Tips gathered from the personal experiences of a successful physician over the past twenty years. In short and sweet sentences remember important practices to prevent disease and accidents that doctors commonly treat. The ounce of prevention that will provide a ton of cure. William W. Forgey, M.D. is known as The Father of Wilderness Medicine and resides in Crown Point, IN.
Dr. Forgey is in the full time practice of medicine in Northern Indiana. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Indiana University and holds adjunct faculty positions at Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, and Western Illinois University. He is a trustee and member of the Medical Advisory Board, International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers, Toronto, Canada; Trustee and Treasurer, Wilderness Education Association, Saranac Lake, New York; and editor of the 1993 Position Papers for Pre-hospital Care of Wilderness Injuries, Wilderness Medical Society, Point Reyes, California.
