CME INFORMATION

The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 49.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM.  Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSES: Most state Boards of Registered Nurses accept AMA Category 1 Credit as meeting continuing education requirements for license renewal. Nurses should check with their state board regarding use of CME credit.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: The American Association of Physician Assistants accepts Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: After attending this conference, the participants should be able to:

• Demonstrate increased awareness of medical problems unique to the wilderness environment
• Prevent, diagnose and manage illnesses and injuries in remote wilderness situations
• Recognize and be prepared to treat and prevent special oxicologic
issues that may arise in the wilderness

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: It is the policy of the Wilderness Medical Society to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. All faculty participating are required to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.

Academy of Wilderness Medicine
PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTION • ADVANCEMENT • FELLOWSHIP • COMMITMENT • FUTURE DIRECTION

The Wilderness can mean beauty, recreation, opportunity, and the thrill of the unknown, but few expect to face a wild-animal attack, exposure, illness, or traumatic injury. Additionally, events in any location – rural or urban – can require wilderness medical training if standard resources are too distant or unavailable because of catastrophe. As participation in wilderness recreation increases, so does the need for competent wilderness practitioners, and the public needs to know whom they can count on to provide medical care and education when traditional medical attention is not immediately available.

For this reason the Wilderness Medical Society has established the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (AWM). The Academy maintains a demanding set of requirements that validates each member’s qualifications in wilderness medicine. We review conferences, classes, and training events against a Core Curriculum of Wilderness Medical Topics to determine which topics are covered and how many hours of credit are provided towards a Core Curriculum of Wilderness Medical Topics. Candidates for the Academy participate in eligible events and receive credit for the topics covered. When candidates fulfill the requirements of the Core Curriculum and demonstrate other required experience in Wilderness Medicine, they qualify to be reviewed to become members of the Academy with the designation “Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine” (FAWM).

Membership in the Academy is open to all WMS members.

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the Wilderness Medical Society offers up to a maximum of 46.25 credits of the required 100 total credits of training and experience. The breakdown is:

The second convocation ceremony to award FAWM designation to fellowship candidates who have completed all requirements will be held during the banquet at the WMS Annual Meeting on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

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