Speaker Profile
Sheryl Olson

Sheryl Olson RN, BSN, FAWM

Nursing, Flight Nurse

Ashland, Oregon, United States of America

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Sheryl Olson was a backpacking guide in the Colorado mountains for 10 summers. After graduating from college, she practiced her nursing profession for over 40 years, including 10 years as an ICU/CCU nurse and 18  years as a helicopter flight nurse.  Overlapping with her clinical career was her passion for educating others.

For the past 25 years, she has been a teacher/instructor of Wilderness Medicine and Wilderness Safety and Survival at conferences and on adventure trips worldwide. She believes that education and adventure go hand in hand and has guided and instructed on treks to Everest Base Camp, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Blanc, Patagonia, and other beautiful places in the world.

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES (Speaking, Spoken, and Authored)
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  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Emergency Medicine ...
  • Calendar May 29 - Jun 02, 2024
  • Location Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
  • Hybrid Event Hybrid Event
  • Speciality Critical Care Medicine ...
  • Calendar Feb 10 - 14, 2024
  • Location Big Sky, Montana, USA
  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Emergency Medicine ...
  • Calendar May 31 - Jun 04, 2023
  • Location Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
  • Hybrid Event Hybrid Event
  • Speciality Emergency Medicine ...
  • Calendar Feb 25 - Mar 01, 2023
  • Location Big Sky, Montana, USA
  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Emergency Medicine ...
  • Calendar Sep 29 - Oct 10, 2022
  • Location Paro, Paro District, BT
  • In-Person Event In-Person Event
  • Speciality Emergency Medicine ...
  • Calendar Sep 20 - Oct 04, 2022
  • Location Arusha, Arusha, TZ