Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, the official journal of the Wilderness Medical Society, is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to original scientific and technical contributions furthering research and medical practice related to remote, isolated, austere, or environmentally challenging environments and exposures.

Inspired by the protective circle of the muskoxen, our peer circles can provide healing, safety, connection, and support. We are a group of mountain community members coming together with professional facilitators to create a sustainable support network for those who have gone through a traumatic event in the mountains.

The Canadian Frostbite Care Network is a group of Canadian healthcare providers and researchers interested in frostbite care. Our goal is to modernize frostbite care in Canada by promoting best available medical evidence, enable collaboration with and access to frostbite experts, foster research in frostbite care and support education for healthcare providers and the public.

Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine (CAWM) was created with the goal of connecting Canadian practitioners, researchers, educators and professionals with an interest in Wilderness Medicine from across Canada, and promoting the field as an area of focus and specialization.

CAWM recognizes and values diverse expertise from all types of experience, education and practice. Our membership includes paramedics, nurses, SAR volunteers, ski patrollers, first responders, academics and physicians.

Heading Outdoors? Leave a Trip Plan!

No one ever expects to get into trouble outdoors. But, a turn in the weather, mistake in judgment, unexpected injury, equipment failure, or sudden nightfall can quickly change any recreational outing into a crisis.

Does anyone know where you have gone and when you expect to return?