The Wilderness Medic Podcast

Join me as I chat with Dr Marcus Stevens, a GP trainee in Bath, about some of his most exciting trips so far in his career. Marcus has spent time providing medical care to communities in the Simien Mountains, worked as a doctor in the gold mines of Mali with Critical Care International, and incredibly ended up as the medic at the world's highest dinner party at 7050m above sea level. Listen to find out more....

Links from this Episode:

Simien Mountains Mobile Medical Service

Critical Care International

Majesty and Misery: Dinner on the North Col

Season 2 Episode 3: Mountain Rescue with Jamie Pattison

In today's episode I talk to Jamie Pattison, the deputy leader and medical officer of Northumberland Mountain Rescue Team, about his experiences and what drew him to start volunteering with mountain rescue over 10 years ago. We also discuss his work as a paramedic, the challenges that COVID has posed for mountain rescue, and reflect on the importance of psychological resilience when working in austere environments. Listen to find out more...

You can follow Jamie or get in touch via his instagram @jcxplore or twitter @jcxplore

Click here to find out more about getting involved with Mountain Rescue and here to discover World Extreme Medicine's expedition medicine courses that we both teach on.

In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Shawna Pandya, physician, astronaut-candidate and aquanaut, to talk about space medicine, the recent mars landing, the future of commercial space flight and much more...

Find out more about what Dr Pandya gets up to by following her on social media:

@shawnapandya (Instagram and Twitter) or visit shawnapandya.com

Some links from the episode:

Some Papers for those who want to know more:

Episode 1: Dive Medicine with Dr Megan Evans

Welcome to Season 2: in this first episode I am joined by Dr Megan Evans to discuss her work with the DDRC as a dive medic. We discuss common diving-related medical conditions, what you need to know as an expedition medic working on a diving trip, and the role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat disease...

Here are some links to the courses discussed in the episode:

DDRC Course

RCS Edinburgh Modules

If you have enjoyed this episode- please subscribe for more content or check out the previous 10 episodes in season 1!

Episode 10: OneMedicine in 2020 with the Humanimal Trust

Join me as I talk to Dr Ben Marshall and Professor Roberto La Ragione about the importance of OneMedicine in 2020!

We talk COVID-19 and zoonotic diseases, the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and how human and animal medicine can collaborate moving into a new decade of scientific discovery.

Find out more by visiting:

https://www.humanimaltrust.org.uk/

Episode 9: Polar Medicine and Hypothermia with Dr Naomi Dodds

In Episode 9 I am joined by Dr Naomi Dodds, an anaesthetics trainee and expedition medic, who is also heavily involved in mountain rescue and outdoor instructing up in Scotland. In this episode we chat about her experiences in cold and polar regions, the management of hypothermia and the risks closer to home in Scotland.

Listen to find out more, and don't forget to subscribe!

UPDATE: 

- Since recording this episode, you will probably be aware that sadly Moria camp has burnt down. 

- The camp residents have lost everything once again

- Doctors like Lotte and Lizzie are having to work harder than ever to provide care for these vulnerable people

Please visit https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/moriafirecrisis2020 and donate what you can to help!

Thank you.

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In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Lotte Quereshi and Dr Lizzie Wilson, two junior doctors, who are volunteering with with Kitrinos Healthcare to provide vital healthcare for the population of Moria Refugee camp, on the island of Lesvos. 

The camp was initially set up to house 3,000 people and numbers have now reached over 15,000. Currently there have been no cases of COVID-19 within the camp, but how do you socially distance in such a crowded camp? what about W.A.S.H? what is it like to work there?

Listen to find out more....

If you are keen to volunteer (both medical and non-medical roles are available) please click here

or to make a donation click here

Episode 7: Ebola in Sierra Leone: Lessons for COVID 19 with Dr Mohamed Boie Jalloh

In this latest episode, which is slightly longer than usual, I am joined by Dr Mohamed Boie Jalloh, who was a junior doctor, fresh out of medical school, when the Ebola outbreak arrived in Freetown in 2014. 

We discuss his experiences and how we can use these to improve our response to COVID-19 on both an individual and population level.

There are some issues with pauses during this episode due to a latency problem that we were having whilst recording remotely, so I apologise about this in advance, however I hope you will be able to listen to this episode, which personally I feel is very inspiring and important for us all.

As we mention towards the end of the episode, if you feel that you need support during this pandemic, please make sure that you see your GP or access some of the resources below:

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/

https://www.bps.org.uk/coronavirus-resources

https://www.supporttheworkers.org/

In this two part special I join Mr Huw Jones to find out more about the Virtual Doctors, a UK based telemedicine charity that provides remote medical advice to rural health centres in Zambia and Malawi.

In part 2 we explore the current COVID 19 pandemic and the challenges faced in Zambia, looking at how the Virtual Doctors charity is aiming to support the Zambian Ministry of Health through WASH and developing an online education portal.

If you missed part 1 you can listen to it here

If you want to get involved with the charity and are a GMC registered doctor with CCT, or if you are approaching CCT and have passed the DTMH or have similar experience of working in low and middle income countries, please get in touch via the Wilderness Medic Facebook page

Links

www.virtualdoctors.org

https://vdrforums.org.uk/covid19/

In this two part special I join Mr Huw Jones to find out more about the Virtual Doctors, a UK based telemedicine charity that provides remote medical advice to rural health centres in Zambia and Malawi.

In part one we discuss the origins of the charity and look at how it has evolved from having 1 volunteer doctor, consulting via Sat phone in New York, to providing telemedical support to 140 rural health centres within Zambia, which cover a population of over 2 million people.

In part 2 we explore the current COVID 19 pandemic and the challenges faced in Zambia, looking at how the Virtual Doctors charity is aiming to support the Zambian Ministry of Health through WASH and developing an online education portal.

Links

www.virtualdoctors.org