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LANCET ARTICLES ON EXTREME MEDICINE & EXPEDITION MEDICINE

Mark HannafordExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, , , , , , , , , ,

LANCET ARTICLES ON EXTREME MEDICINEProf. Chris Imray on Everest

‘I am delighted that these two papers are now in press. I think they reflect many of the sentiments and thrust of the hugely successful Extreme Medicine Conferences.’   Professor Chris Imray..

We’re delighted that long standing friends and collaborators of EWM, Professor Chris Imray successfully co-authored two relevant and contemporary articles in the Extreme Medicine series, published in the latest issue of “The Lancet.” By sharing their thoughts and experiences, Chris Imray  and his co-authors have produced a primary academic reference for  Extreme Medicine, reinforcing all that we here at Expedition & Wilderness Medicine have advocated for years.  The Lancet articles now give “medicine in the extremes”  the academic credibility and international platform for discussion, this emergent sub-speciality so rightly deserves.

Mark Hannaford, Managing Director.

Extreme Medicine Conference

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LANCET ARTICLES ON EXTREME MEDICINE & EXPEDITION MEDICINE

Mark HannafordExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, , , , , , , , , ,

LANCET ARTICLES ON EXTREME MEDICINEProf. Chris Imray on Everest

‘I am delighted that these two papers are now in press. I think they reflect many of the sentiments and thrust of the hugely successful Extreme Medicine Conferences.’   Professor Chris Imray..

We’re delighted that long standing friends and collaborators of EWM, Professor Chris Imray successfully co-authored two relevant and contemporary articles in the Extreme Medicine series, published in the latest issue of “The Lancet.” By sharing their thoughts and experiences, Chris Imray  and his co-authors have produced a primary academic reference for  Extreme Medicine, reinforcing all that we here at Expedition & Wilderness Medicine have advocated for years.  The Lancet articles now give “medicine in the extremes”  the academic credibility and international platform for discussion, this emergent sub-speciality so rightly deserves.

Mark Hannaford, Managing Director.

Extreme Medicine Conference

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Vollebak launch

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vbLast month saw the launch of Vollebak, a new brand that aims to tackle the fundamental issues faced by extreme sports people. Having lived through the highs and lows that come with racing and training in the world’s toughest environments, founders and adventure athletes Steve and Nick Tidball, started working on products and experiments to help athletes relax and survive.

 

Their Baker Miller Pink Hoodie is the world’s most relaxing piece of technical clothing. Whether your mind is racing the night before an event, you’re counting down the hours to the race start, or you’re ready to collapse with exhaustion on the plane home, this is the ultimate hoodie to zone out in. Engineered to chill you out, it’s designed to improve performance and speed recovery by activating your parasympathetic nervous system. The second is an ultra tough alpine jacket designed to help save your life, that’s been described as “adventure armour” by Discovery. Both products and accompanying experiments are available on their website www.vollebak.com

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BBC Worldwide reports on Extreme Medicine

Mark HannafordExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, , , , , , ,

Extreme Medicine ConferenceReally pleased we where about to help to the team from BBC Worldwide produce such an amazing piece on the this years Extreme Medicine Conference – next years conference promises to be even more ground-breaking; if your in the ‘know’ there are a limited number super priced early bird tickets available ….

  • By Richard Hollingham, BBC

25 November 2015

The International World Extreme Medicine Conference in London is not for the faint-hearted.

As I sneak into the back of the main lecture hall, record-breaking polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is in full flow – vividly describing the state of his companion’s frostbitten foot during an Arctic expedition. Fiennes details how a plate of rotten skin peeled away in his friend’s boot exposing the nerve ends. There are pictures. Even some of the hardened medics in the audience have to look away.

Sir Ranulph has travelled to the ends of the Earth to tackle the coldest, highest and most dangerous environments. Several times he has barely lived to tell the tale – suffering starvation, sickness and the loss of fingers to frostbite, some of which he amputated himself.

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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151125-the-challenges-of-carrying-out-surgery-in-space

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