Resources
Adventure, Wilderness, Expedition, Humanitarian and Travel Medicine
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- Associations, Institutions and Collaborations |
- Charities and Organisations |
- Courses and Qualifications |
- Educational Resources |
- Electives |
- Expedition Providers |
- FOAM and Blogs |
- Media |
- Photographers and Videographers |
- University Wilderness Medicine Societies
Associations, Institutions and Collaborations
| AFMS | Anglo-French Medical Society |
| AGMS | Anglo-German Medical Society |
| AMC | Australian Medical Council |
| British Antarctic Survey | British Antarctic Survey |
| BASICS | British Association for Immediate Care |
| BASP | British Association of Ski Patrollers |
| British Canoe Union | British Canoe Union |
| BGHTA | British Global Health and Travel Association |
| BHPA | British Hangliding and Paragliding Association |
| BMA | British Medical Association |
| British Mountaineering Council | British Mountaineering Council |
| BMRES | Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society |
| CASE | Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CIWEC Clinic | Travel Medicine Centre in Kathmandu |
| David Nott Foundation | David Nott Foundation for Humanitarian Surgery |
| Divers Alert Network | SCUBA diving safety assocation |
| Diving Diseases Research Centre | Treatment, education and research into diving and hyperbaric medicine |
| EASD | European Association of Surfing Doctors |
| ExtremeSportMed | Society of Outdoor Sports and Performance Medicine |
| Faculty of Pre-hospital Care (RCSEd) | Faculty of Pre-hospital Care (RCSEd) |
| FFPP | Free Flight Physiology Project |
| GMC | UK General Medical Council |
| HPEE | Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments |
| IRHC | Institute of Remote Healthcare |
| ISMM | International Society for Mountain Medicine |
| International Society of Travel Medicine | International Society of Travel Medicine |
| IMSoGB | Italian Medical Society of Great Britain |
| IKAR-CISA | International Committee for Alpine Rescue |
| LSTM | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| LSHTM | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| MCC | Medical Council of Canada |
| MCNZ | Medical Council of New Zealand |
| MEA | Medical Equestrian Association |
| NaTHNaC | National Travel Health Network and Centre |
| Prehospital Care Programme | Barts and the London School of Medicine student prehospital care programme |
| Royal Flying Doctors | Royal Flying Doctors Australia |
| Royal Geographical Society | Royal Geographical Society |
| RGS Medical Cell | Royal Geographical Society Expedition Medical Cell |
| RSM | Royal Society of Medicine |
| SRPC | Society of Rural Physicians of Canada |
| SWMUK | Student Wilderness Medicine UK Facebook page |
| Sydney HEMS | Greater Sydney Area HEMS |
| UIAA | International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation |
| Wilderness Medicine Society | Wilderness Medicine Society: home of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, WEMJ and Wilderness Medicine Magazine |
| X-Treme Everest | X-treme Everest research collaboration |
Charities and Organisations
| Adventure Under Sail | College at sea for 15-21 year olds |
| AMECA | Alex's Medical and Educational Clinic in Africa: medical education and care in African Communities |
| AMREF Flying Doctors | AMREF East African flying doctor service |
| British Red Cross | British Red Cross |
| Critical Care International | Remote healthcare delivery in challenging environments |
| Doctors of the World | Doctors of the World |
| EMRS | Scotland Emergency Medical Retrieval Service |
| Everest ER | Everest Basecamp Hospital / Pheriche Hospital |
| Help for Heroes | Charity supporting wounded British soldiers |
| Himalayan Rescue Association | Himalayan Rescue Association |
| International Porter Protection Group | Safety association for mountain porters |
| London Air Ambulance | London Air Ambulance (HEMS) |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | Medecins Sans Frontieres UK |
| Medical Aid Films | Providing training and education through film |
| Mercy Ships UK | International Surgical Care Mission Charity |
| MERLIN | Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN) |
| Medics Against Violence | Aiming to reduce violent crime amongst young people in Scotland |
| Mountain Heart Nepal | Nepali charity aiming to create sustainable clinics in remote mountainous areas of Nepal |
| Mountain Rescue England and Wales | How to volunteer |
| PCI | Primary Care International: Providing family medicine education in resource poor countries. |
| RAF SARF | RAF Search and Rescue Force |
| RedR | RedR UK disaster relief charity |
| RNLI | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Skatistan | Charity teaching young people to skateboard in Afghanistan and Cambodia |
| UK-Med / UKIETR | Disaster medicine and home of the UK International Emergency Trauma Register |
| Vine Trust | Delivering primary healthcare and health education to remote communities by ship |
| VSO | Voluntary Service Overseas |
| Wings of Kilimanjaro | Paragliding expedition raising money for Tanzanian charities |
Courses and Qualifications
| Academy of Wilderness Medicine | Educational Fellowship program, with online lectures available for members |
| AWLS | Home of the Advanced Wilderness Life Support Course |
| DMCC | Diploma in Medical Care of Catastrophes |
| DWA South West | Developing World Anaesthesia courses in Bristol and London (formerly known as the Frenchay Course) |
| Faculty of Travel Medicine | Courses, qualifications and conferences in travel medicine |
| Glenmore Lodge | Outdoor training and first aid courses in Scotland |
| GNAAS | Great North Air Ambulance Service: providers of the pre-hospital anaesthesia course |
| Goethe Institut | Hub for German language, including courses |
| Instituto Cervantes | Hub for Spanish language, including courses |
| Institut Francais | Hub for French language, including courses |
| Iqarus | Immersive hostile and extreme environment training, including trauma life support, and offshore medics' courses. |
| MedForce | Courses for students in expedition and remote medicine |
| MERIT | Wilderness First Responder, Remote Emergency Medical Technician (REMT), Bushcraft courses |
| Mountain Trauma Rescue Services | First aid, rescue and CPD courses, based in Ambleside UK |
| NOLS | National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness First Aid Program (North America) |
| Plas y Brenin | Outdoor training and first aid courses in Scotland |
| Phoenix Expedition Medicine | Expedition skills and medicine courses with an emphasis on global heath. Their flagship course is based in Kenya. |
| Remote Area Risk International | First Responder, Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support, AWLS, Penthrox and Medical Gases courses. |
| Remote Medic | UK based courses including Wilderness and Expedition Medicine, Sports Medicine (distance learning) and Minor Illness and Injuries for Remote Medics |
| Southland Wilderness Medicine Group | Provider of wilderness medical training in New Zealand |
| Specialist Operations Support | AWLS and Wilderness First Responder Courses |
| Spanish for Medics | Online and classroom courses in Medical Spanish run by KCL |
| Training Expertise | Outdoor first aid, Wilderness First Responder, field safety and driver training |
| TREC | Travel-Health Related Education and Care: travel medicine courses |
| UNM Austere & Mountain Medicine | University of New Mexico: Courses for all levels, Diploma in Mountain Medicine, New Mexico Search and Rescue/Reach and Treat teams. |
| UTAS | University of Tasmania Grad Cert in Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments |
| WEMSI | WEMSI-International: Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness EMT and Wilderness Physician courses. |
| WMA International | Wilderness Medical Associates International: courses including Wilderness Advanced Life Support in the USA, Central America and Europe |
| Wilderness Medical Education | Courses for doctors, nurses, paramedics and medical students |
| Wilderness Medical Training | Provider of training to medics and lay people in the UK and abroad, including Chamonix and Morocco |
| World Extreme Medicine | Provider of wilderness medicine courses in the UK and abroad (formerly Expedition & Wilderness Medicine) |
| DTMH London | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in London |
| DTMH Liverpool | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Liverpool |
| DTMH Glasgow | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Glasgow |
| DRH Liverpool | Diploma in Reproductive Health in Developing Countries |
| Dip. EWM | Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (RCSPG) |
| Dip. IMC | Diploma in Immediate Medical Care |
| Dip. Mtn Med | Diploma in Mountain Medicine |
| Dip. ROM | Diploma in Remote and Offshore Medicine |
| Dip. RTM | Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine examination |
| Dip. Trav Med | Diploma in Travel Medicine |
| MHS Liverpool | MSc in Humanitarian Studies (open to intercalating students) |
| MSc in Global Health (Oxford) | MSc in Global Health (Oxford) |
| MSc in Global Health (UCL) | MSc in Global Health (UCL) |
| MSc in Global and Remote Healthcare | MSc in Global and Remote Healthcare (Plymouth) |
| Short Courses at LSTM | Short courses/CPD at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| Short Courses at LSHTM | Short courses/CPD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
Educational Resources
| ABC of Conflict and Disaster Medicine | Redmond AD, Mahoney PF, Ryan JM, Macnab, C. Wiley-Blackwell: 2005. |
| A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in an Age of Genocide | Reiff D. Vintage Digital (31 July 2014). |
| ALNAP | Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) - network to improve humanitarian performance through increased learning and accountability |
| Altitude.org | Altitude resource and home of the HAPE database |
| AMS App | Acute Mountain Sickness scoring app for Android users |
| Beyond Cold Water Bootcamp | Expert information and resources on cold water immersion, cold shock response, cold incapacitation, and hypothermia |
| BMA Guide to Working Abroad | The British Medical Association Guide to Working Abroad |
| BS8848 User Guide | The user guide to the British Standard (BSI 8848) 'Managing the Risks of Adventure Travel' |
| Casualty Care in Mountain Rescue | Ellerton J. Mountain Rescue Council; 2nd Edition: 2006. |
| CJSM | Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine |
| Drug Use and Misuse in the Mountains | UIAA MedCom Consensus Guide for Medical Professionals 2016 |
| Clinical Guidelines for Operations | Joint Service Publication 999: wide-ranging guidelines for UK Military Medics in the field. |
| DisasterReady.org | Free online humanitarian training modules |
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by CDC |
| Emergency Medicine Journal | Emergency Medicine Journal |
| Evaluation of Elite Athletes | International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on Periodic Health Evaluation of Elite Athletes |
| EWM Library | Expedition and Wilderness Medicine Resource Library |
| Expedition and Wilderness Medicine | Hudson S, Knox C. Expedition & Wilderness Medicine Ltd: New Edition in Press. |
| Fever in Returned Travellers | A guide to dealing with fever in returned travellers from the CDC Yellow Book |
| Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine | Auerbach PS, Constance BB, Freer L. Mosby; 4th Edition: 2013. |
| Fit for Travel | Travel health information from NHS Scotland |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office: latest travel advice by country |
| FMT in sudden onset disasters | Classification and minimum standards for foreign medical teams in sudden onset disasters |
| GMC: Remote Prescribing | GMC guidance on remote prescribing principles |
| Frostbite | Current information on frostbite from Professor Chris Imray and contact details for the frostbite advice line. |
| FPHC: Wilderness Medicine | Guidance on medical provision for wilderness medicine |
| GoodSAM | App to locate nearby first responders, featuring a crowd-sourced defibrillator map |
| Green Book | The Green Book - UK national guidance for immunisation against infectious diseases |
| UK HEMS | Pre-hospital Care information hub, including standard operating procedures (SOPS) and Crash Cards |
| High Altitude Medicine and Biology | Journal of high altitude medicine |
| High Altitude Medicine and Physiology | Milledge JS, West JB, Schoene RB. Hodder Arnold; 5th Edition: 2012. |
| Human Kinetics | Comprehensive Sports' Science resources hub from commercial fitness website Human Kinetics |
| Imported Fever Service | Clinical advisory and specialist diagnostic service for medical professionals managing travellers who've returned to the UK with fever - including contact number. |
| Infectious Disease Resources | Infectious disease resources from publichealth.org |
| International Emergency Numbers and Mountain Rescue Services | From IKAR-CISA - a table of contact details and emergency numbers for mountain rescue services worldwide |
| JustriSlide | Free, open-use database of slides and presentations related to infectious diseases |
| Ketamine in Head Injury | Filanovsky Y, Miller P, Kao J. Myth: Ketamine should not be used as an induction agent for intubation in patients with head injury. |
| Kids Travel Doc | Paediatrician's guide to travelling with children |
| Maintenance of Medical Equipment | Mike Dobson's incredibly detailed and useful DIY guide to maintaining medical equipment in developing countries |
| Medibuddy | Resources for specialty training interviews (paid-for) |
| Medicine, Conflict and Survival | Journal relating to health aspects of violence and human rights |
| Mountains for Active Diabetics | Diabetes management advice for the outdoors |
| Mountaincraft and Leadership | Langmuir E. Mountain Training Boards of England and Scotland; 4th Edition: 2013. |
| MSF Clinical Guidelines | Medecins Sans Frontieres' Diagnostic and treatment guidelines for use in the field |
| MSF Essential Drugs | Medecins Sans Frontieres' Essential drugs for physicians, pharmacists, nurses and medical auxiliaries |
| MSF Obstetrics in Remote Settings | Medecins Sans Frontieres' Practical Guide to Obstetrics for non-specialised health professionals in the field |
| NaTHNaC | National Travel Health Network and Centre run by UCLH |
| The Next Generation of Aerospace Medicine: NGAM | Aerospace medicine blog and tutorials on physiology to the flight deck |
| Outdoor First Aid: A Practical Manual | Wills, K. Pesda Press: 2013. Excellent book for UK outdoor enthusiasts in particular. |
| Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine | Johnson C, Anderson S, Dallimore J, Winser S, Warrell DA. OUP Oxford: 2008. |
| Paramedic Resource Centre | Jobs and resources for ambulance and EMS professionals |
| Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine | Duff J, Anderson R. Cicerone Press; 12th Edition: 2017. |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | NICE Guideline CG 26: 2005. |
| Pre-Hospital Anaesthesia | AAGBI Pre-hospital Anaesthesia Safety Guidelines |
| Refugee Health | Medecins Sans Frontieres Guide to refugee health in emergency situations |
| ReliefWeb Topics | Hub for information relating to disaster relief - topical and educational content |
| R3 | Rescue for River Runners: excellent whitewater/swiftwater rescue resource |
| Self Rescue For Climbers (DVD) | Sanders O, Long S. Rock and Sea Productions: 2007. |
| Ski-Injury.com | Comprehensive snowsports injury website, run by Dr Mike Langran. |
| Sport Psychology Research Lab | McGill University Sports Science Laboratory |
| Sports Science and Medicine | Free access sports' science journal |
| Travax | NHS Travel Health website by Health Protection Scotland |
| Travel Etiquette | Helpfully explaining how not to cause offence, wherever you might find yourself |
| UIAA Recommendations | The UIAA Medical Commission recommendations for climbers and health professionals in the mountains |
| UNDAC | United Nations: Disaster Assessment and Coordination Field Handbook |
| Vertical Mind: Psychological Approaches for Optimal Rock Climbing | McGrath D, Elison J. Sharp End Books: 2014. |
| Vital Sites for Paramedics | Extensive list of emergency medicine resources, primarily aimed at paramedics but useful for anyone interested in the field |
| War's Human Cost | UNHCR Global Trends Report 2013 quantifying the number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people worldwide. |
| Waypoint Airmed and Rescue | Aeromedical and Retrieval magazine. |
| WFSA ICM Update | Comprehensive guide to providing Intensive Care Medicine in resource poor settings |
| Where There Is No Doctor | Werner D, Thuman C, Maxwell J. Hesperian Foundation; Revised Edition: 2013. |
| Where There Is No Dentist | Dickson M. Hesperian Foundation; Revised Edition: 2012. |
| WHO Guidelines | World Health Organisation Guidelines |
| Wilderness and Environmental Medicine | Academic journal of the Wilderness Medical Society |
| Wilderness Expedition Dentistry | Wilderness Expedition Dentistry |
| Wilderness Medicine Magazine | Magazine published by the Wilderness Medical Society |
| WMS Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care | Forgey WW. Falcon Guides; 5th Edition: 2006. |
| WorldWideWounds | Practical information about wound management |
| Yellow Book | The Yellow Book - CDC Guide to Travel Health |
Electives
| Adventure Alternative | Adventure company offering elective placements in Kenya and Nepal |
| Amazon Hope Medical Ships | Floating clinic boats on the Amazon River |
| AMECA | Alex's Medical and Educational Clinic in Africa: Elective placements in African Clinics. Bursaries available. |
| BMA Elective Advice Pages | Tips on planning your elective, including a list of funding sources and information about indemnity |
| Cinterandes Foundation | Mobile surgical van in Ecuador |
| Cuba Medical Electives | Elective programmes in Cuba run by Cuba Medical Link |
| DocTours | Electives for medical students and work experience programs for all healthcare students in developing countries |
| Elective Africa | Global health placements for pre-health and healthcare students in Kenya and Tanzania |
| Electives Network | Large database of elective opportunities. Free access in UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand via medical defence companies |
| FCO Travel Advice | Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice on safe travel to different countries |
| Gizo Hospital | Remote electives in the Solomon Islands |
| Global Medical Projects | Volunteer medical projects for students and health professionals: including paramedic, physiotherapy, radiography and dental |
| London Air Ambulance | Electives with the London Air Ambulance (London HEMS) |
| HHE | Himalayan Health Exchange: electives in Himalayan village clinics |
| HM Prison Service | Electives available at Belmarsh, Durham, Frankland, Holloway, Low Newton prisons |
| Medical Elective Network | Medical Spanish programs, Peruvian hospital electives and international surgical missions |
| Medics Away | Electives in Bali, Belize, India, Peru, Tobago and Thailand |
| The Medic's Guide to Work and Electives Around the World | Wilson, M. CRC Press; 3rd Edition: 2009 |
| Medics Travel | Online electives database |
| MedFORCE | Elective and medical gap year placements |
| Medical Clinic of Big Sky | Ski medicine elective Programme in Montana |
| NASA | Four week Aerospace Medicine Elective at the Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas) |
| RFDS | Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Elective Placements |
| UMass Wilderness Elective | University of Massachusetts Wilderness Medicine Elective |
| VSO | Voluntary Service Overseas |
| WMS Elective | Wilderness Medicine Society Student Elective: four week elective including the Wilderness First Responder course |
| Work the World | Work the World: structured electives in Africa, Asia and South America |
Expedition Providers
| Across the Divide | Event management company offering support to a variety of expeditions including the Sahara and Kilimanjaro |
| Action Challenge | Provider of adventures in the UK and abroad |
| Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions | Logistical support for Vincent Massif and South Pole |
| Blue Ventures | Marine conservation expeditions in Belize and Madagascar |
| British Exploring Society | Expeditions abroad for young people age 16-25 |
| Charity Challenge | Organiser of charitable expeditions, well known for Kilimanjaro Climbs |
| Coral Cay | Marine and land-based volunteer projects related to marine and tropical rainforest conservation |
| Dream Challenges | Smaller company offering Everest Basecamp and Kilimanjaro treks amongst others |
| Exile Medics | Expeditions and extreme events |
| Festival Medical Services | Events medical company |
| Greenforce | Mostly gap years to Fiji, Ecuador and Borneo |
| Jolt Trust | Small volunteer-run charity offering trips every two years |
| Matterhorn Medical | Events medical company |
| Medical Expeditions | Research expeditions into altitude illness |
| MedForce | Land and marine-based conservation expeditions and electives |
| Newland | Mainstream and specialist polar expeditions and logistics |
| Operation Wallacea | Wildlife and conservation programmes |
| Raleigh International | Expeditions to Borneo, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Tanzania |
| Saepio | Medico-legal insurance for expedition medicine |
| Skyline | Overseas charity expeditions |
| The Mountain Company | Specialists in trekking holidays to the Himalaya and Karakoram. |
| Village Ways | Ethical walking holidays encouraging community development |
| Wild & Mount | French company offering adventure tourism and high risk expeditions |
| World Expeditions | Trekking and adventure holidays |
FOAM and Blogs
| Adventure Medicine | Australian blog featuring news and updates from the world of adventure medicine |
| Paul Auerbach | Dr Paul Auerbach, one of the world's leading outdoor medicine experts. A mine of useful information. |
| BroomeDocs | Educational blog for rural generalists |
| Jimmy Chin | Stories and advice from one of the world's best adventure photographers |
| Matt Edwards | Adventures with AMREF Flying Doctors |
| EMCrit | Emergency Medicine and Critical Care blog and podcast |
| Emergency Medicine Ireland | Emergency Medicine FOAM site based in Ireland |
| Forrington's Travels | Dr Simon Forrington's AMREF Flying Doctors blog |
| Go Flight Medicine | Military and civilian evidence-based aviation medicine FOAM blog |
| Ross Hofmeyr | Dr Ross Hofmeyr's Musings of a Wilderness Doctor: South Africa and Antarctia |
| ITeachEM | Site dedicated to medical education in Emergency Medicine |
| KI Doc | Rural Medicine blog from Australia |
| Alexander Kumar | Dr Alex Kumar on all things polar |
| Life in the Fast Lane | Australasian Emergency Medicine and Critical Care blog |
| PHARM | Dr Minh Le Cong's Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine blog and podcast |
| RAGE | Resuscitationist's Awesome Guide to Everything - emergency medicine, critical care and retrieval medicine audio podcast |
| Resus ME | Cliff Reid's site with the latest on life-saving medicine, including pre-hospital care |
| SMACC | Social Media and Critical Care: International FOAM conference |
| Wild Medic | Dr Rob Conway - polar, maritime and diving expeditions around the world |
Media
| Cross Country Magazine | Paragliding and hangliding magazine |
| Fall Line | Snowsports magazine |
| Freeskier | Off-piste skiing magazine |
| Kayak Session | Whitewater kayaking magazine |
| Mountain Bike Rider | Mountain biking magazine |
| National Geographic | National Geographic |
| National Geographic Adventure | National Geographic Adventure |
| Outdoor Gear Lab | Comprehensive gear review site |
| Outside | Outside magazine |
| Outside Pursuits | Gear guides and review |
| Redbull | Redbull Website |
| Rock and Ice | Climbing magazine |
| Single Track | Mountain biking magazine |
| Surfer Magazine | Surfing magazine |
| The Wilderness Medic Podcast | Expedition and Wilderness Medicine podcast |
Photographers and Videographers
| Andy Busslinger | Paragliding, aerial and travel photography |
| Sam Crimmin | Wilderness, travel and night sky photography |
| Expedition Media | Database of crews, production and specialist organisations in adventure TV |
| Peter Greig | Photographer, film maker and visual artist |
| Dave Hall | Candid travel portraits and landscapes |
| Brad Jackson | Guiding and mountain photography |
| Mark Hannaford | Expedition photography |
| Ros Marvin | Weddings, events, macro photography and portraits |
| Andrew Peacock | Travel and mountain photography |
| RC Aerial Cam | Close-range aerial videographers |
| Jon Slayer | Underwater photographer and videographer |
| Lino Sousa | Portrait, nature and travel photography |
| Matt Wilkes | Adventure, travel and portrait photography |
University Wilderness Medicine Societies
| Birmingham University | Birmingham University Wilderness Medicine Society |
| Edinburgh University | Edinburgh University Wilderness Medicine Society |
| KCL | Kings College London Wilderness Medicine Society |
We aim to keep the list as up to date as possible, but please note that we are not responsible for the validity of the links or the content of external sites.
