AeroMed
AeroMed - Medicine in aviation
The AeroMed department is available to advise athletes, coaches and the divisional associations of the Aero Club of Switzerland on medical and health-related issues in aviation sports.
The AeroMed expert group is made up of specialists from various medical disciplines, including general internal medicine, cardiology, emergency medicine, pediatric and adolescent medicine and physical medicine. The members also have qualifications in sports medicine and nutritional medicine. Some of the members also work as aeromedical examiners (AME) and therefore have special expertise in the field of aeromedical assessment.
Thanks to this interdisciplinary composition, the AeroMed department can comprehensively assess medical issues in aviation and provide expert advice to the Swiss Aero Club and its members.
The central tasks of the department include in particular
- Advising the Aero Club of Switzerland and its divisional associations on medical matters
of aviation - Support for athletes and coaches in medical matters,
physiological and health-related issues - Information and support in the area of anti-doping
- Promotion of ethics, integrity and health protection in sport
- Cooperation with national and international organizations in the field of air sports,
Aviation medicine and sports medicine.
Advice for athletes and coaches
Typical topics on which inquiries can be made include
- Health issues in connection with training and competition in air sports
- Sports medicine aspects of performance, regeneration and stress
- Aviation medical issues (e.g. altitude, hypoxia or stress in flight)
- Medication and its compatibility with air sports or competitions
- Nutritional issues in competitive sport
- Mental stress and performance in competition
Inquiries can be sent to the AeroMed department using the contact form below.
The expert group endeavors to answer inquiries promptly or, if necessary, to refer them to suitable
to refer to specialist agencies.
Anti-doping
The Aero Club of Switzerland is committed to fair, clean and health-oriented sport. Doping not only endangers the health of athletes, but also creates undue competitive advantages and contradicts the principles of fairness and equal opportunities in sport.
Swiss Sport Integrity is responsible for implementing the anti-doping regulations in Swiss sport. The applicable anti-doping regulations of Swiss Olympic and the World Anti-Doping Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are authoritative.
Athletes themselves are responsible for ensuring that no prohibited substances are present in
or unauthorized methods are used to increase performance. To
To avoid unintentional doping violations, the Aero Club of Switzerland recommends the use of the
Information and advisory services from Swiss Sport Integrity (https://www.sportintegrity.ch/)
There you will find, among other things:
- General information on anti-doping and the applicable rules (https://www.sportintegrity.ch/anti-doping/praevention)
- Information on medication in sport incl. medication query (https://www.sportintegrity.ch/anti-doping/medizin/krank-oder-verletzt)
- Information on exceptional authorization for therapeutic purposes (ATZ) (https://www.sportintegrity.ch/anti-doping/medizin/ausnahmebewilligung-atz)
- Information on the risks of food supplements (https://www.sportintegrity.ch/antidoping/medizin/nahrungsergaenzungsmittel)
- The current doping list (WADA Prohibited List) (https://www.sportintegrity.ch/antidoping/recht/dopingliste)
For medical questions in connection with anti-doping, athletes can contact
and trainers should also contact the AeroMed department (contact form at the bottom of this page).
this page).
Ethics in sport
The Aero Club of Switzerland is committed to healthy, respectful, fair and successful sport. This is based on the values of Swiss sport and the principles of the Ethics Charter and the Ethics Statute of Swiss Olympic.
These are based on the fundamental Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect and form the basis for the conduct of athletes, coaches, officials and all other participants in sport.
The Swiss Sports Ethics Charter comprises nine central principles, including in particular
- Equal treatment and respect for all people
- Compatibility of sport with education, career and social environment
- Self-responsibility and co-responsibility of the athletes
- Respectful support instead of excessive demands
- Fairness in sport and responsible use of the environment and resources
- Clear rejection of doping, violence, abuse and corruption
The Aero Club of Switzerland is committed to implementing the Ethics Charter and the Ethics Statute of the Swiss sport. The Code of Ethics also forms the basis for reporting, investigating and Sanctioning of ethics violations in Swiss sport. For questions or reports in the In connection with possible ethics violations, the independent reporting office of Swiss Sport Integrity is available.
Further information: https://www.sportintegrity.ch/ethik
About us
The AeroMed department is supported by an interdisciplinary group of experts made up of doctors from various medical specialties and representatives of the Swiss Aero Club.
The members of the AeroMed expert group introduce themselves below.
Dr. med. Marvin Grossmann
- Head of the expert group
- Specialist in general internal medicine
and cardiology, specializing in sports and nutritional medicine - Association doctor for powered flight
Dr. med. Thomas Fuchs
- Head of the expert group
- Specialist in general internal medicine, spec.
Sports medicine - Aeromedical Examiner (AME)
- Association doctor for powered flight/helicopter
Dr. med. Nicole Vogel
- Specialist in pediatrics and adolescent medicine
- Association doctor of the Swiss Balloon Association (SBAV)
Dr. med. Grégoire Schrago
- Specialist in general internal medicine, specializing in sports medicine
- Aeromedical Examiner (AME)
- President of the Swiss Society of Aviation Medicine (SSAVmed)
Dr. med. Axinia Kiese
- Specialist in general internal medicine
- Gliding association doctor
Dr. med. Walter O. Frey
- Specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, specializing in sports medicine
Christian Markoff
- Managing Director AeCS
Marc Robert
- AeroMed AeCS department
The advice is provided free of charge and is not legally binding. It is intended to provide general information and does not replace an individual medical examination or treatment or a medical examination by an Aeromedical Examiner (AME).
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