Academic Program

The program will use a predominantly case study orientated approach to discuss current issues of interest within the worlds of Critical Care and Wilderness Medicine. The cases which are to be presented will be distributed approximately eight weeks prior to the meeting so as to help stimulate small group discussion and facilitate each session to be as interactive as possible. Furthermore, if you have a case that you feel would be of interest please contact us and we would be more than happy to incorporate it into the program.

28th December 2012

18:00 – 19:30:  Welcome and introduction to the program. 

29th December 2012

08:00 – 12:00

A: Adult Resuscitation Update

B: Paediatric Resuscitation Update

C: Non invasive ventilation

D: Managing the difficult airway

16: 00 – 19:00 

A: Life Threatening Asthma

B: Reperfusion Strategies in Acute Coronary Syndromes

C: Stroke Syndromes

30th December 2012

08:00 – 12:00

A: Genetic Influences in Critical Care

B: Three Toxicological Dilemmas

C: Spiders and Snakes

D: Managing the Difficult Airway

16: 00 – 19:00

A: Organ Donation

B: Sepsis

C: Massive Haemorrhage

31st December 2012

Campsite Session: The Year in Review – what we learnt in 2012

1st January 2013  Happy New Year

Campsite Session: Improvised Care in the Wilderness

3rd January 2013

Campsite Session: Extremes of Hot and Cold

4th January 2013

Campsite Session:  What’s New in Altitude Medicine

5th January 2013  

Campsite Session:  Survival Mythbusters – MOTE vs Grylls

6th January 2013 

Campsite Session:  

Closing Remarks

Q & A

Program Debrief

Please note that as we will be in a remote wilderness location  all times are approximate and may be affected by the environment.