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Daintree Rainforest, Australia
Tropical Medicine Seminar
The Seminar
The seminar is an experience designed to safely immerse participants in a jungle environment. You will spend 5 days immersed in the Daintree rainforest, conducting activities from our jungle base camp.
The seminar aims to introduce participants to the challenge of working in a remote tropical jungle environments and introduce strategies to manage conditions and injuries that can occur. These lessons will be delivered through lectures, case studies, and hands-on safety skill sessions.
The expedition will be facilitated by experienced clinicians with a passion for tropical environments and combines 12-15 hours of CPD with plenty of free-time activity.
The seminar is perfect for the clinician looking to deepen their understanding of tropical medicine, whilst enjoying some of the most iconic rainforest on the planet.
Location
The Daintree Rainforest, also known as the Daintree, is a region on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about 105 km by road north of the city of Cairns, North Queensland.
At around 180 million years old, these ancient, self-sustaining tropical forests are nearly 10 million years older than the Amazon of South America, and have witnessed dinosaurs, ice ages, and early humans all come and go.
Dates and Duration
26th - 30th of August 2024
Who can attend
The seminar is open to paramedics, medics, doctors, allied health professionals, nurses and students.
Topics
- Common tropical infections
- The febrile patient
- Envenomation
- Health Illness and hydration
- Wound and skin care in a tropical environment
- Low resource trauma
- Prolonged field care
- Evacuation techniques
- Field Hygiene
- River crossing techniques
- Water purification
Inclusions
- Transfer to and from Cairns
- Daintree ferry fee.
- 4 nights - Eco - hut accommodation (twin share)
- All meals.
- All permits
- Seminar merchandise
- All seminar material
Exclusions
- Flights
- Accomodation in Cairns
Investment
$ 3900
A deposit of $650 is required to secure your place.
Certifications
12-15 hours of face to face CPD may be claimed, with a CPD certificate supplied on completion.
Bookings and confirmation
Send us an email (hello@exploramedicine.com.au) or submit the form below and we will send you an invoice for a deposit to secure your place. Following your initial deposit your position will be confirmed and you will receive a Welcome & Information Pack. Balances are not due until 12 weeks prior to the seminar start date.
A full refund will be provided if this seminar is cancelled by Explora Medicine. Balances are refundable up to 8 weeks prior to the seminar start date minus the initial deposit. Please note that we are not responsible for bookings made in addition to this program and therefore please ensure to check the cancellation terms on your other travel arrangements (eg. flights and extra accommodation) when making your bookings.
Information Pack
Take me to the jungle
If you are keen to develop your clinical and professional skills, then head to link below to secure your place.
Take me to the jungle
For more information, please fill in the form below
or email us at hello@exploramedicine.com.au
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