Expedition and Wilderness Medicine | Lake Bohinj, Slovenia | October 2020

We highly recommend arriving at Hostel Pod Voglom the day before the course, you can book additional B&B accommodation for Sunday night directly with the venue for approximately €30 per night direct via info@pac.si or call + 386 (0)4 5723 461 

There is a free group transfer available from Ljubljana airport departing at 1800 on Sunday 4 October, a return group transfer will depart the hostel at 0900 on Saturday 10 October. Please note accommodation for Sunday and Friday nights are not included in the course fee.   

Alternative transport options may be available at your expense through the team at Hostel Pod Voglom. 

When making travel plans we find www.rome2rio.com a super helpful site. 

Course Content

• Course content
• Pre-expedition planning & screening
• Pre-existing & common conditions
• Public health
• Security on expeditions
• Medico-legal issues
• Altitude Environments
• Cold Environments
• Hot Environments
• Tropical medicine overview
• Dentistry
• Mental health on expeditions
• Primary survey
• RTC management
• Fracture management
• Maxillofacial trauma workshop
• Aeromedical evacuations
• Navigation
• Rope skills
• Water disinfection
• Wound care
• Medical kits
• Communications
• Group management, behaviour and CRM
• Bivvy night out
• Search and Rescue exercise

Itinerary by day

(Course content and timings subject to change.)

What’s included?

• All tutoring, accommodation and meals during the course
• WEM care package
• Downloadable course resources
• Safety equipment

What’s not included?

• Travel costs
• Travel and health insurance
• Personal equipment
• Drinks and food purchased from the bar
• Activities provided by PAC Sports – SUPs, Bike, Canoes, etc.

Do you need travel and health insurance?

The UK Foreign Office advises,

” The EHIC won’t cover medical repatriation, ongoing medical treatment or non-urgent treatment, so you should make sure you have adequate travel insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment and repatriation.”

We never advise travel without adequate insurance, there are a wide variety of options at a very affordable rate,…it really is worth it!

Please ensure that you follow the kit list and bring adequate kit. On the whole the weather is very good at this time of year rain is possible and cold temperatures are to be expected. Some additional warm layers, hats and gloves will come in handy, especially if we are working outside.

We select our teaching faculty for their academic qualifications, expedition experience and their ability to educate and inspire. Between them, our remarkable faculty have a depth of experience, living and working in the most remote corners of the world, achieving notable success in the face of extreme challenge and adversity.

KIT LIST