World Extreme Medicine Conference 2026
14.11 – 17.11 WIB
THREE DAYS OF MEDICINE, CHALLENGE AND CONNECTION The agenda for the World Extreme Medicine Conference 2026 is now live. Explore a packed programme of hands-on workshops, thought-provoking talks, and sessions led by experts operating at the edge of medicine. Across the weekend, you’ll have the opportunity to shape your own experience and dive into the topics that matter most to you. Some sessions will reach capacity, so we recommend planning ahead, but there’s always more to discover throughout the programme. And remember, our Biosphere sessions don’t require registration, so you can drop in, explore, and learn at your own pace.
From the moment you arrive at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, from 14th – 16th November 2026, you’ll step into an environment built for curiosity, conversation and real-world learning. WEM26 brings together global voices, practical workshops, bold ideas and cross-disciplinary insight that stays with you long after the event ends. Expect powerful talks, hands-on sessions, honest discussion and a community of people pushing medicine beyond the ordinary.
Saturday
A PRACTICAL, HIGH-ENERGY START TO THE WEEKEND
Saturday opens WEM26 with a strong mix of rescue, expedition medicine, endurance performance, remote systems thinking, and hands-on workshops designed to get you straight into the action.
- Wilderness dentistry, wounds & burns, and obstetric emergency workshops
- Applied rescue, extrication systems, stretcher skills, and expedition vehicle masterclasses
- Mountain medic careers, team doctor roles, and expedition medicine pathways
- Biosphere sessions including HACE, performance under pressure, and stories from a life in the wild
Sunday
INNOVATION, RESILIENCE, BIG IDEAS AND A LEGENDARY EVENING
Sunday expands the programme further, bringing together innovation, humanitarian thinking, psychological resilience, remote systems of care, endurance medicine, and more rescue-focused practical sessions, with the ceilidh energy helping make this one of the most memorable days of the weekend.
- Sessions on invention, uncertainty, and care beyond the hospital wall
- Humanitarian medicine, empathy, remote capability, and psychological challenge
- Alternative fracture management, marathon medicine, and advanced rescue workshops
- Biosphere sessions on ice swimming, shark bite rescue, high-altitude debate, and more
Monday
A SHARPER FINAL DAY FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL TAKEAWAYS
Monday closes the conference with a tighter focus on trauma, cultural awareness, pre-hospital care, offshore medicine, fracture management, and practical skills you can take back into real-world settings.
- Facial trauma, wounds & burns, and fracture management workshops
- Sessions on offshore cardiac and trauma care, cultural awareness, and austere clinical practice
- Pre-hospital careers panel and stretcher skills for real-world rescues
- Biosphere content including Journey to Ground Zero
So, if You are interested in attending and participating, please click the event website below.