Advanced Wilderness Life Support Course

ADVANCED WILDERNESS LIFE SUPPORT® COURSE

GRATTAN FIREHOUSE, GRATTAN, MI

August 14 – 16, 2015

Course Schedule

Friday August 14th

5:00 PMWELCOME

5:15 Patient Assessment

5:45Dive Medicine

6:45Break

7:00Water disinfection

8:00 End of Day

Saturday, August 15th

8:00 AMMedical Problems

9:00Infectious Diseases

10:00 Break

10:15Altitude Illness

10:45Wound Management

11:45 Break for Lunch

12:45Hands-On Teaching

Patient Assessment

Spine stabilization, moving injured patient

Splinting & Dislocations

Patient Packaging and Carries

4:00Victim Scenarios

6:15Lightning

6:45Submersion

7:15 End of day

Sunday, August 16th

8:00 AMAvalanche

9:00Medical Kits

9:30HEENTS

10:30 Break

10:45Hyperthermia, Hypothermia, Frostbite

11:45Animal Bites & Stings

12:45 PMAWLS Written Exam

1:45 Break forLunch

2:30 PMAWLS Practical Testing Scenarios

5:30End of Course

Onsite Sign-in

Sign-in is required prior to the start of the course, so that we have an accurate record of your attendance for CME credits. Please plan on arriving at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the course on Friday.

Course Materials

The textbook is available at the awls.org website as a digital download. You will be emailed a registration confirmation with the password to access the download. The printed and e reader version of the textbook is also available for purchase from our publisher Amazon.com, if you would like a copy of the text shipped to you in advance of the course. Otherwise, you will receive your textbook when you sign in at the course.

Course Description

“Learn the skills to prevent medical problems, reduce suffering and save lives in non-traditional medical settings”

Earn your Advanced Wilderness Life Support certification

Learn the latest practical hands-on wilderness medicine skills for patient assessment, treatment and evacuation protocols

Practice your skills in live scenarios

Obtain up to 20.5 hours of category 1 CME

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To provide a practical foundation in Wilderness Medicine for medical professionals

To teachpatient assessment and treatment guidelinesfor life support until definitive careor evacuation is available

To train the provider in methods for managing medical and trauma emergencies and urgencies in thewilderness when evacuation isunavailable orunnecessary.

To teachtechniques and guidelines for evacuation

Students will be divided into groups for the hands on teaching sessions.

You must hold a medical license (MD, PhD, Nurse, PA, Paramedic, EMT, second year or later student) to certify in AWLS. We also require that you have completed a BLS or CPR certification at sometime in the past.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Patient assessmentWound management

TraumaWater treatment

Medical problemsHyperthermia, hypothermia, frostbite

Infectious diseaseMedical kits

Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat, SkinLightning

Animal & insect bitesHAPE/HACE

Musculoskeletal injuriesDive Medicine

The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20.5AMA PRACategory 1 Credit(s)™.Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through joint sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical Society and AdventureMed. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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CONTRIBUTING FACULTY

Aaron R. Billin, MD, MS, FAAFP, FAWM

Emergency Medicine, Riverton Memorial Hospital, Riverton Wyoming

Wilderness Medical Society - Board of Directors/Chairman, Membership Committee

Medical Director, Fremont County EMS

Medical Director, Wind River Health Systems, Inc.

Fremont County Search and Rescue, Riverton Division

Auxiliary Faculty, University of Utah School of Medicine

David Della-Giustina, MD, FACEP, FAWM

Chief of Education and Residency Program Director

Yale-New Haven Emergency Medicine Residency

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

Loren W. Greenway Ph.D. FCCP, FAWM

Program Director

Academy of Wilderness Medicine

Board Member Wilderness Medical Society

Administrative Director Pulmonary / Critical Care LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah

Collin Grissom, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine,

University of Utah, School of Medicine

Co-director, Shock Trauma ICU, LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah

David Hile, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine

Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington

Richard Ingebretsen, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Medical Physics

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Scott McIntosh, MD

EMS Fellow, Division of Emergency Medicine

University of Utah

Medical & Rescue Physician,

Denali High Altitude Base Camp

Salt Lake City, Utah

Robert Quinn, MD, FAWM

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Director Orthopedic Residency Program, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM

Gregory Stiller, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician Sky Ridge Medical Center. Denver, CO

Sky Ridge Medical Center, Emergency Medical System .

Medical Director Douglas County Search and Rescue

Medical Director EMD Colorado State Police

Ian Wedmore, MD, FAWM

Assistant Chief, Dept of Emergency Medicine

Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington

NOTE: Listed faculty may not lecture at every conference. A final schedule will be provided prior to each AWLS course

All AWLS faculty have signed disclosure statements indicating that they have no relevant financial relationships with any course sponsors.

Grattan Fire Department, Grattan, MI

The conference will be held at the Grattan Township Firehouse.

GRATTAN TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
12134 Old Belding Road
Belding, MI 48809

Located northwest of Grand Rapids, Michigan on US 44. 9 miles west on US 44 from Northland Dr. Corner of M-44/Belding Rd.

Lodging

All AWLS students are responsible for making their lodging reservations. Following are lodging facilities in the area of the course.

For Campers

Wabasis Lake Campground

Wabasis Lake Campground 11220 Springhill Drive Greenville, MI 48838 Phone: (616) 691-8056(April 23 - November 4) Reservations: February 1 - April 20 (616) 336-PARK (7275) Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm

You can find this campground at:

For the non campers:

AmericInn® Lodge & Suites of Greenville

If you don’t have a problem with travel then I would recommend Grand Rapids for lodging. It is a little farther but provides a vastly greater choice of accommodation and food choices.

Clothing and Other Equipment

The average temperature for this area in August ranges from an average low of 60 to average highs of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The course will be held rain or shine, so participants should bring raingear and warmer layers to account for unexpected cold or precipitation. Hats and sunscreen are recommended for sun protection. All equipment and supplies for the hands-on teaching sessions will be provided.

Registration and Further Information

To register you can complete the form below and fax, email or mail it to Kent County MRC. Or, you can register online at :

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GRATTAN FIREHOUSE GRATTAN, MI CONFERENCE – AUGUST 14-16, 2015

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CME: 20.5 hours of Category One Physician CME available.

Please remit by check payable to Kent County Medical Reserve Corps

Forward payment to : ANN WARD, COORDINATOR/DIRECTOR, EMT-P, IC

KENT COUNTY MRC

Metro Health Hospital Foundation

5900 Byron Center Ave SW

Wyoming, MI 49504

Questions: contact

616-485-3665