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Active Military receive 20% off registration. Select "Active Military" to adjust your registration fees. Please show your military ID when checking in.Wilderness and Travel Medicine LLCCage number: 8FJF3 | DUNS number: 081343503
Student Scholarships Available - Please click here to apply online.
For our student scholarship program, The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine is seeking hard-working students who have a keen interest in the field. Scholarship recipients will receive complimentary registration for the meeting along with a ticket to our banquet and will be asked to work closely with conference management staff in a variety of ways including: registering conference attendees, answering questions regarding the conference schedule and location of workshops, ushering attendees to the proper locations, checking registrants into workshops, selling shirts and jackets and other miscellaneous tasks. We will do our best to schedule these tasks so that our student scholars can attend nearly all lectures. Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a first come first serve basis (preference may be given to early applications). Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than 12/15/19.
3 or more participants from the same institution can sign up together and receive $100 off each registration fee. When all registrants have registered, we will apply $100 discount to each, one week prior to the start of the conference.
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Advanced level intensive and hands-on training taught by leaders in Wilderness Medicine. Students will learn practical techniques and practice them in mock scenarios. Successful completion of this course leads to AWEP Certification®. AWEP Certification®; is the highest wilderness medicine certification we offer. This course Includes 15.5 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ all supplies, syllabus, breakfast, and a certificate.
AWEP Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received 30 days prior to the course start date will incur a $50 fee. Within 30 days of the workshop, no refunds will be given. Thank you for your understanding.AWEP is offered during two different schedules during the conference (Select either Group 1 or Group 2 below):
AWEP - Group 1
Saturday, 2/22 | 7:30 am - 3:45 pmSunday, 2/23 | 12:15 - 3:30 pm Monday, 2/24 | 12:15 - 3:30 pmTuesday, 2/25 | 12:00 - 3:30 pm
AWEP - Group 2
Saturday, 2/22 | 7:30 am - 3:45 pmSunday, 2/23 | 12:15 - 3:45 pm Wednesday, 2/26 | 2:00 - 5:15 pmThursday, 2/27 | 8:00 - 11:30 am
We will add AWEP workshops if needed.
WILDERNESS AND URBAN SURVIVAL | Saturday, February 22, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Faculty: Gary KibbeeA unique opportunity to learn and practice both basic and advanced survival skills from a Navy Seal instructor and other renowned survival experts who train our elite Special Forces. This all day “hands-on” workshop is a practical and fun skill building experience, designed to prepare you to survive on land, in the sea, in the wilderness and urban environments. Participants will learn how to:• Signal and be found• Obtain food and water• Build fires with primitive tools• Escape a hotel fire• Construct and improvise survival kits• Survive a plane crash• Protect yourself during a disaster• Travel safely in third world countries and avoid being “ripped off”• Find and construct emergency shelters (build snow caves and igloos)• Recognize and evade terrorists
The optional workshops listed below are offered in conjunction with the conference at an additional cost. Optional workshops do not offer additional CME credit unless noted otherwise. Workshops feature small group sizes and have limited enrollment - early reservations are encouraged.
** Please note that some optional workshops overlap. Please avoid "double booking" yourself
Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or call (919) 357-0286.
WINTER WILDERNESS SURVIVAL
Sunday, February 23 | 12:30 - 3:30 pm or Tuesday, February 25 | 12:30 - 3:30 pmFaculty: Gary Kibbee, Danny Kibbee and Philip WhiteThis class is a hands-on skill building experience. It covers the most vital aspects of winter survival. A variety of manmade and natural fire starting techniques will be taught and practiced. Participants will learn how to obtain food and water and go outside to construct snow caves and igloos.
WILDERNESS ULTRASOUND CERTIFICATION COURSE
Monday, February 24, 12:00pm – 4:00pmFaculty: Teresa Wu, MD* Includes 4 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™Pocket size ultrasound is redefining the physical exam and can assist in the diagnosis of many conditions. Ultrasound is now becoming the standard of care in wilderness and other austere environments. Applications taught include: • Trauma, Shock & Hypotension • Pneumothorax & Pericardial Effusion • Pulmonary Embolus • Abdominal & Pelvic Pathology • Musculoskeletal Injuries • Ultrasound Assisted ProceduresIncludes didactic lectures and small group hands-on practice with state-of-the-art machines and teaching aides.
URBAN & TRAVEL SURVIVAL
Monday, February 24, 12:30 - 3:30 pmFaculty: Gary Kibbee, Philip White.You have just lost all of your belongings and your passport in an earthquake or act of terrorism. Your hotel was destroyed and your companion is missing. Few Americans are prepared to cope with this type of crisis. Urban and travel survival can be more challenging than survival in the backcountry. Learn how to travel safely and protect yourself.
OBSTETRICS IN REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS
Sunday, February 23, 1:30 - 3:30 pmFaculty: Valerie Dobiesz, MD & Kathleen Kerrigan, MD * Includes 2 additional Category 1 AMA PRA category 1 credits™Using mannequin-based simulation, learn and practice management of normal and complicated deliveries in remote settings, including shoulder dystocia, breech delivery, eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage and multiple gestation.
BASIC WOUND MANAGEMENT/SUTURE LAB
Tuesday, February 25, 1:00pm - 3:00 pmFaculty: Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA* Includes 2 additional Category 1 AMA PRA category 1 credits™A practical workshop on suturing and improvised laceration repair in a backcountry environment. Participants will have the opportunity to practice basic suturing, stapling, taping, and tissue gluing techniques on pig limbs. * Supplies provided
MAP AND COMPASS NAVIGATION
Sunday, February 23, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Faculty: Sheryl Olson RN/BSNLearn how to read a topographic map, plan and follow a route using compass headings. This classroom and field session will teach you the fundamentals necessary for map and compass navigation skills. * Maps and use of compass provided.
GPS NAVIGATION FOR WILDERNESS ADVENTURE
Monday, February 24, 10:00 am - 12:30 pmFaculty: Sheryl Olson, RN/BSNAdvance your navigation skills into the world of satellite technology! A GPS is provided and you will learn how to mark waypoints, build routes, retrace your route plus much more. You will learn to input and extrapolate data from your GPS to aid in all navigational needs. * All equipment provided.
ROPES & KNOTS FOR WILDERNESS MEDICINE & RESCUE
Tuesday, February 25, 10:00 - 12:00 pmFaculty: Howard Donner, MDThis workshop will teach you how to use ropes and tieknots for high angle rescue, swift water rescue, and improvised medical care.
AVALANCHE RECOGNITION, ROUTE FINDING & RESCUE
Monday, February 24, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pmFaculty: Lanny Johnson, FNP/PAThis exciting workshop is a must for the winter backcountry enthusiast. Mountain snow pack, forecasting, terrain analysis, stability evaluation, slab recognition, and backcountry rescue will be covered. Participants will be on skis and must be at least an intermediate skier. * Lift tickets not included
AVALANCHE RECOGNITION, ROUTE FINDING & RESCUE1
Sunday, February 23, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pmFaculty: Lanny Johnson, FNP/PAThis exciting workshop is a must for the winter backcountry enthusiast. Mountain snow pack, forecasting, terrain analysis, stability evaluation, slab recognition, and backcountry rescue will be covered. Participants will be on skis and must be at least an intermediate skier. * Lift tickets not included
AWEP has been selected. Some workshops are hidden due to overlapping times. To view other workshops please remove AWEP from your registration
Children and Teen Workshops
This series of workshops and activities have been designed to maximize enjoyment and education for your entire family. Our Youth Survival and First Aid Programs are nationally acclaimed and classes fill quickly. Please register early - space is limited.
SURVIVAL FOR KIDS
Saturday, February 22 - 8:30 - 11:30 am | (Ages 6-11)Sunday, February 23 - 8:30 - 11:30 am | (Ages 6-11)Tuesday, February 25 - 8:30 - 11:30 am | (Ages 6-11)Workshops are interactive and use a wilderness education theme to give children a positive, fun and rewarding experience. Children learn how to avoid getting lost, how to signal for help, how to spend a survival night out and how to stay warm. They practice building igloos, snow caves, and other improvised shelters. $70.00 ea.CHOOSE DATE BELOW:
SURVIVAL FOR TEENS
Saturday, February 22, 1:00 - 4:00 pm | (Ages 12 and up)Monday, February 24, 8:30 - 11:30 am | (Ages 12 and up)This course is designed to teach young adventurers how to navigate safely and avoid getting lost in the backcountry, how to build improvised shelters and fires, find food, and survive the unexpected night out.$70.00 ea.
ADVANCED WILDERNESS SURVIVAL FOR TEENS
Tuesday, February 25, 1:30 - 4:30 pm(PREREQUISITE: SURVIVAL FOR TEENS)This class is a survival immersion exercise offered to teens who have completed the regular Wilderness Survival for Teens course. Participants will simulate a real survival scenario, build improvised tools, create livable shelter, and find food and water.$70.00 ea.
WILDERNESS FIRST AID FOR KIDS
Sunday, February 23, 8:30 - 11:30 am (Ages 7-11)Children can make a difference or even save a life if they know first aid. This course will teach children to recognize and to manage common medical problems and emergencies. Demonstrations and field exercises emphasize how to use improvised techniques and materials at hand. Tuition includes a first aid kit designed for children and course certificate.$75.00 ea.
WILDERNESS FIRST AID FOR TEENS
Tuesday, February 25, 8:30 - 12:30 pm (Ages 12 and up)Children can make a difference or even save a life if they know first aid. This course will teach children to recognize and to manage common medical problems and emergencies. Demonstrations and field exercises emphasize how to use improvised techniques and materials at hand. Tuition includes a first aid kit designed for children and course certificate.$80.00 ea.
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