Amazing things keep happening in St Lucia as a result of connections made during DevelopingEM 2013. Here’s a letter from our friend and colleague Lisa Charles to explain the latest news. Victoria Hospital in Castries St. Lucia hosted our first ever Basic PICU course, May 20th to 21st, under the leadership of Drs. Elena Cavazzoni and […]
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Developing EM Resuscitationalists in Training Articles! Part 1- Hugo Gemal
Having been born in Brazil, raised in England and now practicing in Australia, Developing EM understandably caught my attention. After medical school and a few postgraduate years in the UK as a junior doctor, I moved to Australia and have started my Emergency Medicine (EM) training here, like an ever-growing cohort of British doctors.
Developing EM Resuscitationalists in Training Articles! Part 2- Pedro G. Lanzieri
ORIGINAL ARTICLE – Portuguese (Scroll down for English translation) Medicina de Urgência e Emergência no Brasil Sou médico formado em 2012 no Brasil, atualmente no 2o ano de residência de medicina interna. Trabalho com medicina de emergência (ME) há 2 anos. A ME é diferente daquela praticada em qualquer outro setor. Variáveis como tempo, […]
Outstanding Paediatric Program at DevelopingEM 2014
As we found out in Havana, Anthony is an amazing educator and for DevelopingEM 2014 Salvador he has assembled an amazing group of physicians including Marianne Gausche-Hill, Mary McCaskill, Billy Mallon, Sue Beno, Joe Lex, Camilo Gutierrez, Charise Kwan and Marcelo Preto-Zamperlini.
Intracranial Catastrophe – Andrew Bezzina
Andrew’s presentation on the management of intracranial catastrophes outlines some of the controversies and potential solutions for emergency physicians for a disease process that is frequently a frustrating dynamic. Andrew has helped DevelopingEM from the start and whilst he won’t make it to Salvador he will be supporting us from back home in Oz.
Acute CT Interpretation in the ED – Why we shouldn’t always wait for the radiologist
Sanj is an emergency and retrieval medicine physician from Sydney. He has an interest in education and has taught around the globe. During DevelopingEM 2013 he gave this presentation, organised a fantastic CT interpretation workshop and assisted with the Ultrasound Workshop. This year he is chairing our Trauma Program which is shaping up to be a standout component of the program in Salvador.
Critical Care Ultrasound for the New Era – 2013 Presentation
Continuing with our presentations from Havana the next in our series from the Adult EM and Critical Care session is from Jorge Otero on Critical Care Ultrasound for the New Era. Jorge is a fluent Spanish speaker and it was great to have him on board in Havana where his presentations in Espanol were a welcome relief from the Aussie drawl for our Cuban companeros.
This year’s Trauma Program – DevelopingEM 2014 – Emergency Medicine Conference
To cap the Trauma Program off there will be as close to a real life trauma resuscitation as there is possible to be using a novel simulation device, The Cut Suit. I don’t want to give too much away, but this may be the most convincing visual, auditory and olfactory simulation you have ever seen.
Unique Communication and De-escalation Workshop at DevelopingEM 2014
Recently Steffan has been bringing his expertise to the instruction of health care providers to prevent injury in difficult and personally dangerous work environments. In a practical accompaniment to Jo’s lectures, Steffan will be demonstrating some simple techniques of self protection and tailoring these techniques to the hospital environment.
St. Lucia to host first Paediatric Intensive Care Basic Course
The goodwill from St. Lucia’s participation in the Developing EM Conference in Cuba continues to flow our way. St. Lucia will host its first ever Paediatric Intensive Care Basic Course!