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Climbing Medicine and Rescue

Learn how to use your medical skills in the vertical environment! 

Dates: 2021 Dates TBA
Location: Pilot Mountain 
Cost: $300 

Includes climbing harness, shoes, guided climbing, lodging and all meals

This course is designed for both experienced and novice climbers alike. Experience climbing outdoors is preferred, but no experience is required, please contact us if you have questions as to whether this course would  be right for you!

Eligibility: Current residents of any year of training in good standing in an accredited program. All specialties welcomed. Medical and PA Students, EMS providers, nurses and practicing PAs, NPs, RNs and physicians are welcome as well. 
Objectives:
* Apply evidence based medicine in pre-hospital and in hospital resuscitation in austere conditions of patient with multi-trauma
* Demonstrate resuscitation skills using high fidelity simulation.
* Discuss current literature pertaining to climbing injuries
* Develop skills in climbing movement and self rescue:
        - Basic movement skills on rock
        - Belaying and Rappelling.
        - Self rescue (ascending, lowering, hauling)
        - Small team rescue
* Network with other medical professionals with common interest in wilderness medicine
* Develop multi-specialty team approach to care of trauma patients in an austere environment


This training is made possible by a collaboration with Wake Forest School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine and North Carolina State Parks.



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What's Included

  • Camping Friday and Saturday nights.
  • Meals: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch.
  • Guided climbing and skills practice.
  • Multi-speciality educational program including lectures, scenarios, high fidelity simulation and journal club.​
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Schedule


Friday evening, Day 1 will begin with a group dinner, presentations on climbing medicine topics, and medical simulation.

Day 2 will be spent on Pilot Mountain learning self-rescue and partner-rescue techniques. 

​Day 3 will Use the climbing movement and rope-work skills you have learned during the previous days to perform small-group rescues, and care for simulated patients in the vertical environment!
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Faculty

Chris Davis, MD: Asstant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University SOM. 
AMGA Single Pitch Instructor


Stephanie Lareau, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech, Carilion School of Medicine


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Please stay tuned for announcements regarding 2021 courses.

Email Chris with any questions.
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  • BRAM
    • Instructors
    • Calendar
    • Contact Us
  • Conferences
    • 2021 Student Conference
    • 2020 Student Conference
  • Courses
    • AWLS
    • SWR
    • Wilderness First Aid Skills
    • Climbing Medicine and Rescue
    • Resident WM Weekends
    • WFA
    • WM Student/Resident Elective
  • International Opportunities
    • Peru - Sacred Valley Health
    • Nepal Exchange
    • Everest Trek
    • Bonaire Dive Medicine Trip
  • Journal Club