Author: Mark Newcombe

Why is DevelopingEM going to Colombia? Perhaps the main reason has been the persistent efforts of one Camilo Gutierrez to bring DevelopingEM to his home country, Colombia, since his involvement in our faculty back in 2013 in Havana. Camilo is a Paediatric Emergency Physician currently working at Children’s National Medical Centre in Washington DC and […]

The program for #DevEM2020 Colombia is shaping up as one of our best ever with experts from around the globe coming to Cartagena to educate you. Matt and Mike return for the 6th time with their Ultrasound Podcast 2 day workshop. Its based on their famous Castlefest workshop. This one will fill up quickly so […]

In June 2018 Camilo, Rolly and I made a trip to Cartagena and were amazed by the city. A near completely restored 500 year old colonial walled city, next to a Miami-esque modern tourist town. Right at the heart of it all is the beautiful Convention Centre, situated on the water of the port, within […]

The internet is an amazing place. So many generous people out there. This year we connected with an amazing photographer with an interest in Colombia. His name is Rory O’Bryen and his photos are amazing. We connected on Flickr and amazingly he allowed us to use some photos for our upcoming conference in Colombia. Thanks Rory. Check […]

If you get in now you can make the most of our Early Bird Registration Specials. Early Bird Round One saves you $300 USD as a full delegate and you have until the end of April 2019 to take advantage of this cost saving. Early Bird Round Two saves you $200 USD and expires at […]

Nat, Lee and Mark talk about the Colombo Declaration with Lindsay McDougall (The Doctor) on ABC Radio Illawarra. To Learn More click here To access the Declaration use the QR CODE

In 2006 I met an enthusiastic Welsh anaesthetist, Anthony Lewis, whilst working together in an aeromedical retrieval job in Sydney. 13 years later I continue to work with Ant but in quite a different collaboration. In 2011 whilst Lee and myself were just thinking about DevelopingEM, Ant and his team were well on the way […]

On the eve of the release of a registration ready website for #DevEM2020 Colombia we look at the interconnected beauty that is DevelopingEM. This mind map is trying to demonstrate how DevelopingEM has connected people around the globe. By connecting individuals and organisations we have seen so many unexpected positive effects. These effects have been […]

DevelopingEM 2018 Fiji was an awesome event and our delegates captured the conference with some awesome photos. Check out even more here If you have great photos of your own send them to us and we’ll upload them to the collection. In just a few days you will be able to register for #DevEM2020 Colombia […]

Why the World Needs the Colombo Declaration On day one of our recent Fijian conference, the following powerful video was presented to our DevelopingEM audience. YouTube Link It poignantly describes why as an organisation we are passionate about this issue. Why health care workers, from physicians to nurses, pharmacists to pathologists, from cleaners to security staff, […]