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 […]

Medical resources routinely used for intravenous hydration and resuscitation of critically ill patients may be limited in remote regions of the world. When faced with these shortages, physicians have had to improvise with the available resources, or simply do without. Campbell-Falck at al report the successful use of coconut water as a short-term intravenous hydration […]