Wilderness Medical Society
Medical Conference and Annual Meeting
Snowmass, Colorado - July 23-28, 2010
Invitation & Overview Program Schedule Pre-Conferences Sessions & Workshops Activities & Information Faculty CME/FAWM Travel & Lodging REGISTRATION PRE-CONFERENCES
Wilderness Medicine for the Professional Practitioner
Presented by: Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI) of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Friday and Saturday, July 23-24, 2010
Fee: $395This program is open to all levels of healthcare providers and focuses on developing competency in fundamental wilderness medical skills through coached practice and hands-on scenarios simulating likely wilderness medical situations. You will learn fundamental, yet critical, skills for managing patients in a wilderness or extended care environment.
Summary of Objectives
Upon completion of the practicum, the participant in a wilderness setting will be able to:
• Perform a patient assessment; manage life threats and scene safety
• Manage head, spine and musculoskeletal injury with minimal equipment
• Manage emergencies due to heat, cold and altitude
• Understand the utility and limits of ALS in the wilderness
• Prepare a reasonable pack with essential medical and personal gear for 24 hours in the wilderness
• Organize, lead, and participate in a simulated wilderness litter evacuation.
ABOUT WMI
For 19 years the Wilderness Medicine Institute has been a leader in wilderness medical training with more than 75,000 graduates. It teaches wilderness medicine practices and protocols that are supported by a physician-based medical advisory panel.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care for the Wilderness Provider
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Fee: $150The wilderness provider has similar medical care challenges as confronted by military personnel, for example, austere environments, limited resources, manpower and delayed evacuation. This 1-day course will cover the essential tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) medical guidelines as developed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Defense Health Board, and Department of Defense. These TCCC guidelines have been adopted by civilian law enforcement tactical teams and are endorsed by the Committee on Trauma, America College of Surgeons, and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.
These evidence-based TCCC guidelines also can be applied by the wilderness provider for numerous casualties. This course will compose of PowerPoint presentations, TCCC skills, and scenario based training. This course is geared towards those who have a foundation of prehospital and wilderness medicine trauma skills.
