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World Extreme Medicine Podcast

World Extreme Medicine

We’re committed to ensuring extreme medicine education can reach all medical, healthcare and supporting professionals working in austere environments. With regular updates, our team brings you the latest from across the broad spectrum of extreme medicine disciplines, including expedition, space, remote, pre-hospital and humanitarian medicine as well as a range of topics across performance and non-technical skills. Enhance your ability to tackle challenges with new skills you can take home or out

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00:54:20

Building an ‘extreme career’ from the RMC to CCP to...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/12/14

In this conversation we talk with Wayne Auton about his journey through three domains of practice; the military, pre-hospital care, and mountaineering. We examine the concept of High Performing Teams (HPT) in all three domains and some of the features of HPT that unite the different practices. Wayne initially joined the military/Royal Marine Commandos and through time specialised as a sniper. He then transitioned through into pre-hospital care as a paramedic, progressing on to become a Critical

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00:40:56

Interview with a Snake Catcher with Luke Huntley

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/12/02

Host Stephen P. Wood follows up with Luke Huntley, Australian snake catcher, after their discussion during the WEM 2021 conference. Stephen and Luke discuss the training that goes into snake catching as well as the legal requirements to be a certified snake catcher in Australia. Carpet pythons and Eastern Brown snakes are the most common snakes encountered in Luke’s work and Stephen and Luke discuss these animals and Luke’s approach to catching these beautiful creatures. Stephen and Luke explore the

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00:31:15

Critical Analysis Causing Critical Mental Health with...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/11/24

In this conversation, we talked with Carl Betts about his reflections on critical analysis in paramedic practice. Carl is a Paramedic and quality improvement lead-based in Sheffield working for the ambulance service. He has been a Paramedic for 10 years and has a 10-year extensive history of expeditions featuring multiple trips to Everest base camp, K2, Mongolia, South Africa, Swaziland, Kangchenjunga, Toubkal, Aconcagua, Pakistan, Oman and many more. He has recently written a piece of reflection

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00:59:30

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Great Whites...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/11/09

In this episode podcast host Stephen Wood and adventure paramedic Mike Hudson talk about Mike's experience as a paramedic and lead safety specialist for the Discovery channel's Shark Week production team. Steve and Mike talk about Mike's background as both a paramedic and diver and how he brought this experience to develop a unique opportunity as the lead dive safety and remote medical specialist for the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, as well as other production teams. Mike talks about how

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00:44:28

Swapping Medicine for the Mountains with Anna Wells

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/11/04

In this episode, Dr Jen Sherman is joined by Anna Wells. Having qualified as a Doctor in the Scottish Highlands. Anna has successfully undergone a career change and now runs her own adventure guiding company in Scotland. Anna is passionate about the mountains. The freedom of wide-open spaces and the rush of trying hard is where she is happiest. Her favourite activities are rock climbing, summer alpinism, skimo and running, with her happiest moments including completing a winter traverse of the

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01:04:49

Standards and Developments in HEMS Across the Globe...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/10/13

Dr. Vidar Magnusson is an anesthesiologist, intensivist and EMS physician in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is the current National Medical Director for pre-hospital services in Iceland, a post he held both between 2011- 2014, and again from 2016 to the present. He has extensive EMS and air-medical experience including serving as a medical officer with the British Army NATO coalition forces, ground EMS in Iceland and the Icelandic Coast Guard Medevac helicopter. He has worked in several air-medical systems

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00:24:23

Healthcare in Ghana – The harsh reality of a...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/10/06

In this conversation, we talk with Trixton May about his clinical experiences in Takoradi, Ghana. Trixton took himself to Ghana as a second-year paramedic student with aspirations to serve in areas less fortunate and developed contexts than his reality back in the UK. In the discussion, we explore the variety of experiences and revelations he had in this developing healthcare system. Trixton has written a reflection 'Healthcare in Ghana – The Harsh Reality of a Developing Country'. In the

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00:32:47

Teaching Wilderness Medicine in the Virtual World...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/09/28

Host Stephen Wood and Dr Sanjey Gupta discussed wilderness medicine in the virtual world. Forced to switch content from live and in situ to Zoom, Dr Gupta and his colleagues had to get creative. Most of Gupta’s teaching is in the environment that they are teaching to; the woods, mountains or fields and is mostly hands-on. Having to switch to the virtual environment, Dr Gupta and his colleagues flipped the narrative and used the Texas heatwave to have conference attendees try to “survive” by making

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00:43:43

What exactly is a space nurse? with Starr Schroeder

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/09/28

In this episode, WEMCast host Dr Shawna Pandya dives deep into this very question with none other than AstroRN Starr Schroeder, a nurse passionate about pioneering, defining, and developing the role of nursing in the commercial space industry as well as advocating for the continued development of space medicine in current and future space exploration. Listen in as Shawna and Starr talk about the rise of space nursing, the commercial space sector, Starr’s research on a myriad of topics including

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00:47:39

Climate Change and Patient Outcomes: How We Can Make...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/09/07

In this session host Stephen Wood speaks with Dr Louis Nguyen and Dr Liz Yates, surgeons and researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston discuss the impact of climate change on healthcare and patient outcomes. Dr Yates and Dr Nguyen discussed the large carbon footprint of the healthcare industry, especially in developed nations. This includes the large amount of waste that stems from pre-made kits as well as other disposables. Similarly, the amount of energy that is dedicated to

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00:36:50

The story of Amanita Phalloides: The Death Cap...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/09/02

Host, Stephen Wood and Dr Anne Pringle, a mycologist and botanist, tell the story of the Amanita Phalloides mushroom. This is not a mushroom native to the United States, but it has found its way there in an unsuspecting way, cork trees. These cork trees were imported for use by California wineries but they had a stowaway, the Amanita Phalloides or death cap mushroom. Death caps are toxic mushrooms that kill both humans as well as domestic pets when consumed. These toxic mushrooms resemble several

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01:01:27

Assessing Medical Fitness for Extreme Environments...

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2021/08/24

Occupational Health is concerned with the impact of health on work and vice versa. We discuss the key approaches and broad principles in matching an individual’s medical background with the environment and making sensible decisions about whether they should participate with a focus on diving, military deployments, offshore oil and gas and expeditions. We cover: Why preparation is the key to success! Mapping the individual and their condition to the environment. The key components of the

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00:41:10

The Challenges of COVID in Areas of Conflict with...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/08/17

Jocelyn Kelly is the founding director for Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s (HHI) Women in War program, and currently is a fellow at HHI where she designs and implements projects to examine issues relating to gender, peace, and security in fragile states. Kelly has been conducting health-related research using qualitative and quantitative research methods for over eight years both in national and international settings. She has given briefings related to gender and security to the United Nations

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00:32:32

The Secret World of Weather with Tristan Gooley

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/08/10

In this episode Medical Director Dr Will Duffin welcomes back The Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley to share insights from his latest book ‘The Secret World of Weather’. They discuss: Early 19th-century technology and attempts at weather forecasting and what happened to Admiral Robert Fitzroy when he first attempted to predict the weather…. Why ‘big weather’ that is forecast on modern supercomputers doesn’t match the weather that we actually experience at ground level. The three key cloud

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00:39:56

Humanitarian Action & Conflict with Johnathan Povey

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/08/03

In this episode we chat with Johnathan Povey, Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) turned humanitarian clinician. Johnathan speaks of his multiple deployments to various contexts from an initial humanitarian training course in 2012. He recalls some of his most challenging cases, teams and contexts that he has had to work in over 11 years in humanitarian conflict and disaster. We also cover in the conversation; indigenous groups and challenges of integration and acceptance. Collaboration of teams

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00:35:15

The Thai Cave Rescue with Dr Stephen Rush

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/07/20

Dr Stephen Rush is a Lt. Colonel and Flight Surgeon. He is the former medical director for Pararescue and the current medical group commander of the 106th Rescue Air Wing in New York. He is a radiation oncologist by trade but brings a wealth of experience in operational medicine to the table. Dr Rush was a key consultant for the Thai Cave rescue that is an international success story and template for operational medicine during a crisis. Dr Rush led the discussion by explaining the role of

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00:48:47

Why Adventure is Essential to Wellbeing? with Belinda...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/07/16

In this podcast, Dr Jen Sherman is joined by Belinda Kirk, explorer, author and speaker. Belinda is an explorer and a leading campaigner for the promotion of the benefits of adventure on wellbeing. For the past twenty-five years, she has led dozens of international expeditions and remote filming trips. In 2009, Belinda established Explorers Connect, a non-profit organisation connecting people to adventure and has encouraged 30,000 ordinary people to engage in outdoor challenges. In 2020 she

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01:01:27

Assessing Medical Fitness for Extreme Environments...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/07/08

In this episode Consultant Occupational Medicine Physician Dr Kent Haworth joins WEM host Dr Will Duffin to discuss assessing medical fitness for extreme environments. Occupational Health is concerned with the impact of health on work and vice versa. We discuss the key approaches and broad principles in matching an individuals medical background with the environment and making sensible decisions about whether they should participate with a focus on diving, military deployments, offshore oil and

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00:41:28

Hypothermia: ECG Findings, Checklists and Debriefing...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/06/30

Dr Sush Prusty is the director of EMS at Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and assistant professor of emergency medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He also serves as the medical director for Boston College EMS as well as local EMS agencies. Dr Prusty earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Boston Medical Center. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is currently an emergency department

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00:55:28

Ultrasound in Austere Environments with Gaynor Price

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/06/23

In this session, weinterviewGaynor Price. Gaynor isan emergency physician based in New Zealand and has developed asubspecialty interest in ultrasound in ED. Wetake a look at point of care ultrasound, its utility and its limitations. We will be especially focussing on the EFAST and how it has been adaptive and progressive in point of care treatment in the past 5 years.We also take a look atultrasoundprobes and the positive and negative interaction with tissue. Gaynor unpacks some of the fundamental

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