Event Schedule. Fri, May 26, Sat, May 27, :00am

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1 Fri, May 26, 2017 Event Schedule 10:00am Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp - Preconference workshop 10:00am - 5:00pm, May 26 ASPEN room (main level) Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp: A few years ago, the original award-winning Cold Water Boot Camp, DVD, and website were developed by Dr. Geisbrecht (the famous Dr. Popsicle) and the University of Winnipeg to show the real-life effects of the Cold Shock Response, Cold incapacitation, and hypothermia. Now it is time for Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp: advanced training for first responders and boating safety educators to help prevent needless fatalities associated with cold water rescues and circum-rescue collapse. Josh Bezanson Instructor, CANTF-2 6:00pm Pre-registration / social 6:00pm - 9:00pm, May 26 Banff Avenue Brewing Company. 110 Banff Avenue (2nd floor) Registration open for main confernece. Take this oppertunity to register for the main conference and have a more relaxing breakfast on saturday morning. Our pre-registration is being held at the Banff Avenue Brewing Company, where our friends there have given up some valuable space for you to mingle with other confernece attendees before and after you register. Space is limited to approximately 40 seats so if you would like to guarentee a spot for a meal we recommend making a reservation. Sat, May 27, :00am Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am, May 27 Summit room Join us for complimentary breakfasat included in you registration. Mingle and meet other confernece attendees and take a look at our small trade show that will be setting up that morning.

2 Trade Show 7:00am - 1:00pm, May 27 Alpine Meadow A small trade show including first aid and rescue equipment suppliers, guiding services, and not-forprofits related to wilderness medicine will be there to answer questions and display items for viewing. 8:00am Main Conference Plenary Lecture Series 8:00am - 12:00pm, May 27 Assinaboine and Castle (one room) All attendees are registered for the plenary lecture seires during the AM. 8 Subsessions Welcome 8:00am - 8:15am, May 27 Freezing and non-freezing cold injuries 8:15am - 9:00am, May 27 Break 9:00am - 9:15am, May 27 Dr. Geoff Taylor 9:15am - 10:00am, May 27 Coffee Break 10:00am - 10:15am, May 27 Hemorrhage Control 10:15am - 11:00am, May 27 Break 11:00am - 11:15am, May 27 Psycological stress injuries in victims of trauma 11:15am - 12:00pm, May 27 12:00pm Lunch and travel time 12:00pm - 1:30pm, May 27 Lunch is not provided by the confernece. A number of dining options are available at the conference centre or within walking distance. Participants in workshops not located in and around the confernece

3 centre will need to take some of this time to travel to their workshop location. 1:00pm Medical Kits 1:30pm - 2:30pm, May 27 Main Conference Room Working in remote settings often means space is at a premium. Packing sensibly and efficiently is extremely important. It is impractical to plan on bringing everything plus the kitchen sink. This workshop will discuss some concepts to help everyone pack appropriately for their excursions. M Mac Wardle Paramedic, Banff EMS, Jasper EMS, Winsport Hypothermia Wraps 1:30pm - 2:30pm, May 27 Meet at Banff Canoe Club docks (Bow Ave & Wolf st) One of the most important but overlooked components of providing care outside of a building. This hands on workshops will review the basics of hypothermia management for all patients. Craig McArthur Co-Chair Knots and Rope Systems 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 27 Surprise Corner - Buffalo St. & Tunnel Mountian Dirve. (above bow falls) This workshop is designed to learn or review basic knots used in high angle and slope rescue, plus review, the basic concepts of these systems. In an emergency the concepts can be used in self rescue situations. Review or improve your technique with this hands on workshop. Douglas Ritchie Facilitator, Rockey Mountain Adventure Medicine

4 Simulated Back Country Rescue 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 27 Surprise Corner - Buffalo St. and Tunnel Mountain Drive. (above bow falls) Join Rachel in a hands on workshop that provides a hands on simulated rescue experience in backcountry terrain. R Rachel Jamison Faculty, AHS EMS, WMA Bear Safety 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 27 Banff Recreation Grounds Birch Ave. our local bear experts will review how to avoid encounters with Bruins in or parks and what to do if one does occur. Hands on practice with inert bear spray will provide you with real training experience using this life saving (you and the bear) tool. T Tyler McLaron Guest faculty, Wildsmart Improvised Litters and Carries 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 27 Fenlands Trail - Meet in parking lot. (West side of Mt. Norquay road) Organized rescue is not always available or the most efficient or prudent way to evacuate the sick or injured from the back country. This hands on workshop will discuss and hand participants practice various improvised litters and ways to carry victims. Mountain Biking and Emergency Field Repair 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 27 Central Park, meet at gazebo Mountain bike local trails with long-time local Mike Milne. While enjoying great single track the group will stop and discuss simple emergency field repair for common issues encountered while mountain biking. These techniques might make the difference between getting home or being in a survival situation stuck in the back country. A must for anyone who does extended trips away from civilized areas.

5 Mike Milne Paramedic, Banff EMS 2:00pm Break (1hr sessions only) 2:30pm - 3:00pm, May 27 Alpine Meadow Extened break allows for attendees to move to different locations. 3:00pm Water Purification 3:00pm - 3:00pm, May 27 Assinaboine and Castle (one room) Learn various water purification techniques. Clean water is important in survival situations and to ensure proper hygiene in camps and to clean and prevent infections in wounds. Learn simple, thrifty, weight saving techniques, plus discuss advantages and disadvantages of most water purification techniques. Craig McArthur Co-Chair Improvised Medical Devices 3:00pm - 3:00pm, May 27 Hospital Green Space Meet at Banff Canoe Club. Bow ave, and Wolf St. McGuyver in the back-country? Learn how to use various objects to perform non-traditional jobs n terms of providing care in an austere environment. M Mac Wardle Paramedic, Banff EMS, Jasper EMS, Winsport

6 Sun, May 28, :00am Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am, May 28 Summit room Join us for breakfast which is included in your conference registration. Trade show will be open Trade show 7:00am - 1:00pm, May 28 Alpine Meadow Small trade show including wilderness medicine related not-for-profits and other first aid and rescue equipment suppliers. 8:00am Main Conference Plenary Lecture Series 8:00am - 12:00pm, May 28 Assinaboine and Castle (one room) All attendees are registered for the plenary lecture seires during the AM. 8 Subsessions Welcome Day 2 8:00am - 8:15am, May 28 Altitude Illness 8:15am - 9:00am, May 28 Break 9:00am - 9:15am, May 28 Heat illness and hyponatremia 9:15am - 9:15am, May 28 Coffee Break 10:00am - 10:15am, May 28 Pain Mangement 10:15am - 11:00am, May 28 Break 11:00am - 11:15am, May 28 The world of helicopter rescue

7 11:15am - 12:00pm, May 28 12:00pm Lunch and travel time 12:00pm - 12:00pm, May 28 Lunch will not be provided by the conference. Options on site or within walking distance exist. Some of this time may be needed for participants of certain workshops to travel to the workshop location. 1:00pm Blister Care 1:30pm - 2:30pm, May 28 Hospital Green Space Lynx St. - Between hospital and confernece centre Learn the best way to take care of likely the most common injury in the wilderness. Hands on workshop. Mika Hemphill Guest faculty, MD, BSc, DiMM, FAWM Helicopter Operations - orientation 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 28 Banff Park Wardens Helipad Hawk Ave (industrial compound) Visitor safety specialists and Banff EMS paramedics and discuss helicopter operations and long line safety, plus practice loading and unloading a bell 407 (or similar) aircraft. Discuss and see how patient care restrictions exist in these aircraft. Lisa Paulson Visitor Safety Specilaist, Parks Canada Visitor Safety Core Concepts in providing care in a winter environment 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 28 Sunshine Village Ski Resort

8 build a shelter to provide immediate care, discuss self rescue options and see how one of the finest pro-patrol systems in the country evaluate, treat and transfer patients in the snow and cold. Martin Papillion Faculty, Sunshine Village Dive Medicine 1:30pm - 2:30pm, May 28 Main Conference Room Learn the pathophysiology behind the most common dive injuries, how to diagnose them and what to do about it. Matt Bielby Faculty, SSV Canine First Aid 1:30pm - 3:30pm, May 28 Recreation Grounds, 100 Birch Ave - Protection Mountain Shelter Learn basic first aid techniques for our canine companions often working and recreating beside us. In cooperation with the BVSPCA we hope to provide an informative session on the basics of canine care. All proceeds will go toward our partners. John Williamson Guest faculty, Bow River Veterinary Hypothermia 1:30pm - 4:00pm, May 28 Hospital Green Space - meet at canoe docks, Bow Ave and Wolf St. Join Rescue specialist and advanced care paramedic Miles Randell in this great hands on workshop designed around training provided to one of the busiest search and rescue agencies in the country on Vancouver s north shore. Hypothermia is one of search and rescues biggest challenges. Proper management is vital. Miles is a dynamic teacher who s experience includes one of the most remarkable hypothermia survivor rescue stories in the world.

9 Miles Randell Owner, SARMed 2:00pm Break (1 hour session group) 2:30pm - 3:00pm, May 28 Alpine Meadow Extended time is given to move bewteen sites 3:00pm Improvised Splints 3:00pm - 4:00pm, May 28 Hospital Green Space Lynx St - Between hospital and confernece centre. Discuss techniques to use improvised items when splinting an injury while in the back country. Peter Symons BEMS Survival Basics 3:00pm - 4:00pm, May 28 Main Conference Room Review and practice this basic survival techniques. The rule of threes and the basic concepts around them. A great intro session that should be require for anyone stepping off a paved road (or flying, ever..) Powered By Whova