With the explosion of adventure travel over the past decade, there has been a concurrent increase in mountaineering expeditions to extreme elevations, including many of the 8000-m peaks. This trend has created an increased demand for qualified expedition doctors to provide specialized medical advice and care to climbers and expedition staff. Anne Brants (board member […]

The first edition of the African Wilderness Medicine course was a succes. Unfortunately we were not able to post pictures during the trip, but you can find a preview of some of the pictures in our gallery. We will add more pictures later. As soon as the plans for a second  edition become final, we will communicate this via the website and social media”‹.

Tomorrow  is the start of the first edition of our African Wilderness Medicine course. The course is held during and adventurous trip through Botswana and Zimbabwe, and highlights all aspects of wilderness and expedition medicine relevant to the African setting. The journey departs from Maun, Botswana, featuring a kayak expedition in the Okavango Delat as […]

Diving is a popular activity. Besides enjoying the water, it is good to be aware of the medical problems that may arise during a dive. We can recommend reading the article “Updates in Decompression Illness”, by Pollock and Buteau which was published this month. Abstract Decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism, collectively known as decompression […]

Last week, the April edition of the AWLS course took place. The 32 enthusiastic participants have been lucky with the sunny weather. The days were filled with theory and practical sessions led by instructors Floris, Myriam, Bob and Mark. The candidates competed against each other during fire making competition in the evening. The course ended […]