WFR Recertification Course (WRC)

Hybrid Wilderness First Responder Recertification Course (WRC)

The Hybrid WRC format offers 8 hours of self-paced, online instruction followed by two consecutive days in the classroom. The online component is hosted on CANVAS®, a cloud-based classroom and powerful learning management system that allows individual students to work at a personalized pace. The online material consists of reading assignments, case studies, videos, photos, animations, quizzes, and a midterm exam and is available approximately 1 month before the in-person classroom section.   

The hybrid format works best for self-motivated individuals with good time management skills that have access to a smart phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop, and high-speed internet. This instructional format provides opportunities for course participants to learn at their own speed, during their most convenient times, in their own space. 

During the classroom section, course participants integrate their knowledge via drills, skill stations, scenarios, simulations, and discussions with the same instructor team that support them during the online component.

Registration for the Hybrid WRC includes both the online and classroom sections. In the event that an individual is unable to meet in-person, or a classroom section is canceled, course participants have the flexibility to transfer to another 2-day classroom section as long as it is within 1-year of completing the online component. 

OVERVIEW OF COURSE CONTENT

• Wilderness Medicine Guidelines
• Wilderness Recreation Law & Liability
• Wilderness Risk Management
• Patient Assessment
• Basic Life Support
• Airway Management & Adjuncts
• Complex Traumatic Injuries
• Dilocations
• Spine Injury Management
• Vacuum Spine Board
• Complex Backcountry Medical Problems

• Backcountry Medication Management
• Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training
• Genitourinary Issues
• Mental Health Illnesses
• Complex Environmental Medicine
• Avalanche Burial Resuscitation
• Professional Incident Documentation
• Professionally Calling A Rescue
• Incident Management
• Leadership & Critical Thinking During An Incident
• Psychological First Aid