This comprehensive course is for EMT Basic or Advanced and Paramedics who are interested in acquiring wilderness medicine skills, seeking continuing education credits, those seeking Wilderness Medical Society FAWM credit, or for anyone interested in learning more about this topic. All medical professionals are encouraged to take advantage of this bundle, as it covers many topics in wilderness medicine.

Course Description:

This course covers a wide variety of topics relevant to wilderness medicine. Up to 13 credits are available with the completion of this course! Please note that credits do not necessarily correspond directly to the topics listed below.

-Patient Assessment
-Wilderness Wound Management
-Evacuation Guidelines
-Animal Bites & Stings
-Ticks
-Avalanche Medicine
-Altitude Medicine
-Dive Medicine
-Heat Related Illness
-Hypothermia and Cold Illness
-Lightning
-Fundamentals of Search and Rescue
-Water Treatment

Objectives: 

After viewing a specific learning module from the WLS:MP Online Lecture Library, participants in the AdventureMed Online Lecture CME Program should be able to demonstrate an increase in, or affirmation of, their knowledge of wilderness medicine. Participants should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of the information as it applies to the provision of patient care or counseling.

Credit:

Each topic is eligible for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, totaling in a maximum of 13 credits.

Individual certificates will be provided for each module upon completion of the entire bundle.

Disclaimer: The faculty and AdventureMed staff involved with this educational activity have signed disclosure statements indicating they have no conflicts of interest or relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest with respect to this course content.

Privacy and Confidentiality: The WMS does not disclose any information related to CME credit activity except directly to you and in aggregate form to the accrediting entity.

Media and Method: The media used to deliver this educational product is question and case based learning delivered online. To complete this activity, learners must have an internet-ready computer. While viewing the presentation, the learner provides reflection and evaluation.

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To receive  FAWM (Fellows of Academy of Wilderness Medicine) credit, send a copy of the completed certificate to the following:

Email: gabi@wms.org

Upload the certificate via your personal portal on the WMS website, wms.org