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“AF AFTER MY WMI COURSE, I HAVE GAINED CONFIDENCE IN TRANSFERRING MY KNOWLEDGE AS A DOCTOR IN A LARGE HOSPITAL TO THE WILDERNESS SETTING. I AM INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED BY YOUR TEACHING ABILITIES... CONVEYING INFORMATION IN AN EASY, CONCRETE, USEFUL, AND FUN WAY. YOUR CLASSES WERE TOP-NOTCH. ”H. Sara Selander, 2009 EDUCATION FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WILDERNESS MEDICINE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER Managing a patient in a wilderness, remote, or disaster setting requires you to adapt your existing medical knowledge into a new context. This two-day course focuses on the critical wilderness medicine skills needed to take care of a patient in an extended care environment. These skills include orthopaedic injury management and improvised splinting, focused spine assessment, improvised litter construction, environmental emergency management, and leadership and communication skills. We will provide you with the latest information on decision-making principles that guide wilderness treatment and evacuation decisions and allow you to apply your new knowledge through practical scenarios and case studies. DETAILS Age: 18 & Over • Duration: 16 hours • Tuition: Varies (see website) Eligibility: Current status as an EMT, physician, or nurse Optional Credit: 16 hours of CEUs available for EMTs; 16 hours of Category 1 CMEs available for physicians; Approved for up to 16 hours of credit towards a FAWM. Dates and locations: www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/schedule.shtml John Hovey Medicine in the Wild students gain familiarity with a portable ultrasound during their elective in the Gila Wilderness, New Mexico. WILDERNESS UPGRADE FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS Building on your background in urban emergency care you will learn how to improvise equipment, deal with challenging environmental conditions, and make difficult medical decisions in remote locations. This intense, hands-on curriculum utilizes daily roleplays, case studies, and practical scenarios. It covers a wide breadth of wilderness medicine topics, current controversies, and an extended night rescue. DETAILS Age: 18 & Over • Duration: 48 hours • Tuition: Varies (see website) Eligibility: Current status as an EMT, physician, or nurse Optional Credit: 4 semester hours of college credit; 48 hours of CEUs available for EMTs; 36 hours of Category 1 CMEs available for physicians; Approved for up to 35.75 hours of credit towards a FAWM. Dates and locations: www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/schedule.shtml MEDICINE IN THE WILD MEDICAL STUDENT ELECTIVE WMI and the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR) partner to offer the ultimate combination of wilderness medicine, leadership, and medical education in a remote environment. This is the ideal course for third- or fourth-year medical students looking for a uniquely challenging opportunity to practice medical decision-making in a backcountry setting. This is an unparalleled opportunity to gain proficiency in wilderness medicine, leadership, wilderness travel and living skills, and medical education techniques. No other medical school elective offers this breadth of curriculum or a true extended wilderness expedition. DETAILS Age: 23 & Over • Duration: 26 days • Tuition: $4,450 Eligibility: 3rd- and 4th-year medical students and residents Optional Credit: Approved individually at student’s medical school Dates and locations: page 108 Custom Training WMI also offers customized wilderness medicine and medical educator trainings and presentations for medical professionals. We work with student interest groups, medical schools, residencies, and clinical training programs. Contact us to discuss your needs. 102 www.nols.edu/wmi • (800) 710-NOLS ext. 4 • wmi@nols.edu
WILDERNESS MEDICIINE INSTITUTE Casey Kanode Pascal Beauvais Lena Conlan Alan Neilson Wilderness medicine and a NOLS fi eld course —the perfect combination. Clockwise from top left: Strait of Georgia, British Columbia; Titcomb Basin, Wind River Range, Wyoming; Main Salmon River, Idaho; Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden WILDERNESS MEDICINE EXPEDITIONS These expeditions offer an unparalleled opportunity for physicians, nurses and EMTs who want to learn practical, hands-on wilderness medicine and decision-making in a true wilderness environment. Whether your passion is backpacking, sailing, rafting or sea kayaking, we have an expedition for you. Each expedition includes WMI’s signature Wilderness Medicine for the Professional Practitioner course. The expedition allows you to learn and practice the NOLS outdoor skills curriculum while moving your team through the wilderness. Evenings are dedicated to exploring the NOLS leadership curriculum and its application to medical practice. Our Wilderness Medicine Expeditions are truly unique and showcase the best of what NOLS has to offer. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS • Our courses are accredited through the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) to provide continuing education for EMTs. • Category 1 CMEs are available for physicians and nurses. These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical Society and WMI. • For active members of the Wilderness Medical Society, these courses have been approved for designated hours towards a Fellowship of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM). DETAILS Age: 23 & Over • Duration: 7-9 days • Tuition: Varies (see website) Eligibility: Current status as an EMT, physician, or nurse Optional Credit: 16 hours of CEUs available for EMTs; 16 hours of Category 1 CMEs available for physicians; Approved for up to 28 hours of credit towards a FAWM. Dates and locations: page 108 Visit WMI of NOLS online at www.nols.edu/wmi for more course information, eligibility, and dates. 103
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THE LEADER IN WILDERNESS EDUCATION
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