Offshore Emergency Medicine®

This popular and continuously updated seminar is now in its 30th year of offering practical medical training for cruisers and racing sailors operating out of range of rapid rescue and professional medical assistance. Depending on your experience and study habits, the program will require 12 - 36 hours of pre-course reading, study, and on-line testing prior to the three days of on-site training.  The only prerequisite is current CPR/AED certification, but a basic first aid or wilderness medicine course is also recommended. The course textbook is Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 8th Edition, by Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C and David Johnson, MD. Instructions for online precourse study will be sent to you by email. 

Offshore Emergency Medicine Certification is awarded by Wilderness Medical Associates International, and earns 36 hours CME from CAPCE. Offshore Emergency Medicine is Coast Guard approved under CFR 46.

2026

17 - 19 January 2026, Portland Yacht Club, Falmouth, Maine USA. Details coming. 

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22 - 24 April 2026 in Annapolis, Maryland USA.  This course is hosted by Cruisers University and will be held just before the spring sailboat show in Annapolis, Maryland. Training runs from approximately 0800 to 1700 daily. Breakfast, lunch, and a multiday boat show ticket is included. Instructors: Jeffrey Isaac PA, Thomas Isaac EMT, and Barbara Brittell PA from Medical Officer, Ltd and Wilderness Medical Associates International.

The nearest airports are Baltimore (BWI),  Dulles (IAD), and Regan International (DCA). BWI is the most convienient, and Uber to Annapolis is easy and relatively inexpensive. 

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