Quick guide to WMT events

Summary Event Guide

This is a summary guide to all WMT events split into events for EXPLORERS* and events for MEDICS (doctors, nurses, paramedics and medical students).

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Explorer Events

Event	Duration & Frequency	Content	Other info
Far From Help (FFH)	2 days - held 4 times a year - normally March at the RGS, London, April in Scotland, July (as part of Expedition Skills) and autumn (the first 2 days of AMRFT)	WMT's foundation course covering common expedition injuries and illness and use of prescription medications (antibiotics & pain killers). No needles.	New in 2009 - FFH held in Scotland at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore, Buxton fully residential and for the first time in Dublin
Far From Help Part 2/Advanced Refresher (FFH 2)	2 days - held twice a year	Includes a review of important FFH subjects + invasive training; injections, suturing and iv canulation aimed at FFH students to upgrade their skillls and as as a refresher to past Advanced delegates.	FFH or AMRFT are pre-requisites and must have been attended within 3 years
Advanced Medicine for Remote Foreign Travel (AMRFT )	4 days - held annually	Combines FFH + FFH 2 and includes invasive training; injections, suturing and iv canulation	The gold standard in WMT training. Fully residential in Buxton in '09 £560
Expedition Skills	7 days - held annually in the Lake District or Eastnor Castle ('09)	Combines Woodsmoke bushcraft (2.5 days), FFH (2 days) and off-road driving/bush mechanic training (2 days) with Land Rover Experience	Medics are welcome to attend even though FFH is geared to laypeople. FFH and Woodsmoke modules can be booked individually
Gap Travel Seminar	1 day - run only on a private basis	A comprehensive pre-travel/gap year seminar to prepare young people for the challenges of travelling abroad	Please contact WMT to discuss your requirements. Suitable for schools, youth groups, CCF etc.

Medic Events

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Event	Duration & Frequency	Content	Other info
(Winter) Chamonix Expedition Medicine Conference	5 days - held every January in Chamonix, Mont Blanc (most people make a week of it)	Comprehensive lecture programme (am or pm so 1/2 day every day to ski), special evening inspirational presentations, 1/2 day outdoor scenario training	Is complimented by Jungle Medicine. Popular with skiers of course and med students (cheaper lift passes).
Jungle Medicine	2 days - held every spring in the UK	50/50 lecture/outdoor programme including setting up an overnight camp and jungle living training	Is complimented by all other medic events.
(Summer) Expedition Medicine & Field Skills for Diverse Environments	5 days - held annually in June in Chamonix, Mont Blanc	Intensive lecture programme followed by 2+ days of outdoor skills training including a high mountain bivouac and a day's relaxed walk	You can camp near the town centre which brings the overall costs down.
Morocco Mountain Medicine Expedition	6 nights - held annually every autumn in Morocco (most people extend their stay before or after)	2 days of intensive lectures and prep followed by a 3 day ascent of Toubkal, the highest peak in N. Africa, final night in Marrakech	Is complimented by the Jungle Medicine event.
Morocco Mountain Medicine Expedition - Mt Toubkal Trek only option	4 nights - held annually every autumn in Morocco (most people extend their stay before or after)	a 3 day ascent of Toubkal, the highest peak in N. Africa and the final 4th night in Marrakech	Is complimented by the Mountain Medicine Jungle Medicine weekends or any Chamonix course.
Mountain Medicine	New in '09. 2 days held annually early autumn	50/50 lecture/outdoor programme covering the essentials of mountain medicine and the fundamentals of mountain travel	Is complimented by the Jungle Medicine event.
Expedition Skills	7 days - held annually in the Lake District or Eastnor Castle ('09)	Combines Woodsmoke bushcraft (2.5 days), off-road driving/bush mechanic training (2 days) with Land Rover Experience + a new 2 day Expedition Medic module (run in parallel to Far From Help for explorer delegates)	The bushcraft and off-road driving/bush mechanic training can be attended individually and are an ideal compliment to all medic events.