The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine
Big Sky Resort, MT
July 24 - 28, 2021
Conference Schedule
We are offering this conference with multiple "Hybrid" attendance options. The Conference will be presented live and also be available online and streamed to your hotel television.
On-site/in-person option - A limited number of on-site seats will be made available in the ballroom on a first come - first serve basis. Facial coverings (masks) will be required in the ballroom, meeting rooms, registration area, and other common indoor locations, and at outdoor workshops. Registrants will also be able to watch the meeting and participate in the question/answer sessions from their hotel room or condominium on their own devices or watch the presentations on the in-room television. Faculty will be onsite.
Virtual only option - when registering, choose the remote attendance option. Connection information will be provided prior to the meeting. Recordings of the presentations will be made available for up to 90 days after the meeting.
Attendance onsite and in the Ballroom will be limited - please register early!
All times listed below are Mountain Time (MT)
Saturday, July 24, 2021
"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 MT Wilderness Medicine Case Studies
Eric A. Weiss, MD
4:05 pm MT Expedition, Foreign Travel & Backcountry Medical Kits
Howard Donnner, MD
4:55 pm MT Arthropod Envenomation: Spiders, Scorpions, Bees & Ants
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
5:45 pm MT Preparing for International Travel: Update on Immunizations,
Malaria Prevention, & Safety
Michael J. VanRooyen, MD
6:30 pm MT Adjourn
Sunday, July 25, 2021
"Extraordinary conference... most enjoyable learning experience I have ever encountered."
Joseph Easly, MD
7:30 am MT Surviving the Unexpected Night Out
Gary Kibbee
8:20 am MT Snake Envenomation
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
9:10 am MT Venomous Sea Creatures & Shark Attacks
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
10:00 am MT Break
10:10 am MT Challenging Cases in Global Health & Medical Volunteering:
Lessons Learned From the Field
Eric A. Weiss, MD
10:55 am MT Backcountry Water Purification
Howard Donner, MD
11:40 am MT Traveler’s Diarrhea & Parasitic Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD
12:25 pm MT Travel Medicine Update: Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Zika
Valerie Dobiesz, MD
1:10 pm MT Adjourn
Monday, July 26, 2021
"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 MT Lightning Prevention & Injuries
Sheryl Olson, RN
8:15 am MT Diving Maladies & Medicine: Prevention, Safety & Treatment
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
9:05 am MT Bear & Other Wild Animal Attacks
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
9:55 am MT Break
10:05 am MT Blister Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Allred, PA
10:50 am MT Altitude Illness: Update on Prevention & Treatment
Howard Donner, MD
11:40 am MT Floods, Rivers & Streams: Whitewater Medicine & Rescue
Kyle Allred, PA
12:25 pm MT Medical-Legal Issues in Wilderness, International & Disaster Medicine
Valerie Dobiesz, MD
1:10 pm MT Adjourn
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
"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 MT Trauma & Improvised Care in Austere Environments
Eric A. Weiss, MD
8:15 am MT Frostbite & Non-Freezing Cold Injury
Howard Donner, MD
9:00 am MT Fracture & Dislocation Management in the Backcountry
Joseph B. Serra, MD
10:00 am MT Break
10:10 am MT "Is There A Doctor On-Board?" - Medical Care at 30,000 FT.
Howard Donner, MD
10:55 am MT Heat Emergencies & Illness
Eric A. Weiss, MD
11:35 am MT Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA
12:25 pm MT Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC): Transitioning Battlefield Lessons to Wilderness & Urban Medicine
Gary Kibbee
1:10 pm MT Adjourn
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
""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 MT The Miraculous Thai Cave Rescue
Gary Kibbee
8:15 am MT Hypothermia & Cold Water Immersion
Eric A. Weiss, MD
9:05 am MT New Technology for Backcountry Rescue, Location & Communication
Howard Donner, MD
9:50 am MT Break
10:00 am MT Eye Protection and Treatment in The Backcountry
Howard Donner, MD
10:45 am MT Wilderness Wisdom for Women
Sheryl Olson, RN
11:30 am MT Avalanche Survival & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA
12:15 pm MT Adjourn
UPCOMING CME DESTINATIONS BY DATE
Middle Fork & Main Salmon River Rafting
June 11 - 17, 2021
Aug 30 - Sep 9, 2021
Sep 9 - Sep 19, 2021
Sep 13 - 23, 2021
Sep 20 - Oct 4, 2021
Oct 23 - Nov 2, 2021
Intensive Skills Course & Mt. Shasta
June 7 - 15, 2021
July 24 - 28, 2021
Aug 30 - Sep 9, 2021
Sep 1 - 6, 2021
Hiking Tour of Provence and the French Riviera
Sep 16 - 24, 2021
Oct 10 - 15, 2021
Oct 16 - 27, 2021
Cuba Marine & Havana Experience
Oct 20 - 30, 2021
Oct 23 - Nov 2, 2021
Oct 28 - Nov 8, 2021
Jan 18 - 27, 2022
Classic Patagonia - Torres Del Paine
Jan 24 - Feb 4, 2022
Jan 29 - Feb 5, 2022
Big Sky Ski Resort, MT
Feb 26 - Mar 2, 2022
April 1 - 11, 2022
Belize Fly-Fishing & Water Sports Adventure
Mar 20 - 26, 2022
April 20 - May 7, 2022
Intensive Skills Course & Mt. Shasta
June 11 - 19, 2022
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
July 29th - Aug 8th, 2022
Sept 1 - 6, 2022
Sept 4 - Sept 14, 2022
Sept 22 - 30, 2022
Sept 14 - Sept 24, 2022
Oct 9 - 19, 2022
Fly-Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 9 - 14, 2022
Oct 23 - Nov 2, 2022
Oct 26th - Nov 7th, 2022
UPCOMING CME DESTINATIONS BY DATE
Middle Fork & Main Salmon River Rafting
June 11 - 17, 2021
Aug 30 - Sep 9, 2021
Sep 9 - Sep 19, 2021
Sep 13 - 23, 2021
Sep 20 - Oct 4, 2021
Oct 23 - Nov 2, 2021
Intensive Skills Course & Mt. Shasta
June 7 - 15, 2021
July 24 - 28, 2021
Aug 30 - Sep 9, 2021
Sep 1 - 6, 2021
Hiking Tour of Provence and the French Riviera
Sep 16 - 24, 2021
Oct 10 - 15, 2021
Oct 16 - 27, 2021
Cuba Marine & Havana Experience
Oct 20 - 30, 2021
Oct 23 - Nov 2, 2021
Oct 28 - Nov 8, 2021
Jan 18 - 27, 2022
Classic Patagonia - Torres Del Paine
Jan 24 - Feb 4, 2022
Jan 29 - Feb 5, 2022
Big Sky Ski Resort, MT
Feb 26 - Mar 2, 2022
April 1 - 11, 2022
Belize Fly-Fishing & Water Sports Adventure
Mar 20 - 26, 2022
April 20 - May 7, 2022
Intensive Skills Course & Mt. Shasta
June 11 - 19, 2022
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
July 29th - Aug 8th, 2022
Sept 1 - 6, 2022
Sept 4 - Sept 14, 2022
Sept 22 - 30, 2022
Sept 14 - Sept 24, 2022
Oct 9 - 19, 2022
Fly-Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 9 - 14, 2022
Oct 23 - Nov 2, 2022
Oct 26th - Nov 7th, 2022