The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine

Big Sky Ski Resort, Montana

February 21 - 25, 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, at home, or anywhere.

All times listed below are in Mountain Time (MT).  

The schedule listed below is from the 2025 conference. We will update the 2026 schedule when available.

Saturday, February 22, 2025

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

2:00 - 6:30 PM (MT) Registration in Huntley Lodge Conference Center

4:00 PM Wilderness Medicine – Setting the Stage
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:15 PM Top 5 Wilderness Medicine Case Studies
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:50 PM Expedition, Foreign Travel & Backcountry Medical Kits
Howard Donner, MD

5:40 PM Arthropod Envenomation: Spiders, Scorpions, Bees & Ants
Timothy B. Erickson, MD

6:30 PM Adjourn

Sunday, February 23, 2025

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

7:30 AM Medical-Legal Issues in Wilderness, International & Disaster Medicine
Valerie Dobiesz, MD

8:15 AM Snake Envenomation
Timothy B. Erickson, MD

9:00 AM Bear & Other Wild Animal Attacks
Timothy B. Erickson, MD

9:45 AM Adjourn - ENJOY SKIING BIG SKY OR ATTEND AN OPTIONAL WORKSHOP

4:00 PM Frostbite & Non-Freezing Cold Injury
Peter Hackett, MD

4:45 PM Surviving the Unexpected Night Out
Gary Kibbee

5:30 PM Preparing for International Travel: Update on Immunizations, Malaria Prevention, & Safety
Michael J. VanRooyen, MD

6:15 PM Traveler’s Diarrhea, Giardia & Other Waterborne Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD

7:00 PM Adjourn

Monday, February 24, 2025

"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) Altitude Illness: Prevention & Treatment
Peter Hackett, MD

8:20 AM Diving Medicine & Safety
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

9:05 AM Challenging Cases in Global Health & Medical Volunteering:
Lessons Learned From the Field
Michael J. VanRooyen, MD

9:45 AM Adjourn - ENJOY SKIING BIG SKY OR ATTEND AN OPTIONAL WORKSHOP

4:00 PM Environmental Heat Illness
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:50 PM Backcountry Water Disinfection & Purification
Howard Donner, MD

5:35 PM Space Exploration & The Final Frontier of Wilderness Medicine
Join NASA Astronaut, Dr. Jim Bagian, as he journeys into space and learn about the future of NASA and the mission to Mars.

6:30 PM Questions & Answers

6:45 PM Adjourn

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

"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) Blister Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Allred, PA

8:15 AM Venomous Sea Creatures & Shark Attacks
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

9:05 AM “Is There a Doctor On-Board?” – Medical Care at 30,000 FT.
Howard Donner, MD

9:45 AM Adjourn - ENJOY SKIING BIG SKY OR ATTEND AN OPTIONAL WORKSHOP

4:00 PM Embracing Nature's Wisdom: 10 Health Optimization Techniques
Kyle Allred, PA

4:45 PM Lightning Prevention & Injury Management
Sheryl Olson, RN, BSN

5:30 PM Ocean Survival & Medicine at Sea
James Bagian, MD

6:30 PM Adjourn

8:15 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.

9:30 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

"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 (MT) Flood & River Rescue, Whitewater Medicine & Safety
Kyle Allred, PA

8:20 AM Hypothermia Facts & Fiction
Eric A. Weiss, MD

9:10 AM  New Technology for Backcountry Rescue, Location & Communication
Howard Donner, MD

9:55 AM Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

10:55 AM Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC):
Transitioning Battlefield Lessons to Wilderness & Urban Medicine
Gary Kibbee

11:45 AM Questions & Answers

12:00 PM Adjourn

For more information or to register please call

844-945-3263

or

For more information or to register please call

844-945-3263

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