Author Archives: Mark Newcombe

Early bird expires: Only 5 days left We have received a tremendous response to the 2016 Sri Lanka launch, and are looking forward to an exceptional DevelopingEM experience this December. To register, please follow the link to our live registration portal. REGISTER NOW! We thank you for your interest and support, Mark, Lee and Sanj PleaseContinue reading “Seize the opportunity of saving $400! Register by the 4th March.”

‘An Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Conference with a Conscience’ As you know our annual conference for 2016 will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka between December 5th and 8th 2016, and registration is now open.   A range of pre and post workshops will bookend the plenary sessions.   The conference is to beContinue reading “DevelopingEM 2016 Sri Lanka- Registration Now Open!”

GDay DevelopingEMers   During my recent planning trip to Sri Lanka I was lucky enough to visit the Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) in beautiful Galle in southern Sri Lanka.   Specifically I took a brief look at the Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) within the Emergency Trauma Centre (ETC). The Victorian Government assisted in the rebuildingContinue reading “Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) in Galle, Sri Lanka”

Happy New Year DevelopingEMers   We hope you all had a lovely festive season.   In the spirit of the season we just wanted to let you know about the results of our ultrasound appeal.   Well you our donors raised enough money to provide a brand new ultrasound to the Mirabelais University Hospital inContinue reading “Happy New Year DevelopingEMers”

GDay DevelopingEMers!! Well after a deserved break we are back, and we’re off to Colombo, Sri Lanka for DevelopingEM 2016. This year we welcome our friend and colleague Sanj Fernando to the management team. Sanj not only has Sri Lankan heritage but has spent a great deal of time promoting critical care education within theContinue reading “DevelopingEM Returns in 2016”

It’s hard to believe it but DEM2015 has come and gone. It’s been an amazing conference and we hope that the relationships made during the event will continue to grow and develop in the years to come. There are so many people to thank but chief amongst those are our Cuban Host Organising Committee withoutContinue reading “DevelopingEM thanks you all for another wonderful Cuban Conference”

We will now see you at the Melia Cohiba Hotel (the conference venue) in room Cetro A on Sunday 13th of August at 5pm. See you all soon!

It is with great excitement that I can confirm that DevelopingEM 2016 will be held in Sri Lanka. DevelopingEM is partnering with the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) as well as other Sri Lankan organisations to hold our next event in November next year. The interest from within Sri Lanka has been overwhelming and weContinue reading “Sri Lanka Confirmed as host country for DevelopingEM 2016”

  Passport   Visa  Tickets  Travel Insurance  Cash and Cards    Conference Information?   Downloadable and Printable Programs, Maps and Guides are available here. Its not always easy to get online or print documents in Cuba so use these resources before you go.   If you want to keep in contact with the other delegates duringContinue reading “Delegate Resources”

Janne Welch joined our faculty in Salvador and returns to discuss Trauma Team Dynamics. Coming from Austin, Texas, the Live Music Capital of the World, it’s going to be hard to drag her away from the amazing music in Havana but we’ll try to keep her on track. Check out her presentation on Gastrointestinal HaemorrhageContinue reading “Janna returns!”