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World Extreme Medicine Conference 2020 (virtual)
October 17 2020 - October 19 2020
The WEM Conference is an exciting platform for medical minds to share experiences, innovations, best practice, promote cross-disciplinary working and generate new research.
The ninth World Extreme Medical Conference (WEM20) will look a little different from previous years due to the Covid-19 situation.
Introducing: #VirtualWEM20
Moving to a virtual environment for the 2020 conference, the organisers have gathered 40+ of the most adventurous medics on the planet (and beyond) to provide a truly extreme fix of expedition, disaster, pre-hospital, endurance and space medicine.
This means greater opportunities for all aspiring extreme medics around the world to attend from wherever they are.
What is the World Extreme Medicine Conference Series?
The conference focuses on a number of interrelated medical fields: Pre-Hospital, Disaster & Humanitarian, Expedition, Endurance and Extreme Sport, Space and Extreme Medicine. We work with a range of multi-disciplinary partners, and together, offer a programme of fascinating talks from world-renowned experts in their field – from Arctic explorers to vascular surgeons, remote medics to NASA & ESA personnel.
The regular conference in Edinburgh (anticipated to return 2021) featured practical plenaries and hands-on workshops that explored field-proven techniques and provided participants with medical ‘hacks’ to inspire and enhance skills. These sessions were designed to help participants become a more effective practitioner of remote medicine.