We were wondering if there might be a demand for a weekend medical seminar specifically for cruisers far from shore let alone home? I would be happy to facilitate this being a UK GP, an active cruiser and with 25 years of experience in remote mountain medical matters. I wouldn 't propose a rigid course but rather shape it to fit the experience and concerns of those attending. The aim would be to share experiences and skills in an informal environment.

What are your thoughts? Is there a need? What subjects should be tackled? Formal or informal?

Simon

Daria & Bill,

The trouble is with webinars is that it is, by definition, difficult to demonstrate practical skills. Wound care and closure, subcutaneous fluids, catheterisation, injections etc would be difficult to teach online in a way that would give folk the confidence they require.

I agree courses can be great and there would be no intention to compete with them but there is a wealth of experience amongst our members that could be utilised to educate us all.

Access to medicines and medical kit will always be problematic for some and certainly NHS doctors would struggle to match the service you received from your physician so I suspect a lot of our members rely on friends and family.

Simon