The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine
Big Sky Ski Resort, Montana
February 26 - March 2, 2022
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 times listed below are Mountain Time (MT)
Saturday, February 26, 2022
"Entire faculty was incredible! The most fun course I have been to... I didn't want it to end."
Catherine Worthy, FNP
2:00 - 6:30 PM Registration in Huntley Lodge
4:00 PM (MST) Wilderness Medicine Case Studies
Eric A. Weiss, MD
4:40 PM (MST) Expedition, Foreign Travel & Backcountry Medical Kits
Howard Donner, MD
5:35 PM (MST) Venomous Sea Creatures & Shark Attacks
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
6:30 PM (MST) Adjourn
Sunday, February 27, 2022
"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 Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment
Peter Hackett, MD
9:10 am MT Environmental Heat Emergencies
Eric A. Weiss, MD
9:45 am MT Adjourn - FREE TIME - Enjoy skiing Big Sky or attend an optional workshop
4:00 pm MT Arthropod Envenomation: Spiders, Scorpions, Bees & Ants
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
4:50 pm MT Frostbite & Non-Freezing Cold Injury
Peter Hackett, MD
5:30 pm MT Diving Medicine & Fitness
Karen Van Hoesen, MD
6:15 pm MT Medical-Legal Issues in Wilderness, International, & Disaster Medicine
Valerie Dobiesz, MD
7:00 pm MT Adjourn
Monday, February 28, 2022
"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 Bear & Other Wild Animal Attacks
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
8:15 am MT Backcountry Water Disinfection & Purification
Howard Donner, MD
9:00 am MT Blister Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Allred, PA
9:45 am MT Adjourn - FREE TIME - Enjoy skiing Big Sky or attend an optional workshop
4:00 pm MT Improvised Dentistry in Austere Environments
Henry Herrmann, DDS
4:50 pm MT Snake Envenomation
Timothy B. Erickson, MD
5:40 pm MT Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA
6:30 pm MT Questions & Answers
6:45 pm MT Adjourn
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
"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 Flood & River Rescue, Whitewater Medicine & Safety
Kyle Allred, PA
8:15 am MT (6:30 PT, 8:30 CT, 9:30 ET) Improvised Trauma Care in Austere Environments
Eric A. Weiss, MD
9:00 am MT "Is There A Doctor On-Board?" - Medical Care at 30,000 FT.
Howard Donner, MD
9:45 am MT Adjourn - FREE TIME - Enjoy skiing Big Sky or attend an optional workshop
4:00 pm MT Traveler's Diarrhea & Other Waterborne Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD
4:50 pm MT Tips for Safely Traveling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kyle Allred, PA
5:25 pm MT Fracture & Dislocation Management in the Backcountry
Joseph B. Serra, MD
6:30 pm MT Adjourn
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
"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 Lightning Prevention & Injury Management
Sheryl Olson, RN, BSN
8:20 am MT New Technology for Backcountry Rescue, Location & Communication
Howard Donner, MD
9:10 am MT Hypothermia & Cold Water Immersion
Eric A. Weiss, MD
10:00 am MT Critical Care & Pain Management in the Wilderness
Bernard W. Dannenberg , MD
10:50 am MT Avalanche Survival & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA
11:45 Am MT Questions & Answers
12:00 pm MT Adjourn
UPCOMING CME DESTINATIONS BY DATE
Jan 16 - 23, 2027
Japan Ski & Snowboard Adventure
Jan 25 - Feb 1, 2027
National Conference on Wilderness Medicine: Big Sky Ski Resort, MT
Feb 20 - 24, 2027
Japan Ski & Snowboard Adventure
Feb 4 - 11, 2027
Apr 19 - 29, 2027
April 25 - May 9, 2027
May 2 - 11, 2027
National Conference on Wilderness Medicine: Santa Fe, NM
June 2 - 6, 2027
June 11 - 19, 2027
Skills Course Rafting & Mt. Shasta
June 13 - 18, 2027
National Conference on Wilderness Medicine: Big Sky Resort, MT
July 24 - 28, 2027
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
July 29 - Aug 8, 2027
Aug 29 - Sept 8, 2027
Aug. 29 - Sept. 6, 2027
Middle Fork of the Salmon Rafting
Sept 1-6, 2027
Sept 7 - 15, 2027
Deluxe Peru: Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
Sept 19 - 26, 2027
Sept 21 - Oct 5, 2027
Oct 31 - Nov 10, 2027
Oct 10 - 23, 2027
Fly Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 17 - 22, 2027
Jan 29 - Feb 5, 2028
March 12 - 19, 2028
Apr 17 - 27, 2028
April 23 - May 7, 2028
June 8 - 16, 2028
Skills Course Rafting & Mt. Shasta
June 11 - 16, 2028
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
July 26 - Aug 3, 2028
Aug 27 - Sept 6, 2028
Middle Fork of the Salmon Rafting
Sept 1-6, 2028
Sept 14 - 22, 2028
Sept 28 - Oct 8, 2028
Oct 1 - 15, 2028
Oct 8 - 21, 2028
Fly Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 15 - 20, 2028
UPCOMING CME DESTINATIONS BY DATE
Jan 16 - 23, 2027
Japan Ski & Snowboard Adventure
Jan 25 - Feb 1, 2027
National Conference on Wilderness Medicine: Big Sky Ski Resort, MT
Feb 20 - 24, 2027
Japan Ski & Snowboard Adventure
Feb 4 - 11, 2027
Apr 19 - 29, 2027
April 25 - May 9, 2027
May 2 - 11, 2027
National Conference on Wilderness Medicine: Santa Fe, NM
June 2 - 6, 2027
June 11 - 19, 2027
Skills Course Rafting & Mt. Shasta
June 13 - 18, 2027
National Conference on Wilderness Medicine: Big Sky Resort, MT
July 24 - 28, 2027
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
July 29 - Aug 8, 2027
Aug 29 - Sept 8, 2027
Aug. 29 - Sept. 6, 2027
Middle Fork of the Salmon Rafting
Sept 1-6, 2027
Sept 7 - 15, 2027
Deluxe Peru: Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
Sept 19 - 26, 2027
Sept 21 - Oct 5, 2027
Oct 31 - Nov 10, 2027
Oct 10 - 23, 2027
Fly Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 17 - 22, 2027
Jan 29 - Feb 5, 2028
March 12 - 19, 2028
Apr 17 - 27, 2028
April 23 - May 7, 2028
June 8 - 16, 2028
Skills Course Rafting & Mt. Shasta
June 11 - 16, 2028
Deluxe African Safari: Zimbabwe
July 26 - Aug 3, 2028
Aug 27 - Sept 6, 2028
Middle Fork of the Salmon Rafting
Sept 1-6, 2028
Sept 14 - 22, 2028
Sept 28 - Oct 8, 2028
Oct 1 - 15, 2028
Oct 8 - 21, 2028
Fly Fishing for All Levels - Northern California
Oct 15 - 20, 2028
