2004 WMS
Conference Calender
Winter Wilderness Medicine Conference
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
February 13 17, 2004
Early Bird Registration Deadline: November 14, 2003
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International Conference on
Cold-Weather Medicine
Alyeska (Anchorage), Alaska
March 6 11, 2004
Early Bird Registration Deadline: November 14, 2003
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National Travel Medicine Conference
Santa Fe, New Mexico
April 14 17, 2004
Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 15, 2003
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International Wilderness Medicine
Summer Conference
Snowmass, Colorado
July 31 August 6, 2004
Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 1, 2004
Visit www.wms.org and click on conferences
for an early bird registration form.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Receive a 10% discount if you
register by the early bird date!
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Receive a 10% discount if you
register by the early bird date!
İMatthew Weaver
Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
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Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
Shabd-sangeet Khalsa/Marco Yurachek
Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
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Sunday, March 7
1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.
Cold-Weather Survival
Workshop
Learn to Return Training
Systems, Inc.
This invaluable workshop is a
hands-on, skill-building
experience from beginning to
end. Learn how to take
primitive skills and apply them
to modern wilderness survival
scenarios. You will learn how to
construct shelters, obtain food
and water, build fires with prim-
itive tools, signal, track, and
improvise clothing. Also covers
recommended survival kits and
"how to be found."
Cost: $60 Limit: 40
1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
Igloo-Building Skills
Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
What if you could build a
sturdy, insulated crystalline
house in just a few hours! Well,
you can if you participate in
this hand-on workshop. For a
fun family activity, sign-up for
our informative igloo-building
class. Optional overnight stay
in an igloo on Sunday, Monday,
or Tuesday.
Cost: $25 for igloo
building only
Limit for igloo building: None
Cost: $50 for igloo building
and overnight stay
Limit for overnight stay: 12
Cost: $50 for non-builder
overnight stay
Monday, March 8
1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.
Cold-Weather Tactical
Medicine Workshop
Learn to Return Training
Systems, Inc.
If you are a Law Enforcement
or Military professional you
won't want to miss this work-
shop. You will gain insight and
experience in combining person-
al protection and casualty care
under tactical conditions. The
training emphasizes how to deal
with the first 5 minutes of the
tactical medical scenario by
concentrating on field-of-fire
awareness, quickly identifying
ballistic injuries, and rapidly
treating bleeders. Students are
given active-scenario training
sessions to apply their new skills
under field stress conditions.
Cost: $95 Limit: 30
1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Ice Climbing with the Experts
Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
(See Tuesday for details)
To join WMS visit our website at
WWW.WMS.ORG
and join online!
Accreditation
The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS)
is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical
Education to sponsor continuing medical
education for physicians.
Physician Credit:
The WMS designates this educational
activity for a maximum of 22.5 hours of
credit in category 1 towards the AMA
Physician's Recognition Award. Each
physician should claim only those hours
of credit that he or she actually spends
in the educational activity.
ACEP:
The Winter Wilderness Medicine
Conference is approved by the American
College of Emergency Physicians for
22.5 hours of ACEP Category 1 Credit.
AAFP:
The Winter Wilderness Medicine
Conference has been reviewed and is
acceptable for up to 22.5 hours
prescribed credit by the AAFP.
Please contact the WMS office for
additional accreditation information.
Disclosure of Faculty's
Commercial Relationship(s):
Faculty members for the International
Conference on Cold-Weather Medicine
are expected to disclose, at the
beginning of their presentation(s), any
economic or other personal interests that
create, or may be perceived as
creating a conflict related to the
material discussed. This policy is intend-
ed to make participants aware of the fac-
ulty's interests, so they may form their
own judgments about such
material. Full disclosure of the
faculty's relationships is included in
the course syllabus.
Tuesday, March 9
1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Ice Climbing with the Experts
Dragonfly Wilderness Journeys
Spend a day climbing the
magnificent frozen waterfalls
in the Girdwood area. Although
the program is geared toward
beginners, there will be climbs
to suite every skill level. All
equipment, instruction, and
transportation are included in
the cost of the workshop.
Participants only need warm
clothes (ski clothes would be
ideal). Snacks provided.
Cost: $125 Limit: 12
1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.
Cold-Weather Survival
Workshop
Learn to Return Training
Systems, Inc.
(See Sunday for details)
Wednesday, March 10
1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m.
Avalanche Rescue Workshop
Alaska Mountain Safety Center
This half-day field course is
intended for novices as well as
those who want to hone their
avalanche rescue skills. You will
practice beacon searches,
organize probe lines, and set- up
numerous rescue scenarios.
Cost: $85
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