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2026 MMS ScheduleOther Links:2026 MMS Course Guide
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FRIDAY
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TIMETown HallGrand Imperial Hotel TheatreCarriage House ClassroomSilverton Senior Center
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7:00am - 8:15amREGISTRATION
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8:15am - 8:30amWELCOME KEYNOTE
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8:30am - 9:15am General SessionLIGHTNING STRIKE: 17 PATIENT MCI AT 13,000’
Will Smith
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9:15am - 10:00am
General Session		WILDLAND FIRE & PUBLIC HEALTH: A WILDERNESS MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE
Brian Drury
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15 minute break
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10:15am - 11:00am
Breakout Sessions		ITS GETTING HOT IN HERE: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & TREATMENT OF HYPERTHERMIA
Sean Buehler		COLD INJURIES
Megan Eubank		CREVASSE RESCUE: MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Darryl Macias & Parth Desai
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30 minute break
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11:30am - 1:00pm
Lunchtime Workshops		FRACTURES, DISLOCATIONS, AND THEIR REDUCTIONS
IN THE SAR/WILDERNESS CONTEXT
Will Smith		EVIDENCE BASED FIELD CARE FOR AVALANCHE VICTIMS
Graham Kane		BACKCOUNTRY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Kallie Kurtz		BEYOND THE BACKPACK: APPLYING WILDERNESS MEDICINE TO HUMANITARIAN CRISES
Sara Ingram
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15 minute break
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1:15pm - 2:00pm Breakout SessionsBLAST INJURIES
Josh Kessler		CONSIDERATIONS IN TRAVEL MEDICINE
FOR ADVENTURE ATHLETES
Jay Mathers		HYPONATREMIA CASE STUDY FROM
BADWATER 135 RACE Parth Desai
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15 minute break
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2:15pm - 3:00pm Breakout SessionsMANAGING INHERITED & PHARMACOLOGIC COAGULOPATHIES IN OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS
Aaron Reilly		ENDURANCE EVENT MEDICINE IN AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS
Vince DiMassa		SEARCH & RESCUE AND THE MEDIA: CASES, BEST PRACTICES & WHAT NOT TO DO
Deanne Gallegos
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15 minute break
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3:15pm - 4:00pm General SessionPEPTIDES IN THE WILDERNESS: HYPE, HELP, OR HINDRANCE?
Kathy Vidlock
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4:00pm - 5:00pm General SessionLESSONS LEARNED AT TIMBERLINE FALLS: CRITICAL DECISIONS IN B/C AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Alison Sheets
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30 minute break
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5:30pm - 7:00pmCOFFEE BEAR SOCIAL SESSION @ The Coffee Bear
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SATURDAY
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TIMETown HallGrand Imperial Hotel TheatreCarriage House ClassroomSilverton School Performing Arts Center
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7:00am - 8:00amREGISTRATION
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8:00am - 8:45am General SessionBATTLEFIELD TO BACKCOUNTRY: 2026 TCCC UPDATES AND IMPACT ON PREHOSPITAL CARE
Nick Weiss
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8:45am - 9:30am General SessionPHYSIOLOGIC STRESS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: A PRIMARY CARE APPROACH
Aaron Lesser
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15 minute break
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9:45am - 10:30am
General Session		EXTENDED RESUSCITATION EFFORTS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
David Hughes
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15 minute break
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10:45am - 11:15am
30 minute speedy session		RECOGNIZING SHOCK
Ray Nokovich		LESSONS FROM MARS: REMOTE CARE IN THE MOST AUSTERE ENVIRONMENT
Kaitlyn Mortman		ALTITUDE & AGING: CHRONIC ILLNESS & GERIATRIC CARE
Aaron Reilly
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30 minute break
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11:45am - 1:45pm
Lunchtime Workshops		GROUP DECISION-MAKING IN PERCEPTUALLY DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS
Russ Costa & Kellie Gerbers		WILDERNESS POCUS: UPPER EXTREMITY TRAUMA SCANS
Layne Coil		ARDS: A FOUR-LETTER WORD, A VENTILATOR, AND YOU
IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
Ben Stone		SPLINTING 101: MULTI-TOPIC ROUNDTABLE & HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
Angela Martz & Megan Eubank
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15 minute break
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2:00pm - 2:45pm Breakout SessionsWHAT IS IN YOUR BAG? : MAKING THE MOST OF THE BASIC
FIRST AID MATERIALS
Bill Purtymun		FIVE-ISH BACKCOUNTRY POCUS NECESSITIES
Christian Dean		HEAT STROKE UPDATES: COLD WATER IMMERSION AS THE GOLD STANDARD
Bryan Feinstein
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15 minute break
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3:00pm - 4:30pm Workshop SessionsSICK OR NOT SICK:
A SHARED FRAMEWORK FOR MEDICAL ASSESSMENT IN SAR
Liz Pachaud		HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR PATIENTS AND RESPONDERS
Graham Kane		STOP THE BLEED WITH A PJ
Nate Weltman		BEYOND PATIENT CARE: DECISION-MAKING IN REMOTE AND WILDERNESS MEDICINE
MaKenzie Tiegs
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15 minute break
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4:45pm - 5:30pm General SessionCONCUSSIONS AT ALTITUDE: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Christian Dean
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5:30pm - 5:45pmSYMPOSIUM PROJECTS UPDATE
Michael Burton & Tyler George
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SUNDAY
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TIMETown Hall
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8:00am - 8:45am General SessionGIARDIA, RHABDO, PLAGUE, & THE BIRD FLU: EXPEDITION MEDICINE FOR ENDURANCE ATHLETES
Alex Franke
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8:45am - 9:30am General SessionSNOW SUFFOCATION/ ASPHYXIATION
Scott McIntosh
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15 minute break
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9:45am - 10:30am
General Session		END-OF-LIFE CARE IN AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS
Ray Nokovich
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15 minute break
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10:45am - 11:30am
General Session		TEAMWORK IN SEARCH & RESCUE: LESSONS FROM AVIATION
Scott McIntosh
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11:30am - 12:30pm
General Session		SHELTER FROM THE STORM: RAZOR-SHARP FOCUS & RESILIENCE WHEN LIVES ARE ON THE LINE
Kim Furry
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Safe travels, See you in 2027!
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council
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for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and Silverton Medical Rescue.
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The WMS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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The Wilderness Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
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Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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All education content presented in this activity has been reviewed and validated as appropriate in keeping with sound scientific principles.
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This course has been approved for Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) credits through the Wilderness Medical Society.
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Actual credits awarded depend on personal credit needs and history.
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