Okay so we know you’re deep in the preparation stages for your upcoming trip to Cuba to join us for DevelopingEM 2015. We’d just like to remind you of a couple of critical travel tips. Travel to Cuba As you know travel to Cuba is pretty easy, unless you’re coming from the USA. For […]
Mary is a trauma and upper GI surgeon and Squadron Leader with the Royal Australian Air Force. She is the head of trauma services for South Eastern Sydney and is the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons NSW State Committee Trauma Chair. She has worked in military hospitals in Afghanistan, an experience that has placed her […]
DevelopingEM 2015 returns with all the elements that make our concept a favourite including; Short Sharp Evidenced Based Clinically Relevant Presentations Delivered by a Faculty beyond compare A Global and Regional Focus Matt and Mike’s Renowned Ultrasound Podcast Workshop Complete Sponsorship of 70 regional colleagues Complete Absence of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry Involvement Our Usual […]
Regan joined us in Salvador for DEM 2014 from Boston where she works as an emergency physician. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Whilst the rest of us are satisfied with some teaching and maybe publishing an article, Regan has been involved in not only building a whole hospital in Haiti, but […]
The DevelopingEM team is greatly honoured to have had DEM2015 receive the endorsement of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM). IFEM will be partnering with DEM to sponsor the attendance of Cuban and Caribbean delegates to the event and we are very grateful for the support. Jim Holliman, the current President of IFEM, has […]
One of the core elements of DevelopingEM from the start has been ultrasound. This is because ultrasound is now one of the core elements of modern clinical emergency medicine. It is applicable to nearly every presentation in some fashion. Point of care ultrasound enhances diagnostic and management strategies, as well as saving time, money and […]
Suzanne joined us in Salvador for DEM 2014 from Toronto, Canada where she is a Pediatric Emergency physician at The Hospital for Sick Children. Currently she is a co-director of both the PEM Fellowship Program as well as the Trauma Program at SickKids. Her academic interests include medical education in the area of injury prevention […]
Mike has been one of our most avid supporters and tweeters since 2013. He wrote a lovely summary of his social experience in Havana during the last conference. It’s worth a read. http://developingem.com/2014/03/03/the-year-of-the-cat-cuba-2013/ Mike’s an interesting character who after a run of several careers as a steelworker, EMT, military officer, metallurgical engineer and street musician, […]
Central to the ethos of DevelopingEM has always been the excellence of the program. This year we think we have our best program ever with the format and content influenced by the feedback of previous delegates. You can see what’s in store for you if you come this year to Havana by reviewing the previous […]
This year we have the pleasure to announce the involvement of Dr David Satcher in our program. Dr Satcher was the 16th Surgeon General, serving from 1998 to 2002, and was the first appointee to this position to also be a four star admiral. He was also the Director of the Centers for Disease Control […]