Expedition Medic

Course outline & essential info

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This practical, hands-on course is lead by experts who are seasoned expedition professionals and medics. Includes essential medical topics related planning, medical kits, trauma and environmental medicine in addition to useful field skills – navigation and ropework for example. Fun. Practical. Inspiring. This should be the minimum formal specialised medical training that experienced and aspiring expedition medics – doctors and OHPs – should undertake. Valid for at least 12 CPD credits.

Delegate feedback

An excellent, informative and useful course. Thank you v. much!
Relaxed and informative – never boring!
Excellent in presenting a lot of content in an interesting way.
Was glad of lots of [teaching] styles.
Superb – good humour & clear instructions.
Handled questions well – good demos.
Not enough biblical preaching and snake handling!

Target audience – who’s invited?

Doctors of all grades, nurses, medical students, paramedics* and OHPs are welcome to attend. No prior camping or expedition experience is required. Whether you are flirting with the idea of accompanying a team up Kilimanjaro, jungle trekking, pimping your expedition CV or simply want a fun, inspiring educational course, Expedition Medic will satisfy your aims and open your eyes to expedition medicine and the possibilities for travel using your medical skills. (*paramedics should consult WMT before booking ANY course)

What’s covered on Expedition Medic?

This is a busy two days with loads of practical sessions, group work, lectures and discussions. See the detailed outline programme below and the note on what’s covered in the course manual you’ll receive.

Medic course manual – what’s covered?

We issue the same comprehensive Medic course manual on ALL WMT Medic courses so there is a lot of “bonus” material in addition to what is specifically covered on any particular course syllabus. For example, there are extensive notes on diverse topics such as expedition dentistry, diving medicine, swift water rescue and other topics that might not be covered on the shorter WMT courses.

Outline Programme

In short, this module combines the essential content of WMT’s 2-day jungle medicine and mountain medicine courses and provides skills and insights into the demands of an expedition medical role. This is a busy two days with loads of practical sessions, group work, lectures and case discussions covering all environments; tropical, mountain and frozen.

Themes include:

    • expedition medical planning
    • medical kits
    • managing trauma inc fractures
    • tropical medicine headlines, malaria/fevers
    • environmental medicine (hot, cold, high)
    • patient packaging & getting rescued (satellite trackers/messaging & GPS)
    • scenario training; putting skills into practice including what has been learned from Wild Human
    • basic rope craft
    • becoming an expedition medic; CV advice, sources of jobs & networking

CPD

We estimate that this programme is valid for approximately 12 CPD credits.