WILDERNESS FIRST AID: A NEW COLLABORATION FOR A HYBRID LEARNING EXPERIENCE
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he Mazamas has teamed up with Base Medical to provide a nationally recognized hybrid Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course to guide students in mastering foundational assessment, prevention, and response skills to provide basic first aid in the backcountry. The pilot hybrid course will include self-paced online learning modules with video-based lectures that allow students to review content as needed. The online portion is followed by an eight-hour hands-on skills session at the MMC.
Responding to members requests for more remote learning opportunities, the fall course will include an option for a completely online learning experience, including skills. This will allow us to accommodate all learners and gather feedback for future classes. Initial class size will be 30 students for the hybrid model and an additional 5 students for the fully online format. COVID precautions will be strictly followed during the skills session to ensure a safe learning environment for all participants and will be capped at 10 students per session. If there is a surge in COVID cases, we reserve the right to either postpone or change to remote options. For more information and to register for the class, go to mazamas. org/firstaid. Contact us at firstaid@mazamas.org if you have any questions regarding the class offerings.
COURSE DATES Online portion opens to all enrolled students: October 24 Practical Session Options • Option 1: In-person, 8-hour (8–5 p.m.) at the Mazama Mountaineering Center. Dates: Nov. 4, Nov. 7, or Nov. 8 (limit 10 people per session) • Option 2: Zoom-based, 8-hour (8/9–5 p.m.). Date: Nov. 15 (limit 5 people) Cost: $175 members/$225 non-members
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