Course Dates
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Course Location
Target Audience
Participants in trail and ultra races and medical professionals who engage in wilderness activities, who counsel individuals who take part in such activities, or who are likely to encounter illness or injury in remote or resource-limited settings.
CME Information
The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity AMA PRA Category 7 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
California Continuing Education credits are available for Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics.
Western States Health and Athletics Annual Conference
The Western States Health and Athletics Annual Conference in Olympic Valley, CA will provide participants with education to safely plan and conduct ultramarathon races based on existing evidence and expert opinion from leaders in this field. Attendees will actively participate in both didactic and hands-on training to evaluate and treat many common medical concerns that occur during ultramarathons. Furthermore, they will gain an understanding of the overall preparation and planning needed to safely produce an ultramarathon that often combines some of the challenges of wilderness and remote medicine with the unique concerns of endurance event medicine.

CME CREDIT AVAILABLE
SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST
8:00 AM- 8:30 AM
Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH): maintaining balance between water and salt during an ultramarathon. Tamara Hew-Butler DPM, PhD, FACSM
8:30 AM- 9:00 AM
Heat illness in Ultramarathons. Josh Dubansky, MD
9:00 AM- 9:30 AM
Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury. John Howard, MD
9:30 AM- 10:00 AM
Panel Discussion and Question Session with Dr. Hew-Butler, Dr. Dubansky and Dr. Howard
10:00 AM- 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM- 10:45 AM
Altitude Illness in Endurance Sports. Tony Islas, MD
10:45 AM- 11:15 AM
Orthopedic Injuries on the Trail. Rafael Neiman, MD
11:15 AM- 11:45 PM
Assessment and Management of the Collapsed Runner. John Anderson, MD
11:45 AM- 12:15 pM
Panel Discussion and Question Session with Dr. Islas, Dr. Neiman and Dr. Anderson
12:15 PM- 1:30
Lunch (provided)
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
WORKSHOPS—sessions will repeat in second session so participants can experience both
No Foot, No Finish Line. How to Prevent and Treat Foot Issues in Trail Races.
Tonya Olson, MSPT, DPT, OCS
Splinting techniques for Trail Running Injuries
Rafael Neiman, MD
A Field Guide to Point of Care Ultrasound use in Ultraraces
John Anderson, MD
Race logistics: Medical bags and communication
Andy Pasternak, MD
2:15 PM- 3:00 PM
WORKSHOPS part 2
THURSDAY, JUNE 22ND
Research Presentations
8:00AM- 8:30 AM
Running Takes Guts: The Gut Microbiome and Human Performance.
Gregory J. Grosicki, PhD, CEP
8:30 AM- 9:00 AM
The Dark Side of Endurance Running: Exploring the Link between Extreme Exercise and Acute Kidney Injury.
Braxton A. Linder, M.S.
9:00 AM- 9:30 AM
Low Energy Availability Impacts on Bone Health, Blood Biomarkers, and Performance.
Megan Roche, MD and Emily Krause, MD
9:30 AM- 10:00 AM
Research Panel Discussion
10:00 AM- 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM -12:15 PM
Mental Health in Ultrarunning with Panel Discussion.
John Onate, MD

Overall Course Outcome Objectives
Following this conference, the participants should be able to:
- Understand the assessment and treatment of common and/or high-risk medical problems encountered at an ultramarathon such as heat related illness, blister care, hyponatremia, trauma, gastrointestinal distress, etc.
- Describe the considerations and process for safely planning medical care at an ultramarathon
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Wilderness Medical Society and Tahoe Wilderness Medicine, LLC. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Tahoe Wilderness Medicine, LLC reserves the right to change or substitute course faculty without advance or prior notice to participants.
Faculty
Faculty Disclosure
All faculty reported no relevant financial relationships to disclose.