2025 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

Name: The Return to TCM Emergency Field Kit 2025
Start: 2025-10-02T13:00:00-0400
End: 2025-10-02T14:30:00-0400

Main Conference: Tuesday, September 30 - Thursday, October 2, 2025

Preconference: Monday September 29 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025

*Schedule subject to change.

Thursday October 2, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

New Hampshire

Last year we learned an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine in how to use acupuncture points in the field to help with Emergencies. Our specialty as Search and Rescue Rangers, Trauma Medicine, Trail Rangers, etc. is time. We are often in the field for hours to days waiting for SAR crews, or hiking out with injured. There is within Traditional Chinese Medicine points which are used for resuscitation, stop bleeding, SOB, and more. This year I wanted to also add the mental and emotional points, we call ghost points. With trauma, the injured person can easily go into shock due to fear and make a simple injury very complex. Mental Health is a key to risk situations whether you are climbing in a risky place, caught in a storm, or in an unknown situation that you didn’t plan for. We can use special points on the body along with breathing techniques to calm, be mindful and work together. 2025 is the year of unknowns and stress loaded with anxiety. This hands-on presentation could not come quick enough.

Speakers

Dr. Candace Gossen

Dr. Candace Gossen has a long history of being an instructor trainer for Am. Red Cross, a teacher, 4 years as a Chinese Medicine Practitioner including being the recent Licensed Acupuncturist for the VA Hospital in Detroit, I am also an NPS Park Ranger (PSAR) at Chiricahua National... Read More →

Thursday October 2, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
New Hampshire Holiday Inn By the Bay:88 Spring St, Portland, ME 04119

Field Practices Staff Training Decision Making, Breakout Session

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2025 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

Dr. Candace Gossen

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