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October 15, 2024 • Wilderness Photo Contests
Catch a slide show of stunning landscapes and thrilling wilderness adventures some of our members embarked on this past year!
September 11, 2024 • Wilderness Section
For this edition of the Wilderness Medicine Section Newsletter, we asked members for reviews on their favorite pieces of outdoor gear- either for personal or clinical use!
Since we last met in Philadelphia, there have been some plenty of new stories and advancements in wilderness medicine- we’ve highlighted some of the major stories below!
Wilderness Medicine is one of the few areas that can encompass everything in medicine. It can encompass backcountry medicine, austere medicine, and sports medicine.
I recently attended the 8th World Congress on Wilderness and Mountain Medicine in Snowbird, UT, a joint venture by the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and the International Society for Mountain Medic...
As I finish my time as Chair of the ACEP Wilderness Medicine Section, I have been reflecting on my work as a wilderness medicine physician. The world of WM has given me countless opportunities to lear...
I am excited to welcome you all to Las Vegas for this year’s Scientific Assembly. You may have already noticed that our Section Meeting will be at the start of the conference rather than the end. I ho...
May 3, 2024 • Wilderness Section
The field of wilderness medicine has grown rapidly over the past several decades and now includes several renown journals, a growing body of literature, thriving professional societies, internationall...
Dr. Andrew Park, one of the 2023-24 University of Vermont Wilderness Medicine Fellows, reflects on the sights, sounds, and smells of his year living in and treating patients in austere environments.
Dr. Jessie Gehner, Assistant Fellowship Director, sent us a quick live update from Nepal on April 14, just as she and her team were returning from Everest Base Camp ER and other high-altitude clinics ...
As emergency physicians, we are constantly balancing risk vs benefit in our on shift decision-making.
For all of you that were able to attend our meeting in Philadelphia, thank you! We had a wonderful meeting where we gathered to talk about the intersection of wilderness medicine and ACEP.
October 24, 2023 • Wilderness Photo Contests
Catch a slide show of stunning landscapes and thrilling wilderness adventures some our members embarked on this past year!
October 4, 2023
I’m looking forward to seeing those of you who can make it to Philadelphia for the rapidly approaching Scientific Assembly.
Meet these two GME Wilderness Medicine Fellows, both at University of Vermont!
While on shift, a colleague of mine recently brought up a recent journal article discussing palliative care in austere settings, which took me a little by surprise. I’ve been practicing wilderness med...
My first foray into wilderness medicine started about 20 years ago. I took a summer job as a trip leader for a small leadership organization, and the first part of staff training involved a Wilderness...
September 29, 2023
Marc Cassone, DO, FAWM, DiMM and Justin Gardner, DO, FAWM, DiMM. Elections will be held during our annual section meeting at ACEP23 in Philadelphia, PA.
July 26, 2023
Finding simple wilderness in even the most luxury of settings. It’s been a busy first half of the year between traveling for work and traveling for fun. It’s great to be back on the road again on seve...
Elan Small will be joining the University of Colorado Wilderness and Environmental Section as this year’s fellow.
As wilderness medicine professionals, we are typically familiar with the increasing popularity of ultraendurance sports.
The warm early June sun danced through the low cloud cover as we looked at the river crossing. It was too deep to cross – we had to turn back.
September 23, 2022
As I transition into the role of Chair for our Section this autumn, I wanted to pick up on a topic our fearless leader, Taylor Haston, has focused on these past few tumultuous years: wellness.
September 18, 2022
As the sun set in a fiery display of yellow and orange, the air cooled mitigating the dangers of the oven-temperature conditions and giving necessary reprieve in the harsh open desert.
From late March through May of 2022, a group of intrepid Emergency Medicine physicians traveled to Nepal and joined forces with exceptional Nepali physicians to embark on project CURTAIN (Current Unde...
American College of Emergency Physicians
