Special Interest Group in Wilderness and Expedition Medicine
Welcome to the SiG
Our objectives are:
- To promote expedition and wilderness medicine within the specialty of travel medicine
- To act as a point of contact for those seeking information on expedition and wilderness medicine
- To act as a forum for discussion
- To stimulate, support and encourage research
This webpage will develop and expand as the SiG itself develops.
Share your knowledge and experience
Do you have an area of particular knowledge or expertise? Have you carried out research in wilderness or expedition medicine? Do you have an interesting or instructive story to tell? We invite you to contribute to the BGHTA Journal, published twice a year, or Travelwise, published four times a year. You may also like to contribute a poster or presentation to the BGTHA annual conference. Email us at info@bgtha.org and we will be happy to consider your contribution.
BS8848
A review of the BSI Standard 8848, the standard for adventure travel outside the UK , is currently under way. A draft standard is now available for comment. To register your interest and comment on the new standard go to
https://dub115.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855&n=692338256#n=900584749&fid=d84deea7f44a4c758ebe53a83776b68c&mid=d424811e-f437-11e2-911d-002264c24838&fv=1
Educational courses in wilderness, travel and expedition medicine
Faculty of Travel Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Foundation course, Diploma in Travel Medicine and MFTM
www.rcpsg.ac.uk/travel-medicine
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Travel and Expedition medicine course
www.lstmliverpool.ac.uk/learning–teaching/lstm-courses/short-courses/tc01—travel–expedition-medicine-course
Peninsular College of Medicine and Dentistry
Certificate, Diploma and MSc in Remote Healthcare
www.pcmd.ac.uk/postgraduate_rh.php
British Association for Immediate Care
www.basics.org.uk
Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
Courses in desert, diving, expedition and wilderness, jungle, mountain and polar medicine
www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk
Wilderness Medical Training
Courses including expedition, wilderness and jungle medicine www.wildernessmedicaltraining.co.uk
Diploma in Mountain Medicine, University of Leicester
www.medex.org.uk/diploma/about_diploma.php
Useful publications
Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
www.rgs.org/OurWorkPublications/EAC…/Expedition+medicine/
Links to other organisations
UK Mountain Medicine Society
www.uk-mms.org
British Antarctic Survey
www.antarctica.ac.uk
Royal Geographical Society
www.rgs.org
Royal Scottish Geographical Society
www.rsgs.org
Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine
www.case-medicine.co.uk
Medex – medical expeditions
www.medex.org.uk
Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society
www.bmres.org
Wilderness Medical Society
www.wms.org
Scientific Exploration Society
www.ses-explore.org/
Tim Mosedale – an established mountain guide with a variety of courses, guided climbs and links to many useful organisations on his website
www.timmosedale.co.uk
Useful resources
Expedition Medicine: a presentation by Alastair Miller
Frostbite advice from Prof Chris Imray