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You are cordially invited to the 12th Annual SE Student Wildness Medicine Conference on March 8-10, 2019, hosted by the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. It will be a weekend chock full of wilderness medicine learning, hands-on practice, networking, food, and drinks with plenty of rad new friends. Whether you're a medical or PA student, EMT, paramedic, military personnel, or just an outdoor enthusiast, you won't want to miss this!

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Your registration includes a full day of small-group breakout classes taught by passionate experts in their fields, a day of hands-on scenario-based practice, three meals Saturday, catered evening reception, breakfast and lunch Sunday, a T-shirt with the above awesome logo, and other goodies.

Keynote Address
Dr. Ben Abo, DO EMT-P EMT-T FAWM
Asst. Prof. of Emergency Medicine at University of Florida COM, Medical Director of the Venom One and Venom Two response units, Medical Team Manager of FEMA/Miami-Dade Urban Search & Rescue (USAR).

Itinerary

Friday 3/8
5-9 pm at West Salem Public House:

• Packet pick-up and welcome
• Optional drinks and hangout

Saturday 3/9
8 am - 5 pm at the Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education:

• 8 am - 9 am: breakfast, welcome, and keynote address by Dr. Ben Abo
• 9 am - 12 pm: AM breakout classes
• 12 pm-  1 pm: lunch
• 1 pm - 5 pm: PM breakout classes

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Fiddlin' Fish Brewing Company:

• Catered dinner and networking reception

Sunday 3/10
9 am - 1 pm at Hobby Park:

• 9 am - 9:15 am: breakfast and overview of the day
• 9:15 am - 1 pm: hands-on scenarios and simulations to put your skills into action​

Topics
Saturday classes will be in a breakout format with small groups led by an expert speaker. Most classes will be limited to 8-10 participants each to allow maximum face time with instructors. Certain classes will also include a hands-on component. You will register for classes that interest you prior to the conference and have a personal schedule for the day.

Tentative topics include:

• patient assessment (interactive)
• lightning strikes
• airway management
• venomous snake bites (snakes included!)
• in-flight emergencies
• suturing workshops (hands-on)
• high-altitude illness​

• pediatrics in the wilderness
• dive medicine
• avalanche rescue
• survival tools (hands-on)
• climbing rescue (hands-on)
• ultrasound in austere environments (hands-on)
• management of frostbite​

Speakers

• Taylor Haston, DO - MCG: Augusta, GA
• Michael Caudell, MD - MCG: Augusta, GA
• Henderson McGinnis, MD - WF: Winston-Salem, NC
• Christopher Davis, MD- WF: Winston-Salem, NC
• Stephanie Lareau, MD - VTC: Roanoke, VA
• Jessie Gehner, MD - VTC: Roanoke, VA
• Josh Nichols, MD - VTC: Roanoke, VA
• Mary Carroll Lee, MD - VTC: Roanoke, VA
• Keri Baker, NP - VTC: Roanoke, VA
• Sarah Beth Dinwiddie, BSN, RN - VTC: Roanoke, VA​​

• ​​​Christina Merryman, NP - MCG: Augusta, GA
• Daniel Culpepper - Roanoke, VA
• ​Ben Abo, DO, EMT-P - UF/Venom One Venom Unit: Gainesville, FL
• Stephen Powell, MD - WF: Winston-Salem, NC
• Caitlin Mann, PA, EMT - VTC: Roanoke, VA
• Emily Duff, EMT-B: Roanoke, VA
• Pranav Koirala, MD - VTC: Roanoke, VA
• Rebecca Cramer, MD, MPH - Asheville, NC
• Matthew Sotelo, RN, EMT: Roanoke, VA
• Jennifer Nelson, MD - WF: Winston-Salem, NC​

Questions?
Contact Dr. Chris Davis, Wake Forest Wilderness EMS Fellow, at christda@wakehealth.edu.

The Fine Print:
Registration is $50 until Jan 27
Registration is $65 until Feb 10
Registration is $75 until Feb 28th
Registration closes on Feb 28 at 11:59 PM EST. No late registrations or day-of registrations.
All registrations are final. No refunds can be given, however you may transfer your registration to another person if you wish.

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