Dr. Van Tilburg has given talks around the world in six continents. He has given keynotes at large medical conferences, presented multimedia shows at outdoor stores, and talked to small groups. He has been program chair for four continuing medical education conferences.
Anatomy of a Search: Lessons from Mountain Rescue is a thrilling window into his 25 years as a rescue mountaineer with Hood River Crag Rats, the legendary mountain rescue team on Oregon’s deadly Mount Hood. He discusses risk and responsibility, volunteerism, cost recovery and teamwork. The lessons can be applied to nearly anyone’s life–even if you are not dangling from a cliff in a snowstorm rescuing an injured skier.
Mountain Rescue Doctor: Merging Your Passion and your Profession is a talk about how managing life-work balance, specifically how he built a life by blending a career in medicine and mountain culture.
He has an arsenal of informative, fascinating, entertaining talks that can be focused to medical or non-medical audiences including:
- Deep Snow and Tree Well Immersion Asphyxiation
- Hypothermia and Frostbite
- Acute Mountain Sickness
- Medical Kits for Work and Play
- Great Gear for Work and Play (outdoor equipment)
- Wild Kids: Introducing Your Kids to the Outdoors
- Avalanche Awareness
- Critters that Bite and Sting
- Fun in the Sun: Heat Illness and Solar Injury
- Pain management in the Wilderness
- Advanced Life Support in the Wilderness
- International Travel Medicine: Know Before You Go
- Improvised Splints and Litters
Christopher Van Tilburg, MD 