Major Nics Wetherill
Expedition Leader
Ex Ice Maiden: The story of the first all female team to cross Antarctica
At a time where urgent and emergency care faces huge challenges in our own country, war, climate change and a population explosion are creating healthcare challenges on a global scale.
Health care professionals have a huge amount to offer on both fronts, but the chosen pathways must be sustainable. We will assist any aspiring healthcare professional to plan and prepare for wilderness travel, and discuss some of the environmentally specific medical challenges that may be faced in a remote or wilderness setting.
We'll cover global health and provide examples of sustainable projects developed by UK based clinicians, concluding with inspirational stories covering the remote expedition environment.
Topics covered:
Expedition Leader
Ex Ice Maiden: The story of the first all female team to cross Antarctica
Director of the International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (RCPSG)
Preparation for your travel
Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Emergency Care, Bristol
UK Med deployment to Bangladesh
Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Emergency Care, Bristol
How to get started in wilderness medicine or global health projects
Chair: Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Pynn, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Bristol
Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Pynn
Dr Paddy Morgan, Consultant, Bristol and Associate Researcher and Independent Medical Officer for the Extreme Environments Laboratory, University of Plymouth
Dr Zoe Burton, Specialty Anaesthesia Registrar, Portsmouth
Dr Charlotte Verney, Registrar in Anaesthesia, Melbourne, Australia
Mr James Moore, Director, Director of the Exeter Travel Clinic and Director of the International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Ms Katie Beck, Medical Coordination Manager, Raleigh International
Mr Umar Chaudhry, Saepio Insurance Brokers
Chair: Dr Lucy Obolensky, GP, Cornwall and Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Fellow
Dr Lucy Obolensky
Dr Lucy Obolensky
Dr Beth Winn, GPST, Global Health Scholar and Health Education England QI Fellow
Mr Alistair Cobb, President, Oral & Maxillofacial Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Dr Andy Lockyer, Dr Andy Lockyer, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine, UK Emergency Medical Team Doctor, Bristol Royal Infirmary
Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Pynn, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Bristol
Major Nics Wetherill, Expedition Ice Maiden Leader, British Army
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom