Dr. Jon Dallimore
Jon is a General Practitioner and a Specialty Doctor in the Emergency Department of Bristol Royal Infirmary. He has been on many expeditions as a doctor and or leader and has spent more than 2 years in the field on various expeditions. These expeditions have been in many different environments - from the deserts of Namibia, Sinai and Northern Kenya to the jungles of Sulawesi, Belize, Thailand and Ecuador. He loves the mountains and has undertaken many high altitude climbs and treks to Nepal, Greenland, Pakistan, Iceland, Morocco, East Africa and the Andes. Jon is an International Mountain Leader, a member of the Alpine Club and a member of faculty on the UK Diploma in Mountain Medicine.
Jon is medical consultant to four British expedition companies and has taught about expedition medicine for the last 25 years. He is a co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (2nd edition in press). He has recently co-founded Phoenix Expedition Medicine and is looking forward to running the first expedition and global health course for doctors in the Kenyan Rift Valley in September. For further details on the expedition please visit here
Abstract;
Jon will talk about the opportunities and practicalities of becoming an expedition doctor. Topics to be covered include expedition teams and their organisation, managing the potential risks and where to find relevant safety and health information. Jon will also discuss how to manage those expedition team members who have pre-existing illnesses and some of the important legal considerations.
In the second part of the lecture Jon will talk about some of his personal experiences, the qualities of an expedition doctor, preparing suitable medical kits and expedition opportunities for doctors.