The Wilderness Medic Podcast

The Wilderness Medic

Join Dr Daniel Grace in The Wilderness Medic podcast, featuring interviews with leading figures from the world of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine, discussions regarding common medical problems on expedition and much more!

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20 episodes
Updated August 3

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August 3 · 26 min
Season 4: Episode 5 "Supporting Expedition Medics through the Ubuntu Network" with Dr Ben Alba
Join me as I talk with Dr Ben Alba, an A&E doctor and expedition medic who set up the Ubuntu network, a peer support community for remote medics, where cases are shared and discussed, with a focus on the human factors, leadership and decision-making challenges that are uniquely faced in remote medicine. Find out more at www.theadventuremedic.com/features/ubuntu-network/
July 1 · 43 min
Season 4: Episode 4 "Expedition Film-making" with Jack Fisher
Join me as I talk with Jack Fisher, an award-winning expedition film-maker, who has worked on a wide range of projects including tracking snow leopards in Mongolia. We discuss his journey into travel and story telling and his upcoming project to cross the Darian Gap. Find out more at: www.jackrfisher.com
May 30 · 30 min
Season 4: Episode 3 "The Great World Race" with Dr Jack Watson
Join me as I catch up with Dr Jack Watson who has just returned from being the doctor for "The Great World Race" a 7-continent challenge that flies competitors across the world to complete 7 marathons in 7 days.
May 5 · 41 min
Season 4 Episode 2: Going Tribal with Dr Josh Allison
Join me as I catch up with Dr Josh Allison, an expedition and A&E doctor who has been all over the world doing exciting things. We discuss how his career has evolved and explore his experiences working with a remote jungle tribe with Bruce Parry. Note to listeners: this episode was recorded in April 2025
April 13 · 33 min
Season 4 Episode 1: What Expedition Leaders Want from Their Medic, with James Dyer
Welcome back to the Wilderness Medic Podcast- after some time away it is great to be back talking to exciting people from the world of expedition medicine, adventure and travel. Opening season 4 is a super interesting chat with James Dyer. James and I were in Zambia together a few years ago and during this episode we discuss his journey, expedition skills and what expedition leaders look for in medics- essential listening! Note to listeners: this podcast was recorded in March 2025
May 26, 2024 · 32 min
Season 3 Episode 9: Mercy Ships with Dr Simon Latham
In this episode I am joined by Dr Simon Latham, direct from his clinic on board one of the Mercy Ships boats which is docked in Freetown Sierra Leone. We discuss how he has carved this unique career path and how Mercy Ships work collaboratively with local governments to provide life changing surgery and sustainable healthcare outcomes. Find out more: www.mercyships.org.uk
May 10, 2024 · 30 min
Season 3 Episode 8: Donna Finnis: My Journey to Mongolia
In today's episode I am joined by Donna Finnis, an expedition medic with a passion for adventure and medical care provision in remote and challenging environments. She has supported expeditions from the dizzy heights of Kilimanjaro, to the frozen northwest of Mongolia, which is what we are discussing today! When she’s not out on expedition, Donna can be found working frontline as a paramedic, teaching medicine in remote environments, volunteering her time as a coastguard.
Jan 25, 2024 · 34 min
Season 3 Episode 7: David Tamale-Sali Medic SOS and Shame in Medicine
Season 3 Episode 7: David Tamale-Sali Medic SOS and Shame in Medicine In this episode I am joined by David Tamale-Sali where we discuss shame within medicine and how this lead him to develop his Medic SOS project. In the spring of 2003, David found himself kicked out of Medical School at the start of resitting his third year. He spent the next two decades off the beaten path, working in various jobs and even returned to medical school, but he kept encountering distressed and frustrated Medics from around the world . After encouraging a Doctor in distress on Facebook, he felt inspired to put together a book that gathers encouragement, insights, and strategies for overcoming burnout from over 100 doctors, to raise money for: Doctors in Distress, You Okay Doc? The Lorna Breen Foundation, Physicians Anonymous and Practitioner Health. Medic SOS E-book https://www.okaydoctor.net/
Oct 14, 2023 · 34 min
Season 3 Episode 6: Exploring Moral Injury with Dr Sophie Redlin
In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Sophie Redlin who is a GP, expedition doctor and anthropologist. We explore the topic of moral injury and discuss the moral injury partnership that she has co-founded. Find out more: https://www.churchillfellowship.org/news-views/blogs/moral-injury-and-the-current-crisis-in-healthcare/
Sep 7, 2023 · 52 min
Season 3 Episode 5: Civility Saves Lives with Dr Chris Turner
Incivility has been shown to reduce team functioning, clinical decision making and patient outcomes. In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Chris Turner, an emergency medicine consultant, and the founder of "Civility Saves Lives," to discuss the importance of civility and how this can help us be better clinicians, leaders and people, whether in the hospital, community or whilst out on an expedition. Links from this episode www.civilitysaveslives.com www.learningfromexcellence.com
Jun 8, 2023 · 28 min
Season 3: Episode 4 Youngest to the Pole Project with Jacob "Val" Myers
Season 3: Episode 4 Jacob Val Myers: Youngest to the Pole Project In this latest episode, I chat with Jacob "Val" Myers, an outdoor professional from Appalachia who is attempting to be the youngest person in human history to ski solo and unsupported to the Geographic South Pole! We met out in the Canadian Yukon, whilst he was participating in the Montane Yukon Artic Ultra race, and we chat about this and some of his other adventures, as well as how to prepare for an unsupported trek to the South Pole. You do not want to miss this one... https://www.valhallahikes.com/ @youngesttopoleproject
May 23, 2023 · 35 min
Season 3 Episode 3: The Climate Crisis and it's Relevance to Healthcare with Dr Matt Lee
In today's episode I am joined by Dr Matt Lee, the head of sustainability for the Doctors Association UK. We chat about the climate crisis- investigating what exactly this means, why we should be worried but not "doomists" and what we can do to help make positive change. Listen to find out more... Sign the letter to Steve Barclay: ⁠https://www.zerohour.uk/health-letter/⁠ Links from the episode How green is your bank: https://bank.green/ Doctors Association UK: https://www.dauk.org/
Apr 26, 2023 · 26 min
Season 3 Episode 2: Managing a Mass Casualty Incident in the Wilderness with Kevin Grange
Season 3 Episode 2: Kevin Grange- Managing a Mass Casualty Incident in the Wilderness In today's episode Kevin Grange returns to the podcast to discuss the management of MCI's in the wilderness, using a case study he was involved with, in which multiple hot air balloons crashed in the national park where he works. We also discuss some of the latest literature on defining and managing MCI's and explore the importance of training and debriefing. Links for this episode: Evidence-based principles of time, triage and treatment: Refining the initial medical response to massive casualty incidents https://www.kevingrange.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kevin.m.grange/
Apr 12, 2023 · 31 min
Season 3 Episode 1: Combining Global Health with Physiotherapy with Luke Stevens
Join me as I chat to Luke Stevens, a Specialist Neuro and Critical Care Physiotherapist working in the Northeast of England, to find out how he has developed a career in global health. Find out about his work out in Gaza, his role with the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare and how you can follow in his footsteps! Some of the links from this episode: Twitter @LukeStevens_93 Insta @justpassingthrough_93 Adapt: Physiotherapists for Global Health Adapt twitter: @ADAPT_CSP Faculty of Remote and Rural Healthcare: Introduction to Humanitarian Healthcare Online Course
Nov 8, 2022 · 37 min
Season 2 Episode 9: Pre-Hospital Care, BASICS and Medserve Wales with Dr Matt Creed
In this latest episode I am joined by Dr Matt Creed, a Consultant in Anaesthetics, Major Trauma and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine based in Cardiff. Matt has been active in pre-hospital care for over a decade, having worked with a number of different services in both England and Wales. In this episode we discuss how to get involved in pre-hospital care, the history of the BASICS scheme and some of the latest PHEM research, exploring how it can be applied in wilderness and austere settings. Links from the episode: https://www.basics.org.uk/ https://www.medservewales.org/ Diploma in Immediate Care References: Resuscitation with blood products in patients with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock receiving prehospital care (RePHILL): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled,phase 3 trial; Crombie, Nicholas et al; The Lancet Haematology, Volume 9, Issue 4, e250 - e261. Pharmacokinetics of intramuscular tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: a clinical trial; Grassin-Delyle, Stanislas et al; British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 126, Issue 1, 201 - 209
Apr 13, 2022 · 25 min
Season 2 Episode 8: Environmental Psychology and why it matters with Dr Christy Hehir
In Episode 8, I am joined by Dr Christy Hehir, an environmental psychologist, conservationist, polar alien hunter and lecturer within the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey. We discuss the delicate balance between tourism, our psychology and the environment, which could not be more relevant given the climate emergency that we face currently. Christy is one of a few polar tourism researchers with experience at both poles having travelled to Antarctica with Students on Ice and subsequently to Svalbard on an expedition by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). Listen to find out more...
Dec 13, 2021 · 29 min
Season 2 Episode 7: APOPO: Training Rats to Save Lives with Dr Negussie Beyene
In this latest episode I am joined by Negussie Beyene from the charity APOPO, which trains rats and dogs to detect TB, landmines and more. We discuss some of the initiatives that APOPO have started and I learn what a Giant Pouched Rat's favourite treat is (Spoiler alert- it is not cheese!) Around 60 countries are still contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, that cause tragic accidents and hamper communities from developing their productive land. Meanwhile, slow and inaccurate detection methods make tuberculosis the world’s most deadly infectious disease. 10 million new people contract TB every year, 3 million go undiagnosed, and 1.8 million die from the disease. APOPO show us how we can work together with animals to find novel solutions that can help address these issues... Links: https://www.apopo.org/
Nov 18, 2021 · 37 min
Season 2 Episode 6: Live from Antarctica with Dr Klara Weaver
Join me as I chat to Dr Klara Weaver, who is the overwintering Doctor for Winter 2021 at Rothera Research base. She will spend a total of 18 months down south supporting field science and logistics for the British Antarctic Survey! We discuss what her role involves, how she prepared for it and her advice on how to get involved... Prior to her time in Antarctica, Klara is a keen mountaineer, having bagged first ascents in Kyrgyzstan and time at altitude across Europe. She has also undertaken medical expeditions to Panama, Nepal and spent time with the search and rescue teams in Iceland. In her spare time she prefers to be in the mountains, but has also recently taken up crochet… Instagram: @drweaverexplores
Jul 22, 2021 · 36 min
Season 2 Episode 5: Emergencies in America’s Wildest National Parks with Kevin Grange
In Episode 5 I chat with Kevin Grange a paramedic and firefighter, who has worked in Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks, and is now based in Wyoming. We discuss his role, experiences and journey as well as his awesome book "Wild Rescues" which you can purchase through the links below. Links from this Episode Find out more and order "Wild Rescues" from www.kevingrange.com or from Amazon Find out more about the WEM Expo 2021 that we discussed on this episode: click here
Apr 16, 2021 · 30 min
Season 2 Episode 4: Goldmines and Dinner Party on Everest's North Col with Dr Marcus Stevens
Join me as I chat with Dr Marcus Stevens, a GP trainee in Bath, about some of his most exciting trips so far in his career. Marcus has spent time providing medical care to communities in the Simien Mountains, worked as a doctor in the gold mines of Mali with Critical Care International, and incredibly ended up as the medic at the world's highest dinner party at 7050m above sea level. Listen to find out more.... Links from this Episode: Simien Mountains Mobile Medical Service Critical Care International Majesty and Misery: Dinner on the North Col