AWEP Certification®

Advanced Wilderness & Expedition Provider

July 26 - 30, 2025

Snowbird Resort, UT

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Advanced level intensive and hands-on training taught by leaders in Wilderness Medicine including Howard Donner, MD, Sheryl Olson, RN/BSN, Eric Weiss, MD, and Larry Moore, MD.

Students will learn practical techniques and practice them in mock scenarios. Successful completion of the course leads to AWEP Certification® and 15.5 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits®.

Take your wilderness medical skills to the next level and experience why AWEP is so highly rated by physicians, PAs, NPs, and nurses.

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AWEP Schedule At A Glance

Group 1

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Saturday, July 267:30 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday, July 272:45 pm to 6:30 pm
Monday, July 282:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Tuesday, July 292:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Group 2

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Saturday, July 267:30 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday, July 272:45 pm to 6:30 pm
Monday, July 282:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Wednesday, July 302:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Note: The AWEP schedule is designed to dovetail with the schedule of the main conference presentations.

AWEP Detailed Schedule

Wilderness Medicine Advanced Wilderness Expedition Provider Certification

Course tuition: $545

Includes: 15.5 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits® all supplies, syllabus, breakfast, patch, and certificate

The AWEP Certification® Course is scheduled so that students will be able to attend all plenary sessions at the National Conference on Wilderness Medicine. Note: To register for AWEP, you must be registered for the main conference.

The AWEP Certification® Course is valid for 4 years and is the highest wilderness medicine certification we offer. AWEP is scheduled so that students will be able to attend all plenary sessions at the National Conference on Wilderness Medicine. Note: To register for AWEP, you must be registered for the main conference.

Saturday, July 26

*Note: This is the detailed schedule for AWEP | Group 1. The detailed schedule for Group 2 will be slightly different and can be seen "at a glance" in the section above on this webpage.

7:00 am - 7:30 am
Breakfast

7:30 am - 8:00 am
Introduction and Overview

8:00 am - 9:30 am
Rescue in the Backcountry: Improvised Medical & Trauma Care – Part 1

  • Improvised evacuation techniques
  • Improvised litter construction, packaging and carries

9:30 - 9:45 am
Break

9:45 am - 11:00 am
Rescue in the Backcountry: Improvised Medical & Trauma Care – Part 2

  • Shoulder assessment, reduction, and splinting
  • Femur fracture and improvised femoral traction with discussion of current trends necessity of application
  • Assessment and reduction of other joint dislocations (elbow, finger, patella, ankle)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch (on your own)

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Lifting & Moving Patients in the Wilderness or Austere Environment

  • Patient movement and transfers
  • Clearing cervical spine injuries in the field
  • Improvising effective cervical collars
  • Pelvic fracture; assessment and management
  • Hip dislocation; assessment and relocation technique
  • Patient management during a long evacuation

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Break

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Scene Management with Initial Patient Assessment and Stabilization

  • Scene safety
  • Field triage, examination, and assessment
  • Treatment priorities
  • Stabilization of injured or ill patients
  • Communication considerations
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Sunday, July 27

2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Improvised Trauma & Ortho Care

  • Wilderness assessment methods for sprains versus fractures
  • Assessment and stabilization of upper and lower extremity fractures
  • Improvised splinting techniques
  • Use and application of tourniquets for managing arterial bleeds
  • Intro to scene command and communication

4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Break

4:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Wilderness Rescue with Introduction to Commercial Rescue Technology

  • Introduction to ropes and knows for rescue and medical care
  • Improvising a safety harness to aid in rescue of a victim
  • Introduction to commercial rescue equipment including liters, spine boards, and vacuum liter
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Monday, July 28

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Backcountry Soft Tissue and Wound Management

  • Healing by primary versus secondary intention
  • High risk versus low-risk wounds
  • Wound management; cleaning, closure options, dressings
  • Infection control
  • Evacuation considerations

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Concepts of Airway and Fluid Resuscitation in the Wilderness

  • Airway emergencies in austere environment
  • Vascular assess including intraosseous (IO) techniques and fluid replacement systems
  • Dehydration and hyponatremia

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Break

3:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Groups will rotate through the following practice stations:

  • Bleeding station
  • Vacuum liter demo
  • Airway, IO, and tourniquet station
  • Cocoon building
  • Femur traction splint
  • Shoulder wrap, pelvic binders
Patient Assessment Wilderness Medicine CME Course

Tuesday, July 29

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Communication and Aeromedical

  • Radio usage and frequencies
  • Introduction to helicopter safety protocols
  • Patient preparation for air evacuation

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Practice Scenario and Debrief

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Break

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Scenarios and Debrief

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Summation and Farewell

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