Wilderness & Environmental Medicine - Live!

CME available: http://wms.org/members World Congress of Wilderness Medicine registration: http://wms.org/conferences/telluride Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: http://www.wemjournal.org Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating in WEM Live? Send an email to: wemlive@wms.org Articles: 1. Outdoor activity and high altitude exposure during pregnancy: a survey of 459 pregnancies Presented by author Linda Keyes, MD Reviewed by Darryl Macias, MD Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.010 2. Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Drowning Presented by authors Justin Sempsrott, MD and Tracy Cushing, MD Reviewed by Jay Gupta, MD Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2015.12.019 WMS Practice Guidelines soon to be available on: Wilderness Medicine Magazine: http://www.wms.org/magazine/ Case Reports: 1. Subtle Cognitive Dysfunction in Resolving High Altitude Cerebral Edema Revealed by a Clock Drawing Test 2. Lightning

Show Notes Conference Registration: http://wms.org/conferences/telluride/default.asp Abstract Application: http://wms.org/research/default.asp?t=a Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online www.wemjournal.org WMS awards: Description and previous winners: http://wms.org/about/awards.asp Jay Lemery email (for WMS awards): lemery18@gmail.com WEM Live email: wemlive@wms.org 1. The 6-Minute Walk Test as a Predictor of Summit Success on Denali Presented by co-author Patrick Bagley Reviewed by Amy Bionditch Lazio paper: doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.09.003 http://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(10)00295-4/pdf 2. Primary Care in Extreme Environments: Medical Clinic Utilization at Antarctic Stations, 2013-2014 Presented by lead author James Pattarini Reviewed by Rebecca Blue 3. A New Proposal for Management of Severe Frostbite in the Austere Environment Presented by coauthor Chris Davis Reviewed by Matthew Sholl 4. Portable prehospital methods to treat near-hypothermic shivering cold casualties Presen