Austere Primary Care
Austere Primary Care
This course is designed for paramedics, nurses, Remote Medics, SOF medics, and expedition medics who need to develop knowledge of how to deal with Disease and Non-Battle Injuries (DNBI) encountered whilst working in austere environments, on oil rigs, on expeditions, on transit vessels, and in remote clinics worldwide. This course provides an excellent background in the most common primary care topics encountered by those who manage and treat adults in remote settings.
This course was developed by former Special Forces medics who based the curriculum on the DNBI encountered during operational deployments. The work from Dr COL Mabry formed the basis of the curriculum. Additional content was added from various sources, including the Wilderness Medical Society, Joint Trauma Systems Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the Prolonged Field Care Working Group, which is owned by Specialized Medical Standards.Â
- Foundations in Austere Primary Care
- Minor Illness Course
- Minor Emergencies Course
- Pharmacology for the Remote Medic
- Austere Dentistry
- Intro to Austere Critical Care
- Prolonged Field Care
- Improvised Medicine
- Clinical Case Studies
In austere and resource-limited environments, the majority of clinical encounters are not dramatic trauma cases, but rather the everyday illnesses and minor conditions that quietly degrade health, morale, and operational capability. The Austere Primary Care module equips the remote medic with the structured clinical reasoning, diagnostic discipline, and pragmatic treatment strategies required to manage these presentations effectively without reliance on advanced diagnostics or specialist support. By focusing on high-yield assessment frameworks, rational pharmacology, and context-adapted decision-making, this course transforms uncertainty into clarity and equips practitioners to deliver safe, scalable, and sustainable care where it matters most, at the point of need, far from definitive medical infrastructure.
The Bottom Line: Everyone focuses on trauma but forget that most of your patients will not be trauma….they will be medical.
Tuition: €295
CPD Enrolment
All CPD courses must be enrolled through our Moodle Portal in order to receive access to the course. If you do not have a student login, you can create an account on the portal. Click on "Enrol In Course" button above to access.
- Course Delivery: Online/Self-Paced
- CPD Credits: 48
The APC was designed at the request of a Special Forces unit that needed this curriculum to meet their Non-Trauma Training requirements.Â
Accreditation
Programme Director
CoROM Podcast Channel
The College releases a new podcast each Friday discussing wilderness medicine, austere healthcare and emergency medicine. Hosted by Aebhric O'Kelly, guests are drawn from around the world, focusing on remote, offshore and austere medicine.
Listen To Our Latest Podcast
Earn CPD Credits
You can earn free Continuing Professional Development credits by listening to these podcasts and taking a short quiz on the content. Only current Members of the College will be eligible to sit these quizzes and earn CPD credit.
CPD CREDITS: 48
Join the college of remote and offshore medicine foundation
Discover, develop or re-ignite your passion for austere medicine!