Wilderness and Mountain Medicine
18th Annual WMS Winter Meeting of the Wilderness Medical Society

Overview	Invitation	Program Schedule	Pre-Conferences	Workshops
Evening Events	Faculty	CME/FAWM	Travel & Lodging	Registration

CME INFORMATION

The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The WMS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 33.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

FAMILY PHYSICIANS:  This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 33.5 Prescribed Credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. NURSES:  Most state Boards of Registered Nurses accept AMA Category 1 Credit as meeting continuing education requirements for license renewal.  Nurses should check with their sate board regarding use of CME credit. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS:  The American Association of Physician Assistants accepts Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited by the ACCME. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:  After attending this conference, the participants will be able to: Prevent, diagnose, and manage illnesses and injuries in a mountain environment Demonstrate increased knowledge and skill in treating high altitude illness, hypothermia and cold injuries, and wound management Understand avalanche rescue and evacuation of injured persons FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  It is the policy of the Wilderness Medical Society to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor.  All faculty participation are required to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation. ACADEMY OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE:  This conference offers up to 23.25 FAWM core credits and 27 FAWM elective credits. Actual credits awarded depend on personal credit needs and history. Target Audience:  Physicians and other medical professionals who engage in winter wilderness activities, including mountain travel, who counsel individuals who take part in such activities, or who practice in locations in which they are likely to encounter individuals who have been injured in such activities.

Academy of Wilderness Medicine
PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTION • ADVANCEMENT • FELLOWSHIP • COMMITMENT • FUTURE DIRECTION

The Wilderness can mean beauty, recreation, opportunity, and the thrill of the unknown, but few expect to face a wild-animal attack, exposure, illness, or traumatic injury. Additionally, events in any location – rural or urban – can require wilderness medical training if standard resources are too distant or unavailable because of catastrophe. As participation in wilderness recreation increases, so does the need for competent wilderness practitioners, and the public needs to know whom they can count on to provide medical care and education when traditional medical attention is not immediately available.

For this reason the Wilderness Medical Society has established the Academy of Wilderness Medicine. The Academy maintains a demanding set of requirements that validates each member’s qualifications in wilderness medicine. We review conferences, classes, and training events against a Core Curriculum of Wilderness Medical Topics to determine which topics are covered and how many hours of credit are provided towards a Core Curriculum of Wilderness Medical Topics. Candidates for the Academy participate in eligible events and receive credit for the topics covered. When candidates fulfill the requirements of the Core Curriculum and demonstrate other required experience in Wilderness Medicine, they qualify to be reviewed to become members of the Academy with the designation “Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine” (FAWM).

Membership in the Academy is open to all WMS members.