The Wilderness Medic Podcast

The Wilderness Medic

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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

05/26/2024

Season 3 Episode 9: Mercy Ships with Dr Simon Latham

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

32 min
05/10/2024

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

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 frontline as a paramedic, teaching medicine in remote environments, volunteering her time as a coastguard.

30 min
01/25/2024

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

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, working in various jobs and even returned to medical school, but he kept encountering distressed and frustrated Medics from around the world . After encouraging a Doctor in distress on Facebook, he felt inspired to put together a book that gathers encouragement, insights, and strategies for overcoming burnout from over 100 doctors, to raise money for: Doctors in Distress, You Okay Doc? The Lorna Breen Foundation, Physicians Anonymous and Practitioner Health. Medic SOS E-book https://www.okaydoctor.net/

34 min
10/14/2023

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

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/

35 min
09/07/2023

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

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 or whilst out on an expedition. Links from this episode www.civilitysaveslives.com www.learningfromexcellence.com

53 min
06/08/2023

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

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 Ultra race, and we chat about this and some of his other adventures, as well as how to prepare for an unsupported trek to the South Pole. You do not want to miss this one... https://www.valhallahikes.com/ @youngesttopoleproject

29 min
05/23/2023

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

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-letter/⁠ Links from the episode How green is your bank: https://bank.green/ Doctors Association UK: https://www.dauk.org/

36 min
04/26/2023

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

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 and managing MCI's and explore the importance of training and debriefing. Links for this episode: Evidence-based principles of time, triage and treatment: Refining the initial medical response to massive casualty incidents https://www.kevingrange.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kevin.m.grange/

27 min

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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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The Wilderness Medic
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2019 - 2024
Episodes

28
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