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14th June 2011MCSExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, Jobs in Expedition Medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Supportexpedition and wilderness medicine, expedition medicine jobs, Ibex films, media medical support, Mount Roraima, royal geographical society, wilderness medic vacency

‘Lost World Team’ returns safely

In April 2011 Ibex Earth led an expedition to Mount Roraima – the South American plateau that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write his famous adventure novel ‘The Lost World’ – to raise funds for the conservation of this remarkable area.

However, two weeks before we due to depart our medic was unable to travel with the group – by contacting Expedition and Wilderness Medicine they were able to get us out of a tricky situation by taking a really proactive approach with their membership and finding us a whole group of medics with expedition experience. Quite simply without EWM we would not have been able to travel to Mount Roraima in the knowledge our whole group was in the safe hands of a qualified doctor with expedition experience.

Join the team at the Royal Geographical Society in London on Tuesday 13th September 2011 for the Premiere of ‘The Lost World Film’ – a documentary that aims to promote global conservation, sustainable tourism and safeguard the long-term future of Mount Roraima – the South American plateau that inspired most recently the Disney Pixar’s 2009 animated blockbuster ‘UP’.

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Ibex Earth

Ibex Earth is a not for profit organisation that was established in 2008 to support the work of environmental charities and promote the conservation of our planet’s natural resources.

Doctor, Olympic & Paralympic Torch Relays needed

8th February 2011MCSExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Film and Media medical support, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, travel doctor, travel medic, wilderness medicEmergency Medical, event and media medical support, event medicine, london olympics, olympics, torch relay, wilderness medical provision

The Torch Relay is a key part of staging the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Steeped in symbolism and history, the Olympic Flame lighting in Olympia and handover of the Flame to the UK, will represent the beginning of the 2012 Games, while the moment the Paralympic flame is extinguished will represent the end of London’s seven year journey since winning the bid. Between lies the opportunity for thousands of ordinary people to run with the Flame and Torch, being part of these epic events.

We need an experienced Emergency Medical & General Practitioner Doctor, with a strong emergency medical background. Your core responsibility is to provide emergency medical and general practitioner services and preventative applications to Torch Relay staff, Torchbearers and police security runners.

You will work closely with the Metropolitan Police Service and the Tour Manager to ensure that emergency medical procedures and plans are put in place and medical and health preventative mechanisms are planned and implemented prior to the commencement of the relay.

London 2012’s vision is to use the power of the Games to inspire change. We are committed to involving youth and creating events that showcase our diversity. As with all elements of our work, these core values will form the foundations of our Torch Relays.

The role will require extensive travel and time commitments. Travel during the period of the Torch Relays (approximately 100 days) is a requirement of this position. Significant time away from home for this extended period is required. A considerable amount of travel during the planning period will also be necessary.

Doctor, Olympic & Paralympic Torch Relays (PDF) PLEASE MENTION EXPEDITION AND WILDERNESS MEDICINE IN YOUR APPLICATION

Jerry Gore, joining the Keswick course facualty in September wins the Prix Alain Bombard.

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Jerry, who joins us on our September Expedition Medicine course to present the present the Rupert Bennett Memorial Lecture wins Prix Alain Bombard award, which ‘recognizes the exceptional nature of an adventure involving an education is delivered to the British diabetic climber Jerry Gore in the film Trango.’

Alain Bombard was a French biologist, physician and politician famous for sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat without provisions in an extreme test of endurance and survival.

Trango

Jerry was born in Britain on April 15th 1961, is married with two children, and was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic on January 31st 2001. Though new to diabetes, Jerry has not let diabetes get in the way of his activities.
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Wilderness Medical Society approves Desert Medicine course in Namibia for 20.5 CME

24th January 2011MCSCME Training, CME Travel, Desert Medicine, expedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Extreme medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, medical training course, namibia, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, Wilderness Medicine Society, Wilderness Medicine Training, WMSAdventure Medicine, Africa, medical training course, medicine in remote places, namibia, wilderness medicine training

Feedback from delegates in our unique Desert Medicine medical training course in Namibia is feedback enough but the Wilderness Medical Society has also awarded it 20.5 CME points.

‘I had a fantastic time and feel like I learnt a lot. I will definitely be signing up for more courses and recommending the courses to people I know!’ Desert course participant.

Developed for medical professionals or advanced medics working in hot or arid climates. The Desert Medicine Course aims to introduce participants to the skills required to be a valuable member of a desert expeditionary team, and to care for and treat injuries and illness likely to occur in this fascinating environment.

Our Desert Medicine Course is based in Damaraland, an area bounded to the south by the spectacular Namib Desert, to the east by the Kalahari, Ovamboland to the North and the world famous Skeleton Coast to the west. Located near the famous Doros Crater, a massive volcanic crater formed over 140 million years ago. Our training area is a stunning region, remote from civilisation, inhabited by an array of desert adapted flora and fauna and with some of the most remarkable night skies in the world. As a result of the recent changes in wildlife management in Namibia, the Doros Crater has been chosen as the region in which the endangered white rhinos are being released. It is a very exciting location inhabited by elephants, hyena, giraffe, rhinos, cheetahs and occasionally lions. It is almost unique in Namibia and for this reason we have endeavoured and been allowed to gain access to this virtually uninhabited area. Its the perfect location for our desert course.

Dr Amy Hughes featured

23rd December 2010MCSexpedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, medical training course, mountain medicine, Remote medicine, travel doctor, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, wilderness medic, Wilderness medical training, Wilderness Medicine, Wilderness Medicine Society, WMSexpedition and wilderness medicine, medical training

Expedition Medicine’s Medical Director Dr Amy Hughes describes her role of the Kent Air Ambulance HEMS doctor to ‘She’ magazine in their December issue

Dr Amy Hughes is currently a specialist registrar in pre-hospital care working for the Helicopter Emergency Medical Team (HEMS) in Kent. She has been involved in expedition medicine for the last 7 years, providing medical cover for all extremes of environments, including developing and leading the medical cover for a desert ultra marathon. She is involved extensively in teaching of expedition medicine and recently took over as medical director of Expedition Medicine. Amy completed the Diploma of Tropical Medicine in 2006, has a European Masters in Disaster Medicine and is en route to gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Aeromedical Retreival.

To read more follow this link Dr Amy Hughes Expedition Medicine PDF

Mark Hannaford writes about and Marine Medicine course in the Maldives

20th October 2010MCSAdventure, CME, cme travel, diving and marine medicine, Diving Medic, expedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, medical training course, Remote medicine, Travel, travel doctor, travel medic, underwater medicine, wilderness medic, Wilderness MedicineExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, expedition and wilderness medical, Maldives, underwater medicine, wilderness medicine

Previously Expedition Medicine had run it’s Diving and Marine Medicine course in the Bander Khayran area of the Oman coast but decided to change location to guarantee great diving to the Maldives. So, in October of this year an eclectic band of medics from literally all over the world joined Diving Medic Dr Lesley Thomson – who has treated divers at the Plymouth and Aberdeen Hyperbaric Units, Dr Robert Conway founder of award winning marine conservation charity Blue Ventures, Dr Mark Read a marine biologist and Head of the endangered species unit of the Great Barrier Reef National Park and Mark Hannaford veteran of over 25 years of adventure travel and expeditions to all of the worlds continents aboard the dive boat Ari Queen for a week amongst the coral atolls of the Maldives.

The diving standard was set by our first ‘proper’ dive after our initial check dive when we dived at a Manta Ray feeding station. I don’t think any of us were really prepared for the spectacle surrounding us. Diving down to about 25 metres we positioned ourselves below the reef edge and it wasn’t long before a mass of manta rays, both fully grown adults and juveniles, were looming out of the slightly murky water and gracefully glided over our heads. This really set the standard for the diving on the course, which reached a pinnacle on the last dive where a mass a over 10 Grey Sharks were spotted amongst huge flight of Eagle Rays, White tipped Reef Sharks, a giant Napoleon Wrasse and the most relaxed Hawksbill Turtle that any of us had ever dived with, calmly grazing next to us as we admired the gallery of marine life whilst a territorial Titan Trigger Fish took a fancy to our dive guide!

The teaching side of the course maintained equally high standards, with a range of specific diving medicine related topics covered, including decompression sickness and diving physiology. The team also drew upon Lesley’s experiences as a medical officer and diving medic for the British Antarctic Survey, Rob’s years of marine conservation work in Madagascar, Mark Read’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the underwater world and Mark Hannaford’s quarter century of experience of running expeditions and adventure travel.

If you are getting the impression that it was a pretty action-packed course you would be right – some days lecturing did not finish until 10pm! – but it was also hugely enjoyable! The enormous wealth of experience amongst the delegates meant that their input and knowledge added a great deal to the overall leaning. In terms of meeting like-minded people it was a great opportunity to establish some great networks and share contacts.

The Diving and Marine Medicine course in the Maldives is accredited by the Wildness Medical Society for CME points and also counts towards gaining a Fellowship of the Wilderness Medicine (FAWN). A full list of the topics covered can be found on the Diving Medicine course page of the Expedition Medicine website.

Dates for next year’s course are to be confirmed exactly but will be mid-October 2011 – send us an email here [email protected] to preregister your interest.

Great week on Keswick Expedition Medicine course

17th September 2010MCSexpedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, mark hannaford, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, medical training course, mountain medicine, polar medicine, Remote medicine, travel doctor, travel medic, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, wilderness medic, Wilderness MedicineExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, keswick, lake district, mark hannaford, mountain rescue, search and rescue, travel medic, wilderness medicial society, wilderness medicine, WMS

Another superb Expedition and Wilderness Medicine training course in Keswick

The Great North Air Ambulance, dedicated to Expedition Medicine facualty member Dr Rupert Bennett sadly killed in a climbing accident on Ben Nevis, lands as part of a search and rescue training scenerio on the course which aims to prepared medics for working in remote locations and is accredited by the Wilderness Medical Society.

Expedition Medicine are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new medical malpractice insurance facility

13th September 2010MCSDesert Medicine, diving and marine medicine, Diving Medic, expedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, medical training course, mountain medicine, polar medicine, Remote medicine, travel doctor, travel medic, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, wilderness medicExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, insurance, medical malpractice cover, medical professionals, medically-qualified professionals, wilderness medicine

Specifically aimed at Tour Medics and medical professionals accompanying groups/tours outside of the UK.

This product has been developed in conjunction with specialist industry brokers, Campbell Irvine and is open to all UK-resident medically-qualified professionals.

It is designed to work alongside your current UK medical malpractice cover and is competitively priced to reflect this.

Cover provides worldwide territorial limits and has a worldwide excluding North America legal jurisdiction as standard. Cover will not operate for UK risks, as these will be covered by your existing policy. The policy is underwritten by recognised Medical Malpractice Insurers.

Quotations are very quick and easy to obtain. Further information and application forms are available from Alan Pattison at Campbell Irvine on 020 7937 6981 or [email protected]

Campbell Irvine (Insurance Brokers) Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority

Amazon Adventures with Dr Lucy Dickinson, the BBC and Sports Relief

16th March 2010MCSAdventure, expedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, medical training course, Remote medicine, Travel, travel doctor, travel medic, wilderness medic, Wilderness Medicineexpedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, extreme, helen skelton, kayaking, sports relief, wilderness medical

Dangers of kayaking the Amazon

Lucy Dickinson has just returned from accompanying Helen Skelton and the BBC team as Helen kayaked 2,010 miles down the Amazon. Here are her thoughts upon her return.

” I’ve just had my first experience of TV expedition work escorting Helen Skelton from Blue Peter kayaking down the Amazon. I still can’t quite believe I got the opportunity to have such an amazing trip. So how did it compare to the other expedition work I’ve done? Well it’s still just you and your box of tricks in the middle of nowhere improvising and trying to manage the risks. It’s still having an adventure and seeing a beautiful part of the earth. It’s still meeting new people from different parts of the world and learning different ways of life that put some perspective on the way we live our lives here. It’s still being inspired by interesting people doing exceptional things.

For a change, this trip was no physical challenge for me, in fact it was a challenge to sit still for 6 weeks! It was new having people thriving on the little dramas “because they make good TV”. It was exciting watching the BBC team doing a live broadcast from a sand bank in the middle of the Amazon knowing that people in the UK were watching it back in the UK as it was happening. It is not my idea of fun being in front of a camera and I constantly thought back to that conversation I had in London with Eric, the producer, about how I agreed to be on film only in exceptional circumstances if absolutely necessary. The reality was far from this and I can only hope that when the Blue Peter specials and the Sport Relief programme come out this week that I won’t cringe at the appearance of my “character” as they refer to you. As with most expeditions I’ve done it was a great pleasure and a privilege to work with a team of very lovely, interesting and fun people and have an exciting diversion to day to day General Practice.

…..If they ever ask me to do another trip with them I’ll jump at the chance.”

Blue Peter – Helen’s Amazing Amazon Adventure – Part 1 BBC One – Tuesday 16th March, 4:35pm

11th March 2010MCSAdventure, expedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, Wilderness Medicineems, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, helen skelton, helen skelton blue peter, Jungle medicine, kayaking solo, location safety, media medical, media medical support, Sport Relief, wilderness medicine

The story of Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton’s incredible record-breaking adventure, kayaking solo down the mighty River Amazon in aid of Sport Relief, is told over the course of two programmes.

In one of the toughest challenges ever undertaken by a Blue Peter presenter, Helen’s epic journey was conducted at a gruelling pace, paddling up to 14 hours a day to complete her target of kayaking 2,010 miles in six weeks, with only one rest day a week. This first programme follows her as she begins her training with Expedition Medicine, arriving in Peru for the start of her odyssey. She visits Proceso Social, a project which uses Sport Relief cash to reduce child labour and increase access to education among semi-urban child migrants in Peru. Helen then begins her first week on the water.

Team Amazon complete journey

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Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has completed a 2,000-mile kayak trip along the Amazon for Sport Relief, supported by Expedition Medicine

The 26-year-old was greeted by cheers and celebratory gunfire as she crossed the finish line in Almerim, Brazil.

Skelton has clocked up 2,010 miles since she set off on her solo journey from Natua in Peru on 20 January.

The BBC star, who had never been in a kayak before training, broke two world records as she became the first woman to paddle the length of the river.

The records – for the longest solo journey by kayak and the longest distance in a kayak in 24 hours by a woman – are awaiting official verification.

The TV presenter paddled about 60 miles a day, six days a week, to reach the target.

My bottom is bruised, my shoulders are sore and the muscles in my neck are making it hard to differentiate between my head and my shoulders but to be honest I am proud of the war wounds

Helen Skelton

Skelton said of her challenge: “It’s been tough but I’ve had enough highs to make it more than worthwhile.

“I’m very lucky to have amazing people in my life who’ve picked me up when things got hard and most importantly inspired me to carry on.

“My bottom is bruised, my shoulders are sore and the muscles in my neck are making it hard to differentiate between my head and my shoulders but to be honest I am proud of the war wounds.

“I reckon that you shouldn’t shy away from things because they’re tough or you might fail. Get stuck in and you never know where you might end up.”

Blue Peter, which is showing Skelton’s epic journey in two special episodes on 16 and 17 March, hopes her efforts will inspire families across the UK to rise to their own challenge for Sport Relief.

Lucy will be updating us in the next couple of days

But well done to all the team

Update on BBC's Amazon kayak record attempt

18th February 2010MCSAdventure, expedition, Expedition & Wilderness Medicine, Expedition Doctor, Film and Media medical support, Jungle medicine, Media Crew Expedition Medical Support, Remote medicine, Travel, travel doctor, travel medic, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, wilderness medic, Wilderness MedicineExpedition & Wilderness Medicine, helen skelton, media support, wilderness emt, wilderness medics

Expedition Medicine is supporting Helen Skelton, presenter on Blue Peter, attempt to be the first woman to kayak the Amazon and here is the latest progress report on 18th February.

All are well here now. Helen and I have managed to avoid the D+V.

It’s been an eventful week in Helen Skelton’s Amazon adventure. We started with Carnaval in the city of Manaus where the entire crew had to dress up and dance around a specially built Samba drome in the pouring rain. Leaving Manaus we reached the meeting of the Amazon with the Rio Negra, the biggest tributary of the Amazon. One is brown and the other is black and the waters don’t mix for several miles. A helicopter was chartered to film this event and the team were buzzing after this exciting milestone. Next came an unwanted drama with several members of the local and UK crew being affected by a viral gastroenteritis. It started with one of the kitchen staff and, despite working hard at the usual strict hygiene measures, it spread to several others. Fortunately Helen (and I) have been ok so far. The latest drama was the sinking of our support boat in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Nobody was on board at the time and after several hours of hard work it was resurrected but it had to be fixed up at a boat yard upstream of our location so this cost a whole day of paddling for Helen. She’s back on track now, has just clocked 1500 miles and is going as strong as ever.

Rain’s coming so I’ll be off. Lucy x

Media Crew Expedition Medical Support

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Location Medical Support

At Expedition and Wilderness Medicine we are aware that many TV projects are getting more adventurous and travelling to more remote environments. In these circumstances it is vitally important to have a qualified doctor or medical professional on site should the unexpected happen. Many locations do not have first world medical facilities and an Expedition Medicine medic equipped with the latest mobile medical kit and satellite communication can provide the peace of mind to allow you to focus on the production of your project.

We can provide full medical cover for production teams and celebrities on your television or photographic project worldwide. We have an impressive portfolio of experienced medical professionals on our books, many of whom have media experience both on and off camera. Using Expedition and Wilderness Medicine to provide your medical cover resolves some of the most important logistical and safety considerations of foreign travel in remote environments. Through our ties with Across the Divide Expeditions we are also able to assist in the provision of outdoor specialists and logistical support in the worlds most remote locations.

We also provide other expedition equipment, preparation and back up services such as:

Expedition Leader
Casualty Evacuation Plan
Risk Assessment
Pre-expedition medical advice for all crew
Satellite phone
Radios
Medical Kit including fluids and drugs
Gamov Bag
24-hour phone medical cover

A selection of our customers

Ginger Productions

BBC Natural History Unit (NHU)

ITV 2

Pirelli Calender

Price list

Item	Investment
Fully qualified and experienced medic	£350/day including pre-expedition meetings and travel days
Expedition Leader	£350/day including pre-expedition meetings and travel days
Wilderness Medical Kit	£350/week including fluids and drugs (only to be supplied with an EML doctor)
Risk Assessment	£300/day for all travel, in-country research and report write up time
Pre-expedition medical advice for all crew	£300/day
Satellite phone	£100/week + £1/minute talk time
Casualty Evacuation Plan	£300/day for all travel, in-country research and report write up time
Radios	£40/week/radio (includes mains and in car chargers)
Gamov Bag	£100/week
24 hour medical help line	£300/week

Please be aware that this structure can be adapted to suit the needs of your project since no two expeditions or remote locations are alike. We work with you to define your needs and recruit the appropriate medical professional.

‘I’d just like to say thank you for all your help – I’ve had lots of applicants through Expedition Medicine from all over the world, so that’s been really great. For your information, as of late Wednesday afternoon we have found our medic, so I no longer require our ad to be ‘out there’ so to speak!’ … ‘We would definitely consider using Expedition Medicine in the future, if a suitable role comes up’. C.M | ASSISTANT PRODUCER | BBC NATURAL HISTORY UNIT

Satellite driven ‘reach-back’ facility

Expedition Medicine are in the position to offer a satellite driven ‘reach-back’ facility to UK based doctors. We are able to provide medical advice to clients in the field on all medical issues from primary care, tropical diseases and through to emergency medical conditions.

We can act as your specialist medical back up; supporting and empowering you to effectively deliver medical services in remote or hostile environments.

Access to this facility is just a phone call or satellite communication away.
We can provide

• The capability to communicate via BGAN or Irridium satellite communications directly with the UK accessing real-time advice on dealing with the most demanding medical situations
• We can provide the equiptment and the expertise for you to feel confident and comfortable in any hostile or remote location.

High lift jack demonstration – Namib Desert

More Information

For specific information about your media project or expedition please email us..

All of Expedition Medicine’s doctors carry medical indemnity underwritten by UK based companies. Part of the conditions of contract with Expedition Medicine specifies that in the event of a medical negligence claim, all parties agree to disputes being settled under British Law, in British Courts.

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