Following the devastating earthquake of 2015, Dr Nathasha Basheer was inspired to return to Nepal, a country she first visited following her foundation years. Despite her ongoing commitment to paediatric training in the UK, she organised to spend two weeks volunteering with The Wild Medic Project. Here she recounts her trip as a ‘Wild Medic’… via… Continue Reading
Living my elective dream in Fiji — Adventure Medic
Dr Millie Wood / FY1 Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust With the world’s population becoming increasingly interconnected, an understanding of global health is an important component of undergraduate medical education. In recognition of this, medical students in the UK are required to undertake an elective placement as part of their bachelor’s degree. Throughout my training… via… Continue Reading
Everest ER: Tent City’s Medical Marvel — Adventure Medic
Dr Suvash Dawadi, MD DiMM / General Practice and Emergency Medicine / CIWEC Kathmandu “It’s your niggly coughs and upset tummies that are the bread and butter here” explained Brent over dinner to the trekker visiting us for the night at Everest Base Camp (5360m). Subs was on the phone to home and Dawa was… via… Continue Reading
Looking for Outback EM training ? Look here!
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Outback school looking for some help please!
Can you help remote Aboriginal community East Arnhem Land? needs clothes & toys for little ones. Hoping to make significant changes give kids more educational opportunities. Please send to: NUMBULWAR SCHOOL C/O Lauren Zahoran PMB 68, Via Winnellie Northern Territory, 0822. — Cherisse Buzzacott (@sistercherisse) August 15, 2018
Historic mid-winter South Pole medevac — Adventure Medic
With the Northern Hemisphere currently experiencing record-breaking summer temperatures, our colleagues working in the depths of a dark, bitterly cold Antarctic winter seem even further away. June 2016 saw an incredible synergistic feat of human engineering, logistics and sheer bravery when an unwell patient was evacuated by a propeller-driven Twin Otter aircraft from the… via Historic… Continue Reading
Rural obstetric emergency in Canada !
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A day in the life of rural health : Hello Tofino!
Rural EM is foreign to many of us. Read today’s post by @andreasurfs about a day in the life of a rural provider. https://t.co/aOsDCHqTAA — FemInEM (@feminemtweets) August 2, 2018
Ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?
Ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call? http://islanddocs.com.au/ring-ring-why-dont-you-give-me-a-call/ — Read on islanddocs.com.au/ring-ring-why-dont-you-give-me-a-call/
Why be a rural generalist ?
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Rural Emergency medicine study guide !
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GoodSAM app saving lives in rural Victoria
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Rural anaesthesia journal club!
This is the second installment of the Rural Anaesthesia Down Under (RADU) Journal Club. In this episode, I am joined by Drs Alex Harris and Melanie Little – both local, fellow Broome GP Anaesthetists. We got together and had a chat about 5 papers covering 4 topics: Perioperative anaphylaxis (the NAP6 Audit) Dose adjustment for spinal…… Continue Reading
90yrs since Royal Flying Doctor Service first took off!
It's been 90 years since the Royal Flying Doctors Service first took off. We took a trip to the outback to see where it all began. #9Today pic.twitter.com/A3Ium65bfW — The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) May 20, 2018
Rheumatic heart disease in 21st century Australia : a disease of poverty
This isn’t a health issue, it’s a #HumanRights issue. Why are our First People’s suffering a disease of poverty? Is it #outofsightoutofmind? Please help spread this story, this disease should not exist in Australia @GregHuntMP @NACCHOAustralia @ACRRM https://t.co/dBQUPRbf21 — drmolly (@drmollyRG) May 20, 2018
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