Wilderness Medical Society

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

PRE-CONFERENCE

Friday, February 19

9:00 - 5:00 Introduction to Backcountry Skiing

1:30 - 6:00

Advanced Wilderness Life Support
AWLS Faculty

6:00 - 9:00
Lectures for Preconference
UMA and WMS Faculty (09-028-2, 09-029-2)
Level 1 Avalanche Course
UMA and WMS Faculty (09-028-2, 09-029-2)

Saturday, February 20

7:00 - 8:30 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

7:30 - 5:00 MedWAR

7:30 - 5:00
Advanced Wilderness Life Support
AWLS Faculty

7:30 -10:30
Lectures for Preconference
UMA and WMS Faculty (09-028-2)
Level 1 Avalanche Course
UMA and WMS Faculty (09-028-2)

CONFERENCE

OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS, SKIING/BOARDING or FREE TIME

10:30 - 5:00
Level 1 Avalanche Course at the Canyons (Field Session)
UMA and WMS Faculty (09-028-2)

5:50 - 6:00
Welcome and introduction to WMS Wilderness and Mountain Medicine Meeting
Dr. Scott McIntosh

6:00 - 7:00 Combating Human Error in the Wilderness: Emerging Tools
Ian McCammon (02-014-1)

7:00 - 8:00
Evening Presentation (open to family and guests): Physiology and the Evolution of High Altitude Mountaineering
George Rodway (03-001-1)

8:00 - 9:00
Welcome Reception

Sunday, February 21

6:30 - 7:15 BREAKFAST BUFFET

7:15 - 8:00 Avalanche Rescue
Marty Radwin, MD (06-001-2)

8:00 - 8:45
Avalanche Burial Physiology and Hypothermia
Colin Grissom, MD (12-002-.5, 09-019-.25)

8:45 - 9:05
BREAK

9:05 - 9:50
Rescue and Avalanche Technology
Marty Radwin, MD (06-001-1)

9:50 - 10:35 Wilderness Medical Kit
Paul Auerbach, MD (05-026-.75)

OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS, SKIING/BOARDING or FREE TIME

10:45 - 4:00
Level 1 Avalanche Course at the Canyons (Field Session)
UMA and WMS Faculty (09-028-2)

11:00 - 3:30
Avalanche Awareness Workshop
Marty Radwin, MD (09-028-2)

11:00 - 3:30
Backcountry Skiing and Boarding: Utah Mountain Adventure
Colin Gissom, MD (07-007-2)

11:00 - 3:30
"Boot Packing Session"
Colin Gissom, MD (07-007-2)

11:00 - 3:30
Snowmobile Workshop: Prevention and Safe Travel Practices
Loren Greenway, PhD (06-018-2)

SMALL GROUP SESSIONS

11:00 - 12:30
Workshop for Preparing Food for Cold Weather Camping
Wayne Askew (05-004-1.5)

11:00 - 12:30
Safety Considerations for Wilderness Foot Travel
Aaron Billin (06-023-.75, 07-011-.75)

2:00 - 3:30 Cultural Competency for the Wilderness Medicine Practitioner
Arthur Islas, MD (02-028-1)

AFTERNOON & EVENING SESSIONS

4:00 - 4:45 Ocular Trauma and Emergencies
Geoffrey Tabin, MD (12-005-.75)

4:45 - 5:30 Controversies and Myths in Wilderness Medicine
Paul Auerbach, MD

5:30 - 6:15 Xtreme Everest: A High-Altitude Research Journey
George Rodway (03-013-.75)

8:00 - 9:00 Evening Presentation (open to family and guests): The Disappearing Cryosphere
Mark Williams

Monday, February 22

6:30 - 7:15 BREAKFAST BUFFET

7:15 - 8:00 The Hypoxic Brain, High Altitude and Neurological Problems
Peter Hackett, MD

8:00 - 8:45 High Altitude Pharmacology
Brownie Schoene (03-004-.75)

8:45 - 9:05 BREAK

9:05 - 9:50 President's Roundtable Discussion: Prophylaxis and Treatement of High Altitude Illness, Case Presentation and Discussion
Grissom, Freer, Johnson, Hackett,Schoene

9:50 - 10:35
Nutrition for Extreme Environments
Wayne Askew (09-011-.75)

OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS, SKIING/BOARDING or FREE TIME

11:00 - 3:30
Backcountry Skiing and boarding: Common Medical Problems, Travel, and Safety
UMAGuides, Colin Grissom,et al (14-001-1)

11:00 - 3:30
Improvised Splinting, Packaging and Litters
Tod Schimelpfenig, Matt Hamonko (12-011-.75, 12-009-.75, 06-008-1, 12-033-1)

11:00 - 3:30
Snow Shelters: Construction and Hypothermia Prevention
Life Flight and AirMed Staff (05-010-2)

11:00 - 3:30 Women's Medical Issues in Winter Backcountry Travel: Snowshoe Tour
Life Flight and AirMed Staff, J. Dow (02-012-1, 08-001-.5, 05-026-.5)

SMALL GROUP SESSIONS

11:00 - 12:30
Clinical and Research Opportunities in High Altitude and Wilderness Medicine
Drs. Auerbach, Freer, Johnson and Hackett

11:00 - 12:30
The Only Thing to Fear: Neurobiology and Survival
Andrew Watters (12-034-1)

2:00 - 3:30
Rescue Demonstration

AFTERNOON & EVENING SESSIONS

4:00 - 4:45 Everest Exercise and Beyond
Brownie Schoene (03-006-.75)

4:45 - 5:30 High Altitude Native Populations
Scott McIntosh

5:30 - 6:15 Animal Attacks
Luanne Freer, MD (09-007-.75)

8:00 - 9:00 Wilderness Medicine at the Top of the World - Everest Rescue
Luanne Freer, MD (03-013-1)

Tuesday, February 23

6:30 - 7:15 BREAKFAST BUFFET

7:15 - 8:00 Vehicle Submersion - the Human Problem
Gordon Giesbrecht, PhD

8:00 - 8:45
Ice Rescue
Gordon Giesbrecht, PhD

8:45 - 9:05
BREAK

9:05 - 9:50
Frostbite
Luanne Freer, MD (09-002-.75)

9:50 - 10:35
Panel Discussion: Frostbite Treatment
Freer, Johnson, Giesbrecht, Grissom, Hackett

OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS, SKIING/BOARDING or FREE TIME

11:00 - 3:30 Avalanche Rescue
Martin Radwin, MD and the Canyons Ski Patrol

11:00 - 3:30 Snow Shelters: Construction and Hypothermia Prevention
Life Flight and AirMed Staff (05-010-2)

11:00 - 3:30
Snowshoeing: Cold Weather Travel, Safety and Hypothermia Prevention
Life Flight and Air Med Staff (05-015-.5, 06-023-.5, 09-001-.5)

SMALL GROUP SESSIONS

11:00 - 12:30 Lessons from Winter
Tod Schimelpfenig and WMI Staff (06-023-1)

AFTERNOON & EVENING SESSIONS

1:30 - 3:00
Travel and Exercise at High Altitude During Pregnancy - What is Recommended?
Linda Keyes (03-011-.5, 02-012-.5)

4:00 - 4:50 Patients with Pre-Existing Medical Conditions -What to Advise for Altitude Travel?
Peter Hackett

4:50 - 5:10 Medical Directing in the Wilderness
Jennifer Dow

5:10 - 5:30 Medical Volunteerism
Geoffrey Tabin

6:30 - 9:00 Evening Banquet and Presentation: Limitless Compassion
David Shlim

Wednesday, February 24

6:30 - 7:15 BREAKFAST BUFFET

7:30 - 8:15 Pain Management in the Wilderness Setting
Mark Elstad, MD

8:15 - 9:00 Overview of Dive Medicine
Eric Johnson, MD (01-002-.75)

9:00 - 9:15
BREAK

9:15 - 10:00
Fever in the Returned Traveler
DeVon Hale (02-034-.75)

10:00 - 10:45 Search and Rescue on Denali
Jennifer Dow

10:45 - 11:30
Lightning Injuries - The Final Fireworks!
Eric Johnson, MD

12:00 - 5:30
WMS Board of Directors Meeting

POST-CONFERENCE
Wednesday, February 24

1:00 - 8:00 Level II Avalanche Course
Utah Mountain Adventure Guides

Thursday-Saturday, February 25-27

All Day Level II Avalanche Course, continued
Utah Mountain Adventure Guides