You do not have to go abroad to encounter wilderness medicine: insect bites, hypothermia, hyperthermia but also mountain biking and diving accidents occur in the Netherlands. Diving is becoming more […]

Be prepared! Besides fitness, skills and knowing a thing or two about general medicine you need to gain some specific knowledge on expedition medicine before heading out. Matt Wilkes explains why […]

UV keratitis is the result of acute high-dose or suprathreshold UV radiation. It can cause severe ocular pain, tearing, conjunctival chemosis, blepharospasm and deterioration of vision. The onset is typically several hours […]

One of our AWLS instructors, Floris van den Berg, is not only a GP but also an experienced expedition doctor. He has worked on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), on the […]

During the last editions of our AWLS course we shot some of the action for you to get a good impression of the course. We hope this teaser inspires you […]