IWLS Healdsburg, California
October 21st-23rd, 2026
Join us this Healdsburg, California for the International Wilderness Life Support Certification!
Highlights:
- Practice Wilderness Medicine Skills in the charming town of Healdsburg, California in the heart of the wine country
- Learn from faculty who have extensive experience in Wilderness & Travel Medicine
- Connect with other like-minded health professionals
- Earn your International Wilderness Life Support Certification
- Obtain up to 28 hours of Category 1 CME
A certification course designed for medical professionals who love adventuring in the outdoors, traveling and/or medical volunteering in remote settings. Learn hands-on medical skills that you can take anywhere in the world.
Course Details
Course Objectives:
During our International Wilderness Life Support CME we want to provide a practical foundation in Wilderness Medicine for medical professionals. This course covers patient assessment in remote settings and treatment guidelines for life support until definitive care or evacuation is available. Medical professionals get the opportunity to step away from the comfort of their own hospitals/clinics and learn skills that they can use in any setting. The course is fun, dynamic, and empowering.
Topics include:
- Patient assessment
- Trauma
- Medical problems
- Infectious disease
- Head, ear, eye, nose, throat & skin conditions
- Animal & insect bites
- Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Wound management
- Water treatment
- Hyperthermia, hypothermia & frostbite
- Medical kits
- Lightning
- High altitude illness (HACE, HAPE)
- Dive Medicine
Continuing Education Credits:
The Wilderness Medical Society designates this hybrid activity consisting of both online education and in-person practical skills for a maximum of 28 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IWLS Course Description & Hybrid Format
This hybrid-style IWLS course will be held over Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, as part of our MedTreks Outdoor Medicine Collective.
This International Wilderness Life Support is designed to provide medical professionals of all levels (MD, NP/PA, RN, EMT) with a comprehensive training in Wilderness Medicine.
The hybrid IWLS course is an exciting new format that provides you with 12 online wilderness medicine modules that you will have access to for three months and can study at your own pace. After the didactic portion, we host our IWLS courses in epic locations that allow you to practice skills, ask questions, and meet other like-minded medical professionals, all while enjoying the outdoors and participating in some incredible adventures.
Nestled in the heart of California wine country, Healdsburg is an ideal setting for the International Wilderness Life Support (IWLS) course. This charming town offers the perfect blend of hands-on wilderness medicine training, excellent food, and relaxed hospitality. Just a short drive from towering redwood forests and the dramatic California coast, Healdsburg provides an inspiring backdrop to sharpen your skills, earn CME, and connect with fellow healthcare professionals.
Faculty
Sheryl Olson, RN
Ari Rasori, NP
Prices & Dates
Dates: October 21st-23rd.
Time: 8am-5pm
Price:
$795 MD/DO/NP/PA
$595 RN & Paramedic
Includes:
- 12 hours of Wilderness Medicine in-person skills training/lectures
- MedTreks goodie bag
- 16 hrs online module content
- 28 Category 1 CME Units
Does not include:
- Meals
- Lodging
- Transportation
- Travel Insurance
The IWLS 3 day hybrid course takes place before our 5 day Outdoor Medicine Collective. In is an optional add-on to our OMC. The OMC is a 20 hr accredited category 1 CME seminar focusing on Wilderness Medicine, Travel Medicine and Global Health. You are welcome to sign up for one or both with the option to earn up to 28 hrs of CME over the 6 days!