downhill skier with text: 33rd Winter Illness & Injury Symposium 2025

Monday, December 15, 2025, 3-9 pm
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino
111 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV

$30 per person
Includes CEs, Dinner, Vendor Expo, Door Prize, and No-Host Bar
Registration deadline: December 1, 2025 (Space is limited)

Join us for an educational and entertaining evening of great speakers and topics, networking with colleagues and friends, perusing the vendor hall and enjoying a great meal.

This annual event, supported by Tahoe Forest Health System, is open to all EMTs, Ski Patrol, Paramedics, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, RNs, PAs, NPs, Physicians, SAR Members and other Mountain and Medical Professionals.

For more information, call (530) 582-3543 or email [email protected].

CE Credits: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #17691, for 4 contact hours. This course has been approved for 4 hours of Continuing Education by an approved California EMS CE provider and was instructor-based. California EMS CE Provider #65-0016.

Speakers & Topics

GRITSILIENCE™: Leading Through Winter’s Challenges — Building Mental Toughness and Operational Excellence in High-Stakes Professions
Dr. Natasha Lukasiewich, DNP, MSN, MBA, LNC, HHP, RN

Winter Injury Case Reviews – A Panel and Audience Discussion
featuring: John Swanson, MD -Tahoe Forest Hospital Emergency Department; Ellen Cooper, MD, FACS -Tahoe Forest Hospital Surgeon and Trauma Director; Sierra Bourne, MD – Northern Inyo Hospital and Mammoth Hospital Emergency Departments & Medical Advisor for Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol; Dan Shocket, MD – Barton Memorial and UC Davis Medical Center Emergency Departments

Heads Up: Concussion Discussion for Winter Sports
Kari Rezac, MD

Max Impact: Resilience of a Broken First Responder, Nurse, Human That is Still on the Quest for Us
Jonathan Godfrey, RN

Need lodging?

Hyatt room block available with event rates ($154-$193)

Call (800) 233-1234 and refer to Winter Illness & Injury Symposium for event rate.

Book now

Download event flyer (PDF)
All info contained in the PDF is on this webpage.