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World Extreme Medicine 🌎 Certified B Corp™

The world’s leading provider of education, conferences, consultancy, & medical cover in extreme medicine.

Every year we help thousands of medical & healthcare workers push the boundaries of their abilities & enable them to thrive & deliver in remote, & hostile environments. Born out of a campfire discussion in the Namib Desert, with one aim – to bring the most adventurous medical training to healthcare workers. Over 20 years later, we have grown to provide a range of services that have supported humanitarian agencies, charities, government organisations, and film & TV networks around the globe. All while staying true to our adventurous roots. It’s our mission to continue to widen the access to extreme medicine, by providing the best experiences and training so you can unlock new opportunities to positively impact individuals and communities. Your clinical skillset could become your passport to a life of adventure. Join us on the side of a mountain or deep in the rainforest and start pushing boundaries on what you thought was possible.

Today is World Mental Health Day, and we want to remind you about something our community helped create last year.By Med...
10/10/2026

Today is World Mental Health Day, and we want to remind you about something our community helped create last year.

By Medics, For Medics is a space for sharing advice, reflections and words that have helped people through difficult moments. You can visit when you want a moment of encouragement, would like to read someone else’s experience or have something helpful to share.

Mental health matters every day, so the hub is here every day too. It’s available 365 days a year, and we’ll keep adding to it and improving it with the community’s help.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. Take a look, save the page for another day or add your own advice or recommendation: https://worldextrememedicine.com/by-medics-for-medics-a-mental-health-resource/

Three days in Edinburgh. Practical workshops, conversations with people working across extreme medicine, and the chance ...
08/10/2026

Three days in Edinburgh. Practical workshops, conversations with people working across extreme medicine, and the chance to discover where your own interests could take you.

That’s WEM26, but a list of sessions only tells part of the story.

You might leave with a skill you’ve practised, a new way to approach a challenge, a clearer idea of your next career step, or a connection that continues long after the conference ends. And you can shape the weekend around what matters most to you, whether that’s expedition medicine, humanitarian response, rescue, offshore care, human performance or something you haven’t explored yet.

We’ve written a guide to what the World Extreme Medicine Conference is, who it’s for and what you can take away from it.

Read the blog here ⤵
https://worldextrememedicine.com/blog/world-extreme-medicine-conference-posts/what-is-world-extreme-medicine-conference/

We’re looking for registered nurses and paramedics to join a small medical team supporting a television production on a ...
07/10/2026

We’re looking for registered nurses and paramedics to join a small medical team supporting a television production on a remote South Pacific island.

You’ll provide direct clinical care for cast, crew and local staff, both in the on-location clinic and out on set. The work includes emergency assessment, stabilisation and trauma care within your professional scope of practice, alongside supporting medical evacuations where required.

This is a remote, resource-limited setting with no permanent hospital nearby. Strong clinical judgement, communication and teamwork will be essential.

We want applicants to have a clear picture of the role and its terms before they apply:

Pay: US$1,649 per week, paid in GBP equivalent, plus travel pay.

Contract: Four placements are currently available in 2027:
• 15 February - 9 July
• 15 March - 7 July
• 31 March - 5 July
• 17 April - 30 June

Please tell us which placements you’re available for. Longer-term availability will be prioritised, though shorter placements will still be considered.

On-call: Overnight and out-of-hours cover is required as part of the wider clinical rota. Demand may increase when the team is smaller or a colleague is away on a medical evacuation.

Living conditions: Basic, shared accommodation and facilities at the production’s base camp. Expect frequent boat transfers, sometimes in open water, and the possibility of accompanying international medical evacuations. Travel, accommodation and subsistence arrangements will be confirmed with successful candidates.

Insurance: WEM’s medical malpractice and professional indemnity insurance covers workers on this contract.

Applicants must be registered nurses or paramedics with at least two years’ post-qualification clinical experience and in-date ALS/ACLS certification. Please check the full listing for all essential requirements.

Contractual confidentiality means we cannot disclose the production name or exact location publicly. Further details will be shared with candidates progressing to interview once confidentiality undertakings are in place.

Read the full role and apply here:
https://worldextrememedicine.com/job/project-nurse-paramedic/

Applications close Friday 23 October 2026 at 17:00 BST. Applications are accepted through the questionnaire linked in the job post only, with a CV and covering letter required.

If you have questions about the role, please contact us through our website contact form.

There’s a lot to be said for learning winter medicine with snow under your boots and a team beside you.Next March, we’re...
05/10/2026

There’s a lot to be said for learning winter medicine with snow under your boots and a team beside you.

Next March, we’re heading to New Hampshire’s White Mountains for five days of practical training, bringing together healthcare professionals and students who want to feel more prepared to care for patients in the cold.

You’ll spend time outdoors working through scenarios with experienced clinicians and local wilderness instructors, putting the teaching into practice and talking through the decisions you make along the way.

We’ll cover hypothermia and cold injuries, trauma care, patient evacuation, avalanche awareness, and expedition planning. You’ll also work on the communication and teamwork that matter when conditions become difficult and help is some distance away.

You don’t need previous expedition experience to join us. An interest in wilderness medicine, a good level of fitness, and a willingness to get involved are a great starting point.

And when the day’s training is done, you’ll have a meal and a place to stay at Joe Dodge Lodge, with time to get to know the people you’ve been learning alongside.

Winter Medicine: March 8 to 12, 2027
White Mountains, New Hampshire
Up to 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through the Wilderness Medical Society.

The course costs US$2,395, including accommodation and meals from the start of the course through lunch on the final day. You can book with a US$500 deposit, and interest-free monthly payment options are available.

Come and join us in the mountains:
https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/winter-medicine-course-usa/

03/10/2026

What does it look like from inside a Gamow bag?

One of our attendees, Diogo Preto, recorded this clip while taking part in our recent Expedition & Wilderness Medicine course. The scenario: a person with high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE), a serious form of altitude illness.

A Gamow bag is a portable hyperbaric chamber that can help buy time when descent is delayed. Getting inside one during training gives participants a perspective that’s difficult to get from a slide.

Altitude illness is one of many challenges explored on the course, alongside the practical decisions and equipment involved in caring for people in remote environments.

Thanks to Diogo for sharing his view from inside the bag and giving us permission to share the clip. Explore our Expedition & Wilderness Medicine courses: https://worldextrememedicine.com/product-category/extreme-medicine-courses/expedition-wilderness-medicine/

Last week, we headed to Keswick for Expedition & Wilderness Medicine 🏔️From working through casualty scenarios together ...
02/10/2026

Last week, we headed to Keswick for Expedition & Wilderness Medicine 🏔️

From working through casualty scenarios together to putting skills into practice out on the fells, this group threw themselves into everything the Lake District had to offer. Swipe through for a look at the week!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and made it such a good course.

Fancy joining us next time? We run Expedition & Wilderness Medicine in a range of locations. Explore the course and find one that works for you through the link below:
https://worldextrememedicine.com/product-category/extreme-medicine-courses/expedition-wilderness-medicine/

Some people respond to disasters and humanitarian emergencies while continuing in their usual civilian jobs or training....
01/10/2026

Some people respond to disasters and humanitarian emergencies while continuing in their usual civilian jobs or training. How do they make the decision to deploy, and what gets in the way?

A research team at Northeastern University is inviting clinicians, allied health professionals and trained non-clinical volunteers with this kind of experience to take part in an anonymous survey.

It asks about past deployments, motivations, barriers and employer policies on humanitarian and disaster response leave. The survey takes approximately 10–15 minutes. Taking part is voluntary, and you can skip questions or stop at any time.

If this applies to you, you can read the participant information and take part here: https://qualtricsxmp7zmkdw8c.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cJjucpBthqInDiC

Please share it with others whose experience may be relevant.

29/09/2026

Feedback from WEMFund’s latest training mission in Lviv.

In this reel, one participant reflects on the practical skills developed during tactical medicine training, including how to respond in dangerous situations and provide first aid:

“What I liked most was that there was a practical part where we could try everything for ourselves. I am confident these skills will be useful in real life.”

Practical training grounded in real situations is central to WEMFund’s work in Ukraine. It is also the foundation of our Prolonged Field Care Course, taking place at Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, from 28 September to 2 October.

Built from more than four years of WEMFund deployments and trauma training in active conflict zones, this five-day residential course explores the medical, logistical and human challenges of caring for critically injured casualties when evacuation is delayed.

Participants will work through field-based scenarios focused on sustained assessment, clinical decision-making, teamwork and adaptability when resources are limited and care must continue for hours or days.

All profits from the course directly support WEMFund’s humanitarian medical work, including training, trauma support and the delivery of medical equipment in Ukraine.

Learn more and book:
https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/wemf-prolonged-field-care-course/

WEMFund, co-founded by Prof. Mark Hannaford and Luca Alfatti.
Learn more about WEMFund: https://www.wemfund.com

We’re incredibly excited to share that WEM founder Mark Hannaford will be speaking at The Explorers Club GLEX Ignition i...
27/09/2026

We’re incredibly excited to share that WEM founder Mark Hannaford will be speaking at The Explorers Club GLEX Ignition in this October.

His session, “Extreme Medicine on the Nabataean Traverse”, will introduce an extraordinary expedition following the ancient incense-trade corridor from Jordan to Saudi Arabia.

Beginning at the Dana Biosphere Reserve, the team will travel approximately 650 kilometres on foot and by camel through Petra and Wadi Rum before reaching Hegra and AlUla. The journey is expected to take around 40 days and will connect three UNESCO World Heritage sites across two countries.

But the expedition is about far more than completing the route.

The Nabataean Traverse will act as a moving scientific platform, exploring how humans adapt to sustained desert travel, how life persists at the biological limits of heat and drought, and what remote desert operations can teach us about future planetary exploration.

Research will span human physiology, heat adaptation, hydration, microbiology, desert ecology, heritage science, remote sensing and space analogue operations, alongside live educational engagement with students.

Mark will explore the role of extreme medicine in making this work possible and how the experience, knowledge and networks developed through World Extreme Medicine can support research at the edge of what is possible.

Where: GLEX Ignition, Coimbra, Portugal
When: 29 October 2026
Time of session: 14:20pm - 14:40pm
The Explorers Club - Great Britain and Ireland Chapter

Learn more about the Nabataean Traverse:
https://traverse-expedition.com/expeditions/nabataean.html

Do you have a research proposal for which the Traverse Expedition could be the platform then submit here https://p0bywuutoce.typeform.com/traverse

Explore GLEX Ignition:
https://www.glexsummit.com/

We’re looking for a Clinic Manager to join a small medical team supporting a television production on a remote South Pac...
25/09/2026

We’re looking for a Clinic Manager to join a small medical team supporting a television production on a remote South Pacific island.

This is a hands-on role running the on-location clinic: organising the rota and overnight cover, managing supplies and patient records, and working closely with the clinical team and Project Medical Director. The team will provide care for cast, crew and local staff in a setting with limited resources and no permanent hospital nearby.

We want applicants to have a clear picture of the role and its terms before they apply:

Pay: US$2,300 per week, paid in GBP equivalent, plus travel pay.

Contract: 1st February to 12th July 2027, with exact deployment weeks to be confirmed.

On-call: Approximately 2-3 nights per week. Demand may be higher during the first 4-5 weeks or while a colleague is away on a medical evacuation.

Living conditions: Basic, shared accommodation and facilities at the production’s base camp. Travel, accommodation and subsistence arrangements will be confirmed with the successful candidate.

Insurance: WEM’s medical malpractice and professional indemnity insurance covers workers on this contract.

We’re seeking a registered doctor, paramedic or nurse with at least three years’ post-qualification clinical experience, an Advanced Life Support qualification, and experience managing teams, rotas and medical supplies. The full essential criteria are in the job post.

We cannot disclose the exact location or production name at the advertising stage because of our contractual confidentiality requirements. Candidates progressing to interview will receive further details once confidentiality undertakings are in place.

Read the full role and apply here: https://worldextrememedicine.com/job/clinic-manager/

Applications close Friday 16 October 2026 at 17:00 BST. Applications are accepted through the questionnaire linked in the job post only.
If you have questions regarding this role we request you contact us via our website contact form.

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