Train Hard, Fight Easy. The Benefits of In-situ Wilderness Training with Will Duffin

This blog post, written by Dr Will Duffin, addresses the benefits of in-situ wilderness simulation training for medical professionals working in remote environments.

Written by Dr. Will Duffin, this blog post unpacks his experience providing medical cover for the TV show Survivor to illustrate how practicing emergency scenarios on-site helps teams improve emergency management skills, foster team bonding, and 'battle test' equipment and processes before real incidents occur. The article explicitly links this training methodology to the World Extreme Medicine organisation, highlighting their range of specialised medical courses and academic programs focused on various extreme and remote settings like polar, space, and ocean medicine.

Ultimately, the blog is an informative piece advocating for low-stakes, context-specific simulation training while simultaneously serving as a promotional tool for the organisation's educational offerings and conferences. You can read the blog here: https://worldextrememedicine.com/blog/extreme-medicine-posts/train-hard-fight-easy-the-benefits-of-in-situ-wilderness-simulation-training/

World Extreme Medicine has given kind permission to use this blog post.

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