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The Challenges of Point of Care UltraSound (POCUS)

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 […]

Presenter Profile- Suzanne Beno

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 […]

Presenter Profile- Mike Abernethy

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, […]

Looking back, looking forward- DEM Presentations from 2012 to 2014

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 […]

Dr David Satcher, ex US Surgeon General, joins the DevelopingEM team

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 […]

Site Visits to Havana Health Facilities

An exciting addition to our program this year will be the possibility for small group visits to health facilities in Havana. Tours of a hospital, a medical retrieval ambulance base and the Latin American School of Medicine have been organised by our Cuban liaison Dr Pedro Veliz. This option will soon be added to the […]

Presenter Profile – Peter Viccellio

Peter joined us in Havana and Salvador from Stony Brook University Hospital ED in New York, where he is the vice chairman and clinical director. In 2013 and 2014 Peter delivered some entertaining and information laden presentations on Toxicology, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Information Technology in EM, and Trauma as well as facilitating a station in Ashley Bean’s Ultrasound workshop in Havana. It is not a […]

Resuscitation Heavy Resource Light Cardiac Arrest Management: the Anti-ECMO

As you know Scott Weingart from EM:CRIT has come on board for DEM2015. Now he’s recruited Joe Bellezzo and Zack Shinar from EDECMO.org to host a new workshop for us in September. It’s a 90 minute session on Wednesday 16 discussing the approach to high quality resource light cardiac arrest management. E-CPR is all the […]