Quick Facts
- Perfect for: Medical professionals at the EMT level and above
- Duration: Five days
- Location: San Francisco or Sausalito
Topics Covered
- Wilderness and rural pre-hospital care
- Improvisation and decision-making in remote settings
- Case studies and scenario-based training
- EMT/WFR certification upgrades
- Continuing Education Hours (CEH) & CME credit
Certifications
- Wilderness First Responder
- Epinephrine Auto-injector
- Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician
- This Course Will Upgrade an EMT to a WEMT
Course Description
Building on your background in urban emergency care you will learn how to improvise equipment, deal with challenging environmental conditions, and make difficult medical decisions in remote locations. This intense, hands-on curriculum utilizes daily role plays, case studies and practical scenarios. Expect to spend plenty of time applying your knowledge.
This five-day course is ideal for EMT’s, nurses, physicians, certified athletic trainers and other medical professionals. The course will upgrade EMTs to WEMT and all others to Wilderness First Responders in accordance with the current standards in wilderness/rural pre-hospital medicine. The WUMP is pre-approved for 48 hours of EMT Continuing Education Hours (CEH) by the State of Colorado and the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). Through joint sponsorship with the Wilderness Medical Society physicians may earn 36 hours of category 1 CME’s for participation in the Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals course.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical Society and the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum 36 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS is a non-profit educational organization that is not, in any of its activities, sponsored by any proprietary entity.
Prerequisites
This course is for EMTs, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, PAs, or other medical professionals.
Additional Details
Continuing Education
This course is pre-approved for 48 hours of EMT Continuing Education Hours by the Commission on Accreditation of Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE).
The Wilderness Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 44 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Wilderness Medical Society and National Outdoor Leadership School. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This course has been approved for Fellowship of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) credits through the Wilderness Medical Society. Actual credits awarded depend on personal credit needs and history.
All education content presented in this activity has been reviewed and validated as appropriate in keeping with sound scientific principles.
Academic Credit
This course is approved for 4 college credits through the University of Utah and 1 college credit through Western Colorado University.
NOLS Partnership Course
Ready SF partners with NOLS Wilderness Medicine to deliver leading wilderness medicine training through a long-standing sponsorship model. Since 2005, we’ve hosted 500+ courses and trained over 11,000 students across the U.S. and abroad. As one of NOLS’ largest sponsors, we help bring their trusted curriculum and instruction to our community. Learn more about our partnership with NOLS.