ADVANCED WILDERNESS LIFE SUPPORT® COURSE
GRATTAN FIREHOUSE, GRATTAN, MI
August 14 – 16, 2015
Course Schedule
Friday August 14th
5:00 PM
5:15
5:45
6:45
7:00
8:00
WELCOME
Patient Assessment
Dive Medicine
Break
Water disinfection
End of Day
Saturday, August 15th
8:00 AM
9:00
10:00
10:15
10:45
11:45
12:45
Medical Problems
Infectious Diseases
Break
Altitude Illness
Wound Management
Break for Lunch
Hands-On Teaching
Patient Assessment
Spine stabilization, moving injured patient
Splinting & Dislocations
Patient Packaging and Carries
4:00
6:15
6:45
7:15
Victim Scenarios
Lightning
Submersion
End of day
Sunday, August 16th
8:00 AM
9:00
9:30
10:30
10:45
11:45
12:45 PM
1:45
2:30 PM
5:30
Avalanche
Medical Kits
HEENTS
Break
Hyperthermia, Hypothermia, Frostbite
Animal Bites & Stings
AWLS Written Exam
Break for Lunch
AWLS Practical Testing Scenarios
End of Course
Onsite Sign-in
Sign-in is required prior to the start of the course, so that we have an accurate record of your
attendance for CME credits. Please plan on arriving at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the
course on Friday.
Course Materials
The textbook is available at the awls.org website as a digital download. You will be emailed a
registration confirmation with the password to access the download. The printed and e reader
version of the textbook is also available for purchase from our publisher Amazon.com, if you
would like a copy of the text shipped to you in advance of the course. Otherwise, you will
receive your textbook when you sign in at the course.
Course Description
“Learn the skills to prevent medical problems, reduce suffering and save lives in non-traditional
medical settings”
 Earn your Advanced Wilderness Life Support certification
 Learn the latest practical hands-on wilderness medicine skills for patient assessment,
treatment and evacuation protocols
 Practice your skills in live scenarios
 Obtain up to 20.5 hours of category 1 CME
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To provide a practical foundation in Wilderness Medicine for medical professionals
To teach patient assessment and treatment guidelines for life support until definitive care or
evacuation is available
To train the provider in methods for managing medical and trauma emergencies and urgencies
in the wilderness when evacuation is unavailable or unnecessary.
To teach techniques and guidelines for evacuation
Students will be divided into groups for the hands on teaching sessions.
You must hold a medical license (MD, PhD, Nurse, PA, Paramedic, EMT, second year or later
student) to certify in AWLS. We also require that you have completed a BLS or CPR
certification at sometime in the past.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
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Patient assessment
Trauma
Medical problems
Infectious disease
Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat, Skin
Animal & insect bites
Musculoskeletal injuries
Wound management
Water treatment
Hyperthermia, hypothermia, frostbite
Medical kits
Lightning
HAPE/HACE
Dive Medicine
The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through joint sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical
Society and AdventureMed. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
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CONTRIBUTING FACULTY
Aaron R. Billin, MD, MS, FAAFP,
FAWM
Emergency Medicine, Riverton Memorial
Hospital, Riverton Wyoming
Wilderness Medical Society - Board of
Directors/Chairman, Membership
Committee
Medical Director, Fremont County EMS
Medical Director, Wind River Health
Systems, Inc.
Fremont County Search and Rescue,
Riverton Division
Auxiliary Faculty, University of Utah
School of Medicine
David Della-Giustina, MD, FACEP,
FAWM
Chief of Education and Residency Program
Director
Yale-New Haven Emergency Medicine
Residency
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Loren W. Greenway Ph.D. FCCP,
FAWM
Program Director
Academy of Wilderness Medicine
Board Member Wilderness Medical Society
Administrative Director Pulmonary / Critical
Care LDS Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah
Collin Grissom, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of Utah, School of Medicine
Co-director, Shock Trauma ICU, LDS
Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah
David Hile, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
Richard Ingebretsen, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Medical Physics
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Scott McIntosh, MD
EMS Fellow, Division of Emergency
Medicine
University of Utah
Medical & Rescue Physician,
Denali High Altitude Base Camp
Salt Lake City, Utah
Robert Quinn, MD, FAWM
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,
Director Orthopedic Residency Program,
University of New Mexico School of
Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Gregory Stiller, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician Sky Ridge
Medical Center. Denver, CO
Sky Ridge Medical Center, Emergency
Medical System .
Medical Director Douglas County Search
and Rescue
Medical Director EMD Colorado State
Police
Ian Wedmore, MD, FAWM
Assistant Chief, Dept of Emergency
Medicine
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
NOTE: Listed faculty may not lecture at every conference. A final schedule will be
provided prior to each AWLS course
All AWLS faculty have signed disclosure statements indicating that they have no relevant financial relationships with any course
sponsors.
Grattan Fire Department, Grattan, MI
The conference will be held at the Grattan Township Firehouse.
GRATTAN TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
12134 Old Belding Road
Belding, MI 48809
Located northwest of Grand Rapids, Michigan on US 44. 9 miles west on US 44 from Northland
Dr. Corner of M-44/Belding Rd.
Lodging
All AWLS students are responsible for making their lodging reservations.
Following are lodging facilities in the area of the course.
For Campers
Wa b a s i s L a k e C a mp g ro u n d
Wabasis Lake Campground
11220 Springhill Drive
Greenville, MI 48838
Phone: (616) 6918056 (April 23 - November 4)
Reservations: February 1 - April 20
(616) 336-PARK
(7275)
Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm
You can find this campground at:
http://www.accesskent.com/CultureLeisureAndTransit/Parks/campground.htm
For the non campers:
AmericInn® Lodge & Suites of Greenville
10989 West Carson City Road
Greenville, MI 48838
(616) 754-4500
americinn.com
1 review
If you don’t have a problem with travel then I would recommend Grand
Rapids for lodging. It is a little farther but provides a vastly greater choice
of accommodation and food choices.
Clothing and Other Equipment
The average temperature for this area in August ranges from an average low of 60 to average
highs of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The course will be held rain or shine, so participants should
bring raingear and warmer layers to account for unexpected cold or precipitation. Hats and
sunscreen are recommended for sun protection. All equipment and supplies for the hands-on
teaching sessions will be provided.
Registration and Further Information
To register you can complete the form below and fax, email or mail it to Kent County MRC. Or,
you can register online at : http://bit.ly/wFDs83
Advanced Wilderness Life Support®
GRATTAN FIREHOUSE GRATTAN, MI CONFERENCE – AUGUST 14-16, 2015
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fields including the type of registration. Please contact us at 720-903-1480 if you have any questions
regarding your registration.
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Price
$695
$495
$495
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CME: 20.5 hours of Category One Physician CME available.
Please remit by check payable to Kent County Medical Reserve Corps
Forward payment to : ANN WARD, COORDINATOR/DIRECTOR, EMT-P, IC
KENT COUNTY MRC
Metro Health Hospital Foundation
5900 Byron Center Ave SW
Wyoming, MI 49504
Questions: contact
616-485-3665
award@kcems.org
www.KentCountyMRC.org