Category: News & Features

AM Team recommendations October 2023

AM Team recommendations October 2023

Your quarterly AM Team recommendations. This time it is about the movie ‘the Deepest Breath’, the book ‘A Wilder Life’ and the podcast ‘Medicine on the Frontier’

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The Red Rock Canyons, Colorado by Dr Lydia Potter

Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Summer 2023

Updates and news from the academic community over the past quarter. Summer 2023.

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Legal Considerations for Medical Care in Polar Waters

Legal Considerations for Medical Care in Polar Waters

  If polar adventures as a medic are on the cards, this open access article on legal considerations is for you. It highlights several controversies touching on telemedicine, medical kits and suggested qualifications. It showcases the need for internationally recognised standards to ensure appropriately trained and experienced clinicians are recruited to provide quality medical care to those travelling in these […]

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Fellowship Review: Clinical Fellow in Extreme Medicine

Fellowship Review: Clinical Fellow in Extreme Medicine

An honest review of what it is like to work as a Clinical Fellow in Extreme Medicine in Poole Hospital. Doctors Johnston and Pearson discuss the variety of expedition and remote medicine modules they undertook and the impact that the post has had on their careers.

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EXPLORE Expedition and Fieldwork Weekend,  Royal Geographical Society 2022: A review

EXPLORE Expedition and Fieldwork Weekend, Royal Geographical Society 2022: A review

EXPLORE weekend is hosted annually by the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and offers something for everyone with an adventurous spirit.

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Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments MSc, University of Tasmania: An Overview

Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments MSc, University of Tasmania: An Overview

The University of Tasmania’s exciting Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments (HREE) programme explained by Doctors: Georgina East, Daniel Lack and Robert Dickson.

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Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Spring 2023

Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Spring 2023

Latest updates from the academic community over the spring season.

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World Extreme Medicine conference 2022: Pushing boundaries

World Extreme Medicine conference 2022: Pushing boundaries

WEM 2022 review. We are so grateful to WEM for inviting us back to cover what is undoubtedly the highlight of the conference calendar for those with an adventurous streak.

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Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Winter 2022/23

Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Winter 2022/23

Welcome to the Winter edition of Evidence Explorer – your one stop shop for summaries of the latest publications in expedition medicine and global health.

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

Wishing all of our readers across the globe a wonderful holiday season with family, friends and colleagues. Wherever you are we hope you have some time away from the hospital/practice for adventures large or small. A review of 2022.

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