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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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01:34:14

Humanitarian Careers Panel

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/19

WEM Academy Live Session #11: Humanitarian Careers Panel Host: Eoin Walker Panel: Erin Kilborn & Josie Gilday Length: 1 hour 30 mins Ideal for: Health professionals of all grades, stages and training backgrounds . The world faces new crises every day, both manmade and natural - the most recent pandemic proving that a global humanitarian disaster can happen at any time. If it's got you thinking about branching out in your career, this one if for you! . Join Paramedic and WEM Trauma Lead, Eoin

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00:49:51

Performance focus with big wave surfer Mark Visser

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/18

Mark Robert Visser is an Australian professional big wave surfer, author, keynote speaker and ocean adventurer. Visser is best known for being the first person to surf Hawaii’s most dangerous wave Jaws, Maui, at night in 2011. Documented in a film called ‘Night Rider’. Facebook> https://www.facebook.com/MarkVi55er/ Instagram> https://www.instagram.com/mark__visser/ Website> www.markvisser.net Documentary probes big wave night surfing of Mark Visser By CASSANDRA

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00:31:43

Technology and the revolution of healthcare in...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/16

Today's release concentrates on Technology and the revolution of healthcare in austere environments. It's presented by Stacy Welker of Remote Health Solutions* in the US highlighting how technological advances are putting clinical diagnosis capacity into your hands in places formerly considered impossible. *To be clear. This is not a paid feature or endorsement rather one which highlights the emergence of new clinical technologies. Listen> WEMcast Watch> WEMAcademy #BeExtreme #WEM

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00:26:58

Prolonged Care in Low Resource Environments with...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/13

In this episode, Professor Mike Smith provides a whistlestop tour of 'Prolonged Field Care', the necessity for innovation in the field and where his research is headed. Mike presented this talk at the World Extreme Medicine Conference in Edinburgh 19. . Defence Professor of General Practice & Primary Care with a doctorate in engineering-led research into knowledge-based AI systems. Prof Smith has developed extensive experience and understanding of the delivery of general practice and primary

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00:31:13

So you'd like to work as a Humanitarian Medic for...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/11

MSF medic and WEM faculty Dr Erin Kilborn joins us from Gaza to about the realities of working as an MSF doctor, how to follow in her footsteps and what drives her to follow a career pathway in humanitarian medicine. Erin is a regular speaker at the annual World Extreme Medicine Conference and also our WEM's Expedition and Wilderness Medicine courses. You will find quite a resource of learning resources available on the WEM Academy site. Access requires the creation of an account but most assets

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01:06:47

Expedition Medicine - everyone's dream but how do you...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/11

The WEM Expedition Medicine Careers Live Session #9 . Host: Eoin Walker Joined by: WEM Founder Mark Hannaford, Emma Figures and Taryn Anderson Ideal for: Health professionals of all grades, stages and training backgrounds . Find out how you can break into the incredibly rewarding world of expedition medicine by hearing from our extreme panel of specialists who have done it all! . WEM trauma lead Paramedic Eoin Walker, is joined by WEM Founder Mark Hannaford, Trainee GP Emma Figures and Nurse

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00:52:38

The Dragon Launch, the Moon & Mars with NASA Medical...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/07

JD Polk, NASA's Medical Director, on the Dragon, the Moon & Mars. WEM founder Mark Hannaford chats to NASA Medical Director JD Polk. 'Its phenomenal, no matter how many times I watch a launch its never gets old, the butterflies in your stomach.' Hot on the heels of the historic Dragon Capsule Launch WEM founder Mark Hannaford was given fantastic access to NASA's Chief Medical Officer JD Polk. 'The exact thermographic sensing that we use on planets is the same type of technology that

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01:02:53

Teaching First Aid in Remote Environments with Julian...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/06

'If the camels die, we die'. Julian Woodall joins us this week to discuss his experiences in the remote and expedition worlds. Alongside WEM Trauma Lead Eoin Walker, Julian explores how he fell into medicine during his career in the Army, and hasn't looked back since. Julian dives into some of his work treating catastrophic injuries, considering how advancements in the kit available has improved the quality of patient care. Julian details how he transitioned from his military career to civilian

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00:29:00

Effects of Altitude on Brain Activity with Chris Imray

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/06

In this episode, Chris Imray discusses the effect of altitude on brain activity. He explores the history behind his research, as well as the concept of high altitude cerebral pathologies. Chris will then introduce a new idea - the concept of 'extreme altitude cerebral dysfunction'.

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01:03:58

The Power of Giving Up, the mindset of an explorer...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/04

What does it takes to have the mindset of an explorer? ‘If we succeed at every single thing we’ve ever tried, we haven’t tried anything particularly ambitious’. Mountaineer, the first woman to have summited Everest from both sides, author and professional speaker Cathy O'Dowd is this week's guest on WEMcast. WEM Education Lead Will Duffin chats to Cathy about her career and how she's forged a successful career from adventure. They start with the global obsession of Everest and the outsourcing of

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00:34:18

Does Space beckon for Dr Shawna Pandya?

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/04

Dr Shawna Pandya's ambition is to become an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency. On her road, this gaol Shawna has developed her leadership, project management and problem-solving skills to an impressive degree alongside progressing as a clinician using both pathways to interlink with each other to make her not only a remarkable medic but also an extremely suitable astronaut candidate. In this episode Mark Hannaford, WEM Founder, and Shawna in a wide-ranging discussion talk about maintaining

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00:23:52

Humanitarian Medics isolated on the island of São...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/06/01

WEM speaks to course alumni Mariana Carmo about her experience being stranded on a small island community as a humanitarian nurse. The medical department here on São Tomé and Príncipe off the west coast of Africa started in the middle of 2016 with Nurse João Fernandes to support international and national staff and guests. I met João when I came to Príncipe in Jan 2017 on a mission with a Portuguese NGO and started to work with HBD that year. During this time we manage to keep the department

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00:58:31

Cycling the World and 'You’ve got to be inspired by...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/28

'It's very hard to be the athlete but also to be objective enough of your own situation to be able to stop'. This week, World Extreme Medicine Education Lead Will Duffin is joined by Mark Beaumont; public speaker, author, broadcaster, rower and world-record breaking cyclist (he's cycled 18,000 miles around the world….twice!). Mark considers how his life as a professional athlete has changed under lockdown and how he's staying positive. We delve into Mark's career and how he's broken the mould to

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00:41:12

Things That Bite, Snakes, Covid and Life with Beth Moos

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/27

GP Trainee and World Extreme Medicine Faculty Member Beth Moos joins WEM Trauma Lead Eoin Walker to discuss her work as a GP during the pandemic, but also to consider her life pre-lockdown and the adventures she's looking forward to once it's safe to do so. Beth considers how her day-to-day practise has been impacted, but also improved with the greater inclusion of technology in providing patient care. Beth discusses her work as an Expedition Medic, and the lessons she's taken from both General

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00:27:41

Crew Dragon Launch from Kennedy Space Centre with...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/27

NASA Astronaut Dr Mike Barratt talks to WEM Founder Mark Hannaford about the launch of the first US Astronauts in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. "It's tremendously exciting": NASA astronauts counting down to historic launch aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon" Opening a new chapter in human spaceflight, two veteran space shuttle fliers will blaze a fresh trail to orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Wednesday, weather permitting — the first launch of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil since the space

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00:52:48

Paramedicine: Plan, Prepare, Learn with Scott King

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/22

World Extreme Medicine Faculty Member and Paramedic Scott King joins us this week on WEMcast. Alongside WEM Trauma Lead and fellow Paramedic Eoin Walker, the pair discuss Scott's incredibly varied career history within healthcare, and which roles have granted him the ability to lead, shape and have a tangible impact on patient care in the long-term. Scott also explores his role as an educator, considering how his role as a healthcare provider has prepared him for teaching, encouraging him to be

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00:58:22

What has lead to a climate of fear in frontline...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/22

In this episode, Dr Will Duffin Education Lead for World Extreme Medicine discusses the concepts of ‘fear-based’ and ‘courage based’ medicine with senior leader and clinician Dr Kathy Ryan. Kathy is the Medical Director of Brisdoc Healthcare Services, the largest provider of primary care services including Integrated Urgent Care in the greater Bristol area, UK. Kathy is passionate about how we hold clinical risk and make good decisions and promotes ‘courage based medicine’ in everything that she

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00:49:05

Leadership and Self-Awareness with Piers Carter

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/18

'You're not in traffic, you are traffic'. In this episode, Piers Carter - WEM Faculty, coach, facilitator, trainer and speaker joins WEM Education Lead Dr Will Duffin to discuss leadership and awareness - and how self-awareness can make relationships better and create a happier, healthier world. Piers considers the centrality of self-awareness in giving us a choice in controlling how we 'show up', which Piers acknowledges as both a terrifying and liberating concept. The pair also reflect on the

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00:28:14

The world's most accomplished expedition medic?...

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/17

How to become one of the world's most accomplished Extreme Medics

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00:46:02

Working in Extreme Environments with Nadja Albertsen

World Extreme Medicine Podcast ·

2020/05/15

This week, we're joined from Denmark by Doctor Nadja Albertson. Alongside World Extreme Medicine Education Lead Will Duffin, Nadja explores her role as a medic working remotely in Greenland, crossing the ice sheet on skis, microscoping polar bears and over-wintering in the Concordia Antarctic station. The pair also discuss some of her research on whether chronic hypoxia impairs cognitive function. Nadja also gives her perspectives on working on the Covid frontline in Denmark, detailing

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