2025 WMS Winter Conference Virtual

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2025 Virtual WMS Winter Conference

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In order to receive CME/FAWM credits after the conference has concluded, you must select each individual program item that you intend to participate in and ensure that it is added to your itinerary. 

Cancellation and refund policy. 

  • On or before Monday, December 2, 2024 in order to receive full refund.

  • Between Tuesday, December 3, 2024 but on or before Monday, January 6, 2025 in order to receive a full refund minus $50 USD service fee.

  • Between Tuesday, January 7, 2025,  but on or before Thursday, January 23, 2025, in order to receive a full refund minus $100  USD service fee.

  • After January 24, 2025 no refunds will be given.
When
2/2/2025 - 2/5/2025
Where
Online Online UNITED STATES
Registration
Registration is closed.

Program

Sunday, 02 February 2025

Description
Virtual Networking Session

Monday, 03 February 2025

Description
Welcome
The conference chair and chair elect will welcome attendees to the conference.
Time
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
7:45 AM
Avalanche Practice Guidelines: Cases & 2024 Update
Participants will understand the importance of safety equipment, rescue and resuscitation in an avalanche accident.
Time
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM
Human-Centered Design & Innovation in Wilderness Medicine
Human-centered design (HCD), a powerful qualitative research tool, will be introduced and described in order to create opportunities for HCD in wilderness medicine to improve systems, workplaces, and experiences.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM
Break
Time
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM
Medical Evac Antarctic? Tougher than Space
Expand on the challenges of practicing medicine in Antarctica through case examples, focusing on stabilization, evacuation, and resource allocation for patients and highlight the unique lessons learned in austere medicine that are paving the way for Earth-independent medical operations.
Time
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
10:30 AM
Subacute Treatment of MSK Injuries
Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:30 AM
Lunch break - on your own
Time
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM
Small Group: Practical Application of Design in Heat
Join us to practice human-centered design principles through a real world example exploring mitigation of heat exposure. No prior design experience needed; this activity will require active audience participation! Learn how to generate “how might we statements” and get practical tips for leading brainstorming sessions that can be applied to any environmental or climate challenge.
Time
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM
GME Mini Lectures Intro
This session will bring together post-residency fellows and recent fellowship graduates to give a brief presentation  on a special topic of their choosing resulting in an agglomeration of interesting subjects.  The speakers will be chosen by the Lecture Series Working Group  based on their lecture proposals: consisting of the title, description, and teaching objectives. Special consideration will be given to the uniqueness of topics and topics not generally covered in the main conference.
Time
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM
5:00 PM
GME Mini Lecture 1-Out of the Frying Pan: Confronting Heat
As extreme heat waves become a relentless reality, the rise in heat illness incidence and mortality is alarming. This compelling lecture delves into the urgent trends of heat-related conditions, spotlighting the unique Code Heat Immersion Protocol implemented at a tertiary care center with a large regional catchment area. Discover innovative strategies to combat heat illness and safeguard our most vulnerable populations.
Time
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
5:05 PM
GME Mini Lecture 2-Nature's Medicine: Plants for Wound Care
Forget your first aid kit or lose it crossing that river? Interested in adding to your survival skills knowledge base? Discover common natural plant remedies that you can find and use for each step of your basic wound care in the wilderness - from washing your hands and reducing bleeding, swelling or inflammation, all the way through topical and systemic antiseptics, pain control, and covering your wound.
Time
5:25 PM - 5:45 PM
5:25 PM
GME Mini Lecture 3-Lightning & Mt. Bierstadt
A review of lightening safety and hiking Colorado 14ers
Time
5:45 PM - 6:05 PM
5:45 PM
GME Mini Lecture 4-A Fully Submersive Learning Experience
An updated review on the drowning spectrum explained through the perspective of a first-hand case report.
Time
6:05 PM - 6:25 PM
6:05 PM
GME Mini Lecture 5-It's Not Always Lyme Disease
A discussion of four of the rarer tick associated diseases/conditions including Powassan virus, Heartland virus, bourbon virus, and Borrelia miyamotoi. Their signs, symptoms, geographical range, identification, treatment and prognosis. As well as a brief discussion about how many of the other tick borne diseases require a shorter "tick latch time" than lyme disease for transmission.
Time
6:25 PM - 6:45 PM
6:25 PM
GME Mini Lecture Wrap Up
Time
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
6:45 PM

Tuesday, 04 February 2025

Description
Island Medicine: Remote & Tropical Healthcare
Learn about medical conditions in tropical island settings, and how the environment uniquely impacts healthcare in these areas.
Time
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
8:00 AM
Surfer's Myelopathy
Discuss the little know pathology of Surfer's Myelopathy and review the newest up and coming research on the topic in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Time
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
8:45 AM
Break
Time
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
9:30 AM
Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
In this lecture, participants will explore the world of seafood-based toxins and their clinical relevance to wilderness medicine. From ciguatera and paralytic shellfish poisoning to scombroid and tetrodotoxin poisoning, attendees will learn how to identify, diagnose, and manage a variety of toxin-related illnesses that are commonly encountered through seafood consumption and marine exposure in remote environments.
Time
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
10:00 AM
Saving People & the Planet
Saving People & the Planet: How Wilderness Medicine Clinicians can Lead the Fight Against Climate Change for a Green, Just, and Healthy Future.  Inspire innovative thinking for patient care using a climate lens. This will bring together the worlds of academia and research, community organizing, and practical patient care at the intersection of health and the environment.
Time
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
10:45 AM
Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema
Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema: Pink Frothy Sputum on the Beach.  Examine the varied presentations of this rare diagnosis as evaluated at a military medical facility and discuss the limitations in our understanding and treatment of SIPE.
Time
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
11:30 AM
Trivia
Time
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
12:15 PM
Small Group: Cultural Barriers for Rescue
This small group discussion will explore the critical impact of cultural differences on the effectiveness of search and rescue (SAR) operations. Participants will discuss the role of cultural awareness and sensitivity in building trust with communities, ensuring cooperation, and delivering appropriate medical and logistical support in SAR missions.
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1:00 PM

Wednesday, 05 February 2025

Description
Snakebites: An Ignored Global Crisis
Help us save limbs and lives in snakebite! Reflect on real presentations of snakebite from different regions of the world.
Time
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
8:00 AM
Break
Time
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
9:30 AM
Physiological Amputation with Upper Limb Cooling
Physiological amputation with upper limb cooling: Manual performance impairments and mitigation strategies for SAR tasks. This lecture examines the physiological challenges of performing manual tasks in cold environments, focusing on their impact on Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of how cold temperatures affect manual performance and the risk of frostbite, alongside evidence-based strategies to mitigate these risks. By integrating current research with practical applications, this session aims to equip SAR providers with the tools needed to perform critical tasks safely and effectively in extreme conditions.
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM
OMG! She is Pregnant
Physical activity is encouraged for a healthy pregnancy and many pregnant individuals still participate in outdoor activities for work or recreation.  The physiologic changes during pregnancy and the need to care for both the pregnant person and fetus simultaneously provide unique considerations in rural or austere environment. This presentation aims to provide a general framework around a variety of topics including: pre-trip planning, activity modifications, counseling for altitude trips, trauma management, and prevention, management and outcomes of unwanted animal encounters. After this presentation hopefully you will no longer think “OMG! She’s pregnant” when encountering a pregnant person with a wilderness medical condition.
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM
Closing Remarks
Time
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
12:00 PM