Ever wondered how far your medical skills can take you? Ever wanted to be an Expedition Medic?The ExpeMed course aims to provide healthcare professionals with the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to plan for an expedition, maintain the expedition’s health and manage illness and injuries in a remote location. The subjects covered include expedition planning and preparation, pre-hospital emergency medicine in the field, improvisation techniques and health protection
for expeditions.
As well as small-group practical sessions, the course consists of an intense series of interactive outdoor training scenarios to enhance skills of teamwork, communication, leadership and improvisation during activities such as casualty extrication from a vehicle with limited equipment. These interactive sessions are interspersed with a small number of superb short lectures outlining key issues such tropical medicine, diving medicine, altitude medicine and climatic injuries.
The instructional faculty includes highly experienced doctors, paramedics and expedition medics, HEMS doctors, Mount Everest expedition medics, former SAS doctors and specialists in fields such as tropical medicine and diving – all current and highly respected in their field. In keeping with Prometheus’ reputation for educational innovation, teaching is largely based on realistic practical scenarios delivered in a challenging, fun and highly stimulating way.
For many years, ExpeMed has been the leading choice for healthcare professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of expedition medicine. Since early 2008, Prometheus Medical Ltd has provided the course organisation, faculty and delivery with the belief that ExpeMed is delivered by knowledgeable and experienced medics providing the students with the practical knowledge and skills to act as a competent expedition medic. Students will be given the opportunity to be contacted with details of requests from companies for
expedition medics.
Courses are limited to 24 students to maintain the educational value and course cohesion.
