2023 Expedition Medicine National Conference Agenda Posted!

The agenda for the 2023 Expedition Medicine National Conference is now posted!

We are pleased to include a number of interesting and diverse topics covering wilderness medicine, tropical medicine, travel medicine, snake envenomations, medical evacuations, and more.

Please refer to the agenda below for the full list of topics and speakers for our upcoming conference!

Friday, April 21st, 2023

8:00-9:00 am  The Expedition Physician, Donner

9:00-10:00 am  Malaria, Townes

10:00-10:15am  Break

10:15-11:15 am  Backcountry Medical Kits, Donner

11:15-12:15 pm  Travel Vaccines, Freedman

12:15-1:30pm  Lunch

1:30-2:30 pm  North American Snake Envenomations, Bush

2:30-3:30 pm  Viral Diseases in Travelers, Freedman

3:30-4:30 pm  Geospatial Technology in Humanitarian & Disaster Response, Greenough

4:30-5:30 pm  Disaster on Everest, Kamler

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

8:00-9:00 am Backcountry Water Disinfection & Purification, Donner

9:00-10:00 am  Schistosomiasis, Freedman

10:00-10:15am  Break

10:15-11:15 am  High-Altitude Medicine, Donner

11:15-12:15 pm  International Snake Envenomations, Bush

12:15-1:30pm  Lunch

1:30-2:30 pm  Cruise Ship Medical Evacuation, Callahan

2:30-3:30 pm  Fever in the Returned Traveler, Freedman

3:30-4:30 pm Spider Bites, Bush

4:30-5:30 pm Wilderness EMS, Hawkins

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to Co-Sponsor the Expedition Medicine National Conference

We are pleased to announce that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Global Health will be participating as a co-sponsor in the Expedition Medicine National Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas this March 9th & 10th!

As the only academic health center in the state of Arkansas, UAMS is at the forefront of research and medical education throughout the region and across the United States.  With the UAMS Office of Global Health, the medical center extends its reach globally.  Lead by Dr. Nickolas Zaller, the mission of the Office of Global Health is to, "facilitate capacity building, equitable access and education to promote sustainable healthcare through local and global partnerships."

We at ExpedMed are thrilled to have the participation of the state's storied academic medical center in our event, and are even more excited about the opportunity to partner with UAMS in the training of clinicians for medical work in underserved regions around the world!

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Faculty coming to Expedition Medicine National Conference in Little Rock!

We're pleased to announce that Dr. Tim Erickson, clinical toxicologist and faculty member of the famed Harvard Humanitarian Initiative will be coming to Little Rock to teach at the Expedition Medicine National Conference!

Dr. Erickson has worked all over the world in a variety of clinical and disaster settings.  He currently serves as the Chief of Medical Toxicology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and his renowned as a researcher and teacher has won him numerous national awards.

At ExpedMed, we're committed to providing the best instructors and the most practical lectures on Expedition Medicine. Dr. Erickson will be teaching on arthropod envenomations, expedition toxicology, and marine envenomations this March.  Be sure to register early for the Expedition Medicine National Conference as space is limited and registrations are already filling up!

Here is Dr. Erickson's full bio:

Dr. Timothy B. Erickson is a new HHI Core Faculty member with expertise in environmental toxicology and crisis in climate change. He also has active humanitarian health projects in conflict regions of Ukraine and Syria.

Dr. Erickson is an emergency medicine physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston where he serves as the Chief of Medical Toxicology in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Erickson earned his M.D. degree from The Chicago Medical School in 1986. He completed emergency medicine residency training at the University of Illinois and his medical toxicology fellowship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Erickson is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Medical Toxicology, American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, and the prestigious National Geographic Explorers Club.

Previously, Dr. Erickson served as the Director for the UIC Center for Global Health and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Erickson also served as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Graduate Medical Education, and Continuing Medical Education at the UIC College of Medicine. He was an Acting and Interim Head in the Department of Emergency Medicine and has held other multifaceted appointments ranging from EM Residency Program Director to Chief of Medical Toxicology.

Dr. Erickson has been a member of multiple editorial boards and has a prolific academic history including publishing over 120 original journal articles and book chapters as well as editing 4 major textbooks. He has presented over 100 national and international invited lectures related to emergency medicine, toxicology, humanitarian global health, and wilderness/expedition medicine.

Dr. Erickson’s federal grant funding includes HRSA sponsored grants related to global preparedness and bioterrorism and a Medtronic foundation grant addressing acute cardiovascular disease in India. He has extensive international experience in Africa (Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya), Asia (India, Vietnam, Nepal), South America (Brazil, Peru, Argentina), Europe (Kosovo, Ukraine, France) and Antarctica. 

500lb Alligator Found in Dumas, Arkansas

This month an 11 foot long, 500 lb alligator was found just outside of Dumas, Arkansas.( http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/sep/19/alligator-killed-arkansas-creek-weighed-over-500-p/ )

At the Expedition Medicine National Conference we have an entire lecture entitled, "Large Carnivorous Reptiles" where we discuss how to avoid injury when dealing with large reptiles like alligators (and crocodiles, anacondas, Komodo dragons, and the like), and also how to treat the wounds if an attack occurs.

Come to the most fascinating and practical CME course on practicing medicine "in the wild." Register today while seats are still available!

Schedule for the Expedition Medicine National Conference Now Available!

Malaria, Refugee Health, High Altitude medicne, Ebola, snake envenomations...whew!

How do you prepare to work as a medical professional in a remote setting when the possibilities for injury or illness are so diverse?

At the Expedition Medicine National Conference we've designed the curriculum to offer a wide range of interesting topics for those who want to learn more about practicing in extreme and remote environments.

Check out our recently published curriculum taught by international experts.  CME doesn't get any better than this!

Friday, March 9th

8am-9am   The Expedition Physician   (Donner)

9am-10am   Travel Immunizations (Townes)

10am-10:30am   Break

10:30am-11:30am   Large Carnivorous Reptiles   (Bledsoe)

11:30am-12:30pm   Expedition & Wilderness Toxicology   (Erickson)

12:30pm-2pm   Lunch (On Your Own)

2pm-3pm   Reptile Envenomations   (Callahan)

3pm-4pm   Mountain Medicine   (Smith)

4pm-4:30pm    Break

4:30pm-5:30pm   High Altitude Medicine    (Donner)

5:30pm-6:30pm   Everest Disaster    (Kamler)

Saturday, March 10th

8am-9am   Bringing Combat Medicine to EMS    (Smith)

9am-10am   Malaria    (Townes)

10am-10:30am    Break

10:30am-11:30am    Arthropod Envenomations    (Erickson)

11:30am-12:30pm   Emergency at 30,000ft    (Donner)

12:30pm-2pm     Lunch (On Your Own)

2pm-3pm   Marine Envenomations    (Erickson)

3pm-4pm   Ebola and Mass Casualty Infections    (Callahan)

4pm-4:30pm   Break

4:30pm-5:30pm   Refugee Health    (Townes)

5:30pm-6:30pm   Lightning Strike Mass Casualty Incident    (Smith)

*Schedule is tentative and subject to change

Global Health Expert from Seattle coming to ExpedMed Little Rock!

At ExpedMed, we pride ourselves in creating the best CME events for adventurous medical professionals.

Excellent CME begins with excellent instructors and so it's with great enthusiasm that we introduce another of our stellar faculty members, Dr. David Townes.

Dr. Townes is an Emergency Medicine physician and member of the Global Health faculty at the University of Washington in Seattle.  He is an expert in tropical medicine and working in extreme environments, and he served as a co-editor of our textbook, Expedition and Wilderness Medicine.

We're incredibly honored that Dr. Townes will be visiting Little Rock in March to speak at the Expedition Medicine National Conference.  Reserve your seat today for this exciting event!

Here is Dr. Townes' full bio:

David Townes, MD, MPH, DTM&H, received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts and completed his internship and residency in emergency medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he also completed a fellowship in International Emergency Medicine earning a Master's Degree in Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Health Policy and Administration. He is board certified in emergency medicine. He also holds a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Dr. Townes joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 2001 in the Division of Emergency Medicine. In addition, he is currently a Public Health and Medical Technical Advisor to the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Medical Epidemiologist in the Emergency Response and Recovery Branch (ERRB) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this capacity his interests and responsibilities include providing expert technical advice, formulating and conveying OFDA public health policy and technical positions, reviewing all health proposals submitted to OFDA, and design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of some OFDA funded programs.

Previously, Dr. Townes was appointed as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer and Medical Epidemiologist in the Malaria Branch at the CDC and served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Public Health Service (USPHS).

In addition to his global health experience, Dr. Townes has worked extensively in the areas of wilderness and expedition medicine, including serving as an expedition physician in Antarctica, Costa Rica, and on Mt. Kilimanjaro. He has been a physician member of the National Ski Patrol and the Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue Team. He is an editor of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine published by Cambridge University Press in 2009.

Dr. Townes has worked in Antarctica, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Russia, Senegal, Tanzania, Turkey, the West Indies, and Zambia.

His research interests include response to complex humanitarian emergencies, disease surveillance in humanitarian emergencies, health policy for humanitarian emergencies, refugee and internally displaced populations, and malaria.