SPECIAL: Cold Stress, UV, and Community: Insights from an Arctic Research Trip
In this episode, Steve Randall speaks with with Dr. Emma Wallace, a recipient of the SOM Golden Jubilee Award. Emma shares her journey from anaesthetics to occupational medicine and her recent research expedition to Ny-Ålesund, the world’s northernmost permanent settlement.
She discusses the physiological challenges of extreme cold, the hidden risks of UV exposure in icy climates, and how the unique social structure of Arctic research stations could offer valuable lessons for workplace wellbeing back home.
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