Dr Russell Hearn has a portfolio career that sees him balance his time between working in general practice in London and Expedition & Wilderness Medicine. He directs and teaches on the Expedition & Wilderness medicine components at Kings College London (KCL) and University College of London (UCL) & is also an Advanced Life Support Instructor.

In recognition of providing high-level medical cover for various expeditions and extreme events, Dr Hearn was elected a fellow of the Wilderness Medicine Society in 2013.

In this podcast, Dr Liam West (@Liam_West) poses questions that see Dr Hearn take listeners through what it is like to work within these extreme conditions, tips on how to provide optimal medical cover and how to get involved.

Useful Resources:
Wilderness medicine society of America – consensus documents
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20591379 - High Altitude Illness
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498264 - Hypothermia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498262 - Frist Bite
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498263 - Heat Related Illness
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498265 - Lightning Injuries
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498266 - Acute Pain in Remote Locations
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498256 - Spinal Immobilization in Austere Environment
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498257 - Wound Management in Austere Environment
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25498260 - Exercise-Associated Hyponatraemia

International World Extreme Medicine Conference & Expo
http://www.extrememedicineexpo.com

Fellowship Programme of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (America)
http://www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk/index.php/advice/resource/r-0082.html

Diploma in Medical Care of Conflict and Catastrophes – Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, London
http://www.apothecaries.org/faculty-of-the-conflict-catastrophe-medicine/course-in-conflict-catastrophe-medicine

KCL Wilderness Medicine SSC Website
http://www.wildernessmedic.org