INVITATION: Wilderness First Aid & Medicine Workshop

You are invited to attend a 2 hour workshop presentation that is being hosted by our very own Alicia Smith. Details are as follows:

Speaker: Dr. Juliet Veens, Physician and ER Doctor. Juliet is currently completing her training in the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Programme.
Date: Thursday, June 30 6-8:00 p.m.
Location:  250 Gage Ave, Kitchener, ON N2M 2C8
Presentation: Wilderness First Aid; injuries/illnesses encountered in back country camping; Planning for interior camping, high altitude first aid.
She will cover specific topics we are interested in if we send the topics to her in advance. If interested, she would like to know the goals we wish to achieve through attending this presentation in order to tailor it to our needs.
Workshop: no certification; a higher level thinking workshop
Cost: $10.00 per person (for charities only); cash or cheques made out to SJAmbulance Kitchener-Waterloo.
-there may be a small fee if materials are required
Participants: All welcome, but space is limited. Register ASAP to reserve your spot!  They are filling up fast!!  She provides her own materials/projector/screen/powerpoint presentation
Length of presentation: 2 hours in person
What to bring: the first aid kits you take on trips, backcountry trip first aid kits
Venue: Indoors

How to Register: 3 Ways

    1. Participants can contact Alicia with immediate payment (She will be at the shed on Monday for 9:10-9:30, Intermediate training,  or bring to my home)
    2. OR St. John Ambulance, Gage Street, Susie at Susie.Baranowicz@sja.ca or call 519-579-6285.
    3. OR  contact Alicia at 519-699-9260
519-699-9260
3294 Weimar LIne, Wellesley N0B 2T0

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