Can you see this as your classroom?
In the MedSail program, you will have an outstanding educational opportunity while you cruise the gorgeous British Virgin Islands. Sail with an expert faculty that has a passion for teaching marine medicine and safety at sea. The seminar provides up to 15 hours of category 1 CME’s for medical professionals; sailors who have a special interest in marine medicine and wish to increase their self-reliance at sea are also encouraged to attend. Each morning there will be a two and-one half hour seminar ashore. The flotilla will then sail to a different overnight anchorage, with optional stops along the way for scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, shopping, swimming and exploring, or just relaxing. MedSail 2010, the seventh annual Medicine for Mariners & Safety at Sea conference, begins in Tortola, BVI. The dates are January 9-16, 2010. Sail aboard a Moorings Signature Crewed 46’ or 47’ Catamaran with two other couples, or charter and captain your own boat with friends. Choose from the Moorings fleet of over 200 bareboats ranging in size from 32 to 52 feet, mono hulls or catamarans.
Crewed Yacht Charters Include the Following:
- First night hotel accommodations at the Mariner Inn, Road Town, Tortola
- Six nights aboard the Moorings Signature Crewed Yachts
- Double Staterooms with lavatory and shower
- Two uniformed crew (captain & chef)
- All meals aboard the yacht
- Beverages, cocktails, snacks, and hors d’oeuvres
- Snorkeling equipment and sea kayak (Sailboard on request)
Book now to ensure your spot in this one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn medical and safety skills from some of the top educators in the field.
To Make Charter and Travel Reservations:
Call the Moorings at 888-703-3173 and ask for Barbara Daetwyler, the Moorings coordinator for MedSail 2010, or contact her via email: BDaetwyler@mooringsnet.com
MedSail Objectives:
Following this program, we expect participants will be able to:
- Describe the nature and treatment of common medical problems and medical emergencies encountered in recreational boating, and diving.
- Describe the nature and treatment of illness and injuries from hazardous marine life and seafood toxins.
- Describe the pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of environmental threats faced by mariners e.g., hypothermia, lightning, hyperthermia, and solar injury.
- Describe the principles of health and safety at sea, and the measures to prevent illness, injury, and death at sea.
- Review the principles of medically safe scuba diving.
Target Audience:
The target audience includes physicians, nurses, other health care professionals, and sailors who work or play, or who are medically responsible for the health and safety of others in marine environments.
Faculty:
Eric Johnson MD
Past President, Wilderness Medical Society,
Director, Emergency Services, Teton Valley Hospital, Driggs, ID, Past Co-Medical Director, Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Medicine of Idaho, Consultant in dive and wilderness medicine, NAUI diving instructor, Associate Clinical Faculty University of Washington, Mt. Everest Base Camp Physician in 2006 and Himalayan Rescue Association volunteer. Frequent speaker at wilderness medicine, and dive medicine conferences around the world. Speaker at all five previous MedSail programs.
Address: PO Box 722 Driggs ID 83422
Michael Jacobs MD
Director, MedSail educational conferences (6th year), U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain, Co-author of “A Comprehensive Guide to Marine Medicine,” author of chapter “Survival At Sea” in Textbook of Wilderness Medicine (past two editions). Speaker at Safety at Sea conferences and Wilderness Medical Society conferences; practicing physician on Martha’s Vineyard. Speaker at all previous MedSail programs.
Address: 364 State Road, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Steve D'Antonio
Working in the marine industry since 1988, Steve has written hundreds of technical, seamanship, boat review, and safety at sea articles for various national marine publications, including Ocean Navigator (contributing Editor), PassageMaker (Technical Editor), Cruising World, Nautical World, Seaworthy, Soundings, Practical Sailor and Professional Boat Builder. He lectures regularly on marine subjects such as preparing for blue water passage making, yacht systems, and vessel reliability. He is a speaker on safety subjects for the US Naval Academy, US Merchant Marine Academy, and the National Safety at Sea seminar series. He is an experienced sailor, navigator, and a recognized expert in Safety at Sea.
Address: PO Box 111, 160 Carlton Rd., Wake, Virginia 23176-0111
Program Schedule
Lectures (with PowerPoint presentations)
Saturday Jan. 9, 7:00-8:30- Welcome Reception- meet the faculty, fellow participants, and guests.
- Seasickness: etiology, prevention, treatment. (50 min., Jacobs)
- Treatment of traumatic injuries at Sea; How to use an aluminum (SAM) Splint, new Hemostatic agents (50 min., Johnson)
- Vessel preparation for safe offshore passages: Improving reliability of key systems (mechanical, electrical). (50 min., D’Antonio)
- Drowning (50 min., Johnson)
- Marine Medical Kits, treatment of common medical problems at sea (50 min., Jacobs, Johnson)
- Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning and LP gas leaks/explosions (50 min., D’Antonio)
- Lightning-medical considerations (40 min., Johnson)
- Lightning at sea: new ways to protect the vessel and crew. (40 min., D’Antonio)
- Dealing with fire and flooding at sea. Preventing injury, loss of life, and loss of the boat (50 min., D’Antonio).
- Telemedicine, marine communication (20 min., Jacobs, D’Antonio)
- Solar Injury (50 min., Jacobs)
- Man Overboard: Medical Issues, prevention, recovery of crew overboard, circum-rescue collapse (50 min., Jacobs, Johnson)
- ABC’s of Dive Medicine (50 min., hour, Johnson)
- Evacuation of Sick and Injured at Sea (40 min., Jacobs)
- Hazardous Marine Life (50 min., Jacobs)
- Hypothermia and Cold-Water Immersion (50 min, Johnson)
- Abandoning Ship: Survival in life Rafts (50 min., D’Antonio)
- Health Maintenance at Sea: preventing illness & injury (50 min., Jacobs)
- Seafood Toxidromes (50 min, Johnson)
- Recreational Boating Accidents- Injuries, fatalities- a review of cause and prevention (50 min., Jacobs, D’Antonio)
- Questions and open discussion of areas of interest (full staff)
The participants will be given a CD of the syllabus covering all topics discussed.
“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 sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical Society and Michael E Jacobs MD. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”
“The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15 hours AMA PRA Category I Credits. Each physician should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of the participation in the activity”.
Most state boards of Registered Nurses accept AMA Category 1 Credit as meeting continuing education requirements for license renewal. Nurses should check with their state board regarding use of CME credit.
There are no commercial supporters for this activity, and no written agreements.
There are no financial relationships controlling the content of this program. This applies to all faculty members. Any consulting relationships to publications or companies in the marine industry will be disclosed at the start of the conference.