Explorer Courses - dates & prices

Who for? WMT has been running expedition medical training courses for "lay-people" (non-medics) since 1991 - far longer than anyone else in the UK. We use the term explorer and this title applies to anyone venturing outside of the UK into remote areas where medical help is limited or non-existent and you/your team needs to be medically self sufficient. We train hundreds of people a year from many backgrounds including teachers, leaders, climbers, yachtsmen, vehicle expeditions, field researchers, film crews/media people, solo travellers, military personnel and many more.

Training is available at 2 levels:

Foundation level: Far From Help (FFH) is a 2 day course that covers likely injury and illness conditions and includes the use of prescription drugs (antibiotics and pain killers). This is certainly not a basic course by any standard - it provides a solid, stand alone knowledge base which is also a good platform to carry on to WMT's next level of training (FFH 2/Advanced Refresher - see below).

Advanced level: Advanced Medicine for Remote Foreign Travel (AMRFT) is a 4 day course which combines the Far From Help syllabus with 2 further days of training in invasive techniques - using needles - to suture wounds, give injections and set up an intravenous drip.

Refresher training: On completion of Far From Help or the Advanced Medicine course, we offer the 2-day Far From Help Part 2/Advanced Refresher course to upgrade your training or refresh the invasive skills taught on the Advanced Medicine course.

In summary: Far From Help + Far From Help Part 2/Advanced Refresher = the Advanced Medicine (AMRFT) 4 day course syllabus.

Prerequisites? You do not need a medical background or even previous first aid training to attend Far From Help or Advanced Medicine. Our courses are intensive and fast paced.

Once annually WMT combines its expertise with Woodsmoke and Land Rover Experience to offer the uniquely comprehensive 7 day Expedition Skills course - see below for details.

Follow the links on the left and below for more details including the timetables for each course. All dates are 2010.

All courses include the use of prescription medications which our instructors authorise you to purchase for 3 years after the course.

BOOK NOW! All UK course prices (except FFH at Glenmore Lodge - not applicable) include VAT at 17.5%.

Nurses, medical students and paramedics may benefit from these courses but they are not suitable for doctors.

Far From Help (FFH) more info

6-7 March, Royal Geographical Society, London £276, students £195.50 - non-residential in central London. The fee includes materials, posh lunches and teas/coffees. All bookings and registrations directly with the RGS. www.rgs.org

10-11 April , Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore £220 fully residential with all meals, materials included - click to visit the Lodge's website for more info and booking form or email WMT for more info.

8-9 May, High Wycombe £255 non-residential, includes materials and refreshments

10-11 June , Oxford £255 non-residential, includes materials and refreshments

3-4 July, Herefordshire £290 module 3 of the 7-day Expedition Skills course. Included camping, all meals and materials included.

More 2010 FFH dates to be confirmed likely in May, Sept and late autumn.

Far From Help Part 2/Advanced Refresher - includes injections, suturing & iv fluids* more info

20-21 March, Oxford £255 non-residential, includes materials and refreshments

12-13 June, Oxford £255 non-residential, includes materials & refreshments

*(FFH or AMRFT are prerequisites to attend this course)

More 2010 FFH 2 dates to be confirmed likely in late autumn.

Advanced Medicine for Remote Foreign Travel (AMRFT) - includes injections, suturing & iv fluids more info

10-13 June, Oxford £470 non-residential, includes materials and refreshments

Another 2010 Advanced Medicine date to be confirmed in late autumn.

Expedition Skills - combines Far From Help or Expedition Medic, Woodsmoke bush craft training & 4x4 driving/bush mechanic training from Land Rover Experience, held anually in the UK

28 June - 4 July Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, Herefordshire £700 more info

WMT is proud to work in collaboration with Woodsmoke and the Land Rover Experience to combine the best of wilderness medicine with bush craft training and Land Rover driving and bush mechanic training. This is a must-do course for independent travellers, expedition leaders and expedition medics. We accept modular bookings; see the Booking Form for prices per module.