Expedition, Remote and Wilderness Medicine | Doctor, Medics and Advanced First Aiders

What is Expedition & Wilderness Medicine. . .

Expedition and Wilderness Medicine is the leading provider of expedition and wilderness medicine courses for medical professionals, both here in the UK and also in a number of carefully selected overseas locations.   In a unique association with the Wilderness Medical Society of America we are able to offer the ability to earn credits towards the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Program

The RCGP also estimate our courses can generate between 10 and 20 CPD credits towards revalidation for GPs in the UK, depending on the personal challenge and impact of individual activities.

Expedition and Wilderness Medicine provides quality training for expedition, wilderness, high altitude, mountain, remote, polar, diving, jungle and desert medicine practitioners. Suitable for expedition doctors, wilderness EMTs, first responders, nurses and individuals providing medical cover in remote or inhospitable environments.

Calling on a skilled teaching faculty who have led major expeditions on all of the worlds continents and most of its major high points, commanded special forces regiments and provided medical care on the side of Everest, EWM's collective expedition experience is unparalled.

We have available a resource of expedition and wilderness medics who are able to provide quality film or event medical backup.  From the fells of the Lake District to the Arctic, EWM is able to call on a growing pool of extraordinary medics to provide medical cover whatever your event, expedition or location. See our Media Support Page for more details.

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Blue Peter's epic Amazon Adventure

Just a quick update on the team. Spirits are high, but the team are starting to feel the pressure of the relentless schedule. Which is to be expected with challenge Helen is undertaking. Helen has done over 800 miles, which is truly amazing. She's on target and should reach the half way point some time next week which I'm sure will be great boost to the team.

See the BBC's report

Expedition and Wilderness Medicine have once again been called upon to help BBCs Blue Peter program.

After Helen Skelton, one of the loveliest presenters we have ever had the pleasure of working with, completed Across the Divide’s Namibia Ultra Marathon, considered by many to be the hardest desert marathon in the world and for which EWM medics provided support, she is now heading off down the Amazon and Expedition & Wilderness Medicine and were called upon to provide medical support. Read more here.