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Australasian Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Society Conference 2023: Discover New Heights

Daydreaming at work? Getting lost in ideas of big mountains, polar ice-caps, endless oceans and wild rivers? Ever thought you could be the one to help out on expeditions, and turn your ‘normal’ job into one filled with adventure?
Then here’s a conference that will ignite your imagination, where you will hear from those who’ve done just that.

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Iceberg bay on the Huemul circuit, Argentina.

Note-Keeping on Expeditions

Maintaining good clinical records is the cornerstone of exemplary patient care and should not be overlooked, especially on expedition. This article provides an overview of the approach to clinical records and documentation on expeditions.

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AM Team recommendations July 2024

AM Team recommendations July 2024

Another round of great film, book, and podcast recommendations from the Adventure medic team. We hope you enjoy.

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World Extreme Medicine (WEM) Conference 2023: pushing boundaries and considering our own

World Extreme Medicine (WEM) Conference 2023: pushing boundaries and considering our own

A review of the World Extreme Medicine 2023 conference by our very own, Dr Abbey Wrathall. An event with lots of exciting speakers and workshops.

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Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Winter 2023-24

Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Winter 2023-24

Dr Lydia Potter / Junior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine and Paediatrics / Bangor Dr Klara Weaver / Locum Acute and Emergency Medicine Doctor / Inverness Dr Constance Osborne / Locum Emergency Medicine Doctor / Bristol Contents Introduction and Collaborators Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine Section Expedition and Wilderness Medicine Section Want to get involved? At last, the crocuses are out […]

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British Antarctic Survey Medical Officers: a Unique Role in the Polar South

British Antarctic Survey Medical Officers: a Unique Role in the Polar South

Dr Katharine Ganly shares her experiences and advice from working as a medical officer with the British Antarctic Survery Medical Unit.

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Trekking in the Khumbu Valley, 2018

High Altitude Medicine Overview

Dr Hannah Lock / Emergency Medicine Senior Clinical Fellow & Portfolio Doctor / Ysbyty Gwynedd, Wales  Dr Hannah Lock is a Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. Since 2018 she has also worked as an Expedition Doctor, specialising in high-altitude environments, and has been involved in medical research on three high-altitude research expeditions. Hannah is part […]

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Senior Clinical Fellowship Review: Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Bangor

Senior Clinical Fellowship Review: Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, Bangor

Doctor Katharine Ganly shares her experience of the Senior Clinical Fellowship in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, where she worked with both air and ground pre-hospital teams as well as managing everything from mountain trauma to snake bites in the ED.

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A 19-hour emergency shift in Zululand

A 19-hour emergency shift in Zululand

Dr Amy Collyer jumped at the opportunity to work in emergency medicine in Zululand, driving 10 hours across South Africa to get there. Here she writes about a 19-hour ‘call’ shift for Adventure Medic, giving an insight into the typical patients, and problems, a rural South African hospital faces.

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AM Team Recommendations February 2024

AM Team Recommendations February 2024

Your quarterly AM Team recommendations. This time it is about the movie ‘Bear Island’, the book ‘Mountain Rescue Doctor’ and the podcast ‘Wilderness Medicine Podcast, Medic SOS’

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