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 presentations listed below are Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

Saturday, July 25, 2026

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

3:45 PM (MDT) Wilderness Medicine: Setting the Stage
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:00 PM Top 5 Wilderness Medicine Case Studies
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:45 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 26, 2026

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

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

8:15 AM Blister Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Allred, PA

9:00 AM Preparing for International Travel: Update on Immunizations, Malaria Prevention, & Safety
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Environmental Heat Emergencies
Eric A. Weiss, MD

10:45 AM Diving Medicine: Prevention, Safety & Treatment
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

11:30 AM Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Zika
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

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

1:00 PM Adjourn

Monday, July 27, 2026

"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) Optimizing Wellness: Lessons from the Wilderness
Kyle Allred, PA

8:15 AM Altitude Illness: Update on Prevention & Treatment
Howard Donner, MD

9:00 AM Flood & River Rescue, Whitewater Medicine & Safety
Kyle Allred, PA

9:50 AM Break

10:05 AM Hypothermia & Cold-Water Immersion
Eric A. Weiss, MD

10:50 AM Snake Envenomation Update
Richard F. Clark, MD

11:35 PM Lyme Disease & Other Tick-Borne Illnesses
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

12:20 PM Adjourn

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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

8:20 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

10:00 AM Backcountry Water Purification
Howard Donner, MD

10:45 AM Traveler’s Diarrhea & Other Waterborne Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD

11:30 AM Lightning Prevention & Injuries
Sheryl Olson, RN

12:15 PM Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

1:00 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

""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) “Is There a Doctor on Board?” − Medical Care at 30,000 Feet
Howard Donner, MD

8:15 AM Fractures & Dislocation Management in the Backcountry
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

9:00 AM The Miraculous Thai Cave Rescue Presented by a Navy SEAL
Gary Kibbee

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Survival Strategies for The Adventure Traveler
Philip White

10:45 AM Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Battlefield Lessons for Wilderness Medicine
Gary Kibbee

11:30 AM Avalanche Recognition, Survival & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA/span>

12:30 PM Questions & Answers

1:00 PM Adjourn

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