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San Diego Conference / California
November 12 - 15, 2008
This advanced Wilderness Life Support certification conference is offered in the unique Southern California coastal hills near metropolitan San Diego. The Carlton Country Club offers a convenient and unique facility for the group lectures while
the 5,800 acre Mission Trails Park is only minutes away.
The Park offers over 40 miles of hiking trails, mountain
bike trails and rock climbing. The University of California
at San Diego Family Medicine program brings you an AWLS conference "to learn the skills to prevent medical
problems, reduce suffering and save lives in
non-traditional medical settings."
- Learn the latest practical hands-on wilderness medical skills for patient
assessment, stabilization and evacuation.
- Practice your skills in live scenarios.
- Work with our expert faculty including Richard Ingebretsen, MD, PhD.
- Earn your AWLS certification.
- Choose from optional workshops including mountain biking, hiking or surfing/kayaking.
- Obtain up to 21.5 hours of CME o rFellowship credits from the Wilderness Medical Society*
The AWLS Program focuses on treatment of the most common injuries and
illnesses encountered making the AWLS certification the standard in the
medical industry for wilderness medicine. The course offers intensive practical skills teaching in addition to workshops that will concentrate on surfing, kayaking, hiking and climbing injuries. These workshops are designed to further refine your wilderness medicine skills.
The conference is being held at the Carlton Country Club in San Diego with easy access to the outdoors and onsite lodging. The facility is 20 minutes from the beach and other San Diego tourist attractions.
Registration is online at familymedresidency.ucsd.edu/awlsconference.shtml
*The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
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