JULY 21-25 2007
Monday,July23,2007
6:30 7:30 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST VISIT EXHIBITS
7:30 - 8:00 am
Research Abstracts II - Cutting Edge Research
(See box for submission information)
8:00 - 9:00 am
The Impact of Altitude on Common
Medical Conditions
Peter Hackett MD
03-003-1-1
9:00 10:00 am
Women Gone Wild: Special Considerations
Luanne Freer MD
02-012-.5-1
(03-012-.25-1 elective credit only)
10:00 -10:30 am
BREAK VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30 - 11:15 am
That's Why They Call it a STINGray:
Marine Envenomations
Paul Auerbach MD
01-004-.75-1
11:15 am 12:00 noon
If You Can't Stand the Heat . . . : Heat Illness
Mel Otten MD
09-009-.75-1
1:00 - 4:30 pm
Optional Workshops (See Page 5 for detailed
descriptions) (in alphabetical order)
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Fly Fishing Part 2
Philip Rasori MD
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Improvised Splinting
NOLS Staff
12-011-1-0, 12-021-.5-0
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Litters & Packaging
NOLS Staff
06-008-1-0, 12-033-.5-0
1:00 - 4:30 pm
Map and Compass Navigation:
Essential Basics of Navigation
Sheryl Olson RN
05-015-3-0
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Photographing Wildlife and Wildplaces Part 1
Perry Conway
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Survival: Beyond the Unexpected Night Out
Peter Kummerfeldt
05-010-2-2, 05-013-1-2
8:00 - 9:00 pm
EVENING PRESENTATION open to family and guests
A Photographic Safari
Perry Conway
Tuesday,July24,2007
7:00 8:30 am
RUN FOR RESEARCH open to family and guests
(See Page for 10 details)
Sunrise 12:45 pm
Optional Workshops (See Page 5 for detailed
descriptions) (in alphabetical order)
10:45 am - 12:45 pm
Core Training in the Outback
Jolie Bookspan PhD
8:45 am - 12:15 pm
GPS Navigation
Sheryl Olson RN
(05-025-1-0 elective credit only)
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Medical Volunteering in Developing Countries
Philip Rasori MD
11-011-1-2 (11-002-1-2
11-012-1-2 elective credit only)
Sunrise - 9:30 am
Photographing Wildlife and Wildplaces Part 2
Perry Conway
8:45 10:45 am
Stretches That Harm, Stretches That Help
Jolie Bookspan PhD
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Research Abstracts III - Cutting Edge Research
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Feel Comfortable with Basic Dentistry
in the Wilderness
Henry Herrmann DDS
04-001-.75-1
2:45 - 3:30 pm
Water Procurement in the Wilderness
Howard Backer MD
08-005-.75-1
3:30 4:00 pm
BREAK VISIT EXHIBITS
4:00 4:45 pm
Management of Spinal Trauma in the Wilderness
Will Smith MD
12-033-.75-1
4:45 5:30 pm
Emerging Infections
Howard Backer MD
02-051-.75-1
A SPECIAL EVENING:
6:00 -7:00 pm
RECEPTION HOUR
7:00 8:00 pm
DINNER & ANNUAL WMS BANQUET
8:00 9:00 pm
Maps, Midwives, and Medicine Men: Using GIS
and Ancient Healing Wisdom to Save the
Amazon in Six Dimensions
Mark Plotkin PhD
Wednesday,July25,2007
ConcurrentSessions*(inalphabeticalorder)
8:45 - 9:30 am or
Aerospace Medicine - the Ultimate
09-012-.75-1
9:45 10:30
Wilderness
Jay Lemery MD
8:00 - 9:30 am or
Dental Workshop - Hands-on
9:45 11:15 am
Experience
Henry Herrmann DDS
04-001-.5-1
8:00 - 8:45 am or
Diarrhea in the Returned Wilderness
9:45 10:30 am
Traveler
Howard Backer MD
02-029-.75-1
8:45 9:30 am or
General Field Sanitation & Hygiene
9:45 10:30 am
Measures
Mel Otten MD
08-001-.75-1
8:00 - 8:45 am or
Get Out! Evacuation in the Wilderness
8:45 9:30 am
Will Smith MD
(06-011-.75-1 elective credit only)
8:00 - 8:45 am
Parasites and Protozoal Infections in the Traveler
Jay Lemery MD
02-005-.75-1
11:15 am
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
*Registrants will have opportunity to pre-register for concurrent sessions
before arrival at conference.
Abstracts are being accepted for the Annual Meeting and Summer
Wilderness Medical Conference. Abstract presentations will feature
original research covering the spectrum of wilderness medicine.
The opportunity to learn about new approaches, advances
in medical technology, and epidemiologic studies is unique.
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited and are
peer-reviewed. Abstract application forms are available online at
www.wms.org under "Research" and then "Abstract Submission."
The deadline for submission is May 15, 2007. All accepted
abstracts will be considered for publication in the Society's journal,
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine.
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