105-EuroMedics and Guerrilla Medicine with Antonio

This week, Aebhric O’Kelly talks with Antonio from European Medics about their work and focus on guerrilla, austere, and remote medicine. European Medics started as a community of passionate individuals in emergency medicine and has grown to focus on education and enhancing medicine. European Medics is currently working on creating training material and educative resources for their Advanced Guerrilla First Responder (AGFR) course. European Medics (EURMED) is focused on providing evidence-based guidance in unconventional and guerrilla medicine. Guerrilla medicine overlaps with other fields, such as wilderness medicine, medical support for irregular warfare, and disaster relief. The goal is to be better prepared for future conflicts and disasters and to save lives. Takeaways European Medics started as a community of passionate individuals in emergency medicine and has grown to focus on education and enhancing medicine. They are currently working on creating training material and educative resources for their Advanced Guerrilla First Responder (AGFR) course. European Medics has a podcast with multiple shows, including medical basics, field clinic, and long-format discussions with subject matter experts. Their goal is to provide training and education in austere and remote medicine to enhance the capabilities of healthcare providers in resource-limited environments—European Medics evidence-based guidance in unconventional and guerrilla medicine. EURMED has published a paper on gorilla medicine and plans to publish more papers on the topic. EURMED aims to be a neutral ground for the medical community to exchange experiences and provide expert medical education. The future of guerrilla medicine is seen as an integrated part of forward medicine, focusing on providing care to civilians affected by conflicts. Guerrilla medicine overlaps with other fields, such as wilderness medicine, medical support for irregular warfare, and disaster relief. The goal is to be better prepared for future conflicts and disasters and to save lives. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:10 European Medics: Community and Education 06:12 The Advanced Guerrilla First Responder Course 09:02 Podcast: Medical Basics and Field Clinic 23:02 Publishing Concepts and Lessons Learned in Ukraine 27:11 The Future of European Medics 29:13 European Medics: A Neutral Ground for Medical Education 31:37 Expanding European Medics to the United States 36:48 Guerrilla Medicine and Overlapping Fields 41:37 The Clandestine Nature of Guerrilla Medicine 44:45 Preparing for Future Conflicts and Disasters 46:51 Advice for New Medical Professionals