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Revisiting the Colombo Declaration

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, […]

Check out the presentations from Fiji to get a taste of what to expect at #DevEM2020 Colombia

Many of our delegates return again and again to our conferences. Jo Unger from Berlin has proof- he collects the wrist bands and has been to all five of our international events. Many of these return delegates commented that the presentations in Fiji were the best ever. We cant have favourite conferences of course but […]

DevelopingEM 2020 Colombia!!

This week we announce our seventh conference will be in beautiful Cartagena de Indias in Colombia from March 9-11, 2020 with prehospital workshops on March 7-8. For this event we are honoured to be partnering with the IFEM recognised Asociacion Colombiana de Especialista Emergencia y Urgencias (ACEM). ACEM will be conducting their annual Scientific Congress sequentially […]

DevelopingEM 2018 Fiji wraps up

Dear Colleagues, DevelopingEM Delegates and Faculty, Well another DevelopingEM event has come and gone and we would just like to thank you for your enthusiastic support in making DEM2018 Fiji a conference to remember. We hope you agree that it was an amazing event and we hope the relationships made during the conference will continue […]

Revisiting the Colombo Declaration

The Colombo Declaration in support of the Stop Bombing Hospitals campaign The issue of attacks on medical facilities in conflict zones was brought to the fore by several presentations during the DevelopingEM 2016 Sri Lanka conference. The moving presentation by Kass Thomas describes the 2015 attack on the MSF run Kunduz Trauma Centre in Afghanistan. It contains […]

Radiology Track scheduled for Day One at #DevEM2018

As well as Co-Directing #DevEM2018 Sanj Fernando also leads an experienced group of emergency physicians in presenting an afternoon Radiology Session at this years’ conference. This focussed review of XRays and CT scans will review radiology findings that clinically matter. Get a jump on life saving interventions based on radiology even before the radiologist gets […]

Get prepped for your trip to FIJI for #DevEM2018

1. Conference location DevelopingEM will be hosting the 2018 conference at the beautiful InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa. InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa Nestled amongst 35 acres of tropical gardens, InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa is located on the beautiful and picturesque Natadola Bay on Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu. This […]