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2024 WMS Winter Conference Virtual

2024 WMS Winter Conference Virtual

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In order to receive CME/FAWM credits after the conference has concluded, you must select each individual program item that you intend to participate in and ensure that it is added to your itinerary.

When

3/11/2024 - 3/13/2024

Where

Online

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Monday, 11 March 2024

Description
Welcome Time 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM 7:45 AM
Wildland Firefighting, a Boots on the Ground Perspective Develop a perspective of illnesses and injuries experienced by wildland firefighters, as well as the role of this unique profession in land management. Time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 8:00 AM
It's Getting Hot In Here: Solar Exposures in Wilderness Derm Explore solar exposures in wilderness Dermatology via case based discussions. Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 9:00 AM
Break Time 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 10:00 AM
Is There Life (In the Wilderness) After Trauma? Experience wilderness adventures through the eyes of a triple amputee as she and her husband raise their children to embrace the challenges and love of the outdoors. Time 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 10:30 AM
Global Health in a Changing Climate Climate change is a major public health concern, with many populations at risk of adverse effects, worldwide due to the effects of extreme heat, drought, and abnormal precipitation. In this presentation, we will describe the major health impacts of climate change and how clinicians can become more active in leading efforts at climate adaptation and mitigation in emergency and austere settings. Time 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM
Break with Exhibitors Time 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM 4:00 PM
GME Mini Lecture 1 Time 5:05 PM - 5:25 PM 5:05 PM
GME Mini Lecture 2 Time 5:25 PM - 5:45 PM 5:25 PM
GME Mini Lecture 3 Time 5:45 PM - 6:05 PM 5:45 PM
GME Mini Lecture 4 Time 6:05 PM - 6:25 PM 6:05 PM
GME Mini Lecture 5 Time 6:25 PM - 6:45 PM 6:25 PM

Tuesday, 12 March 2024

Description
Risk, Decision Making & Rescue: A Case Study Develop a set of tools to mitigate risk and make effective decisions in both personal and professional environments. Time 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM 8:00 AM
Tiny Bubbles: Naval Diving Develop an appreciation for the complexity of the practical and operational considerations of diving, the injuries sustained by military divers and the benefit to the medicine of clinicians' active participation in diving operations Time 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM 8:45 AM
Break Time 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM 9:30 AM
"My Bum Hurts": Wilderness Management of Perianal Problems Perianal disease in resource-poor and wilderness environments: evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Time 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM 10:00 AM
Legal Issues in Wilderness Medicine Describes the standard of care for medical advisors, mechanisms to reduce legal liability, limits on what questions can be asked in medical screening under the ADA, and legal issues related to carrying and administering prescription medications by non-licensed providers. Time 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM 10:45 AM
Medical Complications in a Very Austere Setting The Turkish Cave Rescue Overview of the 9/2023 rescue in Turkiye. Descriptions of the medical response to a serious complication underground as well as the rescue to bring the patient to the surface for definitive medical care. Time 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM 11:30 AM
Trivia Time 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM 12:15 PM

Wednesday, 13 March 2024

Description
Green Spaces and Cognitive Health Learn how natural environments affect cognitive health and drive functional brain changes, and why this is important in the context of a changing climate and urbanization. Time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 8:00 AM
Carnivores, Coevolution and Conservation Carnivores, Coevolution and Conservation: Why indigenous knowledge matters in human/animal reciprocity. The educational goal of this presentation is to broaden participants understanding of the reciprocal relationships between human and animal communities and how indigenous knowledge can guide efforts to improve the health of all species on the planet. Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 9:00 AM
Break Time 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 10:00 AM
Hypothermia Hypothermia: Lessons from the Patient Who Didn't Read the Textbook Understand the limitations of the physical and clinical tools available for the assessment and management of real-world hypothermia patients. Time 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 10:30 AM
Closing Remarks Time 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM 11:30 AM