Exertional Heat Illness in the Climate Crisis: Too Hot to Exercise?

Conference Vault, Desert Medicine, Tropical Medicine
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We’re finally able to unlock the WEM24 vault and share with you what you may have missed out on in 2024.
Explore these three sessions from Edinburgh, delving into the extremes of space, altitude, and heat, and what they reveal about the limits of human performance and medicine.

Ross Hemingway unpacks the escalating threat of heat illness in a warming world.
From pathophysiology and recognition to field management and prevention, he explores how extreme heat impacts both athletes and clinicians operating in humanitarian, expedition, and urban environments – and what the future holds for medicine in a changing climate.

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Length: 1hr 2m
Guests: Ross Hemingway

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session participants will be able to:

  • Describe the mechanisms and presentation of exertional heat illness.

  • Identify early recognition and management strategies for heat stroke and collapse in the field.

  • Discuss the links between climate change and human health, and associated risk factors.

  • Compare cooling and resuscitation techniques across expedition, military, and prehospital settings.

  • Apply lessons from heat adaptation and prevention research to expedition and humanitarian medicine planning.

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