Our #WEM20 conference is promising to be our biggest and boldest one yet! We have a full programme of fantastic theme specific workshops in the breakout rooms and know from experience that they are incredibly popular and sell out extremely…
Always dreamed of pursuing a medical career in sport? Then we had some good news for our 2019 conference delegates because our next theme was one for the aspiring motorsport doctors, pitch side physios and ultra-marathon paramedics… ‘Thriving in Sport’…
“One in six children in the world live in a conflict zone and are at risk of injury from explosive or ballistic trauma” – Save the Children According to figures from the UN, there has been a ‘marked increase’ in…
Always dreamed of using your medical skills in humanitarian and disaster zones? Or perhaps you want to find out more about the indirect impact of war and who’s left to pick up the pieces when it comes to civilian casualties,…
“Why do we use Analog Missions? Analog missions prepare us for near-term and future exploration to asteroids, Mars, and the Moon” – NASA Ever wondered what it would be like to live on the Moon or Mars, or 220 miles…
As part of our ‘Medicine Beyond Earth’ category, Flight Surgeon and Medical Director Dr Aleksander Wasniowski revealed his findings on a programme that saw the first ever disabled person join the crew on an analogue space mission in his Day…
The first few minutes of a multiple casualty terrorist attack are the most vital. Would you know how to act? Back by popular demand after the sell-out sessions from our 2018 conference our interactive simulation ‘Caught in the Middle of…
Want a career in extreme medicine? Of course you do! Luckily for you, we had a whole host of workshops and talks at our 2019 World Extreme Medicine Conference aimed at helping delegates break into the best (we might be…
“We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South” – Roald Amundsen Since the first successful expedition to…
“Dentistry in the wilderness, inspiring!” – WEM19 attendee We are super lucky to have a tonne of fantastic faculty who teach on our courses all around the globe, but our favourite time of year is when they descend on Edinburgh…
