Author Archives: Mark Newcombe

In a little over 3 months DEM heads back to Havana and we’re very excited with the program we’ve created and with the amazing faculty that are helping us this year. We’re also looking forward to 2016 with plans to head to South East Asia and we need your help. Since we first started itContinue reading “DEM 2016 planned for South East Asia.”

Over the years DevelopingEM has had the support and endorsement of a number of academic organizations from around the globe. Once again this year DevelopingEM will have accreditation for CPD /CME/MOPS with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). We also have endorsement of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the support ofContinue reading “DEM 2015 accredited by ACEM and endorsed by ACEP”

GDay DevelopingEMers. In 2013 Jerry Hoffman, Lee and I (but mainly Jerry) penned a letter, on behalf of the delegate group from DEM2013, to Barack Obama imploring the US President to end the economic embargo of Cuba. With the recent meeting between Obama and Raul Castro and the warming of diplomatic relations between the USContinue reading “DevelopingEM ends the Embargo?”

John MacKenzie rejoins us for DevelopingEM 2015 John has been an integral part of DevelopingEM from the beginning. Not only has he presented at all of our conferences but he’s also been central to the creation of the DevelopingEM FOAMed system. In 2013 DevelopingEM donated five computer workstations, preloaded with emergency medicine and critical careContinue reading “John MacKenzie rejoins us for DevelopingEM 2015”

Chilean Emergency Physicians have been great supporters of DevelopingEM and we’d like to let you know about their annual national critical care conference Conceptos. “CONCEPTOS” is a non-profit conference with a mission to provide quality education and training to emergency physicians throughout the region. The aim is to provide practical, clinical evidenced based approaches toContinue reading “Conceptos Emergency Medicine Conference in Chile”

The Paeds Basic Course continues to expand its impact in the Caribbean At DevelopingEM 2013 Elena Cavazzoni, a paediatric intensivist from Sydney, and one of our wonderful faculty, had a casual conversation with Lisa Charles from St Lucia about whether the Paeds BASIC course might be a useful training system for the region. Within 12Continue reading “The Paeds Basic Course”

GDay DevelopingEMers. Well it’s finally here, our complete program for DEM 2015. Along with our core topics, Trauma, Paeds and Adult EM, we’ve got discussions on regional and global EM, and innovative workshops. New this year will be site visits to Cuban health facilities which are likely to provide a fascinating insight into the CubanContinue reading “DevelopingEM Conference Program 2015”

GDay DevelopingEMers Well we’ve told you a little about some of the components of our program headed by an amazing dynamic group of program leads. Now for our amazing faculty. Over the last three years we have had some incredible presenters and this year is no exception. We have a number of presenters rejoining usContinue reading “DevelopingEM Faculty 2015”

Limited places are available for this unmatched Ultrasound Workshop experience at an unbeatable price! Matt and Mike from the Ultrasound Podcast are bringing their renowned workshop to Havana on the 13th and 14th of September 2015 Due to the overwhelming positive feedback from the ultrasound workshops at previous conferences, we have added a two dayContinue reading “Ultrasound Podcast rejoins DevelopingEM in Cuba for a 2 Day Workshop”

This year DevelopingEM teams with the National Association of EMS Physicians to provide a preconference workshop in EMS Medical Direction. This interactive course focuses on EMS in the real world and serves to enhance physicians’ expertise in EMS issues. Participants will receive a foundation upon which to function effectively as an EMS medical director, receiveContinue reading “NAEMSP Medical Direction Overview Course added to DEM 2015”