WHAT: 2008 Adirondack Wilderness Medicine class
WHEN: Oct. 12"17, 2008
WHERE: Camp Dudley in the Adirondack Mountains, Westport, N.Y.
WHO: Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell Outdoor Education
NOTE: Journalists and/or photographers are invited to observe and to participate in this unique medical training. Space is limited to six reporters and photographers. Participants must be prepared to handle rough terrain and inclement weather. To be considered, please contact Blaine Friedlander, Cornell Press Relations Office, at (607) 254-8093 as soon as possible.
Newswise — Cornell University Outdoor Education (COE) and Weill Cornell Medical College will have space for six journalists and/or photographers for their 2008 Adirondack Wilderness Medicine class, Oct. 12-17. Base camp will be at Camp Dudley, nestled between Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, near Westport, N.Y.
The class, called the "Wilderness and Environmental Medical Student Elective," will teach Weill Cornell third- and fourth-year medical students about wilderness and disaster preparedness skills.
"The wilderness training with COE prepares our medical students to better handle and safely respond to disasters, whether in the front-country, back-country, or even an urban area in which power and services are cut off," said Jay Lemery, M.D., Weill Cornell assistant professor of emergency medicine and the director of wilderness and environmental medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Todd Miner, executive director of Cornell Outdoor Education, explained another benefit: "Our instructors benefit by getting the same state-of-the-art medical training that Weill students are getting " helping them to prepare to deal with a wide variety of wilderness emergencies."
The class will feature day hikes and peak scrambles and a multi-day canoe expedition. It will involve different scenarios in which "patients" will simulate being lost, ill and injured " ranging from a simple twisted ankle to complex multi-patient accidents involving trauma and major environmental threats. This photogenic opportunity, timed to coincide with peak fall foliage colors, will include "injured" students made up in fake blood and props. Their fellow students will need to find, assess, treat and transport them.
There is limited space for a total of six reporters or photographers to accompany part or all of the class. Media representatives must be able to take care of themselves in rough terrain and inclement weather. To be considered, please contact Blaine Friedlander, Cornell Press Relations Office, at (607) 254-8093 or [email protected]
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