The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine

Big Sky Resort, MT

July 29 - August 2, 2023

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 29, 2023

"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

4:35 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 30, 2023

"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 Snake Envenomation Update
Richard F. Clark, MD

9:10 am Environmental Heal Emergencies
Eric A. Weiss, MD

9:50 am Break

10:05 am Preparing for International Travel: Update on Immunizations, Malaria Prevention, & Safety
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

10:50 am Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies in the Backcountry
Teresa Wu, MD

11:35 am Hypothermia & Cold Water Immersion
Eric A. Weiss, MD

12:15 pm Diving Maladies & Medicine: Prevention, Safety & Treatment
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

1:00 pm Adjourn

Monday, July 31, 2023

"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)Travel Medicine Update: Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Zika
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

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

9:10 am Shark Attacks & Surf Zone Hazards
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Traveler’s Diarrhea & Other Waterborne Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD

11:00 am Backcountry Water Purification
Howard Donner, MD

11:40 am Arthropod Envenomation: Spiders, Scorpions, Bees & Ants
Richard F. Clark, MD

12:30 pm Point-of-Care Ultrasound in
Austere Environments
Teresa Wu, MD

1:00 pm (MDT)Adjourn

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

"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)Backcountry Dental Emergencies
Henry Herrmann, DDS

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

9:00 am Fracture & Dislocation Management in the Backcountry
Joseph B. Serra, MD

9:50 am Break

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

10:50 am Trauma & Improvised Care in Austere Environments
Eric A. Weiss, 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.

9:00 pm Adjourn

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

""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 From a Navy SEAL
Gary Kibbee

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

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

9:50 am Break

10:00 am Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Medicine
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

10:50 am Survival Strategies For The Adventure Traveler
Philip White

11:40 am Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC): Transitioning Battlefield Lessons to Wilderness & Urban Medicine
Gary Kibbee

12:30 pm Adjourn

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