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Take your wilderness medicine skills to the next level. Find the right course for your current expertise and goals. Start by entering keywords or specific course names in the search bar, or browse by categories – search Standard Courses, Specialized Courses, Recertification Courses, or by Country. Our full course descriptions highlight key details like title, duration, and cost, so you can quickly identify the right fit for your professional or personal travel (or training) needs and register for a course near you. Find the Wilderness Medical Associates International course that will empower you to handle a medical emergency in a remote or under-resourced area.

Courses

Wilderness Advanced First Aid

Course Details

This course is taught in English. The course site, Ciel et Bois, is 20 minutes from downtown Ottawa in Cantley, QC. The beautiful property is surrounded by hundreds of acres of backcountry where you can hike, run, bike, cross-country ski and connect with nature.

Full Course Description
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
3/8/25 - 3/11/25
Cost
CA$759.00
Location
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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Wilderness First Responder

Course Details

This course is taught in English. The course site, Ciel et Bois, is 20 minutes from downtown Ottawa in Cantley, QC. The beautiful property is surrounded by hundreds of acres of backcountry where you can hike, run, bike, cross-country ski and connect with nature.

Full Course Description
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
3/8/25 - 3/16/25
Cost
CA$1,359.00
Location
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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Hybrid Wilderness First Responder

This course requires pre-course work.
Course Details

This course is in english – cost includes lodging, meals, in country transport and rafting

Course is based out of an eco-camp on the Pacuare River.

The 7-day program (5-day course) includes: professional instruction, comfortable lodging, all meals, guided rafting, and transport from San Jose onwards.

You need to be in good enough physical condition to raft and walk on steep and uneven terrain—but you don’t need any previous rafting experience.

Full Course Description
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
3/9/25 - 3/15/25
Cost
$1,699.00
Location
Pacuare River, Limón Costa Rica
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Wilderness First Responder

Course Details

Course held at Five Rivers Metro Parks, Possum Creek Education Center. Free camping and use of kitchen at course site.

Full Course Description
Instructor: Darren Stokes
Licensed Training Company: Colorado Outside
Date
3/10/25 - 3/16/25
Cost
$795.00
Location
Dayton, Ohio United States
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Bridge (WAFA to WFR)

Course Details

This course is taught in English. The course site, Ciel et Bois, is 20 minutes from downtown Ottawa in Cantley, QC. The beautiful property is surrounded by hundreds of acres of backcountry where you can hike, run, bike, cross-country ski and connect with nature.

Full Course Description
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
3/13/25 - 3/16/25
Cost
CA$759.00
Location
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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WFR Recertification

Course Details

This course is taught in English. The course site, Ciel et Bois, is 20 minutes from downtown Ottawa in Cantley, QC. The beautiful property is surrounded by hundreds of acres of backcountry where you can hike, run, bike, cross-country ski and connect with nature.

Full Course Description
Licensed Training Company: Boreal River Rescue
Date
3/13/25 - 3/16/25
Cost
CA$579.00
Location
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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