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44 episodes
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Wilderness Medical SocietyExplicit
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Date created
2016/02/19
Latest episode
2026/09/22
Average duration
65 min.
Release period
85 days
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Stay current with new and noteworthy cutting-edge topics in wilderness medicine and adventure through the Wilderness Medicine Podcast, the official podcast of the Wilderness Medical Society. You won’t want to miss our engaging approach to discussing current articles from the Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal and highlighting adventures, programs, and other research related to this exciting field.
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#43: Imposter Syndrome in the Wilderness
2026/09/22
#43: Imposter Syndrome in the Wilderness
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
This episode features a discussion with lead author Sarah Petelinsek on the article Do I Really Belong Here? An Exploration of Impostor Syndrome in Backcountry Users
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032251412895
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
WMS membership: wms.org/members
#42: Diver vs. Alligator: A Remarkable Survival Story
2026/06/29
#42: Diver vs. Alligator: A Remarkable Survival Story
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1:
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032251388579
CME available for WMS members: https://wms.org/WMS/WMS/Journal-Quizzes/CME-Dashboard.aspx?hkey=99763cb0-f207-4ac9-9f5b-0c08e3f65938
Part 2 to come in late July!
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
WMS membership: wms.org/members
¡Episodio extra en español!
2026/03/26
¡Episodio extra en español! Darryl analiza la tormenta de nieve de noviembre de 2025 en el Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile, junto a Marcelo Noria.
Crédito musical: “Tren al Sur” de Los Prisioneros
#41: Lessons from the Field and the Literature
2026/03/16
#41: Lessons from the Field and the Literature
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Darryl discusses the current WEM article Acceptance of Risk and Confidence Assessing Avalanche Terrain and Conditions: A Large Cross-Sectional Study through the lens of the current avalanche events.
Link to article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032251368754
Part 2: Journal Club
Title: Environmental Exposures and Risks During Pregnancy
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032241248626
CME available for WMS members: https://wms.org/WMS/WMS/Journal-Quizzes/CME-Dashboard.aspx?hkey=99763cb0-f207-4ac9-9f5b-0c08e3f65938
Part 3: Discussion with Marcelo Noria regarding the November 2025 blizzard in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.
Part 4: Update on Mount Aconcagua with Aaron Brillhart.
Climber Mortality on Mount Aconcagua, 2013–2024
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032251330534
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
WMS membership: wms.org/members
Music credit: “Tren al Sur” by Los Prisioneros
#40: Burn Care & Women’s Health Outdoors
2025/12/18
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guideline on Care of Burns in the Wilderness
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032251345768
CME available for WMS members: https://wms.org/WMS/WMS/Journal-Quizzes/CME-Dashboard.aspx?hkey=99763cb0-f207-4ac9-9f5b-0c08e3f65938
Part 2: Article Discussion
Darryl and guest Angela Martz discuss the article Are Female-Specific Health Concerns a Barrier to Participation on Expeditions or Adventure Tourism?
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032251332281
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
WMS membership: wms.org/members
#39: Chemical Heat Blankets & Prolonged Field Care
2025/09/12
#39: All Things Encephalopathy
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Effect of Air Exposure Time Under Room-Temperature Conditions on the Performance of Chemical Heat Blankets Intended for Use in Prehospital Accidental Hypothermia
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032251325562
CME Available: wms.org/members
Part 2: Prolonged Field Care discussion.
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
#38: All Things Encephalopathy
2025/06/19
#38: All Things Encephalopathy
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Encephalopathy at High Altitude: Hyponatremia or High Altitude Cerebral Edema?
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032251315381
CME Available: wms.org/members
Part 2: Overview of other causes encephalopathy not directly addressed in the paper
BONUS! Stay tuned for a summary in Spanish and French at the end!
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
#37: Climate Change: Recreation at Risk & Hypothermia MythBustsers
2025/03/18
#37: Climate Change: Recreation at Risk
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Climate Change Impact on Outdoor Organizations Today
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032241296526
CME Available: wms.org/members
Part 2
MythBustsers Hypothermia Lab: Takeaways from participants of the DiMM winter course experiential lab at the UNM.
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
#36: Treestand Safety & Catfish Injuries
2024/12/18
#36: Treestand Safety & Catfish Injuries
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Treestand-Related Injuries Outnumber Projectile-Related Injuries in Arkansas Hunters, 1993–2022
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032241287774
CME Available: wms.org/members
Part 2
Discussion of journal article Catfish Puncture Wound and Retained Spine Management in the ED Setting: A Case Report
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032241273505
BONUS! Video recording of the above discussion available here: https://youtu.be/OcqnhRXPXns
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
#35: Walking Cold Patients
2024/09/24
#35: Walking Cold Patients
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: The Outcome of Walking Cold Patients with Potential Mild Hypothermia to Safety—A Mountain Rescue Case Series
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032241259943
CME Available: wms.org/members
Part 2
A literature review on CPAP masks to assist high altitude endeavors.
Part 3: So, you want to be a medical director for a rescue team? We will discuss the new WMS CPG on the topic.
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032241249126
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (www.tomconklinvoice.com)
#34: Norovirus!
2024/06/19
#34: Norovirus!
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak Among Colorado River Rafters and Backpackers in the Grand Canyon, 2022
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10806032241245093
CME Available: https://wms.org/members
Part 2
Norovirus discussion.
Article link:
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (https://www.tomconklinvoice.com)
#33: Marine Envenomation & Spinal Cord Protection
2024/03/26
#33: Marine Envenomation & Spinal Cord Protection
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Marine Envenomation in Okinawa: Overview and Treatment Concept
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032231220401
CME Available: https://wms.org/members
Part 2
Darryl discusses the 2024 WMS CPG for Spinal Cord Protection with authors Seth C. Hawkins, MD, NREMT and Jason Williams, BS, NRP.
Article link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10806032241227232
Audio editing: Tom Conklin (https://www.tomconklinvoice.com)
#32: Finger Strength Training and Wilderness Medicine Interviews
2023/12/20
#32: Finger Strength Training and Wilderness Medicine Interviews
Dec 2023
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club: A Finger in the Game: Sport-Specific Finger Strength Training and Onset of Injury
Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(23)00110-2/fulltext
CME Available for WMS members. [TO COME]
Part 2: Darryl Macias’s on-location interview with Drs. Nicolás Mena and Martin Musi at the Chile Summer DiMM Program
Part 3: Fred Bossert interviews WMS committee leaders Drs. Jesse Gehner and Justin Gardner.
#31: Wilderness Rescue and Sustained Muscle Protein Synthesis
2023/10/03
#31: Wilderness Rescue and Sustained Muscle Protein Synthesis
Sept 2023
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Article Discussion: Wilderness Rescue of a Hiker with Multiple Trapped Limbs by a Combined Wilderness and Urban Rescue Team Using High-Pressure Airbags
Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(23)00098-4/fulltext
Part 2: Journal Club
Title: Alaska Backcountry Expeditionary Hunting Promotes Sustained Muscle Protein Synthesis
Authors:
Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(23)00093-5/fulltext
CME Available for WMS members here. [TO COME]
Part 3: Summaries of the episode in Spanish, French, and Italian.
Music credits:
Thalia - Amor A La Mexicana (Emilio Mix, Banda)
La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong
Tu Vuo Fa l'Americano - Talented Mr. Ripley soundtrack
Hariyo Bhannu, Raju Lama, Tara Shreesh Magar, Miruna Magar (All Music Nepal)
#30: Portable Ultrasound and a Deep Dive into Diving Med
2023/06/26
#30: Portable Ultrasound and a Deep Dive into Diving Med
Jun 2023
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal online: www.wemjournal.org
Questions/comments/feedback and/or interest in participating? Send an email to: [email protected]
Part 1: Journal Club
Title: Comparison of Commonly Carried Liquids Against Commercial Ultrasound Gel for Use in the Backcountry Setting
Authors: Jennifer N. Wray, BA; Zachary P. Soucy, DO; Nicholas J. Daniel, DO; Nicholas E. Weinberg, MD; G. Michael Krauthamer, MD; Sarah C. Crockett, MD; Catherine C. Pollack, PhD; Johndavid M. Storn, MD
Link to article: https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(22)00220-4/fulltext
CME Available for WMS members at wms.org.
Part 2: A deep dive into diving medicine and high-altitude medicine and a primer on radio communications
Part 3: NEW THIS EPISODE! A summary of the episode is offered in English, Spanish, and French!
Podcast reviews
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Benevdbc 2026/06/03
WMP
Excellent and entertaining! Keep it up! The Spanish podcasts are also great.
Jim Wilds 2023/07/10
Stick to the facts and information!
Stop the silly antics, voices and music, and save some airtime and listeners time. There’s some really good information in this podcast, but there are...
LatinoWild 2022/09/14
Great podcast, keep the magic!
Getting a lot of good information from this! Great interviews from all over the world, thought provoking. Wish there were more. I would maintain the s...
J.R.R. 2022/07/12
Great info, host is good
So the information is great, The presentation of the information is great, the guests are extremely knowledgeable, and the host is a good speaker. I t...
Sifu Ip 2021/12/13
Fun and thought provoking
A great variety of topics. I enjoy the medicine and cultural interviews. The rescue stuff is also great. Too bad it doesn’t come more frequently. May...
Mosiman7 2019/02/09
Amazing show!
It can be difficult to find high quality information for wilderness medicine. This show has been an amazing resource.
Jsvrhdbsksb 2018/09/23
So fun and informative
This podcast is awesome. I love the wide variety of topics covered and the jokes/gags that help me remember key info. The host and guests really know ...
Jen vaisman 2017/09/19
Fantastic!
I just discovered this publication and podcast! I'm so pleased. I can't wait for more episodes. As a nurse and climber I find this relevant and intere...
Nately C. 2016/12/13
Great resource, too much 💨
As a WFR and outdoorsman I'm always looking for good resources to stay updated on the research. I'm subscribed to the journal, but there's only so muc...
AshleyfromAlaska 2016/11/28
LOVE IT!
I am a huge wilderness medicine fanatic and love to learn more. Books don't always cut it.... so this is a really great resource. THANKS!
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