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. It provides advice and guidance to medical personnel working in wilderness or backcountry environments. It also publishes Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal, Wilderness Medicine Magazine, and Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care.
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Academy of Wilderness Medicine
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.
The goals of the academy are to:
- 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
The Academy also maintains the curriculum for the Fellowship award. This curriculum is completed over a maximum of a 5 year period and culminates in the award of Fellow being bestowed at an the Society's annual conference. The award of the Fellowship allows the holder to use the post-nominal letters FAWM - Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine.
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FAWM curriculum
The curriculum for participants wishing to gain fellowship is modular and is divided into Electives, Required Topics and Experience:
Required/Core Topics are divided into twelve sub-headings:
- Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Tropical and Travel Medicine
- High Altitude & 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.
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.
- Dr. Clayton Everline - FAWM and Author of "Surf Survival" and Sports Medicine doctor for Straub Clinic and Hospital
- Aebhric O'Kelly - College of Remote and Offshore Medicine
Affiliated groups
- Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
- Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)
- Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS
- American College of Emergency Physicians - Wilderness Section
- International Hypoxia Symposia
- Everest ER
- Institute for Altitude Medicine
- Wilderness Medical Associates
- EcoMed
- Wilderness Medicine Programs - Roane State Community College
- Mountain & Marine Medicine
- Waves of Health
- Argentine Mountain Medicine Society
- WildMedix
References
External links
- The Wilderness Medical Society home page
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