The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine

Big Sky Resort, MT

July 27-31, 2024

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 presentations listed below are Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

Saturday, July 27, 2024

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

4:00 PM (MDT) Wilderness Medicine Case Studies: Setting the Stage
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:40 PM Expedition, Foreign Travel & Backcountry Medical Kits
Howard Donner, MD

5:35 PM Venomous Sea Creatures & Marine Envenomation
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

6:30 PM Adjourn

Sunday, July 28, 2024

"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 Arthropod Envenomation: Spiders, Scorpions, Bees & Ants
Richard F. Clark, MD

9:10 AM (MDT) Diving Maladies & Medicine: Prevention, Safety & Treatment
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

9:55 AM Break

10:10 AM Preparing for International Travel: Update on Immunizations,
Malaria Prevention, & Safety
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

11:00 AM Snake Envenomation Update
Richard F. Clark, MD

11:45 AM Wilderness Derm: Poison Oak/Ivy, Bug Bites & Other Rashes
Susan Swetter, MD

12:15 PM Shark Attacks & Surf Zone Hazards
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

1:00 PM Adjourn

Monday, July 29, 2024

"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 Environmental Heat Emergencies
Eric A. Weiss, MD

8:20 AM Altitude Illness: Update on Prevention & Treatment
Howard Donner, MD

9:10 AM Travel Medicine Update: Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Zika
Christopher A. Sanford, MD

10:00 AM Break

10:15 AM Hypothermia & Cold-Water Immersion
Eric A. Weiss, MD

11:05 AM Insect Repellent & Sunscreen Update
Susan Swetter, MD

12:10 PM Lyme Disease & Other Tick-Borne Illnesses
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

1:00 PM (MDT) Adjourn

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

"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) Blister Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Allred, PA

8:15 AM Frostbite & Non-Freezing Cold Injury
Howard Donner, MD

9:00 AM Improvised Trauma Care in Wilderness & Austere Environments
Eric A. Weiss, MD

9:45 AM Break

10:05 AM Traveler’s Diarrhea & Other Waterborne Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD

10:55 AM Backcountry Water Purification
Howard Donner, MD

11:45 AM Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

12:45 PM Questions & Answers

1:00 PM Adjourn

7:30 PM Exciting Evening Presentation: “Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche”
This is a must-see documentary about the Deadly Alpine Meadows avalanche and the amazing rescue effort that followed. Moderated by Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA, who is featured in the documentary and was instrumental in the epic rescue.

9:30 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

""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!"

Denise Baskind, MD (EM) Dallas, TX

7:30 AM (MDT) Flood & River Rescue, Whitewater Medicine & Safety
Kyle Allred, PA

8:15 AM “Is There a Doctor on Board?” − Medical Care at 30,000 Feet
Howard Donner, MD

9:00 AM Lightning Prevention & Injuries
Sheryl Olson, RN

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Optimizing Wellness: Lessons from the Wilderness
Kyle Allred, PA

10:45 AM Fractures & Dislocation Management in the Backcountry
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

11:30 AM The Miraculous Thai Cave Rescue from a Navy SEAL
Gary Kibbee

12:15 PM Survival Strategies for The Adventure Traveler
Philip White

1:00 PM Adjourn

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