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We have the best faculty in the world- motivated generous experts in their fields one and all. More have been nice enough to provide a little video testimonial on why they like DevelopingEM. So Cool. First we have Kass Thomas an ICU trainee from Australia. Kass spoke at our 2016 conference on her experiences as […]

In 2018 in Fiji a unique forum was held. Representatives from 10 regional Pacific nations met, and in an open forum discussed some of the most pertinent issues facing critical care communities across the region. DevelopingEM simply provided the facilities with the discussion led by regional leaders and experts. The positive feedback received from regional […]

One of the core ideals of DevelopingEM is the supported attendance of local delegates. This support has taken different forms depending on the regional context of each conference. For DevelopingEM 2020 the situation in Colombia somewhat mirrored the EM developmental stage in Sri Lanka  in 2016 with an established and internationally recognised EM society- ACEM […]

Professor Kate Curtis and her team return to DevelopingEM with a full day Nursing workshop for Colombian nursing clinicians. This year your donations and registrations are helping DevelopingEM to host this workshop. Our partners EMRAP are also assisting by bolstering Kate’s faculty with 5 Spanish speaking faculty members. The team are collaborating with Colombian nursing […]

Come to DevelopingEM 2020 but then join our partners ACEM at their annual scientific congress. Learn more about this amazing opportunity to spend even more time in wonderful Colombia here.

The process of establishing DevelopingEM and organising conferences in areas of the world where our specialties are developing has been an incredible process. Along the way we have been humbled to meet with and be educated by some of the most incredible emergency physicians on the globe. Professor Peter Cameron was nice enough to present […]

This year Rolando Valenzuela, an expat Chilean from SBU Medicine, leads our Regional EM Track. Rolando is Fellowship Director of the Stony Brook Division of International Emergency Medicine. He is a Fulbright Scholar, and worked with Chilean emergency physicians on the development of a mature, regionalised system for trauma care in Santiago. Prior to arriving […]

This year DevelopingEM comes to Colombia. Two excellent conferences back to back, DevelopingEM 2020 and ACEM 2020 will be on offer for an entire week of emergency medicine and critical care education. On March 9, the Emergency Medicine in Colombia track will describe the development of EM in the country, the progress of trauma management, […]

Brian Wright and his team bring this years’ conference home with another outstanding critical care track. Brian has been running this track since 2014 and the only complaint we have ever had is that these sessions have TOO much information. By providing evidence based strategies and practical pearls Brian’s track are yet another stand out […]

Accommodation in Cartagena is varied and plentiful There are literally hundreds of room types and budgetary options available There are 3 main accommodation areas within the city; Cielo Mar- near the airport The Old Town (El Centro / San Diego)- the historic walled city Getsemani- the historic (now hipster) area just outside the walled old […]