Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine
CAWM is a non-profit organization created with the goal of connecting Canadian practitioners, researchers, educators, and professionals in Wilderness Medicine from across Canada, and promoting the field as an area of focus and specialization.
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CAWM2024 - Keynote Presentation
Dr. TA Loeffler, PhDFrom Storm to Summit: Managing the Interface between Risk and Adventure
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CAWM2024
Speaker & Workshop applications have now CLOSED!CAWM2024 will take place from November 1-3rd 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Convention Centre and virtually as a hybrid format. Speaker/workshop applications have now closed, thank you to everyone who submitted!
Rock Your WFA
August 25-28 - Canmore, AlbertaThe CAWM “Rock your WFA” is a 4 day rock climbing experience accompanied with the Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course certification (upon successful passing/completion of the course).
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Wilderness Medicine Race
June 1 - 11:00AM Eastern Time - Lennox and Addington trail, Flinton, ONThe CAWM Wilderness Medicine Race is a team trail race totaling 10 km traveled on foot. Teams of three will begin at the trailhead and encounter various wilderness medicine scenarios, challenges, and questions along the course of the race.
Registrations are now full. See you at the race!
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Events
CAWM hosts a variety of in person events including an annual conference, and wilderness medicine races. Our virtual events include Mountainside Meetups, our So You Wanna Be A...? webinar, and our Special Seminar Series.
Upcoming Events
Conference 2024
Honors & Awards
The Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine works to recognize persons within the wilderness medical community with exceptional work and/or care given in the field of wilderness medicine.
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News
CAWM2024 – Keynote Speaker
April 8, 2024Wilderness Medicine Race
March 6, 2024CAWM Rock your WFA
March 6, 2024All News
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