The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine

Big Sky Resort, MT

July 25 - 29, 2026

Conference Schedule

All presentations will take place in the Ballroom at Big Sky Resort and will also be streamed online. Watch in-person,  from your room at Big Sky Resort, home, or anywhere.

All times listed below are Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

Saturday, July 23, 2022

"Entire faculty was incredible! The most fun course I have been to... I didn't want it to end."
Catherine Worthy, FNP

3:30 pm (MDT) Wilderness Medicine Case Studies: Setting the Stage
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:05 pm (MDT) Expedition, Foreign Travel & Backcountry Medical Kits
Howard Donner, MD

4:55 pm (MDT) Arthropod Envenomation: Spiders, Scorpions, Bees & Ants
Timothy B. Erickson, MD

5:45 pm (MDT) Preparing for International Travel: Update on Immunizations,
Malaria Prevention, & Safety
Michael J. VanRooyen, MD

6:30 pm (MDT)
Adjourn

Sunday, July 24, 2022

"Extraordinary conference... most enjoyable learning experience I have ever encountered."
Joseph Easly, MD

7:30 am (MDT)Surviving the Unexpected Night Out
Gary Kibbee

8:20 am (MDT)Snake Envenomation
Timothy B. Erickson, MD

9:10 am (MDT)Eye Protection and Maladies in the Backcountry
Howard Donner, MD

9:50 am (MDT)Break

10:05 am (MDT)Challenging Cases in Global Health & Medical Volunteering:
Lessons Learned From the Field
Michael J. VanRooyen, MD

10:50 am (MDT)Medical-Legal Issues in Wilderness, International & Disaster Medicine
Valerie Dobiesz, MD

11:35 am (MDT)Bear & Other Wild Animal Attacks
Timothy B. Erickson, MD

12:15 pm (MDT)Travel Medicine Update: Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Zika
Valerie Dobiesz, MD

1:00 pm (MDT)Adjourn

Monday, July 25, 2022

"Absolutely the most enjoyable and interesting CME conference I have ever attended! Probably the best group of lecturers I have ever experienced."
Daniel Nordin, MD (Internal Medicine)

7:30 am (MDT)Floods, Rivers & Streams: Whitewater Medicine & Rescue
Kyle Allred, PA

8:15 am (MDT)New Technology for Backcountry Rescue, Location & Communication
Howard Donner, MD

9:00 am (MDT)Backcountry Water Purification
Howard Donner, MD

9:45 am (MDT)Break

10:00 am (MDT) Blister Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Alfred, PA

10:45 am (MDT)Altitude Illness: Update on Prevention & Treatment
Howard Donner, MD

11:30 am (MDT)Venomous Sea Creatures & Shark Attacks
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

12:15 pm (MDT)Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

1:00 pm (MDT)Adjourn

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

"The conference is just teaming with great speakers... magnificently exciting talks... just a perfect balance of business and fun."
Carol Ferris, MD (Emergency Medicine)

7:30 am (MDT)Trauma & Improvised Care in Austere Environments
Eric A. Weiss, MD

8:15 am (MDT)Frostbite & Non-Freezing Cold Injury
Howard Donner, MD

8:55 am (MDT)Fracture & Dislocation Management in the Backcountry
Joseph B. Serra, MD

9:50 am (MDT)Break

10:05 am (MDT)"Is There A Doctor On-Board?" - Medical Care at 30,000 FT.
Howard Donner, MD

10:50 am (MDT)Heat Emergencies & Illness
Eric A. Weiss, MD

11:30 am (MDT)Diving Maladies & Medicine: Prevention, Safety & Treatment
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

12:20 pm (MDT)Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC): Transitioning Battlefield Lessons to Wilderness & Urban Medicine
Gary Kibbee

1:00 pm (MDT)Adjourn

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

""Love this seminar! Great speakers! This is my fourth time...I always learn something new...I find the information invaluable and infinitely entertaining! Thank you!"

Denist Baskind, MD (EM) Dallas, TX

7:30 am (MDT)The Miraculous Thai Cave Rescue & Confined Space Medicine
Gary Kibbee

8:15 am (MDT)Hypothermia & Cold Water Immersion
Eric A. Weiss, MD

9:05 am (MDT)Lightning Prevention & Injuries
Sheryl Olson, RN

9:50 am (MDT) Break

10:05 am (MDT)Traveler's Diarrhea & Parasitic Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD

10:55 am (MDT)Optimizing Wellness and Longevity: 10 Tips to Thrive In & From The Wilderness
Kyle Allred, PA

11:35 am (MDT)Avalanche Survival & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

12:30 pm (MDT)Adjourn

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