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The world’s leading provider of education, conferences, consultancy, & medical cover in extreme medicine.

Every year we help thousands of medical & healthcare workers push the boundaries of their abilities & enable them to thrive & deliver in remote, & hostile environments. Born out of a campfire discussion in the Namib Desert, with one aim – to bring the most adventurous medical training to healthcare workers. Over 20 years later, we have grown to provide a range of services that have supported human

itarian agencies, charities, government organisations, and film & TV networks around the globe. All while staying true to our adventurous roots. It’s our mission to continue to widen the access to extreme medicine, by providing the best experiences and training so you can unlock new opportunities to positively impact individuals and communities. Your clinical skillset could become your passport to a life of adventure. Join us on the side of a mountain or deep in the rainforest and start pushing boundaries on what you thought was possible.

02/09/2025

📍How do you deliver hospital-grade emergency care to a town of just 17 people, with no medical staff on site?

In this week’s podcast, we speak to Mardi Steere from the Royal Flying Doctor Service about the Virtual Emergency Centre (VEC), a pioneering telehealth innovation in outback Australia.

💡 From avoiding ICU admissions to enabling CPR remotely
🚑 From drones and diagnostics to empowering laypeople with morphine
🌏 From Kenya to William Creek, and what the world can learn

This is rural healthcare, reimagined.

🎧 Listen to the episode now, available on all podcast platforms: https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-podcast

📲 Learn more about Flying Doctors: https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au

31/08/2025

🌍 Looking for training that goes beyond the classroom?

This October, we’re taking our Expedition & Wilderness Medicine Course to Lake Bohinj, Slovenia, a week of learning, challenge, and connection in the heart of the Julian Alps.

Across seven days you’ll experience:
✔️ Dynamic trauma and wilderness medicine scenarios
✔️ Leadership and decision-making under pressure
✔️ A night under the stars with a final search & rescue challenge
✔️ 30 CPD hours awarded by RCSEd

This is the foundation course that has launched countless medics into expeditions, humanitarian work, and remote practice worldwide.

You’ll leave with new skills, new confidence, and a network of like-minded colleagues from around the globe.

📅 20th - 26th October 2025 | Slovenia

👉 Explore Slovenia (and all our other Expedition & Wilderness Medicine course locations) here: https://worldextrememedicine.com/product-category/extreme-medicine-courses/expedition-wilderness-medicine

29/08/2025

🥶 Frostbite Prevention: What You Need to Know on Expedition

When temperatures plummet, frostbite becomes one of the biggest risks in the field, and one of the easiest to prevent with the right habits.

1) Clothing management
Layer well: moisture-wicking base, insulating mid, windproof outer. Avoid overly tight boots, socks, or gloves that restrict circulation, and change out of wet kit as soon as possible, wet fabric strips heat fast.

2) Body management
Stay fuelled and hydrated to keep blood flowing. Avoid alcohol and ni****ne (they reduce circulation). Keep moving to maintain warmth, but don’t overheat, vent layers early to prevent sweat-chill.

3) Environmental awareness
Check forecast and wind chill before you go. Wind accelerates heat loss and can freeze exposed skin quickly. Limit exposure in severe conditions and always know your nearest shelter/retreat point.

4) Equipment essentials
Carry spares (mittens/gloves/socks), a bivvy or emergency shelter, and hand/foot warmers as an adjunct (not a replacement) to good insulation. Well-fitting, insulated boots are essential.

👉 Early warning signs: numbness or tingling, pale/white or waxy skin, cold hard tissue; later, blistering. Act early, rewarm safely, and protect from refreezing.

📍 Want deeper training? Our Polar Medicine Course builds the clinical and operational skills needed to work safely in the coldest environments.

📅 February 2026 | Norway
🎓 37 CPD hours awarded by RCSEd

→ Find out more & book: https://worldextrememedicine.com/product-category/extreme-medicine-courses/polar-winter-medicine

27/08/2025

In 2026, we’re heading to Northern Sweden for the Winter Adventure Medicine Course, a week designed to test your limits physically, mentally, and clinically.

Alongside our expert faculty, you’ll:
🐕 Harness and run a sled dog team across frozen terrain
🌊 Take part in cold-water immersion drills and learn to manage cold-shock
🏕️ Build snow shelters and camp out in deep snow
⛷️ Navigate remote Arctic landscapes on skis and snowshoes
⚡ Respond to high-pressure trauma scenarios in extreme conditions

📅 14th - 21st March 2026 | Northern Sweden
🎓 CPD application submitted (awaiting confirmation)

👉 Find out more & secure your place today: https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/winter-adventure-medicine-course-sweden

25/08/2025

When disaster strikes, medical care looks very different.

Our Humanitarian Medicine Course prepares you to adapt, lead, and deliver care in crisis, from disaster zones and refugee camps to resource-poor environments.

Over four days you’ll cover:

✔️ Humanitarian health priorities, ethics, and legal frameworks
✔️ Public health, WASH, camp design, and malnutrition
✔️ Outbreak response, women’s and child health, and psychological first aid
✔️ Triage, crisis decision-making, and working with limited resources

📅 UK & Australia | 2025-26
🎓 23-25 CPD hours (location dependent)

Take your skills beyond the hospital and into the field.

👉 Book your place today: https://worldextrememedicine.com/product-category/extreme-medicine-courses/humanitarian-disaster-medicine

24/08/2025

❄️ New in the Members’ Portal

From Antarctica to the Arctic: Lessons in Remote Medicine with Rebecca Boys.

Rebecca shares what it means to work as the only medic in the most isolated environments on Earth. Drawing on her deployments with the British Antarctic Survey and expeditions across the Arctic, she explores:

- Providing care with minimal equipment and support
- The challenges of telemedicine in sub-zero conditions
- Adapting and leading in complete isolation
- Building resilience to meet the psychological and operational demands of polar medicine

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to practise medicine at the ends of the Earth, this session is a must-watch.

✨ Plus, three more sessions from the Conference Vault are now live:

→ Barry McKenna on expedition medicine and rehabilitation through adventure
→ Terez Malka on the care of children in extreme environments
→ Alexander Kumar on medical equipment in hostile settings

Watch them all now inside the WEM Members’ Portal: https://worldextrememedicine.com/membership

23/08/2025

From volcanic craters to deep-sea ecosystems, microbial life is pushing the boundaries of what we thought possible. 🌍

We’re excited to welcome Alexandre Rosado to , representing King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

As a Fellow of The Explorers Club, Alexandre has dedicated his career to uncovering how microbial life thrives in some of the harshest environments on Earth, and what that can teach us about sustainability, biotechnology, climate resilience, and even the search for life beyond our planet.

This is your chance to hear directly from one of the leading voices in microbial ecology and planetary health.

📅 WEM25 | November 2025 | Edinburgh

👉 Find out more & book your ticket here: https://worldextrememedicine.com/world-extreme-medicine-conference

21/08/2025

⛰️ Final places remaining for Bosnia 2025!

For 6.5 days in the Dinaric Alps you’ll:

→ Train in alpine terrain at over 1,800m
→ Lead real-time medical responses in the field
→ Test your decision-making when resources are limited
→ Earn 28.5 CPD hours awarded by RCSEd

This is where your expedition medicine knowledge becomes practice, and where you discover how you really perform in the field.

📅 30th Aug - 5th Sept 2025 | Bosnia

👉 Secure your spot today: https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/expedition-medicine-in-practice-course

19/08/2025

“The mountain wasn’t the biggest challenge, I was.”

In this new WEM podcast episode, we’re joined by Kacylia Roy Proulx, a medical student at McGill University, president of her Wilderness Medicine Society, and a rising voice in expedition medicine.

Her challenge? Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

What starts as an exciting trek quickly becomes a personal and physical reckoning with altitude, mental limits, team dynamics, and the question we rarely stop to ask:

👉 Why do we climb in the first place?

Hosted by emergency medicine doctor and WEM faculty member Ffyon Smith, this episode explores:

The reality of acute mountain sickness on expedition

Navigating risk, responsibility, and team decisions

Finding purpose at altitude – and what comes after the summit

Advice for med students breaking into expedition medicine

🎧 Listen to the full episode now: https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-podcast/

18/08/2025

Every expedition medic starts somewhere.

On top of the skills, our Expedition & Wilderness Medicine course gives you confidence, adaptability, and the ability to make the right call when it matters most.

From simulated search & rescue in the White Mountain National Forest to learning from medics who’ve worked in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments, you’ll leave with practical expertise you can use anywhere, from the hospital ward to the Himalayan trail.

📅 New Hampshire: 13th - 16th October 2025
FAWM & CME Awarded!

Find out more & secure your spot ⤵
https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/expedition-and-wilderness-medicine-course-new-hampshire

17/08/2025

Every year, we ask for your feedback after the World Extreme Medicine Conference to help us improve the experience, and one of the most consistent points from WEM24 was about how we book workshops.

Historically, we’ve released around 75% of workshop spaces a few weeks before the conference.

This early release helps us gauge demand, finalise admin, and work with our faculty to add extra sessions where possible. The remaining 25% have been released each day in person during the conference.

While this approach has allowed for some flexibility, it’s also meant that many of you have had to spend the first hour of your day in a queue, sometimes only to find your chosen session had already sold out.

We don’t want your WEM weekend to start in a line... We want it to start in a lecture theatre, a workshop room, or a coffee with a new colleague.

So, for WEM25, we’re doing things differently:
✅ 75% of spaces will still be released online in October
✅ The remaining 25% will be released in waves closer to the conference weekend
✅ All bookings will close 2 days before WEM25 to encourage planning and avoid last-minute rushes
✅ We’ll be repeating popular workshops from last year to meet demand
✅ Some workshops will have charges (as this is a not for profit event, the fee is to cover the specialist materials, equipment, or travel expenses for those delivering the session), these will be clearly listed during booking

And yes, if you miss out, on-the-day waiting lists will still be available.
If a spot opens up, we’ll do our best to get you in.
But we strongly recommend booking in advance, when we say workshops usually sell out the same day, we’re not exaggerating.

We’ll send full booking details via email and share them on our social channels as we get closer to registration opening, so you’ll know exactly when and how to secure your place.

This small change is about making your experience smoother, less stressful, and more focused on what you came for: learning, connecting, and being inspired.

📅 Book your WEM25 ticket now and be ready when workshop booking opens: https://worldextrememedicine.com/world-extreme-medicine-conference

16/08/2025

Ever wondered what it’s really like to deliver medical care at 17,000+ feet?

Our Mountain Medicine Course takes you along the iconic Everest Base Camp trail, combining 17 days of trekking with hands-on training from medics who’ve worked in the world’s most extreme environments.

Along the way, you’ll be surrounded by breathtaking Himalayan landscapes, welcomed into Nepalese tea houses, and supported by an incredible local team.

📍 Khumbu Valley, Nepal
📅 26th Oct - 12th Nov 2025 | 19th Apr - 6th May 2026
💰 Deposit option available

Not your terrain? We also run Alpine Medicine in Chamonix & Slovenia, plus cold weather expeditions in Sweden and Svalbard.

Find out more & secure your place today ⤵
https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/mountain-medicine-course-nepal

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World Extreme Medicine, formerly known as 'Expedition & Wilderness Medicine', is the leading provider of expedition, wilderness and remote medicine training courses for medical professionals, both here in the UK and also in a number of carefully selected overseas locations.

WEM organises the renowned World Extreme Medicine Conference; showcasing all the latest in remote medicine and where inspiring medical minds meet, share experiences & promote cross-disciplinary working.

Partnered with the University of Exeter WEM is proud to offer the world’s most Extreme International Diploma/ MSc in Extreme Medicine encompassing Expedition Medicine, Disaster & Humanitarian Medicine and Pre-Hospital care. The MOST adventurous degree in the universe!

WEM also provides event medical support and its customers have included the BBC, ITV2, Ginger Productions and the Commonwealth Games to name but a few.