Expedition Medicine with Natalie Taylor and Jamie Patterson

In this episode I speak with GP Natalie Taylor and Paramedic Jamie Patterson on Expedition Medicine. We examine the skills, schemes, teams and courses that are helpful to prepare you for this dynamic environment. We will dive into our guests experiences to see what has worked for them and how they have navigated previous expedition trips. A special thanks goes out to World Extreme Medicine as we all met through this platform and have indeed all worked for WEM throughout our careers.

We take a look at:

• The diversity of experience of both guests
• Main themes of expedition medicine – % of non-medical issues, Human Factors, self-care, self admin, primary care
• Group / team dynamics and how psychological health also plays a part
• Trauma on expedition
• Education and experience needed to go on the trips
• Rate limiting steps on all expeditions and things to be minded of as a clinician
• The casevac - nuances and tips
• Some of Nat and Jamie’s most amazing highlights from expedition

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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