Wilderness Medicine & Survival CME Skills Course & Whitewater Rafting Adventure 2024
Welcome to The Premier CME Skills Course in Wilderness Medicine
Wilderness Medicine & Survival CME Skills Course & Whitewater Rafting Adventure is organized by Wilderness Medicine and will be held from Jun 08 - 16, 2024 at Klamath River (class III) at the base of the Marble Mountains, Mount Shasta, California, United States of America.
Where does this course take place?
Your home for the course is Paradise Point, a private 20-acre riverside retreat surrounded by the rugged Mt. Shasta, Marble Mountains, and Siskiyou Wilderness areas of N. California. It is an ideal location for whitewater rafting on some of America's finest rivers. All delicious meals and drinks (wine, beer, non-alcoholic drinks) are included!
Despite its secluded wilderness location, traveling to Paradise Point is easy. We recommend flying into Medford Airport (MFR) which is a well-connected regional hub that's a relatively short drive away (rent a car, or inquire about an optional round-trip shuttle service).
Non-medical professional family and guests (at least 13 years old) welcome!
Description:
This highly acclaimed course is designed for clinicians from all specialties (physicians, PAs, NPs, nurses, and medics) who want to learn state-of-the-art wilderness medicine, survival, and wilderness travel skills in a spectacular outdoor setting. Non-medical guests (at least 13 years old) are welcome to participate in the course to whatever extent they’d like - and their recurring feedback is also very positive.
The CME lectures (16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) include exciting demos, interactive workshops, and patient scenarios. Learn from renowned leaders in the field of wilderness medicine including Howard Donner, MD, and Sheryl Olson, RN.
Participants will experience four days of whitewater rafting on some of the country's finest rivers and savor delicious farm-to-table meals crafted by Chef Lauren. There's also an optional challenge to summit the breathtaking Mt. Shasta at 14,180 ft.
Wilderness & Expedition Medicine Skills Include:
- Hypothermia, frostbite, heat illness, and altitude illness
- Field management of wounds, fractures, dislocations, and sprains including reduction and improvised splinting techniques
- Snake envenomations, wilderness ENT problems
- Backcountry evacuation, helicopter rescue, improvised carries, packaging, and litters
- Lightning, OB/GYN in the wilderness, waterborne illness/disinfection
- Patient assessment in an austere/wilderness setting
- Preparing a medical kit for travel, adventures, and expeditions
Wilderness Survival & Travel Skills Include:
- Fire starting, shelter building, signaling, attaining water
- Ropes & knots for survival and rescue
- Orienteering (map/compass, GPS, etc.) and navigation
- Blister prevention and treatment
- Whitewater rafting skills and cold-water immersion
- Flood and swift-water crossing techniques
- Wilderness rescue, communications, emergencies in airplanes
- Basic mountaineering, ice axe, and snow travel skills (optional, taught by SWS Mountain Guides)
- Kayaking on Clear Creek