He also works
in the Norwegian Search and Rescue Services and the Norwegian Air Ambulance.
Øyvind has an active interest in, and has done some research in, toxicology,
hypothermia, avalanche-issues and suspension trauma. He has done several
expeditions in kayak, cross-country skiing and climbing.
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