Proposed Medicine in the Mountains Program 2020
Monday February 3rd to Thursday February 6th
Day 1 Monday, February 3rd
7-9am Mountain Travel and Avalanche Safety
- An Avalanche Incident
- Avalanches types
- Avalanche formation
- Factors involved in Avalanche Accidents
- Avalanche Accident Prevention
- Route Finding
- Decision making
4-6pm Mountain Rescue
- Avalanche rescue and resuscitation
- Hypothermia field management and resuscitation
- Hypothermia update on hospital management
- Cold Injuries field management and new developments in treatment
Day 2 Tuesday February 4th
7-9 am Avalanche Scenarios
- Transceiver use and practice
- Companion rescue
- Group rescue
- Resuscitation
4-6pm Mountain Trauma
- Snow Sports Injuries Update
- Snow Sports Injury Prevention
- Orthopedic considerations
- Trauma Management in the Austere environment
Day 3 Wednesday February 5th
7-9 am Pre Hospital Trauma Scenario
- Wilderness Injury Assessment and Management
- Improvised Litter/Sled Construction
- Package and transport of the injured patient
- Boot and Helmet Removal
- Improvised Splinting
4-6 pm Mountain Medicine
- Altitude illness Prevention and Treatment
- Climate Change and Mountain Medicine
- Medical Management on Snow
Day 4 Thursday February 6th
7-9 am Gearing up for the Adventure
- A practical approach to personal and group equipment for the mountain medic
- What happens when it’s the Doctor that gets sick or injured?
- Improvised shelters
- Summary, Questions and Group Discussion
NOTE: All sessions, times, content and locations are subject to change depending on the local conditions
As with all Intrepid Medical Conferences, we ask each delegate to prepare a 15-minute presentation on a topic of their choice related to the conference content. It doesn’t have to directly be about mountain medicine.
Our conferences are Sponsor Free. The cost of the conference is not endorsed or subsidised by other companies such as pharmaceuticals. This is a deliberate decision, in order to fit with our philosophy of best-evidenced medicine.