Mountain & Wilderness Medicine

This course is part of a 10 hour course: Global Health, Wilderness & Travel Medicine accredited by MedTreks International. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 1) Describe prevention & treatment of heat and cold related injuries: hyperthermia disorders, primary and secondary hypothermia, frostbite, and non-freezing cold injuries. 2) Understand the pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema and high-altitude cerebral edema, and current concepts for various prevention and treatment options. 3) Discuss the prevention and treatment current concepts for lightning injuries.

Welcome To Mountain & Wilderness Medicine

This course was created for medical professionals who want to gain understanding in the topics of Wilderness and Mountain Medicine

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This Course Is For:

  • Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Social Workers& EMTs

    Interested in expanding their skillset in understanding best practices for Wilderness Medicine in mountainous regions of the globe.

  • Healthcare Professionals

    Who are interested in gaining more knowledge on the topics of Wilderness & Mountain Medicine

Course Curriculum

    1. Humanitarian Medicine & Preparing to do Medical Volunteering Abroad

    2. Humanitarian Medicine Overview

    3. Selecting a Position Abroad

    4. Finding the Right Organization

    5. Preparing to Go Abroad

    6. Your Health & Safety When Abroad

    7. Final Thoughts

    8. References

About this course

  • $25.00
  • 8 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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