Professor Tony Redmond

19/03/2025 52 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3

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This episode featuresProfessor Tony Redmond, whose remarkable journey led from north Manchester tothe frontlines of global crises. With over 150 papers and decades ofhumanitarian service, Tony has delivered emergency care during the Lockerbiebombing, Haitian earthquake, and Bosnian war—where he faced dictator RadovanKaradzic and survived sniper fire. Join us to explore his path from Catholicroots to pioneering emergency medicine and co-founding the Humanitarian and ConflictResponse Institute. We'll discuss his experiences with PTSD, recovering fromdeliberate heavy metal poisoning in the Balkans, and building a field hospitalfor Kurdish refugees after the Gulf War. Tony offers candid insights about thecomplexities of humanitarian medicine and practical advice for healthcareprofessionals drawn to this challenging but rewarding pathProf Redmond founded and is now an ambassador for www.uk-med.org. You can support his international humanitarian work by supporting UK-med.