The Wilderness Medic Podcast

Incivility has been shown to reduce team functioning, clinical decision making and patient outcomes.

In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Chris Turner, an emergency medicine consultant, and the founder of "Civility Saves Lives," to discuss the importance of civility and how this can help us be better clinicians, leaders and people, whether in the hospital, community or whilst out on an expedition.

Links from this episode

www.civilitysaveslives.com

www.learningfromexcellence.com

Season 3: Episode 4 Jacob Val Myers: Youngest to the Pole Project

In this latest episode, I chat with Jacob "Val" Myers, an outdoor professional from Appalachia who is attempting to be the youngest person in human history to ski solo and unsupported to the Geographic South Pole!

We met out in the Canadian Yukon, whilst he was participating in the Montane Yukon Artic Ultra race, and we chat about this and some of his other adventures, as well as how to prepare for an unsupported trek to the South Pole.

You do not want to miss this one...

https://www.valhallahikes.com/

@youngesttopoleproject

In today's episode I am joined by Dr Matt Lee, the head of sustainability for the Doctors Association UK. We chat about the climate crisis- investigating what exactly this means, why we should be worried but not "doomists" and what we can do to help make positive change. Listen to find out more...

Sign the letter to Steve Barclay: ⁠https://www.zerohour.uk/health-letter/⁠

Links from the episode

How green is your bank: https://bank.green/

Doctors Association UK: https://www.dauk.org/

Season 3 Episode 2: Kevin Grange- Managing a Mass Casualty Incident in the Wilderness

In today's episode Kevin Grange returns to the podcast to discuss the management of MCI's in the wilderness, using a case study he was involved with, in which multiple hot air balloons crashed in the national park where he works.

We also discuss some of the latest literature on defining and managing MCI's and explore the importance of training and debriefing.

Links for this episode:

Evidence-based principles of time, triage and treatment: Refining the initial medical response to massive casualty incidents

https://www.kevingrange.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kevin.m.grange/

Join me as I chat to Luke Stevens, a Specialist Neuro and Critical Care Physiotherapist working in the Northeast of England, to find out how he has developed a career in global health. Find out about his work out in Gaza, his role with the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare and how you can follow in his footsteps!

Twitter @LukeStevens_93

Insta @justpassingthrough_93

Adapt: Physiotherapists for Global Health

Adapt twitter: @ADAPT_CSP

Faculty of Remote and Rural Healthcare: Introduction to Humanitarian Healthcare Online Course

In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Matt Creed, a Consultant in Anaesthetics, Major Trauma and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine based in Cardiff. Matt has been active in pre-hospital care for over a decade, having worked with a number of different services in both England and Wales.

In this episode we discuss how to get involved in pre-hospital care, the history of the BASICS scheme and some of the latest PHEM research, exploring how it can be applied in wilderness and austere settings.

Links from the episode:

https://www.basics.org.uk/

https://www.medservewales.org/

Diploma in Immediate Care

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In Episode 8, I am joined by Dr Christy Hehir, an environmental psychologist, conservationist, polar alien hunter and lecturer within the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey. 

We discuss the delicate balance between tourism, our psychology and the environment, which could not be more relevant given the climate emergency that we face currently.

Christy is one of a few polar tourism researchers with experience at both poles having travelled to Antarctica with Students on Ice and subsequently to Svalbard on an expedition by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme).

Listen to find out more...

In this latest episode I am joined by Negussie Beyene from the charity APOPO, which trains rats and dogs to detect TB, landmines and more. We discuss some of the initiatives that APOPO have started and I learn what a Giant Pouched Rat's favourite treat is (Spoiler alert- it is not cheese!)

Around 60 countries are still contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, that cause tragic accidents and hamper communities from developing their productive land. Meanwhile, slow and inaccurate detection methods make tuberculosis the world’s most deadly infectious disease. 10 million new people contract TB every year, 3 million go undiagnosed, and 1.8 million die from the disease.

APOPO show us how we can work together with animals to find novel solutions that can help address these issues...

Links:

https://www.apopo.org/

Join me as I chat to Dr Klara Weaver, who is the overwintering Doctor for Winter 2021 at Rothera Research base. She will spend a total of 18 months down south supporting field science and logistics for the British Antarctic Survey!

We discuss what her role involves, how she prepared for it and her advice on how to get involved...

Prior to her time in Antarctica, Klara is a keen mountaineer, having bagged first ascents in Kyrgyzstan and time at altitude across Europe. She has also undertaken medical expeditions to Panama, Nepal and spent time with the search and rescue teams in Iceland. In her spare time she prefers to be in the mountains, but has also recently taken up crochet…

Instagram: @drweaverexplores

In Episode 5 I chat with Kevin Grange a paramedic and firefighter, who has worked in Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks, and is now based in Wyoming. 

We discuss his role, experiences and journey as well as his awesome book "Wild Rescues" which you can purchase through the links below.

Links from this Episode

Find out more and order "Wild Rescues" from www.kevingrange.com or from Amazon

Find out more about the WEM Expo 2021 that we discussed on this episode: click here