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Session plans, simulation scenarios, debrief frameworks, pre-reading, logistics, assessment tools, and CPD logging. For OffChartCPD faculty and invited co-facilitators only.

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🏔 Kyrgyzstan 2027
📋 Generic Resources

Kyrgyzstan — Jyrgalan Valley · March 2027
Participant group: FACEMs and intensive care paramedics. 7-day expedition with ski touring days alternating with CPD sessions. All session materials below are specific to this expedition's programme structure and participant level.

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CPD Session Plans

Kyrgyzstan 2027
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Session 1 — Human Factors & Leadership Under Pressure

Facilitator guide, learning objectives, discussion prompts, and timing. Includes avalanche decision-making lens.

Evening 1 · 90 min · Whole group
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Session 2 — Peer Case Discussion

Structured case presentation framework, facilitator prompts, and assessment criteria for participant-led cases.

Evening 2 · 60 min · Participant-led
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Session 3 — Wilderness Journal Club

Selected papers, facilitator summary notes, and discussion framework. Covers current wilderness and prehospital literature.

Evening 3 · 60 min · Facilitated discussion
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Session 4 — Expedition Medicine Simulation

Scenario selection guide, facilitator setup notes, equipment list, and debrief structure. Links to scenario bank below.

Day 4 field session · 2–3 hrs · Small groups
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Session 5 — Audit, Reflection & Personal Development Planning

Facilitator guide for structured reflection, PDP template walkthrough, and ACEM/RCEM/HCPC mapping reference.

Evening 5 · 60 min · Individual + group
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Session 6 — Participant Lectures

Brief guide for facilitating participant-delivered 10-minute presentations. Marking criteria and peer feedback sheet.

Evening 6 · 75 min · Participant-led
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Full Programme Overview & Facilitator Timeline

Day-by-day schedule, session sequencing rationale, and contingency plan for weather-impacted days.

Pre-expedition reading · All facilitators
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Simulation Scenario Bank

Kyrgyzstan 2027

Scenarios are designed for FACEM and ICU paramedic level participants in a backcountry ski touring environment. Each includes full facilitator notes, adaptive injects, and a debrief guide focused on human factors. Select 1–2 scenarios per simulation session.

Human Factors

The Reluctant Descent

Injured skier with suspected hip fracture. Team disagrees on evacuation urgency vs. weather window. Authority gradients and fixation error in play.

TraumaDecision-makingTeam dynamicsEvacuation
Scenario PDF Debrief Guide
Environmental

Summit AMS

Participant develops headache, ataxia, and altered cognition at 3,800 m. Facilitator can inject HAPE features. Group must manage with limited kit and no immediate descent option.

Altitude illnessHACEHAPEPharmacy
Scenario PDF Debrief Guide
Avalanche

Partial Burial — Cold Arrest

Two-person burial following serac collapse. One partially buried and responsive, one fully buried. Team must prioritise, excavate, and manage traumatic arrest with suspected hypothermia.

Avalanche rescueCardiac arrestHypothermiaTriage
Scenario PDF Debrief Guide
Clinical

Chest Pain at Altitude

55-year-old male participant with exertional chest pain and diaphoresis on Day 3. Dual diagnostic challenge: ACS vs HAPE. Satellite comms and evacuation logistics are key injects.

CardiologyACSAltitudeComms & evacuation
Scenario PDF Debrief Guide
Human Factors

The Quiet One

Experienced participant becomes progressively withdrawn and disengaged. Group must identify the behavioural change, address psychological safety, and manage evacuation request sensitively.

Mental healthPsychological safetyLeadership
Scenario PDF Debrief Guide
Environmental

Frostbite Triage

Three participants return with varying degrees of cold injury after an unplanned bivouac. Team must assess, prioritise, and manage — including the rewarming decision with evacuation >12 hours away.

Cold injuryTriageRewarmingField pharmacy
Scenario PDF Debrief Guide
Clinical

Anaphylaxis on the Skin Track

Participant collapses 4 km from the hut. Unknown allergen exposure. Adrenaline administered but second-phase reaction develops 45 minutes later. Comms failure inject available.

AnaphylaxisPharmacyRemoteAirway
Scenario PDF Debrief Guide
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Expedition Logistics — Facilitator Notes

Kyrgyzstan 2027
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CPD Attendance Logbook — Kyrgyzstan 2027

Session attendance and participation record for all 11 CPD activities (7 evenings + 4 field simulations). 22 CPD hours. ACEM-mapped. Print one copy per participant — collect signatures at close of each session.

22 hrs · ACEM · Print before departure
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CRM Simulation Scenario Pack — Full Document

All 7 wilderness CRM scenarios in full: facilitator notes, casualty setup, simulated observations, adaptive injects, and structured debrief guides. For facilitator use only — do not share with participants in advance.

7 scenarios · Facilitator copy · Confidential
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Facilitator Pre-Expedition Briefing Pack

Participant profiles, medical declarations summary, known conditions, group dynamics notes, and pre-departure facilitator call agenda.

Confidential · Facilitators only
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Medical Kit — Facilitator Inventory & Drug Reference

Full group medical kit contents, drug doses, expiry check dates, and storage notes. Includes emergency protocol cards.

Pre-expedition · Keep accessible in field
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Emergency Communications & Evacuation Protocol

InReach contact tree, local emergency numbers, nearest definitive care (Bishkek), helicopter evacuation procedure, and insurance reference numbers.

Print and carry in field · All facilitators
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Daily Safety Briefing Template

One-page checklist for morning briefings covering weather, terrain, group fitness status, avalanche forecast, and communication check.

Use each field day
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Incident Reporting Form

Structured template for documenting any medical, safety, or near-miss incident during the expedition. Required for insurance and post-expedition review.

Use as required
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Facilitator Pre-Reading

Kyrgyzstan 2027

The following are recommended reading for facilitators before the expedition. Familiarity with this material will allow confident facilitation of discussions and debrief of simulation scenarios at FACEM level.

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WMS Clinical Practice Guidelines — Altitude Illness (2024)

Current evidence-based guidelines for AMS, HACE, and HAPE management. Essential for scenario facilitation.

Wilderness Medical Society · External link
Open ↗
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WMS Clinical Practice Guidelines — Frostbite (2019)

Diagnostic criteria, field rewarming decisions, and definitive care pathway. Direct relevance to Kyrgyzstan winter conditions.

Wilderness Medical Society · External link
Open ↗
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PEARLS Debrief Framework — Reference Card

Structured debrief model used across all simulation sessions. Facilitators should be fluent in this before arrival.

OffChartCPD document
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Human Factors in Emergency Medicine — Recommended Reading

Curated reading list covering CRM principles, cognitive bias, authority gradient, and situational awareness in high-stakes environments.

OffChartCPD document
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Generic Resources — these materials are not expedition-specific and can be adapted for any OffChartCPD programme across all activity types and locations.

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Debrief Tools

All Expeditions
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PEARLS Debrief Framework — Facilitator Guide

Full facilitation guide for the Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation (PEARLS) model. Covers healthcare advocacy–inquiry approach, scripted prompts, and timing guidance.

Core tool · All simulation sessions
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PEARLS — Quick Reference Card

Single-page field card version for use during simulation days. Laminate and carry.

Print · Carry in field
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Cognitive Bias in Emergency Medicine — Facilitator Reference

Summary of key cognitive biases relevant to emergency and expedition medicine. For use in human factors sessions and simulation debrief.

Human factors sessions
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After Action Review (AAR) Template

Structured post-session review form for facilitators. Captures what went well, what could be improved, and changes for next iteration.

Post-session · Facilitators only
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Assessment & Feedback Tools

All Expeditions
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Participant Engagement Observation Checklist

Structured tool for observing and noting individual participation across sessions. Not a formal assessment — for facilitator awareness and personalised feedback.

Use across all sessions
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Simulation Performance Framework

Non-technical skills (NTS) and technical skills observation framework adapted for expedition medicine contexts. Includes human factors domains mapped to ANTS.

Simulation sessions
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Participant Feedback Form — End of Expedition

Structured evaluation form covering programme quality, facilitator performance, logistics, and net promoter question. For distribution on final evening.

Final evening · All participants
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Facilitator Self-Evaluation Form

Reflective evaluation for co-facilitators to complete post-expedition. Feeds into programme quality review and CPD documentation.

Post-expedition · Facilitators
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CPD Log

All Expeditions

Log your CPD hours as a facilitator. This form submits to OffChartCPD and will be returned to you as a formatted CPD record for your ACEM, RCEM, or HCPC portfolio. Allow 5–7 days for your certificate to be issued.

Your submission is sent securely to [email protected]. A formatted CPD record will be returned to you within 5–7 days. Keep a copy of this submission for your own records.

✓ CPD log submitted successfully. Your certificate will be sent to the email address provided within 5–7 days.

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