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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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00:50:23

Confessions of a Polar Explorer with Stefano Tricanico

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2021/06/03

Host Stephen Wood is joined by, Stefano Tricanico a polar explorer, spelunker, engineer and medic. He was born and raised in South Africa, which is what lit the spark for his interest in adventure. He has been exploring the earth’s wild places for over 20 years and documenting his travels using photography as a tool to share his experiences. Stefano has led an adventurous and nomadic life dominated by mountaineering and exploratory expeditions in the Himalayas and Patagonian Andes. He has guided

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The Jungle - in collaboration with PHEMcast

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2021/05/27

This was a joint podcast with our friends & colleagues at PHEMcast – to hear more from them, have a look at their podcasts, blog and resources. In this episode doctors, Sean Hudson, Matthew Boulter and paramedic Eoin Walker discuss their experiences from the jungle, common medical issues, self-care, common diseases and the challenges of decision making and evacuation.

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01:03:19

Building Resilience in Disaster Zones with Yvette...

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2021/05/19

From Afghanistan to Uganda, Haiti to Somalia, Yvette Gonzalez has over two decades’ experience with capacity-building and community stabilization in kinetic war zones, natural disasters, and impoverished areas. In this episode, she shares her experiences and lessons learned from her experiences building resilience in disaster zones with host, Dr Shawna Pandya - including where to find some downtime in rural DR Congo (it’s definitely not what you’d expect), and a close encounter in a conflict zone

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00:34:18

Animal Encounters with Will Mackin

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2021/05/14

Will Mackin is a 23-year veteran of the US Navy. He has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, first as a navigator aboard a carrier-based jet, then as a joint terminal attack controller attached to a SEAL team. His first book, Bring Out the Dog (Random House, 2018), won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection. During his fellowship, Mackin is working on “Animals,” a collection of short stories based on his experiences as a special operations soldier in Iraq and

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00:41:35

Ultimate Tales of Remote Medicine with Sarah Spelsberg

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2021/05/11

Sarah Spelsberg is an Emergency medicine Physicians Assistant and Fellow of Extreme and Wilderness Medicine (FEWM), who has spent the last 4 years working in a remote outpost in the Aleutian Islands - sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea - a truly rugged place, where ‘The Deadliest Catch’ was filmed! Sarah's desire to challenge herself and her clinical skills has enabled her to push boundaries in remote medicine delivering exceptional medical care under extreme circumstances. In

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00:59:51

Living the Extreme Medicine Life with Johannes Svensoy

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2021/05/07

From the Thai-Burmese border conducting important work on men’s health to the most isolated oil rigs to COVID-19 response to biosensor technology development for prehospital care, Dr Johannes Svensoy has hit nearly square on the extreme medicine Bingo card! In this episode, he and WEMCast host Dr Shawna Pandya discuss his experiences in tropical, disaster, aerospace medicine and more, lessons learned from the world of extreme sports...and the next stop on his extreme medicine journey. Austere

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00:41:57

Bringing Emergency Medicine to Underserved...

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2021/04/29

Join new addition to the podcasting team, USA-based Emergency Nurse Practitioner Steve Wood as he discusses bringing Emergency Medicine to low resource communities. Aimee Tang is an emergency medicine physician and MPH with years of clinical experience in a busy urban hospital in New York City. She also has an interest in public health and bringing training in emergency medicine to underserved and low-resourced providers and communities. She has worked in both Haiti and India to develop emergency

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00:45:53

Reflecting on Practice with Carl Betts

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2021/04/22

In this conversation, we talk with Carl Betts reflecting on practice as a paramedic. Carl is a Paramedic and quality improvement fellow based in Sheffield working for the ambulance service. He has been a Paramedic for 9 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 two pieces of reflection that have been published

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00:50:43

Ultramarathons & Coaching Outdoors with Anna-Marie...

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2021/04/14

In this episode, Dr Jen Sherman is joined by Anna-Marie Watson. Anna-Marie was an officer in the British Army for 9 years and completed three operational tours. An experienced Expedition Leader, she is no stranger to extreme and hostile environments. Anna-Marie has two passions, ultramarathons and coaching. Prior to Covid, Anna-Marie regularly achieved podium positions in the Ultra-marathon world tour series and Marathon des Sables. When not running, Anna-Marie is also a successful coach to both

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01:16:02

The Basics of Critical Care with Stian Mohrsen

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2021/04/02

In this episode, we speak with Stian Mohrsen about the basics of critical care. Stian is a retrieval practitioner working in Scotland with particular clinical interests in pre-hospital emergency and critical care, major and complex trauma, resuscitation, paediatrics and human factors. He is also a part-time lecturer at Sterling university on the paramedic science degree program. In the episode he speaks with Eoin Walker (WEM pre-hospital lead) about why this topic is important and how the basics

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00:53:09

Breaking the Mould with Dr Clare Fernandes BBC CMO

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2021/03/26

In this episode, Dr Will Duffin speaks to BBC Chief Medical Officer Claire Fernandes, about breaking the mould in her career, what it’s like transitioning away from the NHS into private sector work. How this broadens your skillsets and horizons. How she developed an interest in occupational health and how this has opened doors for her. We talk about what her role at the BBC is like, the challenges, what it’s like being the only doctor in an organisation of 22,000 employees, working across a huge

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00:54:56

Adventure, Minimalism and Conservation with Bex Band

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2021/03/19

In this episode, Dr Jen Sherman is joined by Bex Band. Bex is an adventurer, public speaker and writer. She is passionate about adventure, widening access to the outdoors and conservation. She is the founder of ‘Love Her Wild’ a global female adventure community with over 25,000 members. Bex has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 30 inspirational entrepreneurs. For her work advocating women in adventure, she has been shortlisted for a National Diversity Award and in 2018 was given ‘Legacy Maker’

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00:43:04

Lock Down Rock Up - A conversation with Jerome Mowat

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2021/03/12

Lock Down Rock Up - A conversation with climber and Paramedic Jerome Mowat. This week Eoin Walker joins Jerome Mowat for a conversation about the making and narrative of the film 'Lock Down Rock Up'. The film which is directed, produced and shot by Nico Hambleton has been designed to appeal to both health workers and adventure lovers. It showcases the beneficial and healing transition from high-stress work in healthcare to a high focus and committing activity. Lock Down Rock Up, takes audiences

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00:37:12

Adventure Cooking with Sophie Hollingsworth

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/03/05

If you're fed up with the same old expedition and camp food then this podcast is for you. In this episode, Dr Emma Figures is joined by Captain Sophie Hollingsworth, who discusses her passion for exploring, the environment and adventure cooking. Literally, if Indiana Jones and Martha Stewart had a baby, the result would be Captain Sophie Hollingsworth. In this episode, she shares some of her inspiring stories of ongoing exploration and following your dreams, as well as educating us on the wonders

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01:11:56

Stone Cold Truths 2 with Ben Cooper and Dr Sean Hudson

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/02/26

In this second episode of 'Stone Cold Truths', we’re joined by ENP Ben Cooper and Dr Sean Hudson. Alongside WEM Trauma Lead Eoin Walker, Ben and Sean delve deeper into #hypothermia. The trio discuss when hypothermia is actually a benefit to the individual, how alcohol affects hypothermia and some of the misconceptions around how people see hypothermia. Grab a hat and listen in to this #extreme discussion.

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00:40:04

The Adventurous Path with Dr Will Duffin & Dr Lizzie...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/02/19

In this conversation between Dr Will Duffin and Dr Lizzie Thorne we learn about some of Lizzie’s highlights of working out in Fiji with Bear Grylls and examples of some of the medical care she’s delivered in extreme environments. Lizzie and Will also discuss what the key attributes are of a good expedition medic?, how and why lizzie escaped the London medical career treadmill and her top tips for other medics who want to follow the same path and how lizzie has juggled her overseas trips with her

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00:59:02

Nick Danziger: An interview 35 years in the making

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2021/02/12

An interview 35 years in the making WEM Founder, Mark Hannaford was destined for a life based on the expeditions, but he stumbled across the remarkable book by newly minted photojournalist Nick Danziger; 'Danziger's Travels'. It was a book that influenced his and many others' lives, and it has taken him 35 years to track Nick down and convince him to be interviewed, his perseverance wasn't wasted. #thelongesttalk #expeditionmedicine #nickdanziger #photojournalism #humanitarian

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00:46:00

Moria Refugee Camp: Reflections from two junior...

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2021/02/05

In this podcast, Dr Emma Figures is joined by Dr Flora Burns and Dr Rose Brennan, who discuss their experiences as medical volunteers in Moria Refugee camp last year. Every day, more refugees are fleeing Afghanistan, Syria, the DRC, Somalia, Iraq and other countries, escaping awful situations and hoping for a better, safer life for themselves and their families in Europe. Sadly, many end up stuck in overcrowded camps, waiting for months, even years, on asylum paperwork. In September

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00:49:01

Putting the fish back in the water with Stu Skinner

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/01/29

In this podcast, clinician Dr Jen Sherman, is joined by Stu Skinner, expedition leader and founder of charity Changing Horizons. Having survived a previous suicide attempt, Stu has made it his personal mission to reduce the stigma associated with mental health. He is passionate about raising awareness of suicide prevention and normalising conversations about mental health. Stu discusses the vital role adventurous challenge has played in the recovery of his own mental health and the importance of

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01:15:25

Ancient Maori Wisdom with Psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2021/01/22

In this special January episode Dr Hinemoa Elder, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist based in New Zealand and WEM Host Dr Will Duffin explore 10 Māori proverbs (whakataukī) from her recent book Aroha and reflect on how this ancient wisdom can be applied to our daily lives during the pandemic. This episode is about personal growth and wellbeing. In the session they explore the following: - Making time for mind-weeding - Experiencing the joy in small things - Knowledge as nourishment - How

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