High Altitude and Thermal Injuries

This workshop will cover scenarios, high altitude illness and thermal injury physiology and pathology, prevention strategies, treatment, the use of pulse oximeters and the very latest guidelines and research.

The workshop will be as interactive as possible so please think about altitude cases beforehand which may be relevant to share with other IMLS.

Providers

- Jon Dallimore

Jon is a General Practitioner in Chepstow and has worked in the Emergency Department of Bristol Royal Infirmary for more than 25 years. He has been on many expeditions as a doctor and or leader and has spent more than 2 years in the field on various expeditions since 1988. Jon is an International Mountain Leader, a member of the Alpine Club and has taught on the UK Diploma in Mountain Medicine since 2004. In 2016 Jon became Director of the International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Most recently he has become the medical officer for Severn Area Rescue Association – lifeboats, land search, cliff and swift water/flood rescue disciplines.

jondallimore@doctors.org.uk

07710254394

- Naomi Dodds

This year, Jon will be joined by Dr Naomi Dodds, IML, WML and senior anaesthetic trainee in Aberdeen. Naomi has many years of experience leading groups overseas, particularly in Greenland. In 2023, Naomi worked for three months at the Himalayan Rescue Association post in Pheriche, Nepal. She often works for Glenmore Lodge and delivers a lot of avalanche rescue training.

Naomi has been an instructor and module lead for the International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine since it started and is now course Deputy Director.

Workshop Details

Location : Inside

Duration : Full Day (6 hr)

Equipment Required : Comfortable Indoor Clothing. Notebook and Pen

Start

23/11/2024 09:00

End

23/11/2024 16:30

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

17

Bookings

17

Venue

Royal Victoria Hotel

Town

Llanberis

County

Gwynedd

Postcode

LL55 4TY

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.11525

Longitude

-4.11777

Name

BAIML

Phone

01690720272

Email