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We are pleased to announce that our CAWM2024 keynote speaker is Dr. TA Loeffler! As an outdoor educator and researcher at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, TA Loeffler PhD brings 35 years of expertise leading people through significant life-changing experiences to every facet of her work. TA’s research interests include women’s career development, the phenomenology of outdoor experiences, expeditionary …
The 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. When: Saturday June 1, 2024 Where: Flinton, Ontario (Lennox & Addington Trail), 11am-3pm ET Registration is now FULL! Goodluck to all …
The 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). This event will take place August 25-28, 2024 in beautiful Canmore, Alberta. CAWM members receive $50 off registration! Head to the page for more details and how to register: Rock your WFA – …
CAWM2024 will take place November 1-3, 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Convention Center! Speaker/workshop applications are now closed. Stay tuned for information on registration, social events, pre-conference, and more.
Information for the Special General Meeting All CAWM members are automatically registered to attend this event, and all attendees will be entered in a draw to win a free CAWM t-shirt! Time and Date: Thursday September 29th, 1800MST Members can access the meeting here: https://cawm.ca/members/general-meetings/ Program Director Introduction This meeting will also be your opportunity to meet our new employee, …
All CAWM members are invited to attend this Special General Meeting to review CAWM By-Laws with regards to a few topics such as increasing the size of the board of directors, extending the term length of positions on the Board of Directors, introducing a term limit for Board of Directors, and a few other things. For more information, please read the summary …
View PDF Article Title: Closed Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocations Performed by Ski Patrollers in the Alpine Prehospital Environment: A Retrospective Review Demonstrating Efficacy in a Canadian Ski Resort. Article Authors: Jamin M Mulvey, Ira N Carson, Kevin A Palmer Study Link: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(21)00152-6/fulltext BOTTOM LINE: This study assessed the efficacy of training nonmedical ski patrollers to reduce anterior …
The Canadian Association for Wilderness Medicine (CAWM) is looking for an exceptional candidate with excellent organizational and communication skills who is a self-motivated “organization builder”. Please click on the following for more information about the position’s description. https://cawm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CAWM-Program-Director-Position-Description-Final.pdf Salary: 65 000$ Projected start date: Spring 2022 Contact: Please submit resumes confidentially to: Jennifer Steele Viti, SuccessMap Consulting Group at: jennifer@successmap.ca
Download Instructions PDF On behalf of the Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine (CAWM), the CAWM2022 Conference Planning Committee is currently accepting applications for presentation at the CAWM2022 Conference. CAWM2022 will be a hybrid live and virtual conference held Nov 11-13, 2022 in Canmore, Alberta. The audience of the CAWM2022 conference includes clinicians, professional guides, researchers, SAR personnel, military personnel, …
We have breaking news for you today! Thanks to the massive efforts of the entire CAWM Board of Directors team — and especially thanks to Mack Wardle who worked countless hours to make this come to life — we are now super proud to announce the official launch of our new CAWM.CA website! Be sure to go check it out soon, …
