“Medical education is not just a program for building knowledge and skills in its recipients… it is also an experience which creates attitudes and expectations.”
Abraham Flexner
National Outdoor Leadership School
Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals
By John Kelvin Garcia
Learn to improvise equipment, deal with challenging environments, and make difficult decisions with confidence on your Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals course.
You’ll learn to apply your urban emergency care knowledge to the wilderness through case studies and practical scenarios with mock patients. Our seasoned instructors will guide you through five days of intense, hands-on learning to make sure you are prepared in the wilderness.
You’ll learn both in the classroom and in outdoor settings regardless of weather, so come prepared for wet, muddy, cold or hot environments!
Prerequisites
This course is for EMTs, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, PAs, or other medical professionals.
https://www.nols.edu/en/coursefinder/courses/wilderness-upgrade-for-medical-professionals-WUMP/
EMS world expo
The Largest EMS-Dedicated Event in the World
September 14–18, 2020 | Las Vegas, NV
EMS World Expo—Your Partner in the Field
As an EMS professional, you are called upon in times of emergency and in times of need. From routine calls to life-saving procedures that test your every skill, you need a partner you can depend on to help you do your job.
EMS World Expo is here to be your partner in the field.
EMS World Expo offers the best education for the best outcomes with 210 sessions across 8 learning tracks and more than 300 exhibitors. Over the course of 2 days of pre-conference workshops and 3 days of educational programming, you will learn about new research, procedures, products, and services that could help you save a person’s life on your very next shift.
https://www.emsworldexpo.com/rates
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Podcasts
Special Operations Medical Association
This podcast covers medical care targeted to the Special Operations medical community with a focus on providing prolonged care in austere environments
American Family Physician
A discussion of the key evidence-based learning points. Each episode includes brief summaries of articles and discusses answers to clinical questions from the family physicians network.
Emergency Medicine Cases
Medical education podcast, application and website dedicated to providing emergency medicine education from physicians to paramedics.
EMCrit project
A team of independent podcasters focused on evidence based practice in the emergency and critical medicine world.
Sawbones
A marital tour of misguided medicine, Dr. McElroy discusses the weird, gross and sometimes downright dangerous ways we tried to solve our medical woes through the ages.
STOP THE BLEED
Ever wish you could do more to help in a mass casualty situation? How about becoming a Stop the Bleed Instructor? You can start teaching this to your community, parents, teachers, or base populace. This training is excellent for anyone who wants to learn more about stopping bleeding.
It’s free to become an instructor. All you need is to meet certain guidelines. For more information go to this website. https://www.bleedingcontrol.org/
Online Resources
www.edx.org – a trusted platform for education and learning with over 20 million learners.
https://online-learning.harvard.edu/subject/health-medicine – a platform for those looking for evidence based Harvard studies
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/nursing/conferences/evidence-based – foundations of evidence based practice
https://kx.health.mil/kj/kx8/VirtualLibrary/Pages/home.aspx – IDMT resources hyperlink added for professional medical references
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