“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 will be revealing his findings on a recent programme that saw the first ever disabled person join the crew on an analogue space mission…
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 last year’s conference our interactive simulation ‘Caught in the Middle of…
Want a career in extreme medicine? Of course you do! Luckily for you, we’ve got a whole host of workshops and talks aimed at helping you break into the best (we might be bias) industry in the world! ‘Extreme Careers’…
“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…
“Favourite workshop? Expedition Dentistry. It was beyond useful”, – WEM18 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…
…Our survey showed 70% of conference attendees leave feeling motivated to change their careers… In 2019 we conducted a survey of past attendees of our World Extreme Medicine (WEM) conference and interestingly it revealed that the event has had a…
Do you know how to check a vehicle and ensure its fit for the task ahead? Would you know what to do if you have a breakdown? Can you fix it? For remote medics and humanitarian aid workers working in…
Our range of world-leading, highly experienced and diverse speakers continues to grow as we get ever closer to the conference, and we are super excited to announce that Clinical and Performance Psychologist Kate Baecher is set to join this eclectic…
A unique and exciting opportunity to learn from Don Pettit, an engineer by schooling, a scientist by profession, and an explorer by heart. We are delighted to welcome Don Pettit, NASA astronaut to our World Extreme Medicine Conference. He brings…
