OV’s Professional Development Sessions
Mental Health First Aid in the outdoors
Audience: All/Multiple
4:00 – 5:00 pm.
11th of March
Online- Zoom
(Will be recorded)
Adam Kershaw
Practical tips for first responders to assess patients presenting with mental health issues in a wilderness environment.
This session will summarise the topic area and discussions of the practical implications when running an outdoor activity.
Adam is an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) and an Associate Fellow of the Academy of Extreme Environment Medicine. He has been leading expeditions within Australia, New Zealand, S.E Asia, South America, Asia and Central Asia for over 20 years.
He is the owner of Survive First Aid and when he is not working as a Trainer for Survive or running the business he also works as a Trainer in Outdoor Leadership at TAFE and as a Medic in Remote and Wilderness Locations.
He loves adventure travel, is an avid skier and mountain biker and would really like to be a better surfer!
Course Recourses: https://www.survivefirstaid.com.au/acce
