Learn Outdoor First Aid Basics Through Our Custom Course!

Join us for Backcountry Women's course on Outdoor First Aid & Survival Basics for Manitoba's Backcountry taught by Natalie Bonthius, MD from Survival Med! This course has a special focus on the animals, insects, diseases, and environmental dangers specific to Manitoba. The curriculum includes free access to 50+ hours of advanced wilderness medicine podcasts, downloadable guides, bonus webinars, a Two-year certification in Outdoor First Aid & Survival Basics, self-paced online classes, interactive video scenarios, medical case assignments, knowledge checks & quizzes.

- Live webinar Recording -

Anyone who signs up for this course will have the opportunity to see the recording of the webinar that took place on April 20, 2024 where we were able to go over certain course content, participate in interactive scenarios and submit questions throughout the webinar to be answered live. Access to this content including the webinar via a recording from the live session will be provided, so we encourage registration regardless of your availability to participate in the live session. Each person who is registered for the course gets 24 months of access to the recorded webinar and all course curriculum content via our custom course page!

View more info on our April 20 event page here.

Wilderness First Aid Certification

Looking for a full 16 hour Wilderness First Aid certification? Become a Backcountry Women member to get access to a code for 30% off this Wilderness First Aid 16-Hour Certification. (note: all prices listed on their website are in $USD)

This is the course that's typically required for outdoor leaders and outdoor/seasonal jobs, as well as people planning longer solo trips in remote areas. It includes hands-on wilderness first aid skill demonstrations, reviewed by instructors who provide personalized feedback.