Thursday, March 11
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Cold-Water Helicopter
Survival Course
Learn To Return Training
Systems, Inc.
A full day of training and
certification begins in
Anchorage with 3 to 4
hours of classroom
training exercises. In the
afternoon, 3 to 4 hours of
actual pool work will be
complete this outstanding
program. You may choose
an optional overnight stay
at the Hotel Captain Cook
following the completion
of the course. Call the
Hotel Captain Cook to
reserve your room, if
desired: 800.843.1950 or
907.276.6000.
Cost (course only): $175
Limit: 20 (min. 8)
Thurs./
Fri., Mar. 1112
Glacier Travel and
Crevasse Rescue
Dragonfly Wilderness
Journeys
An exciting 2-day
post-conference event will
be conducted on the
Matanuska Glacier, about
2 hours from Anchorage.
This made-to-order
workshop will cover the
essentials of glacier safety
and travel. Participants
will learn glaciology,
route selection, roped
team travel, rescue and
haul systems, and alpine
climbing techniques.
Lodging is located at the
foot of the glacier. All
gear, food, and lodging
are included in the cost of
the workshop.
Cost: $295 Limit: 12
The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) offers the finest CME programming
available today. WMS is the largest organization in the world devoted to
wilderness medical issues and we are traditional in our commitment to medical
knowledge, education, and research. A WMS-sponsored conference is entirely
developed by WMS expert members to fulfill the vision of the Society while
offering continuing medical education in wilderness medicine. Members
include physicians and allied health professionals from a variety of disciplines
who share medical, conservation, and recreational interests in wilderness
activities. Visit the WMS website at www.wms.org for more information about
the Society and our unparalleled programs.
LTR Training Systems
Learn to Return Training Systems, Inc. is a leader in the industry of life-safety
and survival training education. President Brian Horner is committed to
changing the way individuals and corporations respond to industrial and
recreational emergencies. They hope that this conference will prepare
individuals to survive, and provide medical care in cold environments.
Photo by Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
Shabd-sangeet Khalsa/Marco Yurachek
P
OST
C
ONFERENCE
Sunday, March 7
T
HEME
Baby It's Cold Outside:
The Big Picture
7:00 a.m.--7:45 a.m.
Morning refreshments
7:45 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
Introduction
Baby It's Cold Outside:
Cold Physiology
--Dr. Giesbrecht
That Sinking Feeling:
Cold Water Near Drowning
--Dr. Zafren
Keep Your Head Up:
Cold Water Immersion
--Dr. Giesbrecht
B
REAK
Too Cool to Breathe:
Hypothermia
--Dr. Giesbrecht
Alaska State Guidelines for
Treatment of Cold Injury
--Dr. Zafren
The Cold Files: Case Studies
--Dr. Zafren
L
UNCH
B
REAK
1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.
Free time/ski time or optional
workshops
(see below for details)
· Cold-Weather Survival
· Igloo Building
6:00 p.m.--7:00 p.m.
Traditional Skills
--Mr. Yuracheck
7:30 p.m.
The Mount Vaughan
Expedition
--Mr. Horner
Monday, March 8
T
HEME
Cold Weather Tactical
Medicine
7:00 a.m.--7:45 a.m.
Morning refreshments
7:45 a.m.--12:30 p.m.
Introduction
Cool in Uniform:
The Tactical Medic in
Arctic Conditions
--Mr. Horner
Keeping Your Cool:
Personal Defensive Techniques
While Rendering Care
Under Fire
--Dr. Czarnecki
B
REAK
In the Line of Fire:
Gun Shot Wounds
--Mr. Holschen
Case Studies in Cold Weather
Tactical Medicine
--Mr. Horner
L
UNCH
B
REAK
1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.
Free time/ski time or optional
workshops
(see below for details)
· Cold-Weather Tactical Medicine
· Ice Climbing
6:00 p.m.--7:00 p.m.
Animals & Human Interaction
--Dr. Bevins
7:30 p.m.
Around the World in 80 Days:
How Other Countries Care
for Military Medical Problems
in the Cold
--Dr. Hamlet
Friday, March 5
Early arrival for the
Iditarod Sled Dog Race
(see previous page for details)
Saturday, March 6
5:00 p.m.--7:00 p.m.
Registration
7:00 p.m.
Welcome reception followed
by evening program.
--Rita Bloomfield,
Traditional Native
American Healer
P
ROGRAM
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this conference,
the participant will be better able to:
· Evaluate and manage medical problems due to cold, including
hypothermia, frostbite and non-freezing cold injuries.
· Evaluate and manage medical problems due to immersion or
near drowning in cold water.
· Evaluate and manage injuries and medical problems in a cold
environment.
· Recommend appropriate preventive measures to prevent
hypothermia and cold injuries during cold weather activities.
· Act as a mountain rescuer or advise mountain rescuers in
special situations, including avalanche rescue and high
altitude environments.
Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
Shabd-sangeet Khalsa/Marco Yurachek
Tuesday, March 9
T
HEME
Cold Weather
Expeditions
7:00 a.m.--7:45 a.m.
Morning refreshments
7:45 a.m.--12:30 p.m.
I Have Nothing to Wear:
Cold Weather Clothing
--Dr. Hamlet
Don't Get Cold Feet:
Advanced Foot Care
--Dr. Hamlet
How Do You Do That?:
Expedition Preparation
--Mr. Miller
B
REAK
You're as Cold as Ice:
Mechanism of Freezing
in Living Cells
--Dr. Merryman
Many are Cold...
Few are Frozen: Frostbite
--Dr. Mills
Don't Lose Your Cool:
Case Studies
--Drs. Mills and Hamlet
L
UNCH
B
REAK
Afternoon and Evening--
Free time/ski time or optional
workshops
(see below for details)
· Ice Climbing
· Cold-Weather Survival
Wednesday, March 10
T
HEME
Mountain Search and
Rescue... and Medicine
7:00 a.m.--7:45 a.m.
Morning refreshments
7:45 a.m.--12:30 p.m.
Raised From the Dead:
Avalanche Rescue
--Alaska Mountain
Safety Center
The Iceman Cometh:
Medical Aspects of
Avalanche Rescue
--Dr. Zafren
B
REAK
Bad Decisions, Poor Outcomes:
Mistakes of Victims and
Rescuers
--Dr. Giesbrecht
Into Thin Air:
Altitude Medicine
--Dr. Zafren
Mountain Rescue Case Studies
--Drs. Zafren, Mills
and Hamlet
L
UNCH
B
REAK
1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.
Free time/ski time or optional
workshops
(see below for details)
· Avalanche Rescue
6:00 p.m.
Banquet
Cryobiology:
From Hysterical
to the Historical
Dr. Merryman
Photo by Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
Shabd-sangeet Khalsa/Marco Yurachek
