Wilderness Medical Society
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Full name | Wilderness Medical Society |
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Founded | 1983 |
Members | 3,000 |
Key people |
President - Brad Bennett - PhD, NREMT-P, FAWM, Capt. US Navy (Ret.); Loren Greenway, PhD - CEO, MFAWM; Aaron Billin, MD, FAWM - Director, Academy of Wilderness Medicine, Treasurer; Robert Quinn - MD, FAWM - Secretary; Jay Lemery - MD, FAWM - Past President; Teri Howell - Administrative Director; Ryan Ingwersen - Managing Editor; Jim Ingwersen - Information Technology |
Office location |
2150 South 1300 East - Suite #500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 |
Country | United States |
Website |
The Wilderness Medical Society was created on 15 February 1983 by three physicians from California, United States — Dr. Paul Auerbach, Dr. Ed Geehr, and Dr. Ken Kizer.[1] It provides advice and guidance to medical personnel working in wilderness or backcountry environments. It also publishes Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal,[2][3] Wilderness Medicine Magazine,[4][5] and Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care.[6]
Academy of Wilderness Medicine
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The academy seeks to provide a system of adult education and certification in a modern and standardised way to provide a set level of knowledge and education for practitioners working in the wilderness arena.[7][8]
The goals of the academy are to:[9]
- Professional designation for achievement in Wilderness Medicine
- Validation for the public, patients, and clients of practitioner education in Wilderness Medicine
- Recognition for completing high quality standards in Wilderness Medicine
- Continuing medical education (CME) credit for acquisition of knowledge and hands-on experiences in Wilderness Medicine
- The advancement of an internationally recognized curriculum of Wilderness Medicine categories, topics, and skills
FAWM curriculum
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The curriculum for participants wishing to gain fellowship is modular and is divided into Electives, Required Topics and Experience:[10]
Required/Core Topics are divided into twelve sub-headings:[11]
- Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Tropical and Travel Medicine
- High Altitude[12] & Mountaineering Medicine
- Expedition Medicine
- Field Craft and Equipment
- Rescue and Evacuation
- Sports Medicine and Physiology
- Preventive Medicine, Field Sanitation & Hygiene
- General Environmental Medicine
- Improvised and Alternative Medicine
- Disaster & Humanitarian Assistance
- Wilderness Emergencies and Trauma Management
FAWM credits can be gained in a number of ways such as;
- Attending WMS conferences
- Completing online tests after reading journal articles
- Watching online lectures
- Publishing articles
- Teaching in the area of Wilderness Medicine
Activities
The Wilderness Medical Society organize annual conferences and meetings for members and interested parties.[13][14][15]
Notable Fellows
- Dr. Paul Auerbach - Founder and past president of the WMS.
- Dr. Sean Hudson - One of the first holders of the FAWM in England.[16]
- Dr. Clayton Everline - FAWM and Author of "Surf Survival" and Sports Medicine doctor for Straub Clinic and Hospital [17]
Affiliated groups
- Expedition and Wilderness Medicine[19]
- Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)[20]
- Aerie Backcountry Medicine[21]
- Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS[22]
- American College of Emergency Physicians - Wilderness Section[23]
- International Hypoxia Symposia
- Everest ER[24]
- Institute for Altitude Medicine[25]
- Wilderness Medical Associates
- EcoMed[26]
- Wilderness Medicine Programs - Roane State Community College
- Mountain & Marine Medicine
- Waves of Health[27]
- Argentine Mountain Medicine Society[28]
- WildMedix[29]
References
- ↑ Barry, Jonna; Erb, Blair. "WMS Footprints: past, present, and future". Wilderness Medical Society. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ↑
- ↑ "Student BMJ: The International Medical Journal for Students". Archive.student.bmj.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medicine Magazine". Wildernessmedicinemagazine.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medicine Magazine". Wildernessmedicinemagazine.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Expedition Medicine - Wilderness Medical Society". Expeditionmedicine.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medical Society". Wms.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medical Society". Wms.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Becoming a Fellow...". Wilderness Medical Society. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ "FAWM Required Topics". Wilderness Medical Society. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ Askew, E. Wayne. "Nutrition at High Altitude". Wilderness Medical Society. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ "2009 Wilderness Medical Society Medical Conference and Annual Meeting in Snowmass". Healthline.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "WMS CME Conferences". Wms.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ (PDF) http://wms.org/conferences/Snowmass09/brochure.pdf. Retrieved June 14, 2009. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ Expedition & Wilderness Remote Medicine Courses accredited Wilderness Medicine Society. "Expedition & Wilderness Remote Medicine, the home of wilderness and remote medicine for medical professionals". Expeditionmedicine.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Waves of Health and EverlineMD.com". everlinemd. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medicine Educational Events". Wms.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Expedition Medicine - Wilderness Medical Society". Expeditionmedicine.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medicine CME \- Advanced Wilderness Life Support". Awls.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Aerie Backcountry Medicine". Aeriemedicine.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute". Nols.edu. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilderness Medicine Section". Acep.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Everest ER - Himalayan Rescue Association". Everester.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ Archived April 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Home Ecomed". Ecomed.org.ar. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Waves of Health website". Wavesofhealth.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Google Translate". Samm.org.ar. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "WildMedix website". WildMedix.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.