Well 2015 is definitely looking like another exciting year for DevelopingEM. As you know we’re heading back to Havana, Cuba in an amazing time in that nations’ history. With our expanding multinational faculty determined to continue to provide outstanding education, you really cannot afford to miss this opportunity to come to Havana. Not only will […]
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GDay DevelopingEMers!! Well after a deserved break we are back, and we are returning to Havana, Cuba for our conference in 2015. After such an amazing time in 2013, and also after many requests, we have decided to return to the region biannually. Between the 13th and 17th of September you can experience the unique […]
From working as a general surgeon in Afghanistan, to managing an ER in Holland, to going on regular deployments with MSF, to tutoring family physician trainees at multiple universities, Khaled has literally done it all.
Peter is the vice chairman and clinical director of the Stony Brook University Hospital ED in New York. Under his leadership, Emergency Medicine became a Department in the Medical School. Known for his engaging teaching style,
Stuart Swadron began his career in medicine as a general practitioner in Canada. He emigrated to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for emergency medicine. He is currently Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Medical Education at the University of Southern California and an attending emergency physician at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center.
Marianne is a multiply awarded educationalist and is acknowledged as one of the leaders in paediatric EM worldwide.
As you are no doubt aware Billy has been a central figure in global EM teaching for years, but what you may not know is that he has been assisting with the development of EM as a specialty in Chile for over 20 years.
Our Brazilian presenters are the cornerstones of the specialty in Brazil and include Ana Paula Freitaswho heads the innovative EM training program in Porto Alegre and Fred Arnaud from Fortaleza who is a previous president of the Brazilian Association of Emergency Medicine (ABRAMEDE).
It’s certainly not the shiniest. No airway toys, no free pens, not even a latte (don’t worry, there is always coffee!). No cabaret-esque introduction, dancing girls or ‘90’s rave approach to lighting. There’s never to my knowledge been an ICU consultant dressed up as a uterus at DEM either, a la the wonderful SMACC 2013…! For me, its 3 things that make DEM great – the ethics, the true innovation and the heart.