High Altitude Medicine - Saturday Full Day Workshop a session for BAIML AGM 2018 (24/11/2018 - 25/11/2018)

24/11/2018 - 24/11/2018

Palace Hotel, Buxton

Bookings start from £90.00

About

High Altitude Medicine - Saturday Full Day Workshop

Time: 09.300am - 17.00pm

Bio: Jon's expedition experience varies from the deserts of Namibia, Sinai and Northern Kenya to the jungles of Sulawesi, Belize, Thailand and Ecuador, and high altitude climbs and treks to Nepal, Greenland, Pakistan, Iceland, Morocco, East Africa and the Andes. Jon has been an IML since 2007 and regularly teaches on the UIAA Diploma in Mountain Medicine. He is a Course Director for the International Diploma of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine based at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Jon has been the medical consultant to World Challenge Expeditions since 1993. He is a co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (published in 2015).

Workshop Provider: Dr. Jon Dallimore

Workshop info: High Altitude Medicine and Cold Injuries Many IMLs work with groups above 2,500m and will need to advise clients about altitude related illnesses. Jon will discuss the latest altitude guidelines and illustrate his talk with case studies. There will be time for people attending to talk about their experiences and to ask questions. There will be an opportunity to look at a Portable Altitude Chamber and an EmOx oxygen administration set. In the second part of the session Jon will describe the current guidelines for the management of hypothermia and frostbite. The workshop will conclude with recommendations for medical kits for IMLs operating in the greater ranges. Workshop Leader – Dr Jon Dallimore Jon is a General Practitioner and a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine at Bristol Royal Infirmary.

CPD Points: 1

Where And When

Start
24/11/2018 09:00
End
24/11/2018 17:00
Maximum Bookings
16
Bookings
64
Venue
Palace Hotel, Buxton
Town
Buxton
County
Derbyshire
Postcode
SK17 6AF
Country
United Kingdom
Latitude
53.26000
Longitude
-1.91000

CPD Points

CPD Points
1.00

Provider

Name
BAIML
Phone
01690 720 272
Email

Booking

Other Dates

Note : This provider is not running any similar Events.

Location

Loading