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Jungle & Tropical Expedition Medicine - Costa Rica
| Location: | Costa Rica |
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| Categories: | Mountain, Leisure, Game, Individual, Outdoors, Extreme |
| When: | Oct 29, 2006 to Nov 04, 2006 |
| Family: | No |
| Cost: | £ 925 |
Jungle and Tropical Expedition Medicine Conference in Costa Rica
We are honoured to have one of the worlds leading experts on Tropical Medicine, Professor David Warrell joining our Jungle Medicine Course faculty staff in 2007. He is Honorary Consultant Malariologist to the British Army, Honorary Medical Adviser to the Royal Geographical Society, Adviser on Tropical Medicine to MRC and Consultant to WHO on venoms, malaria and rabies.
Head, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine,
Professor of Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Founding Director of The Centre for Tropical Medicine (Emeritus),
Hon Consultant Physician (Acute General Medicine and Infectious Diseases) Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
In response to the expansion of the adventure travel market and the increasing necessity for the presence of medical professionals on a wider variety of expeditions and adventurous pursuits, Expedition Medicine have developed a comprehensive course for all those medical professionals responsible for clients, patients or team members in an tropical or jungle environment.
Expedition Medicine's Jungle Medical Skills course is in the primary rainforest of Costa Rica, in Central America* Costa Rica's diverse and beautiful jungle environment provides the perfect backdrop to the course. It represents, we believe, one of the best-presented and comprehensive jungle medical skills courses in the world. Calling on the knowledge of jungle medicine experts and the skills of British Special Forces, Royal Marine instructors, tropical medicine and fauna and flora experts. There is no better way to prepare yourself for the rigours of wilderness medicine, and nowhere better than the jungles of Costa Rica. *minimum number required.
Developed for medical professionals or advanced medics working in tropical or jungle environments. The course aims to introduce participants to the skills required to be a valuable member of a jungle expeditionary team, and to care for and treat injuries and illnesses likely to occur in this harsh environment. We will use the natural environment as our classroom teaching the essential expedition medical skills required to care for and treat injuries and illnesses likely to occur in this unforgiving environment.
The tutors will develop the skills of the participants through practical sessions and hands on experience, treating snake bites, identifying tropical diseases, heat related illnesses and managing the health of an expedition in the field. As much as possible of this is done in the outdoor environment, as well as in the comfort of a lecture theatre. The days will be used to experience and develop jungle survival skills, travelling in the jungle on land or by river, setting up camp, working in the canopy, cooking and lighting fires, managing casualties and evacuating them when needed. And much more. Skills without which a successful medical response is extremely difficult.
If you have ever considered working on a tropical or jungle expedition, a rafting expedition, or simply having the experience of your life time, this is the course for you.
The Jungle Medicine Team has been caring for and instructing Jungle Skills in the tropics for 18 years. They have a wealth of experience working as medical professionals in Panama, Belize, Guatamala and Borneo, providing medical cover on expeditions involving rafting, kayaking, trekking and climbing. The Outdoor Instructors draw on the skills developed over years of teaching and being taught by both American and British specialist forces, and working as guides and expedition leaders in jungle environments. Despite being an eclectic mixture they are approachable, friendly and inspirational.
They aim to guide you through the course ensuring that the course is both informative and enjoyable.
'Combining a superb location along with some of the best instructors in this speciality this course promises to be truly ground breaking'. Mark Hannaford FRGS, Across the Divide Expeditions.
The price includes, accommodation, meals (unless otherwise stated), course manual and rental of all equipment, all course activities.
The only additional cost is for your flights, airport tax on departure from Costa Rica, drinks and, items of a personal nature and travel insurance. All flight arrangements can be made through Across the Divide Expeditions (ATOL 6475) and they have arranged for a special group fare for this event*, and their terms and conditions apply. You can also buy your travel insurance from them. *Some travel restrictions apply - please enquire.
There is the option of staying and arranging further rainforest trekking,rafting and general travel activities.
