
Summiting Barriers: Rachel Smith’s Journey with Type 1 Diabetes to Antarctica’s Highest Peak
At just 28 years old, Rachel Smith is preparing to make history. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before her third birthday, she has never let her condition define her limits. Already having summited th...
25 Nov 202528min

The Compassionate Debrief: Redefining Post-Mission Reflection in HEMS with Leif Rognås & Karina Damsgaard
In this episode of the World Extreme Medicine Podcast, host Eoin Walker speaks with Leif Rognås (consultant anaesthetist and clinical lead with the Danish Air Ambulance) and Karina Damsgaard (psycholo...
11 Nov 202549min

High-Altitude Medicine: Beyond AMS with Hannah Lock
In this episode of the World Extreme Medicine Podcast, host Eoin Walker is joined by Hannah Lock, an emergency medicine doctor, expedition specialist, and seasoned mountaineer with experience across s...
28 Okt 202536min

From the Arctic to Space: Medicine Without Limits with Luke Apisa
In this episode of the World Extreme Medicine Podcast, host Eoin Walker speaks with Luke Apisa about his extraordinary journey from wilderness medicine to space medicine.Luke shares insights from trea...
14 Okt 202530min

Kayaking Greenland on an Inuit Diet: Mike Keen’s 3,000km Arctic Challenge
In this episode of the World Extreme Medicine Podcast, Eoin Walker sits down with chef, explorer, and researcher Mike Keen to unpack an extraordinary Arctic journey.Mike kayaked the entire 3,000km len...
30 Sep 202550min

Mountain Medicine at 2800m: Ski Rescue, Hypothermia & Innovation in Livigno
In this episode of the World Extreme Medicine Podcast, host Eoin Walker is joined by Luca Carenzo, intensive care consultant, and Federico Emiliano Ghio, critical care nurse and medical lead for high-...
16 Sep 202535min

Revolutionising Rural Healthcare: Inside Australia’s First Virtual Emergency Centre
In this episode of the World Extreme Medicine Podcast, host Eoin Walker speaks with Mardi Steere, Executive General Manager of Medical and Retrieval Services at the Royal Flying Doctor Service, about ...
2 Sep 202528min

Summit & Survival on Kilimanjaro: A Medical Student’s First Taste of Altitude Medicine
What happens when your first major expedition is one of the world’s Seven Summits?In this episode of the World Extreme Medicine Podcast, emergency medicine doctor Ffyon Smith is joined by Kacylia Roy ...
19 Aug 202535min



















