The Wilderness Medic Podcast

May 26 2024 28 ep. 31 mins 1.3k
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Join Dr Daniel Grace in The Wilderness Medic podcast, featuring interviews with leading figures from the world of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine​​, discussions regarding common medical problems on expedition and much more! www.thewildernessmedic.com

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Season 3 Episode 9: Mercy Ships with Dr Simon Latham

May 26 2024 32 mins  
In this episode I am joined by Dr Simon Latham, direct from his clinic on board one of the Mercy Ships boats which is docked in Freetown Sierra Leone. We discuss how he has carved this unique career path and how Mercy Ships work collaboratively with local governments to provide life changing surgery and sustainable healthcare outcomes. Find out more: www.mercyships.org.uk

Season 3 Episode 8: Donna Finnis: My Journey to Mongolia

May 10 2024 30 mins  
In today's episode I am joined by Donna Finnis, an expedition medic with a passion for adventure and medical care provision in remote and challenging environments. She has supported expeditions from the dizzy heights of Kilimanjaro, to the frozen northwest of Mongolia, which is what we are discussing today! When she’s not out on expedition, Donna can be found working frontlin

Season 3 Episode 7: David Tamale-Sali Medic SOS and Shame in Medicine

Jan 25 2024 34 mins  
Season 3 Episode 7: David Tamale-Sali Medic SOS and Shame in Medicine In this episode I am joined by David Tamale-Sali where we discuss shame within medicine and how this lead him to develop his Medic SOS project. In the spring of 2003, David found himself kicked out of Medical School at the start of resitting his third year. He spent the next two decades off the beaten path, wor

Season 3 Episode 6: Exploring Moral Injury with Dr Sophie Redlin

Oct 14 2023 34 mins  
In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Sophie Redlin who is a GP, expedition doctor and anthropologist. We explore the topic of moral injury and discuss the moral injury partnership that she has co-founded. Find out more: https://www.churchillfellowship.org/news-views/blogs/moral-injury-and-the-current-crisis-in-healthcare/

Season 3 Episode 5: Civility Saves Lives with Dr Chris Turner

Sep 07 2023 52 mins  
Incivility has been shown to reduce team functioning, clinical decision making and patient outcomes. In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Chris Turner, an emergency medicine consultant, and the founder of "Civility Saves Lives," to discuss the importance of civility and how this can help us be better clinicians, leaders and people, whether in the hospital, community

Season 3: Episode 4 Youngest to the Pole Project with Jacob "Val" Myers

Jun 08 2023 28 mins  
Season 3: Episode 4 Jacob Val Myers: Youngest to the Pole Project In this latest episode, I chat with Jacob "Val" Myers, an outdoor professional from Appalachia who is attempting to be the youngest person in human history to ski solo and unsupported to the Geographic South Pole! We met out in the Canadian Yukon, whilst he was participating in the Montane Yukon Artic Ultr

Season 3 Episode 3: The Climate Crisis and it's Relevance to Healthcare with Dr Matt Lee

May 23 2023 35 mins  
In today's episode I am joined by Dr Matt Lee, the head of sustainability for the Doctors Association UK. We chat about the climate crisis- investigating what exactly this means, why we should be worried but not "doomists" and what we can do to help make positive change. Listen to find out more... Sign the letter to Steve Barclay: ⁠https://www.zerohour.uk/health-le

Season 3 Episode 2: Managing a Mass Casualty Incident in the Wilderness with Kevin Grange

Apr 26 2023 26 mins  
Season 3 Episode 2: Kevin Grange- Managing a Mass Casualty Incident in the Wilderness In today's episode Kevin Grange returns to the podcast to discuss the management of MCI's in the wilderness, using a case study he was involved with, in which multiple hot air balloons crashed in the national park where he works. We also discuss some of the latest literature on defining an

Season 3 Episode 1: Combining Global Health with Physiotherapy with Luke Stevens

Apr 12 2023 31 mins  
Join me as I chat to Luke Stevens, a Specialist Neuro and Critical Care Physiotherapist working in the Northeast of England, to find out how he has developed a career in global health. Find out about his work out in Gaza, his role with the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare and how you can follow in his footsteps! Some of the links from this episode: Twitter @Lu

Season 2 Episode 9: Pre-Hospital Care, BASICS and Medserve Wales with Dr Matt Creed

Nov 08 2022 37 mins  
In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Matt Creed, a Consultant in Anaesthetics, Major Trauma and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine based in Cardiff. Matt has been active in pre-hospital care for over a decade, having worked with a number of different services in both England and Wales. In this episode we discuss how to get involved in pre-hospital care, the history of the BASICS s