Mountain bike medical training
Schedule :
May 31st: 8:30am to 4:30pm
June 1: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
June 2nd: 8:30am to 4:30pm
SIRIUSMEDx and Bikeskills Bike School join forces for a unique training adventure.
Adventure medicine and mountain bike clinic.
Description :
This course is aimed at health professionals who practice mountain biking and who wish to deepen their knowledge of pre-hospital emergency care in the event of an accident on mountain bike trails. A progression of technical skills will be taught, enabling you to improve your trail riding skills.
The collaboration between SIRIUSMEDx and Bikeskills brings to Bromont's renowned trails a unique hybrid training program specially designed for health professionals with a passion for mountain biking.
The Bromont region offers an exceptional playground, renowned for its extensive and diverse mountain biking trails. This is where our two organizations, leaders in their respective fields, come together to offer you a combined program, alternating between advanced mountain bike skills and advanced first aid in remote settings.
To you, the healthcare professionals who are often the first responders to crises in these remote terrains, we introduce you to an exclusive training course, sculpted to hone your skills in both advanced first aid and mountain bike proficiency.
Bikeskills will expertly guide you through the trails, reinforcing your cycling skills. Together with the SIRIUSMEDx team of trainers, you'll be immersed in advanced first aid workshops, where each scenario has been designed to test and broaden your medical skills in a remote environment.
As well as learning, we aim to offer you practical, down-to-earth experience tailored to the realities of the field.
Content and subjects:
A- Mountain bike section
• Risk management for common MTB injuries
• Skill progression:
- Position
- Position
- Braking and cadence
- Anticipation
- Anticipation
- Curves
- Pressures
- Pressures
-Air and land skills
- Mobility
B- Medical section
• Taking care of a victim
• Suitable medical kit
• Trauma and orthopaedics
• Communication plan and preparation for a VDM outing
• Practical workshops
• Simulations
• Immobilisations
• Transporting victims
Inclusions:
- 3 half-days (12H) of mountain bike training with Bikeskills
- 3 half-days (12H) of medical training with SIRIUSMEDx
- 3 half-days (12H) of medical training with SIRIUSMEDx
- Certified instructors
- Technical coaching and trail guidance
- 3 lunches and après-bike Guru and West Shefford
- All specialist teaching materials (first aid supplies and equipment, splints, spine board, etc.)
- First-aid kits and equipment used during demonstrations and practical sessions.
- Documentation
- Fiel manual SIRIUSMEDx
- Access to the SIRIUSMEDx online encyclopaedia
- Access to the trails
- Access to the Chalet du Mont Oak
What to bring:
• Mountain biking
• Mountain bike helmet
• Knee protectors (if you have any, otherwise will be lent on site)
• Long gloves and elbow protection recommended
• Gloves, goggles and elbow protection are recommended but not mandatory.
• Sportswear adapted to the weather conditions
• Flat-soled shoes (such as Vans) or mountain-bike shoes
• Platform pedals (flat) with metal cleats or automatic pedals (clip) for mountain bikes
• Hydration (bike bottle) and nutrition (bars)
• Watch with second hand for measuring vital signs
• Pen and paper
• Comfortable clothes and shoes for indoor courses - risk of getting dirty
• Outdoor clothing suitable for outdoor activities (rain or shine)
• Small backpack for carrying equipment during simulations
* If you would like to hire a high-performance bike to optimize your experience, please write to info@bi.keskills.ca
Prerequisites :
Accreditation for specific training credits for doctors:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (CAEMC) through the partnership between the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and SIRIUSMEDx. WMS is accredited by CAEMC to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
"The Wilderness Medical Society designates this continuing education activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.
. Each doctor should claim only the credit corresponding to the extent of his or her participation in the activity.
. Each doctor should claim only the credit corresponding to the extent of his or her participation in the activity.- All educational content presented in this activity has been reviewed and validated as appropriate, in accordance with evidence-based scientific principles.
Your trainers
Ian Hugues
-Founder of Bikeskills
- Level IV certified
- Level III trainer
- Former coach of the Canadian Olympic team for over fifteen years
- Passionate about coaching
Louis-Philippe Brie
SIRIUSMEDx Instructor since 2017
Emergency Medical Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces
First responder in isolated regions and PMBIA 1 and PMBIA air module.
25 years' experience in mountain biking.
Marc Gosselin
Marc Gosselin MD, Medical Director and President of SIRIUSMEDx
Doctor - Communicator - Adventurer - Entrepreneur
A sports doctor and adventurer with over 25 years' experience in emergency medicine throughout Quebec and Canada. Passionate about medical intervention in isolated regions, he also devotes himself to teaching and communication to improve healthcare in isolated regions.
Éric Contant
An emergency and critical care physician who has worked in northern Canada and Scandinavia.
Graduate in mountain medicine
Passionate about mountain biking and mountain adventures in all their forms.
About :
Bikeskills
The benchmark, expert in a niche field. Mountain bike coaching and training. Specialising in cycling instruction, the Bikeskills Cycling Academy offers its coaching services, coaching services at all the major practice sites in Quebec.
The team is present at all the major practice sites in Quebec.
Find out more: Bikeskills
SIRIUSMEDx
Initially renowned for its first aid training programs in remote areas, SIRIUSMEDx has also become the reference for medical support and risk management in Canada.
Find out more: SIRIUSMEDx
Accommodation suggestions
-Château-Bromont, a block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel. Reservations must be madedirectly by the participant by calling - 1-888-276-6668 and mentioning that you SIRIUSMEDx group.
directly by the participant by calling - 1-888-276-6668 and mention that you want to book with the SIRIUSMEDx group.