Course summary

Expedition and wilderness medicine is a new and rapidly evolving specialty. Increasingly, the remote areas of the world are being explored by organised travel, small groups and societies. Whether a charity event scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, a bike ride across North America or filming in Patagonia, there is increasingly a need for these expeditions to be accompanied by a healthcare professional. Using over a decade of experience in the delivery of online, award-winning, postgraduate courses, this course has been developed to help healthcare professionals acquire the requisite skills in this emerging specialty. The Expedition and Wilderness Medicine course has been designed for any health professional who is interested in developing their credentials in the specialty. This course is not intended to cater to the elite medic who intends to single-handedly trek to the South Pole but is focused on developing the role of the healthcare professional interested in delivering clinical support to expeditions and travel to remote locations. Our experienced faculty focus upon the practicalities of preparing for the expedition and also on the physiological and pathological impacts of expedition in remote and extreme locations.