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More great news from St Lucia as a result of DevelopingEM 2013

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 andContinue reading “More great news from St Lucia as a result of DevelopingEM 2013”

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,Continue reading “Developing EM Resuscitationalists in Training Articles! Part 2- Pedro G. Lanzieri”

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.

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.

Letter to President Obama

As a result of the 2013 DevelopingEM conference in Havana, Cuba, a resolution was made to write to President Obama to end the embargo on Cuba. Here is what we sent. President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 October 24, 2013 Dear President Obama, We implore you to endContinue reading “Letter to President Obama”