We spend our working lives building relationships with extraordinary individuals and organisations in the field of extreme medicine…
As a result, the quality of the speakers you’ll encounter at World Extreme Medicine & Expo is unparalleled. And they’ll be in London this October 26-29 to help you gain new skills, share their compelling insights and knowledge of the latest, proven-in-the-field medical techniques, and also to share their own inspiring stories.
Nott to be missed…
Known as the ‘Indiana Jones’ of surgery, Mr David Nott has worked in conflict zones for more than 20 years, and is renowned for both his compassion and his nerves of steel.
Good news for GoodSAM
News just in that the GoodSAM App co-created by Mr Mark Wilson – neurosurgeon and two-time World Extreme Medicine speaker – is set to feature on the BBC’s Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, later this year. The idea behind GoodSam is to get someone qualified on the scene within the first four to six minutes to manage the patient’s airways and improve survival rates. The app came about largely as a result of insights Wilson gained in his work as a pre-hospital care doctor with the London air ambulance service, and you can expect real-world insights aplenty from his talk.
The British Doctor on the Ebola front line
Just announced for this year’s event is Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, whose profile as a medic and a humanitarian went global after his work with MSF in Sierra Leone last year became the subject of a BBC Panorama programme. Dr Abdelmoneim went on to deliver a hugely well-received TedX talk, and his insights into the Ebola crisis are helping to change the approach to the crisis.
Snow forecast…
Also joining the line-up is Jon Snow, multi-award-winning journalist and Channel 4 news anchor for the last 25 years. Self-described as, “the most anti-establishment person [in the establishment] I know,” Snow is known for his intelligence, insight and strongly-held opinions on a range of humanitarian issues, and is never less than fascinating…
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We spend our working lives building relationships with extraordinary individuals and organisations in the field of extreme medicine…
As a result, the quality of the speakers you’ll encounter at World Extreme Medicine & Expo is unparalleled. And they’ll be in London this October 26-29 to help you gain new skills, share their compelling insights and knowledge of the latest, proven-in-the-field medical techniques, and also to share their own inspiring stories.
Nott to be missed…
Known as the ‘Indiana Jones’ of surgery, Mr David Nott has worked in conflict zones for more than 20 years, and is renowned for both his compassion and his nerves of steel.
Good news for GoodSAM
News just in that the GoodSAM App co-created by Mr Mark Wilson – neurosurgeon and two-time World Extreme Medicine speaker – is set to feature on the BBC’s Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, later this year. The idea behind GoodSam is to get someone qualified on the scene within the first four to six minutes to manage the patient’s airways and improve survival rates. The app came about largely as a result of insights Wilson gained in his work as a pre-hospital care doctor with the London air ambulance service, and you can expect real-world insights aplenty from his talk.
The British Doctor on the Ebola front line
Just announced for this year’s event is Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, whose profile as a medic and a humanitarian went global after his work with MSF in Sierra Leone last year became the subject of a BBC Panorama programme. Dr Abdelmoneim went on to deliver a hugely well-received TedX talk, and his insights into the Ebola crisis are helping to change the approach to the crisis.
Snow forecast…
Also joining the line-up is Jon Snow, multi-award-winning journalist and Channel 4 news anchor for the last 25 years. Self-described as, “the most anti-establishment person [in the establishment] I know,” Snow is known for his intelligence, insight and strongly-held opinions on a range of humanitarian issues, and is never less than fascinating…
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If you require any further information on any of our courses or how you can get invovled please contact us.
26 – 29 October, Central Halls, Westminster, London
Radically expanded focus
New content, new speakers, a selection of practical hands-on sessions and a raft of truelly inspirational and thought provoking speakers; your are not going to want to miss this years gathering… “The London Extreme Medicine Conference was an international gathering of some of the best Extreme Medicine minds in the world. It provided an amazing, stimulating and accessible forum for all to question and learn more about this diverse branch of medicine. Dr Alex Rowe
Program
Conference Outline: As our conference schedule evolves, we have introduced new focuses into the programme. In addition to the main conference, we’re adding a number of plenary sessions:
Day 1 Disaster & Humanitarian Medicine Day 2,Environmental Changes & Global Medicine Day 3,Extreme Medicine & Biomedical Technologies Day 4, Pre-Hospital Medicine & Endurance Sport & the Ultra Athlete
Our new ‘Innovation Platform’ offers ambitious young medics the opportunity to pitch ideas for research projects to an expert panel, in a bid to win seed funding (think TedMed crossed with Dragons Den…). We’ll also be offeing loads of hands-on practical sessions including frostbite in the field, expedition dentistry, avalanche rescue and combat trauma. This year will also see new features on Nanotechnology, Remote Diagnosis Tools, Bio-Medical Technology, Endurance Sports and the Ultra Athlete.
New Content
This year’s World Extreme Medicine Conference & Expo will take place from 26-29 October 2015 at Westminster Central Hall, London. With confirmed speakers including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Profs. Anthony Redmond and Hugh Montgomery, journalist Jon Snow, MSF, WHO, NASA and Peter Head, international sustainability guru, we expect demand to be keen, so we’re offering you the opportunity to secure your place before tickets go on general release at the end of April. To book your priority place now, simply follow this link, and book here…
How to book
We have simplified the pricing structure to make its easier and we have keep the prices broadly the same but at the same time providing a great deal more in terms of speakers and sessions – you don’t want to miss this years conference.. Book you place here…
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If you require any further information on any of our courses or how you can get invovled please contact us.
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