From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilderness Medical Society
Wilderness Medical Society
WMS
Full Wilderness Medical Society
name
Founded 1983
Members 3,000
Country United States
Key President - Tony Islas, MD, MPH Loren Greenway
people - CEO, FAWM Director Teri Howell -
Stereotypical explorer Kazimierz Nowak
Administrative Director Jonna Barry - Managing
Editor
Jim Ingwersen - Information Technology • Recognition for completing high quality standards in
Office 2150 South 1300 East - Suite #500
Wilderness Medicine
location Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 • Continuing medical education (CME) credit for
acquisition of knowledge and hands-on experiences
Website [1]
in Wilderness Medicine
• The advancement of an internationally recognized
The Wilderness Medical Society was created on the 15th
curriculum of Wilderness Medicine categories,
of February 1983 by three doctors from California—Dr
topics, and skills
Paul Auerbach, Dr Ed Geehr, and Dr Ken Kizer.[1] It pro-
vides advice and guidance to medical personnel working
in wilderness or backcountry environments. It also pub- FAWM Curriculum
lishes Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal[2][3]
and Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency
Care.[4]
Mission statement
"To advance healthcare, research, and education related
to wilderness medicine."[5]
Academy of Wilderness
Medicine
The academy seeks to provide a system of adult educa-
tion and certificaton in a modern and standardised way
Rescue rope training
to provide a set level of knowledge and education for
practitioners working in the wilderness arena.[6][7]
The curriculum for participants wishing to gain fellow-
The goals of the academy are to:[8]
ship is modular and is divided into Electives, Required
• Professional designation for achievement in
Topics and Experience:[9]
Wilderness Medicine
Required/Core Topics are divided into twelve sub-
• Validation for the public, patients, and clients of
headings:[10]
practitioner education in Wilderness Medicine
• Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
• Tropical and Travel Medicine
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• Everest ER[22]
• Institute for Altitude Medicine[23]
• Wilderness Medical Associates
• EcoMed[24]
• Wilderness Medicine Programs - Roane State
Community College
• Mountain & Marine Medicine[25]
• Waves of Health[26]
• Argentine Mountain Medicine Society[27]
References
[1] Barry, Jonna; Erb, Blair. "WMS Footprints: past,
present, and future". Wilderness Medical Society.
Kolob Canyon, part of Zion National Park, Utah, United States http://www.wms.org/about/history.asp. Retrieved
is part of the larger desert the Colorado Plateau. 2009-06-16.
[2] http://www.wemjournal.org/wmsonline/
• High Altitude[11] & Mountaineering Medicine ?request=index-html
• Expedition Medicine [3] http://archive.student.bmj.com/issues/00/12/
• Field Craft and Equipment letters/470c.php
• Rescue and Evacuation [4] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wilderness-Medical-
• Sports Medicine and Physiology Society-Guidelines-Emergency/dp/0762741023
• Preventive Medicine, Field Sanitation & Hygiene [5] "WMS Mission Statement". Wilderness Medical
• General Environmental Medicine Society. http://wms.org/about/mission.asp.
• Improvised and Alternative Medicine Retrieved 2009-06-16.
• Disaster & Humanitarian Assistance [6] http://www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk/
• Wilderness Emergencies and Trauma Management Wilderness_Medical_Society.php
FAWM credits can be gained in a number of ways such as; [7] http://wms.org/fawm/
• Attending WMS conferences [8] http://www.wms.org/fawm/acad_faqs.asp#13
• Completing online tests after reading journal articles [9] "Becoming a Fellow...". Wilderness Medical Society.
• Watching online lectures http://wms.org/fawm/acad_information.asp.
• Publishing articles Retrieved 2009-06-17.
• Teaching in the area of Wilderness Medicine [10] "FAWM Required Topics". Wilderness Medical
Society. http://wms.org/fawm/
Activities [11]
required_topics.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
Askew, E. Wayne. "Nutrition at High Altitude".
The Wilderness Medical Society organize annual confer- Wilderness Medical Society. http://wms.org/
ences and meetings for members and interested par- news/altitude.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
ties.[12][13][14] [12] http://www.healthline.com/blogs/
outdoor_health/2009/04/2009-wilderness-
Notable Fellows [13]
medical-society-medical.html
http://wms.org/conferences/default.asp
• Dr Paul Auerbach - Founder and past president of the [14] http://wms.org/conferences/Snowmass09/
WMS. brochure.pdf
• Dr Sean Hudson - One of the first holders of the [15] http://www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk/
FAWM in England.[15] [16] http://wms.org/conferences/calendar.asp
[17] http://expeditionmedicine.co.uk/
Affiliated Groups[16] [18]
Wilderness_Medical_Society.php
http://awls.org/
• Expedition and Wilderness Medicine[17] [19] http://aeriemedicine.com/
• Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)[18] [20] http://www.nols.edu/wmi/
• Aerie Backcountry Medicine[19] [21] http://www.acep.org/
• Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS[20] acepmembership.aspx?id=30284
• American College of Emergency Physicians - [22] http://www.everester.org/
Wilderness Section[21] [23] http://www.altitudemedicine.org/wildmed.php
• International Hypoxia Symposia
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[24] http://www.ecomed.org.ar/ search%3Fq%3Dsamm.org.ar/
template.asp?F=home&ID=global %26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
[25] http://www.mmmedicine.com/
[26] http://www.thewavesofhealth.org/Intro.htm
[27] http://translate.google.com/
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