Wilderness Medicine Updates

June 3, 2020 COVID-19 Update For Registrants and Prospective Registrants of The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine – Big Sky (July 25 – 29, 2020) We have made the very difficult but necessary decision to cancel the onsite National Conference on Wilderness Medicine scheduled for July 25 – 29, 2020 at Big Sky Resort, Montana….

We are excited to announce our first-ever VIRTUAL conference on Wilderness & Travel Medicine. As we move through the process of creating the online content, we realized there are several benefits to a live-stream event. Online format is different, but it can be incredibly useful for many reasons. We want to share some of the…

March 27, 2020 COVID-19 Update For Registrants and Prospective Registrants of The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine – Santa Fe (May 27-31, 2020) Due to the unprecedented impacts from COVID-19, our annual conference in Santa Fe is no longer happening on-site and is being converted to a virtual format. As a result, we are excited…

Wilderness Medicine in the Alps combines adventure travel and exciting CME Every September Wilderness Medicine returns to the spectacular, snow-capped Alps to circumnavigate Mont Blanc on foot. Three countries, three cultures, three cuisines – this classic alpine circuit is a “must-do” for every mountain hiker! The trail winds through dramatic peaks, glaciers, alpine meadows, mountain…

This week-long trip to Guatemala offers the opportunity to give a gift that lasts a lifetime to a disabled child and the child’s family – a wheelchair. Donating and seating children in wheelchairs is the primary focus of our trip. However, they are not the only ones receiving a gift. We, the travelers, the givers,…

Wilderness medicine is a rapidly growing discipline that is becoming increasingly more relevant in this era of globalization, international travel and wilderness exploration. The diverse field of wilderness medicine evolved from “mountain medicine”; the investigation of the physiology of maladies experienced during man’s quest to climb the highest peaks on the planet. It’s roots date…