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Passion & Career – Ship’s doctor at Svalbard
In this series on passion and career, we share articles about people who combine their medical work with their passion outside of medicine. In the article below you can read the story of Rogier Steins.
Passion & Career
In this new series on passion and career, we are sharing articles about people who find a combination in their work with their passion outside of medicine. In the article below you can read about our own team member and Mountain Medicine instructor; Marieke van Vessem. She is training to become a sports medicine physician […]
A Mind-Bending Record
During a cycle training in the Bollenstreek for a 70.3, we took a quick coffee break at a polish café called uGorala. Against the wall of this café were eight superbikes: aero bars, aerodynamic sports bottles, and names on the frames. The owners were the pacers for the Sub7 record and their top athlete Ironman […]
Outdoor Medicine and Siilo joined forces
The niche of expedition medicine in the Netherlands is becoming a bit larger than a niche. The number of successful trainees at Outdoor Medicine is increasing every year, which leads to more doctors who accompany groups of adventurers. But where can you go with a quick question if you want to double-check something? Where can […]
Medical Aid for Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to catastrophic health impacts. So far, 5,381 civilian casualties are recorded, with 2,946 people injured. However, the actual numbers are probably much higher as there is much underreporting. Furthermore, an estimated 6.4 million Ukrainians are displaced internally without access to medicine and chronic care, the risk of infectious outbreaks […]