The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine

Snowbird Resort, UT

July 26-30, 2025

Conference Schedule

Saturday, July 26, 2025

"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: Setting the Stage
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:10 PM (MDT) Lessons Learned: Best of Wilderness Medicine Case Studies
Eric A. Weiss, MD

4:55 PM Expedition, Foreign Travel & Backcountry Medical Kits
Howard Donner, MD

5:50 PM Improvised Trauma Care in Wilderness & Austere Environments
Eric A. Weiss, MD

6:30 PM Adjourn

Sunday, July 27, 2025

"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 Blister Prevention & Treatment
Kyle Allred, PA

9:05 AM (MDT) Preparing for International Travel: Update on Immunizations, Malaria Prevention, & Safety
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

9:55 AM Break

10:10 AM Environmental Heat Emergencies
Eric A. Weiss, MD

10:55 AM Traveler’s Diarrhea & Other Waterborne Infections
Eric A. Weiss, MD

11:40 AM Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Zika
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

12:30 PM Fractures & Dislocation Management in the Backcountry
Lanny Johnson, FNP/P

1:15 PM Adjourn

Monday, July 28, 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 Optimizing Wellness: Lessons from the Wilderness
Kyle Allred, PA

8:15 AM Altitude Illness: Update on Prevention & Treatment
Howard Donner, MD

9:05 AM Flood & River Rescue, Whitewater Medicine & Safety
Kyle Allred, PA

9:55 AM Break

10:10 AM Hypothermia & Cold-Water Immersion
Eric A. Weiss, MD

11:10 AM Snake Envenomation Update
Richard F. Clark, MD

12:10 PM Lyme Disease & Other Tick-Borne Illnesses
Christopher, A. Sanford, MD

1:00 PM (MDT) Adjourn

Tuesday, July 29, 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 (MDT) Arthropod Envenomation: Spiders, Scorpions, Bees & Ants
Richard F. Clark, MD

8:30 AM Frostbite & Non-Freezing Cold Injury
Howard Donner, MD

9:15 AM Diving Medicine: Prevention, Safety & Treatment
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

10:05 AM Break

10:20 AM Venomous Sea Creatures & Marine Envenomation
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

11:10 AM Backcountry Water Purification
Howard Donner, MD

12:05 PM Mountain Search & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

1:00 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, July 30, 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 (MDT) Shark Attacks & Surf Zone Hazards
Karen Van Hoesen, MD

8:15 AM (MDT) “Is There a Doctor on Board?” − Medical Care at 30,000 Feet
Howard Donner, MD

9:00 AM Lightning Prevention & Injuries
Sheryl Olson, RN

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM The Miraculous Thai Cave Rescue Presented by a Navy SEAL
Gary Kibbee

10:45 AM Survival Strategies for The Adventure Traveler
Philip White

11:30 AM Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Battlefield Lessons for Wilderness Medicine
Gary Kibbee

12:15 PM Avalanche Recognition, Survival & Rescue
Lanny Johnson, FNP/PA

1:00 PM Adjourn

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