Expedition and Wilderness Medicine support for Commonwealth Championship for Mountain Running and Ultra Distance.

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Mark Hannaford

Expedition & Wilderness Medicine  are to provide the medical cover for the Commonwealth Championship for Mountain Running and Ultra Distance. The events will run over four days in September 2009, and Keswick has been chosen as the venue. Expedition & Wilderness Medicine Director, Dr Sean Hudson is acting as the Medical Director for the event [...]

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Diving and Marine Medicine Course in Oman -feedback from Dr Mark Read

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Mark Hannaford

For medics interested in working on a diving or kayaking expedition, how do you get relevant experience and information at a one-stop shop? You could read lots of books about diving medicine, combine this with lots of diving and kayaking, but the question can still be asked, “How do I round off the experience and [...]

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Off road vechicle safety by our offroad guru in Namibia Faan Oesthuizen

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Mark Hannaford

Expedition and Wilderness Medicine recently ran it first highly succesful Desert Medicine course in Namibia and it was highlighted on the course that one of biggest dangers facing you in remote locations is actually the travel there and back in local transport. Below Faan Oesthuizen of Kaurimbi Expeditions gives his top tips for defensive four [...]

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