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2009 WRMC Workshop Schedule


The WRMC delivers exciting new workshops that offer take home action steps—what your organization can do immediately to enhance the quality of your risk management practices. We design the conference agenda* around your feedback. Come prepared to learn, participate, and improve your risk management program!

*updated 10/14/09


 
 

 

Pre-Conference Workshops
Monday, October 12, 2009
8:00am-5:00pm
Wilderness First Responder Recertification - Gates Richards  
Tuesday October 13, 2009
7:30am-8:00am Pre-conference Workshop Registration - Lobby
8:00am-5:00pm
Wilderness First Responder Recertification - Gates Richards NOLS Risk Management Training - Liz Tuohy

 

Wednesday October 14, 2009
7:30am-8:00am Pre-conference Workshop Registration - Lobby
8:00am-12:00pm
Wilderness First Responder Recertification - Gates Richards NOLS Risk Management Training - Liz Tuohy

When Judgment Is Crucial: Outward Bound USA's Instructor Judgment Training Workshop - Jim Garrett

 

 

 

 

 

1:00pm-5:00pm Using Case Studies as a Risk Management Teaching Methodology - Deb Ajango

Emerging Legal Issues for Adventure Programs - Catherine Hansen-Stamp and Charles (Reb) Gregg

5:00pm-7:00pm Early Conference Registration



Wednesday October 14, 2009
7:00pm
Opening Speaker - Janet Zeller

Thursday, October 15, 2009
7:00am-8:30am
Breakfast
8:00am-5:00pm Exhibitor Showroom & Bookshop Hours
8:30am-10:00am

Small Program Risk Management - Christopher Barnes and Justin Talbot

Training Your Staff to be Risk Managers - Liz Tuohy

Accidents in Outdoor Recreation Programming - Jed Williamson, Kathy Capps, Aram Attarian

Fundamental Legal Issues - Charles (Reb) Gregg

Risk Management Issues in the Digital Age - Catherine Hansen-Stamp and David Concannon
10:00am-10:30am
Exhibitor Showcase and Break
10:30am-12:00pm

Theory vs. Reality: Lessons Learned in Crisis Response - Deb Ajango, and Kirk Shimeall

Navigating Risk in International Locales - Bill Fredrick

Continuation of the Highly Certified yet Under Prepared Leader Discussion - Dr. Kent Clement

Use of Participant Agreements - Releases, Acknowledgment of Risks and Related Issues - Catherine Hansen-Stamp

Risk Alignment Series: Achieving Organizational Alignment Through Staff Management - Rick Braschler
12:00pm-1:15pm
*Lunch
1:30pm-3:00pm

Why Victim Relations is as Important as Public Relations - Will Marling

Insurance Coverage, Which Coverages do I Need? - Cole Schlack

Managing Legal Issues After a Serious Incident: What do you do; What do you say? - Frances Mock

Medical Topics - New, Controversial and Old - David Johnson

System Complexity Index: Organizing Risk Planning - Jeff Jackson
3:00pm-3:30pm
Break and Exhibitor Showcase
3:30-4:30pm (60 min)

The Role of Medical Directors in Risk Management - Dr. Seth Hawkins

Ask the Lawyers - Charles (Reb) Gregg, Cathrine Hansen-Stamp, Frances Mock, Wilma Gray, Tony Clapp

Managing Risk While Afloat - Christopher Stec and Jeremy Oyen

Conducting Internal and External Incident Reviews - Jed Williamson and Jay Satz

Medication Management of Adolescents in the Field - Mark Vermeal
4:45-6:00pm Structured Networking
6:00-7:00pm Exhibitor Reception

Friday October 16, 2009
7:00am-8:30am
Breakfast
8:00am-5:00pm Exhibitor Showroom & Bookshop Hours (bookshop closes at 3:30pm)
8:30am-10:00am

Crisis Management - Drew Leemon

Common Problems, Uncommon Solutions: The Land Managers and Users Perspectives - Jay Satz and Sara Newman

Legal Implications of Prescription Drugs in the Wilderness - Charles (Reb) Gregg and Frances Mock

Insurance Panel – the Insured, Broker, Insurer, and Lawyer’s Perspectives - Christopher Barnes, Catherine Hansen-Stamp, John McManamon, Doug Killeen

Urban Outdoor Program Risk Management - Rebecca Bear and
Nancy Oswald
10:00am-10:30am
Break and Exhibitor Showcase
10:30am-12:00pm

Hands On Discovery Workshop and Practice with Depositions - Wilma Gray and Tony Clapp

 

 

Leading Beyond Invincibility, Group - Think, and Other Catastrophic Attitudes - Dr. Lester Zook

Risk Management With Volunteer Leaders - Alex Kosseff and
Brenda Porter

Where Are the Instructors?: Benefits of Unaccompanied Wilderness Program Components - Andrew Bobilya and Ken Kalisch
12:00pm-1:00pm
*Lunch
1:30pm-5:00pm

 

Developing Judgment and Decision - Making in Our Staff - Tod Schimelpfenig and Liz Tuohy

Common Teen Psychological Problems encountered on Wilderness Expeditions. Recognition, Medical Options and Practical Application of Outward Bound Behavioral Techniques - Dr. Lynn Yonge and Katie Cartier

Designing and Managing an Effective Staff Training - Gretchen Ostherr and Josh Cole

Mock Trial - Wilma Gray and Tony Clapp
3:00pm-3:30pm
Break
3:00pm-4:30pm

 

Developing Judgment and Decision - Making in Our Staff - Tod Schimelpfenig and Liz Tuohy

Common Teen Psychological Problems encountered on Wilderness Expeditions. Recognition, Medical Options and Practical Application of Outward Bound Behavioral Techniques - Dr. Lynn Yonge and Katie Cartier

Designing and Managing an Effective Staff Training - Gretchen Ostherr and Josh Cole

Mock Trial - Wilma Gray and Tony Clapp
6:30pm-8:00pm
Keynote Dinner and Awards Ceremony
8:00pm-9:30pm
Keynote Speaker Robert Birkby
9:30pm Conference Ends

 


 
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