Brett is an Australasian trained Emergency Physician currently working in South Auckland, New Zealand. His career has taken him to such austere environments as Southern France, the English Riviera, the Sydney Olympics, Whakapapa skifield, the atolls of Northern Tahiti and Dunedin before completing his fellowship in Hyperbaric Medicine in Perth, Western Australia. He has continued a strong interest in Dive Medicine and has organised and accompanied several dive expeditions as onboard doctor. He continues to act as medical advisor to several dive expedition companies.
He is currently completing a Masters in Clinical Education, has a strong interest in teaching both students and physicians and continues to honour the ancient proverb that “Every man is allowed to be a fool for at least five minutes every day; the true wisdom of learning lies in not exceeding that limit.”. Presenting a lecture wearing board shorts will likely be the zenith of his teaching career.
His other interests include climbing, tramping and camping, viticulture, wildlife photography and generally exploring the world.
Dr Andrew Brainard
Andrew is currently an Emergency Physician at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. He has extensive experience and training in emergency, wilderness and pre-hospital medicine. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine and a current Wilderness Medical Associates instructor. He has published and presented extensively on a range of wilderness medicine topics. Andrew has a rich and varied background with experience as a ski patroller, flight paramedic, firefighter and public health consultant forming just a small part of his career to date. His recreational interests include travel, sailing, skiing, climbing and backpacking.
Dr Chip Gresham
Dr. Chip Gresham is a US trained emergency medicine physician and a medical toxicologist working at Middlemore hospital in Auckland New Zealand where he serves as the co-director of education for the department of emergency medicine. He completed his emergency medicine training at the University of Massachusetts followed by a 2 year medical toxicology/toxinolgy fellowship at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Centre in Phoenix, Arizona. While his bench research is in organophosphate poisoning and toxicity, focusing on new antidotes, it is his love and expertise of toxinology and environmental medicine that has allowed him to travel and teach around the world. When not at work, Chip can be found somewhere outdoors, pursuing his passions which include rock climbing, ice climbing, exploring places he has not been yet and suffering from an incurable case of wanderlust.
