Remote WFA Trip- Sacred Valley Health
Dates: 2020 Dates TBA
Location: Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Peru
Cost: Estimated ~ $800
Includes: ground transportation, double occupancy hotel, breakfast, instruction, coordination of on ground logistics, t-shirt
Optional: Machu Picchu trip: ~ $250 (train, bus, park entrance, guide, tips for guide)
Not included: meals, airfare (roughly ~$600- $1400) depending from where you fly.
Deadline to register: July 15, 2019. Deposit of nonrefundable $200 due at that time. Limited space. Complete Application.
Come join us in the beautiful Sacred Valley of Peru! Prior to the trip we will provide you with and require a minimum of 4 hours of wilderness first aid education so you can assist in teaching the staff of Sacred Valley Health (SVH) and the local community health workers (promotoras) basic wilderness first aid. While in Peru, you will participate in medical Spanish classes, wilderness medicine lectures and help teach basic curriculum to the promotoras and SVH staff. You will learn about wilderness medicine topics including acute mountain sickness, HAPE, HACE, water purification, local venomous fauna/flora and travelers diarrhea. (Hopefully not first hand). You will also have the opportunity to visit Machu Picchu and participate in a hike/mountaineering adventure. This trip can be physically demanding at Ollantaytambo is at an elevation of roughly 10k ft and requires daily walking. If you choose to participate in the hike/mountaineering, no previous experience is required however basic fitness and a positive attitude is a must! You will learn mountain medicine topics and mountain rescue skills.
Dates: 2020 Dates TBA
Location: Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Peru
Cost: Estimated ~ $800
Includes: ground transportation, double occupancy hotel, breakfast, instruction, coordination of on ground logistics, t-shirt
Optional: Machu Picchu trip: ~ $250 (train, bus, park entrance, guide, tips for guide)
Not included: meals, airfare (roughly ~$600- $1400) depending from where you fly.
Deadline to register: July 15, 2019. Deposit of nonrefundable $200 due at that time. Limited space. Complete Application.
Come join us in the beautiful Sacred Valley of Peru! Prior to the trip we will provide you with and require a minimum of 4 hours of wilderness first aid education so you can assist in teaching the staff of Sacred Valley Health (SVH) and the local community health workers (promotoras) basic wilderness first aid. While in Peru, you will participate in medical Spanish classes, wilderness medicine lectures and help teach basic curriculum to the promotoras and SVH staff. You will learn about wilderness medicine topics including acute mountain sickness, HAPE, HACE, water purification, local venomous fauna/flora and travelers diarrhea. (Hopefully not first hand). You will also have the opportunity to visit Machu Picchu and participate in a hike/mountaineering adventure. This trip can be physically demanding at Ollantaytambo is at an elevation of roughly 10k ft and requires daily walking. If you choose to participate in the hike/mountaineering, no previous experience is required however basic fitness and a positive attitude is a must! You will learn mountain medicine topics and mountain rescue skills.
Past trip: Tentative itinerary: (Subject to change)
Day 1: Depart US
Day 2: Arrive in Cusco early morning, transfer to Ollantaytambo, relax, tour, cultural class and intro to SVH
Day 3: Medical and intro Spanish classes/ Teaching WFA course/ WM Lectures/Workshops
Day 4: Medical and intro Spanish classes/ Teaching WFA course/ WM Lectures/Workshops
Day 5: Medical and intro Spanish classes/Teaching WFA course/ WM Lectures/Workshops
Day 6: Machu Picchu (optional)
Day 7-10: Hike: Mtn Medicine/ Rescue Skills
Day 11: Hike/Arrive in Cusco late afternoon/evening
Day 12: Free morning in Cusco depart to US
Day 13: Arrive in US
Day 1: Depart US
Day 2: Arrive in Cusco early morning, transfer to Ollantaytambo, relax, tour, cultural class and intro to SVH
Day 3: Medical and intro Spanish classes/ Teaching WFA course/ WM Lectures/Workshops
Day 4: Medical and intro Spanish classes/ Teaching WFA course/ WM Lectures/Workshops
Day 5: Medical and intro Spanish classes/Teaching WFA course/ WM Lectures/Workshops
Day 6: Machu Picchu (optional)
Day 7-10: Hike: Mtn Medicine/ Rescue Skills
Day 11: Hike/Arrive in Cusco late afternoon/evening
Day 12: Free morning in Cusco depart to US
Day 13: Arrive in US
- Demonstrate basic Spanish proficiency including culturally appropriate greetings, travel and basic medical Spanish
- Demonstrate safe travel practices including obtaining clean drinking water and eating appropriate foods to decrease chances of GI illness
- Discuss common travel illness and their treatment
- Make WHO rehydration solution
- Demonstrate use of CDC website for determining travel vaccinations, prophylaxis and common medical problems in the area of travel
- Create a medical kit for personal and group use on a medical expedition
- Discuss emergency preparedness planning for travel abroad
- Discuss dangerous flora and fauna in the Sacred Valley
- Describe common signs and symptoms of AMS, HACE, and HAPE.
- Describe options for prophylaxis and treatment of AMS, HACE and HAPE.
- Demonstrate proficiency in basic Wilderness First Aid prior to departure
- Demonstrate patient assessment using MARCH algorithm
- Demonstrate improvisational methods for treating/ stabilizing common injuries and illnesses
- Discuss special considerations for extreme environments including cold/heat/altitude
- Teach local community health workers and non profit staff members wilderness first aid skills
- Develop practice scenarios for use in remote areas
- Discuss and demonstrate overcoming language and cultural barriers when providing education to non English speakers
- Apply learned cultural knowledge to your local patient populations