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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everything expedition here:


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