WMS HAWAII: Travel, Dive & Marine Medicine

Invitation	Program Schedule	Faculty
CME/FAWM	Travel & Lodging	Registration

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 30, 2010
1:00 - 3:45	REGISTRATION OPENS
8:00 – 4:00	DIVE CERTIFICATION COURSE – DAY 1 or RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
SESSIONS
4:00 – 4:05	Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Van Tilburg and Dr. Nathanson
4:05 – 4:50	Adventure Travel Medicine 101, Dr. Van Tilburg (02-017-.75) An introduction to the scope of practice in wilderness settings, especially in dive, travel and marine environments.
4:50 – 5:40	Jaws: Marine Animal Bites, Dr. Nathanson (01-004-.75) Epidemiology, treatment and prevention of shark attacks and other marine animal bites will be discussed.
5:40– 6:10	Travel Medical Kit, Dr. Van Tilburg (02-023-.5) Description of medical kits for use in wilderness medicine, with specific attention to advance life support, components required for marine and ocean environments and international travel.
6:10 – 7:00	Seafood Toxidromes, Dr. Nathanson (09-027-.75) Diagnosis and treatment of toxic seafood ingestions such as ciguatera and scombroid.
7:00 - 8:30	ALOHA RECEPTION
Sunday, October 31, 2010
7:00 - 7:30	Continental Breakfast
SESSIONS
7:30 - 8:20	Wild Kids: Pediatric Medicine, Dr. Van Tilburg (07-010-.75) Pediatric wilderness medicine overview of common injuries and illnesses that occur to children in the wilderness. Discussion will include specific items used in pediatric medical kits. Prevention of altitude illness, drowning, sun injury, cold injury and travel-related illnesses will be discussed.
8:20-9:10	Drowning, Dr. Jacobs (09-004-.75) Epidemiology, physiology, treatment and prevention of accidental immersion will be discussed.
9:10-10:00	Ocean Survival, Ms. Olson (05-022-.5) Your sailboat capsized and you are stranded at sea. How do you signal for help? How do you stay hydrated? How can you stay warm? Learn what to do and what not to do when you are faced with surviving in the ocean. Survival tools and techniques will be discussed.
10:00-10:30	Marine Medical Kit, Dr. Jacobs (05-027-.5) The essential supplies for treating illness and injury at sea will be discussed.
10:30-11:00	Who Should Dive, Ms. Olson (01-009-.5) Not everyone should dive due to certain medical conditions, acute and/or chronic. Because divers come from all over, ALL primary care providers need to know what is currently recommended as to who can dive and who should not. The effect of a hyperbaric environment on various medical problems will be reviewed.
12:00-5:00	DIVE CERTIFICATION COURSE – DAY 2 or WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
12:30-2:30	Splints Litters, Ms. Olson (12-011-2) Learn to make a litter using rope, improvise a femur traction splint and more!
	Photography Tips - Composition and Lighting, Mr. Kay This workshop will be conducted outside and will deal with composition and lighting, the two most important aspects of creating memorable images. You will be provided with tips and insight from Mr. Kay's 25-year career photographing landscapes and adventure sports around the world.
3:00-5:00	Navigation I, Ms. Olson (05-015-2) Becoming proficient with a compass on land is a must before relying on it for navigation in or on the water. Class will be both indoors and outdoors. Compasses will be provided.
6:30-7:20	Hot Lava: Heat and Solar Illness, Dr. Van Tilburg (09-009.25, 09-005-.5) Overview of heat illness including heat exhaustion, heat stroke, dehydration, hyponatremia and sunburn. Discusses prevention, field treatment and water procurement.
7:20-8:30	Resurrection - Glen Canyon and a New Vision for the American West, Mr. Kay Mr. Kay will discuss his 5 year project to document the restored canyons of Glen Canyon as the waters of Lake Powell have receded due to the ongoing drought n the American Southwest. These efforts culminated in the publication of his book "Resurrection - Glen Canyon nd a New Vision for the American West".
Monday, November 1, 2010
WORKSHOPS
8:00-10:00	Ocean Survival, Ms. Olson (05-022-2) Now is the time to put into practice what you have learned in lecture. You will be donning life jackets and experiencing the feel of what it is you need to do if caught in sea survival scenario.
	Photoshop Techniques, Mr. Kay An introductory course explaining basic photoshop techniques for adjusting digital images. You will review importing, color adjustment, lightening and darkening images, cropping, resizing, emailing images, cloning to remove unwanted objects from your photos and other basic techniques to make he most of your digital images.
10:30-12:30	Navigation II, Ms. Olson (05-015-2) Get Tech! The most reliable and accurate navigation you will ever do will be by using a GPS. When you don't want to go adrift from your destination this is the tool to have. Class will be both indoors and outdoors. GPS units provided.
11:30-12:30	Sea Kayaking Photography, Mr. Kay From the turquoise waters of Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand to the iceberg-studed fiords of Alaska, Jim will present a collection of stunning images from over 20 years of sea kayaking adventures around the world. He will also provide insight on kayaking equipment, how to organize your own trip and tips on how to capture images along the way.
SESSIONS
1:00-1:50	Marine Animal Stings, Dr. Nathanson (01-006-.75) Pathophysiology, treatment and prevention of stings from vertebrate and invertebrate marine animals will be discussed.
1:50-2:40	Telemedicine at Sea, Dr. Jacobs (06-015-.75) The fearsome five: fluids, fahrenheit, fuel, fitness, fatigue: Medical consultation at sea.
2:40-3:20	Dive Medicine, Dr. Smerz (01-002-.75) Scuba divers are at risk for problems related to breathing compressed gasses. We will talk about the pathophysiology and clinical recognition of these fascinating diseases.
3:20-4:10	Seasickness, Dr. Jacobs (09-039-.75) Prevention and medical management of seasickness
4:10-5:00	Hyperbaric Treatment, Dr. Smerz (01-005-.75) Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is the mainstay of therapy for decompression sickness. We will talk about pre-chamber care and various hyperbaric treatment protocols.
6:30-7:20	Surf/Windsurf Injury, Dr. Nathanson (07-013-.75) Common injuries and prevention strategies for the sports of surfing and windsurfing will be discussed.
7:20-8:10	Day at the Beach, Dr. Galanis (07-005-.75) In 2008 there were 89,000 beach goers receiving first aid from lifeguards at Oahu's beaches and 1700 rescues were performed. Learn about injury prevention strategies that have been implemented to decrease the burden of injury and drowning.
8:10-9:00	Bay Watch Hawaii, Mr. Goto (06-001-.75) Hawaii lifeguards are responsible for overseeing the safety of 14 million beach goers per year in some of the roughest conditions in the world. Learn the training, responsibilities and rescue techniques utilized by this group of dedicated watermen - from the director of Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services for the state of Hawaii.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
WORKSHOPS
8:00-12:00	Navigation III, Ms. Olson Could you find your dive boat if you became separated from your dive master? Time to go diving and practice your compass skills underwater. Cost of dive is included. Dive equipment is not included. Prerequisites: Navigation I required. You must be a certified diver to participate in this workshop.
SESSIONS
1:00-1:50	Cruise Ship, Ms. Olson (02-060-.75) Occupational medicine, family practice and emergency medicine comprise a medical practice on a cruise ship. Challenges arise when there is an acute gastroenteritis outbreak onboard or a critically ill patient needs to be evacuated by air. The ocean itself becomes a wilderness environment.
1:50-2:40	Hyponatremia, Dr. Laird (07-002-.75) Exercise associated hyponatremia has been recognized in triathletes since the mid 1980's and more recently in marathoners. It may be associated with both overhydration and dehydration necessitating an accurate diagnosis for proper treatment.
2:40-3:50	Aeromedical, Ms. Olson (09-012-.75) Feeling the suspense and challenge during each day of work as a helicopter flight nurse offers a mix of fright, flight and passion. Exciting cases will be presented stimulating the audience to problem solve each case as it unfolds and lessons in the sky are shared.
3:50-4:30	“Ask the Experts”,  Faculty Take this opportunity to challenge the faculty with any medical question or discussion topic that has come up during the conference!
6:30-7:30	Kona Ironman, Dr. Laird (12-020-1) Since the race began on Oahu in 1978, medical care at the Ironman Triathalon has grown and developed into a complex team involving close to 300 medical volunteers each year.
7:30-8:30	FAREWELL RECEPTION