Hubio541: Respiratory Systems

Resources

med care on mountain

The following is a list of websites of potential interest to students with an interest in wilderness, high altitude, diving or travel medicine or an interest in doing medical work abroad. The list is not complete and if your explorations lead you to other sites you feel may be of interest to students, please send an email to aluks@u.washington.edu and we will add that information to the site

Disclaimer: Please be aware that the listing of a website or organization on this page is not intended as an endorsement of the quality of that entity. Should you choose to pursue further work or training through an organization listed on this page, it is your responsibility to do the appropriate background research on that organization.

Professional Societies

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
http://www.astmh.org/

Divers Alert Network
http://www.dan.org/

International Society of Mountain Medicine
www.ismmed.org

International Society of Travel Medicine
http://www.istm.org/

Wilderness Medical Society
http://www.wms.org/

The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA)
http://www.theuiaa.org/

Groups That Run Medical or Research Expeditions
to Wilderness or Developing World Settings or Are Involved With Adventure Racing

Adventure Med (medical consultants for adventure races, expeditions etc.)
www.adventuremed.com

Birmingham Medical Research Society
http://www.bmres.org/

Medex
http://www.medex.org.uk/

Medical Expeditions International
http://www.medexinternational.org/

Trop Medex  (Kenya and Uganda trips)
http://www.tropmedex.com/

Courses for Training in Wilderness Medicine

NOLS/Harvard Medical School 4th Year Wilderness Medicine Elective
http://www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/medicineinthewild.shtml

Aerie Backcountry Medicine
http://www.aeriemed.com/

University of Utah Wilderness Medicine  Advanced Wilderness Life Support
http://www.awls.org/
This program is oriented toward medical professionals

Global Medical Rescue Services, Ltd.
http://www.gmrsltd.com/

Mountain and Marine Medicine
http://www.mountainandmarinemedicine.com/home.html

NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute
http://www.nols.edu/wmi/

Solo Wilderness Medicine
http://www.soloschools.com/

Wilderness Medicine
http://www.wilderness-medicine.com/

Wilderness Medical Associates
http://www.wildmed.com/

Wilderness Medicine Training Center
http://www.wildmedcenter.com/home.html

Blogs
With a Focus on Discussion of Wilderness Medicine Issues

Medicine for the Outdoors (Paul Auerbach)
http://www.healthline.com/blogs/outdoor_health

Wilderness Medicine Newsletter
http://wildernessmedicinenewsletter.wordpress.com/recent-posts/

Tips for International Travel

Travel Health Online  Information about travel destinations, for providers and for travelers
https://www.tripprep.com/scripts/main/default.asp

Opportunities for Medical Work Abroad / Aid Organizations

American Medical Student Association International Opportunities Page http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/ihopps.cfm

Doctors Without Borders (USA Site)
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

Health Volunteers Overseas
https://www.hvousa.org/index2.htm

Himalayan Health Exchange (India)
www.himalayanhealth.com

Himalayan Rescue Association
http://www.himalayanrescue.org/

International Health Volunteers
http://www.internationalhealthvolunteers.org/

Medical Teams International (formerly Northwest Medical Teams)
http://www.nwmedicalteams.org/site/PageServer

Medical Missionaries
http://medmissionaries.org/

Search and Rescue Organizations

King County Search and Rescue
http://kcsara.org/

Mountain Rescue Association
www.mra.org

Miscellaneous Sites of Interest

Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic
http://www.basecampmd.com/

Diving Education Resources from the Divers Alert Network
http://www.dan.org/medical/articles/index.asp

Additional Diving Information
www.scuba-doc.com

OutdoorSafe: A site with wilderness safety information and courses geared toward the lay person.
http://www.outdoorsafe.com/index.htm

Institute for Altitude Medicine: This website is primarily for lay people traveling to high altitude but has several pages with good, basic information about high altitude illness and travel to high altitude with preexisting medical conditions. http://www.altitudemedicine.org/index.php

The UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) has a page on their website with useful information about medical issues that arise in the context of mountaineering and wilderness travel. http://www.theuiaa.org/act_medical.html

International High Altitude Pulmonary Edema Registry. This registry is owned by the Internaional Society of Mountain Medicine and was created to help collect information on patients with HighAltitude Pulmonary Edema. Initial pages are open to all. To enter data, (free) registration is required. http://iharc.partners.org/

Knot-Tying Resources: This site has animated pictoral demonstrations of how to tie basic knots used in climbing, search & rescue and other activities.
http://www.animatedknots.com/

 

 

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