The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine
Santa Fe, New Mexico
May 31 - June 4, 2023
Conference Schedule
All times listed below are in Mountain Time (MT). All presentations will be given at the Santa Fe Convention Center and live-streamed online.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023
4:30 - 7:30 pm Registration
7:00 pm Wilderness Medicine: Setting the Stage
Kyle Allred, PA
7:10 pm Altitude Illness: Recognition, Prevention, and Current Treatment
Howard Donner, MD
8:00 pm Humanitarian, Disaster, and War Relief Medicine: Frontiers and Objectives (Guests Welcome)
Michael J. VanRooyen, MD
9:00 pm Adjourn
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023
"Extraordinary conference... most enjoyable learning experience I have ever encountered."
Joseph Easly, MD
6:30 - 7:30 AM Late Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits
7:30 AM Surviving an Unplanned Night in the Wilderness
Gary Kibbee
8:20 AM Spiders & Insects: Bites, Stings, & Envenomations
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
9:10 AM Staying Healthy During International Travel: Lessons From James Bond!
Michael J. VanRooyen, MD, MPH
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Snake Envenomations
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
11:10 AM Medical-Legal Issues in Wilderness, Disaster, & International Medicine
Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH
12:00 PM Adjourn: FREE TIME - ENJOY SANTA FE or ATTEND OPTIONAL WORKSHOP
7:00 - 8:00 PM Dessert Meet and Greet
8:00 PM From Wars to Pandemics: Opportunities & Lessons Learned in Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine Q & A (Guests Welcome)
Erickson, Dobiesz, VanRooyen, Rasori
9:00 PM Adjourn
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023
"The conference is just teaming with great speakers... magnificently exciting talks... just a perfect balance of business and fun."
Carol Ferris, MD, (EM)
Hamilton, Bermuda
6:30 - 7:30 AM Breakfast/Exhibits
7:30 AM Wild Animal Attacks - Patterns & Prevention
Timothy B. Erickson, MD, MPH
8:20 AM Wilderness Dermatology - Sunburns, Rashes, & Cancer
Jeri Mendelson, MD
9:10 AM Planning Your Adventure Medical Kit: From to the Tropics
Howard Donner, MD
10:10 AM Break
10:25 AM Fracture & Dislocation Management in the Wilderness
Todd Clevenger, MD
11:15 AM Updates in Tick and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
Jeri Mendelson, MD
12:00 PM Adjourn: FREE TIME - ENJOY SANTA FE or ATTEND OPTIONAL WORKSHOP
SATURDAY, June 3, 2023
"Most enjoyable and useful conference I've attended in the last 20 years. I hope to return every year."
Alan Lyn, MD
6:30 - 7:30 AM Breakfast/Exhibits
7:30 AM Floods, Rivers, & Streams: Safety, Medicine, & Rescue
Kyle Allred, PA
8:20AM SCUBA Diving - Key Hazards & Treatments
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
9:10 AM Foot Blisters - Optimizing Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Allred, PA
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM "Is There A Doctor On Board?" Medical Considerations on Commercial Flights
Howard Donner, MD
11:05 AM Improvised Trauma Care in Austere Environments
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
12:00 PM Adjourn: FREE TIME - ENJOY SANTA FE or ATTEND AN OPTIONAL WORKSHOP
7:00 PM Avalanche Survival, Rescue, and Personal Protection
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA
8:00 PM Diving the Seven Continents: Epic Adventures among Coral, Ice, and Sharks (Guests Welcome)
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
9:00 PM Adjourn
SUNDAY, June 4, 2023
"Most enjoyable and useful conference I've attended in the last 20 years. I hope to return every year."
Alan Lyn, MD
7:30 AM Lightning Prevention & Injury Management
Sheryl Olson, RN, BSN
8:15 AM Optimizing Wellness: 10 Tips to Thrive In & From The Wilderness
Kyle Allred, PA
8:55 AM Hypothermia & Cold Water Immersion Highlights and Q/A
Howard Donner, MD
9:45 AM Break
9:55AM Water Disinfection and Field Approach to Traveller's Diarrhea
Howard Donner, MD
10:40 AM Venomous Sea Creatures
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
11:25 AM Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA
12:15 PM Adjourn
UPCOMING CME DESTINATIONS BY DATE
Mar 25 - Apr 1, 2023
Apr 7 - 17, 2023
Apr 20 - May 7, 2023
The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine - Santa Fe
May 31 - June 4, 2023
Skills Course Rafting & Mt. Shasta
June 10 - 18, 2023
The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine - Big Sky
July 29 - Aug 2, 2023
Aug 27 - Sept 6, 2023
Sept 1 - 6, 2023
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
Sept 2 - 12, 2023
Sept 6 - 16, 2023
Sept 21 - Oct 2, 2023
Oct 1 - 15, 2023
Fly Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 8-13, 2023
Oct 8 - 18, 2023
Fly Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 15-20, 2023
Oct 22 - Nov 5, 2023
Oct 23 - Nov 3, 2023
Fiji Multi-Sport
Jan 27 - Feb 3, 2024
Classic Patagonia - Torres Del Paine
Jan 24 - Feb 4, 2024
Northern Patagonia Adventure
Jan 25- Feb 2, 2024
The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine - Big Sky Ski Resort
Feb 10 - 14, 2024
Japan Ski & Snowboard Adventure
Feb 18-24, 2024
Marc 17-24, 2024
Apr 1-11, 2024
Apr 14-24, 2024
Apr 25 - May 12, 2024
Skills Course Rafting & Mt. Shasta
June 8- 16, 2024
The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine - Big Sky
July 27 - July 31, 2024
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
July 29 - Aug 8, 2024
Sept 1 - 6, 2024
Sept 1-11, 2024
Sept 11-21, 2024
Sept 12 - 23, 2024
Hiking Tour of Provence
Sept 19 - 27, 2024
Oct 13 - 24, 2024
Oct 21 - Nov 4, 2024