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February 20 - 24, 2027
Active Military receive 20% off registration. Select "Active Military" to adjust your registration fees. Please show your military ID when checking in.Wilderness and Travel Medicine LLCCage number: 8FJF3 | DUNS number: 081343503* Please note you cannot combine discounts
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Once you complete your conference registration, you'll receive a unique Ambassador Code and web link at the bottom of your receipt to send to your friends and colleagues to use when they register.
How The Ambassador Code Works: Each person that uses your link or Ambassador Code when they register will receive $100 off their registration. You will also receive $100 off your registration for every person that registers with your code - up to the total price of your registration! This refund will be processed within one week of the end of the conference.
So, if your total registration price is $800 and eight of your friends use your code for registration - your entire tuition will be refunded after the conference.
* Please note you cannot combine other discounts.
This certification workshop is an advanced level, intensive, hands-on training taught by leaders in Wilderness Medicine including, Howard Donner, MD and Sheryl Olson, RN/BSN.Students will learn practical techniques and practice them in mock scenarios. Successful completion of the course leads to AWEP Certification. AWEP Certification® is the highest wilderness medicine certification we offer. This course Includes 15.5 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ all supplies, syllabus, and a certificate.Please note: You must be registered for the main conference to be able to register for this course.
AWEP | Group 1 Please note that this is a separate optional certificationavailable in addition to conference registration.Saturday, Feb 20 | 7:30am-3:45pmSunday, Feb 21 | 12:15pm-3:30pmMonday, Feb 22 | 11:45am-3:30pmTuesday, Feb 23 | 12:00pm-3:45pm
AWEP | Group 2 Please note that this is a separate optional certificationavailable in addition to conference registration.Saturday, Feb 20 | 7:30am-3:45pmSunday, Feb 21 | 12:15pm-3:30pmMonday, Feb 22 | 11:45am-3:30pmTuesday, Feb 23 | No Class Wednesday, Feb 24 | 1:30pm-5:15pm
Optional Workshops
The optional workshops listed below are offered in conjunction with the conference at an additional cost. Optional workshops do not offer additional CME credit unless noted otherwise. Workshops feature small group sizes and have limited enrollment - early registration is encouraged.* It is best to review all workshop offerings before making any selections. Once you choose a workshop, the system will hide any workshops with time conflicts. *
Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or call 844-945-3263.
Saturday, February 20th, 8:00a - 3:30pInstructors: Gary Kibbee & Phillip White, Danny Kibbee A unique opportunity to learn and practice both basic and advanced survival skills from a Navy Seal Instructor and other renowned survival experts who train our elite Special Forces. This all day "hands-on" workshop is a practical and fun, skill building experience, designed to prepare you to survive on land, in the sea, in wilderness and urban environments. Limited enrollment register early!Participants will learn how to:- Signal and "be found"- Obtain food and water- Build fires with primitive tools - Escape a hotel fire- Construct & improvise survival kits- Deal with a plane crash- Protect yourself during a disaster - Travel safely in developing countries & avoid being "ripped off"- Find and construct emergency shelters
Sunday, February 21st, 12:30p – 3:45pInstructors: Gary Kibbee, Danny Kibbee This workshop is a hands-on skill building experience. It covers the most vital aspects of winter survival. A variety of man-made and natural fire starting techniques will be taught and practiced. Participants will learn how to obtain food and water and go outside to construct snow caves and igloos.
Sunday, February 21st, 1:30p - 3:30pInstructor: Lanny Johnson, PA-CIncludes 2.0 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.A practical workshop on suturing and improvised laceration repair in a backcountry or other austere environment. Participants will have the opportunity to practice suturing, stapling, taping, and tissue gluing techniques on pig limbs. All supplies provided.
Sunday, February 21st, 7:00p-9:00pInstructors: Sheryl Olson, RN/BSN Includes 2.0 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. In the backcountry, women may have different needs and concerns than men. This workshop will address topics such as packing light, personal safety and other needs of women traveling in the wilderness or a foreign country.
Monday, February 22nd @ 1:30p - 3:30pInstructor: Valerie Dobiesz, MD Includes 1.25 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.This hands-on interactive workshop will teach you how to diagnose and to reduce dislocations in the backcountry including dislocations of the finger, elbow, shoulder, hip and Patella. Tips for recognizing fractures and dislocations and improvised splinting will also be presented.
Monday, February 22nd @ 12:30p -3:45pInstructors: Gary Kibbee & Philip White You have just lost all of your belongings and your passport in an earthquake or act of terrorism. Your hotel was destroyed, and your companion is missing. Few Americans are prepared to cope with this type of crisis. Urban and travel survival can be more challenging than survival in the backcountry. Learn how to travel safely and protect yourself. *If you took the Saturday Wilderness & Urban Survival Skills workshop, this is quite a bit of overlap.
Tuesday, February 23rd @ 10:00a - 12:00pInstructor: Sheryl Olson, RN/BSN This workshop will teach you how to use ropes and tie knots for high angle rescue, swift water rescue, and improvised medical care. *Please note that if you are taking the AWEP Certification, these skills are covered in that workshop.
Tuesday, February 23rd @ 2:30p - 3:45pInstructor: Kyle Allred, PAIncludes 1.25 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Orthopedic and soft tissue injuries are among the most common problems encountered in the wilderness. A properly applied splint can have a variety of positive impacts and may make the difference between being ambulatory and needing an air evacuation. Learn techniques for immobilizing fractures and severe sprains using SAM splints and other improvised devices (you will receive a SAM Splint to practice with and keep).
Tuesday, February 23rd @ 12:30p – 3:30pInstructors: Lanny JohnsonThis exciting workshop is a must for the winter backcountry enthusiast. Mountain snow pack, forecasting, terrain analysis, stability evaluation, slab recognition, and backcountry rescue will be covered. Participants will be on skis and must be at least an intermediate skier.
Tuesday, February 23rd @ 11:45a – 3:45pInstructors: Gary Kibbee & Philip WhiteIncludes 4.0 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.As a medical professional people often look to you for direction in almost any emergent incident. With several decades of medical and rescue experience, the most complicated incidents I have encountered have been on my "time off" with no equipment available. In this class we will gather medical information in preparation for foreign travel and practice improvising the medical equipment needed for care and extrication. Stop the Bleed skills and TECC care will be practiced along with use of multi-victim triage.
Workshops for Children and Teens
This series of workshops and activities have been designed to maximize enjoyment and education for your entire family. Our Youth Survival and First Aid Programs are nationally acclaimed. Please register early - space is limited.
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