Offshore Emergency Medicine®

April 2024

This popular and continuously updated seminar is now in its 28th year of offering practical medical training for cruisers and racing sailors operating out of range of rapid rescue and professional medical assistance. Depending on your experience and study habits, the program will require 12 - 36 hours of pre-course reading, study, and on-line testing prior to the three days of on-site training.  The only prerequisite is current CPR/AED certification, but a basic first aid or wilderness medicine course is also recommended. 

Instructions for online precourse study will be sent to you by email. The required textbook is Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 8th Edition, by Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C and David Johnson, MD. A current CPR certification is required. You will need to complete the required paperwork, assigned reading, and on-line test before arrival. 

Offshore Emergency Medicine Certification is awarded by Wilderness Medical Associates International, and earns 36 hours CME from CAPCE. Offshore Emergency Medicine is Coast Guard approved under CFR 46.

Upcoming Offshore Emergency Medicine Courses:

24 - 26 April 2024 in Annapolis, MD USA. This course is hosted by Cruisers University and will be held just prior to the spring sailboat show in Annapolis, Maryland. Training runs from approximately 0800 to 1700 daily. Breakfast, lunch, and a multiday boat show ticket is included. Instructors: Jeffrey Isaac PA-C and David Johnson MD from Medical Officer, Ltd and Wilderness Medical Associates International.

The nearest airports are Baltimore (BWI),  Dulles (IAD), and Regan International (DCA). BWI is the most convienient, and Uber to Annapolis is easy and relatively inexpensive. 
  
To register click Here
 

October 2024

7 - 9 October 2024 in Annapolis, MD USA. This course is hosted by Cruisers University and will be held just prior to the fall sailboat show in Annapolis, Maryland. Training runs from approximately 0800 to 1700 daily. Breakfast, lunch, and a multiday boat show ticket is included. Instructors: Jeffrey Isaac PA-C and David Johnson MD from Medical Officer, Ltd and Wilderness Medical Associates International.

The nearest airports are Baltimore (BWI),  Dulles (IAD), and Regan International (DCA). BWI is the most convienient, and Uber to Annapolis is easy and relatively inexpensive. 
 
Registration is not yet open.

11 - 13 October 2024 in Annapolis, MD USA (tentative).

To those in the field...

Medical Officer, Ltd. is based in Crested Butte, Colorado USA and proudly offers medical training programs certified by Wilderness Medical Associates International. Photo: Mike Gibbs, Black Canyon Rescue.