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April 2015
Message from the President
I represented IFEM at two recent national Emergency Medicine
conferences: first the SMME‘s 26th International Congress on
Emergency Medicine and Trauma in Mazatlan, Mexico, February
2 to 6, 2015, and the Vietnamese Society of Emergency Medicine
Conference on Emergency Medicine in Halong, Vietnam, March
9 to 13, 2015. Both conferences were very well attended, had
high quality didactic presentations, and had very enjoyable social events. I look forward to IFEM’s participation in these conferences again next year. Planning for the 2016 ICEM in Cape
Town, South Africa, is well along and planning for the 2018 ICEM
in Mexico City is starting; if you are interested in being a speaker at either of these conferences, please contact the Organizing
Committees.
ICEM 2021 – Call for expressions of Interest
Expressions of interest are now invited to host the 20th International Conference on Emergency
Medicine to be held in 2021.
In order to be eligible to bid to host the Conference, you must be an IFEM Full or Affiliate Member.
Further guidelines for developing and submitting your bid can be found in the document ‘Guidelines
for the International Conference on Emergency Medicine’.
The key dates for submissions are as follows:
30th June 2015 - Bid submission closes
October 2015 - Announcement of winning bid
Once the closing date for bid submission has passed, a specially convened committee will review all
the applications to ensure that they are all given equal and fair consideration. The winning bid will be
announced during the Assembly meeting held at the ACEP Scientific Assembly in October 2015.
No bids will be accepted beyond 30th June 2015 - NO EXCEPTIONS.
For further information contact the Secretariat.
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
What’s happening behind the scenes?
1st April
Abstract Submissions for ICEM
2016 open
IFEM’s committees, special interest groups and taskforces
continue to work hard on a number of key initiatives:
5-6 June IFEM Trauma Update Symposium,
Abu Dhabi
22nd June
Deadline for Nominations for
IFEM Awards
30th June
Deadline for receipt of Bids for
ICEM 2021
18th July
Online registration for ICEM 2016
opens
31st July
Deadline for Applications for IFEM
Membership to be considered at
October Assembly meeting
26-28 August
4th Annual International
Emergency Care Conference,
Melbourne Australia
1st September Abstracts Submissions for ICEM
2016 close
28th October
Next IFEM Assembly meeting
• A document providing guidelines on creating sustainable
working conditions for the emergency physician
• Links with the International Federation of Medical Students’
Associations, and the possibility of an International Trainee
Association
• Improved communications strategy and social media
• A sustainable financial model for IFEM
• An IFEM Foundation
• Spanish translation of key documents
• Research Ethics guidelines
• Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Royal College of EM
The College of Emergency Medicine has been granted the
‘Royal’ title by Her Majesty the Queen on advice of her ministers.
From now on it will be known as the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). The Royal appellation brings the college
in line with other colleges in nomenclature. It recognizes the
importance of Emergency Medicine and contribution made by
the leadership and all fellows and members.
False ICEM Meetings
Just a reminder to all IFEM members that the World Academy
of Science Engineering and Technology (WASET) https://www.
waset.org/conference continues to promote ‘International
Conference on Emergency Medicine ’ conferences in London,
Montreal, Rome and Istanbul.
We believe this is a scam ‘phishing’ exercise and are not in
fact conferences.
IFEM President Visiting Member Associations
Far Left: IFEM President Dr.
Jim Holliman attending the
Vietnamese Society of EM
2015.
Left: Holliman at meeting of
the Mexican Society in
February 2015
IFEM has a process for endorsement of research projects and collaborations. Our first project to be
endorsed is CENTER-TBI.
CENTER-TBI is a large European project that aims to improve the care for patients with Traumatic
Brain Injury (TBI).
It forms part of the larger global initiative InTBIR: International Initiative for Traumatic Brain Injury
Research with projects currently ongoing in Europe, the US and Canada.
CENTER-TBI brings the newest technologies and many of the world's leading TBI experts together in
a much needed effort to tackle the silent epidemic of TBI. International and multidisciplinary
collaboration are key elements to the project in which past dogmas will be left behind and innovative
approaches undertaken. As Coordinators of CENTER-TBI we are proud to lead this generationally
unique project.
Find more information here.
Awards Call for Expressions of Interest
Do you have a colleague that deserves special recognition? IFEM is inviting nominations for the
following awards:
• The Order of the IFEM (FIFEM) (deadline 31st July).
• The IFEM Humanitarian Award (deadline 31st July).
• The Gautam Bodiwala Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award (deadline 30th June).
More information and nomination forms are available from the IFEM Secretariat.
The FIFEM Honour Roll and previous recipients of Awards can be viewed on the IFEM Website here.
(Left)
The new Gautam
Bodiwala Lifetime
Leadership
Achievement Award.
It was first presented
to Dr. Bodiwala in 2014.
IFEM GOVERNANCE
UPDATE:
The IFEM By-laws and Constitution
have been updated to reflect change
in the length of term in President.
IFEM Presidential terms of have
been reduced from four years in
length to two.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2015
PCEM 2015 Annual Convention
Date: 13-04-2015
Venue: Manila Philippines
2015 International EMSSA Emergency Medicine
Conference
Date: 21-04-2015
Venue: Cape Town South Africa
Global Summit on Health, Education and Technology
Date: 10-05-2015
Venue:
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual
Meeting 2015
Date: 13-05-2015
Venue: San Diego USA
VI Congreso Internacional de ASAMUP / ALACED
Date: 14-05-2015
Venue: Panama
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Conference
Date: 30-05-2015
Venue: Edmonton Canada
8th Dutch North Sea Emergency Medicine Conference
Date: 04-06-2015
Venue: Egmond aan Zee Netherlands
IFEM Trauma Update Symposium 2015
Date: 05-06-2015
Venue: Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Pan American and Iberian Congress of Intensive
Care, on Mechanical Ventilation and Intensive Nursing
Date: 09-06-2015
Venue: Havana Cuba
5th International Congress of Polish Society for
Emergency Medicine
Date: 17-06-2015
Venue: Gdansk Poland
4th International Emergency Care Conference
Date: 26-08-2015
Venue: Melbourne Australia
CONCEPTOS in Emergency Medicine
Date: 02-09-2015
Venue: Santiago Chile
Jahrestagung Deutsche Gesellschaft Interdisziplinäre Notfall- und Akutmedizin (DGINA)
Date: 03-09-2015
Venue: Köln, DE Germany
Developing EM 2015
Date: 13-09-2015
Venue: Havana Cuba
EuSEM 2015
Date: 10-10-2015
Venue: Torino Italy
ACEP Scientific Assembly 2015
Date: 26-10-2015
Venue: Boston USA
Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine 2015
Date: 07-11-2015
Venue:
32nd ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: 22-11-2015
Venue: Brisbane Australia
ESEM 2015
Date: 06-12-2015
Venue: Abu Dhabi UAE
2016
22nd Annual Scientific Assembly, American
Academy of Emergency Medicine
Date: 17-02-2016
Venue: Las Vegas USA
ICEM 2016
Date: 18-04-2016
Venue: Cape Town South Africa
2017
23rd Annual Scientific Assembly, American
Academy of Emergency Medicine
Date: 16-03-2017
Venue: Orlando USA
2018
ICEM 2018 Mexico
Date: 05-06-2018
Venue: Mexico City Mexico
CHANGES to Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Training Program
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is directly responsible for the training and assessment of specialist emergency physicians across Australia and New Zealand. ACEM conducted a review of the
ACEM Training Programme (2009 – 2011) to ensure that the curriculum remains contemporary in terms of both
clinical content and educational method. This resulted in a set of recommendations for change to Emergency
Medicine training. The revised training programme which fulfills the recommendations from the review is to
be implemented in 2015. This letter is to inform you of the key changes to the ACEM Training Programme that
will be implemented from the 2015 training year.
Key Changes include:
•
Introduction of Emergency Medicine Workplace based Assessment
•
Changes to the Fellowship Examinations
•
Modification of training time requirements to increase flexibility
•
Introduction of Emergency Medicine Curriculum Framework
•
Review of Accreditation Standards
Find out all the details here
PLEASE SHARE WITH
YOUR MEMBERS!
Please promote to your members through
your communication channels
ICEM 2016,
Cape Town: 18-21 April.
Abstract submission opens 1 April 2015.
Online registration opens 18 July 2015.
www.icem2016.org
4th Annual International
Emergency Care Conference
26-28 August 2015
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne.
Contact Jessica Hocking,
Je.Hocking@alfred.org.au
IFEM Trauma Update Symposium,
June 5-6 2015,
Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Organised by the Emirates
Society of Emergency Medicine. Contact
saleh.fares@gmail.com.
DATES
Pre-conference
workshop:
26 August 2015
Conference:
27 & 28 August
2015
VENUE
International Emergency Care 101: the essentials
The International Emergency Care Conference (IECC) is a meeting of health care
professionals interested in making a meaningful contribution to emergency health
services in countries at extreme levels of development.
The Conference brings together doctors, nurses, paramedics, health administrators and
healthcare students who are passionate about improving emergency health care in
countries where health services can be difficult to access.
Alfred Medical
Research &
Education Centre,
75 Commercial
Road, Melbourne
VIC 3004
COST
Early bird
registration prices
available until 1
May 2015
The 4th Annual Conference program has been designed to provide delegates with
practical tools and crucial information for those interested in being involved in
international emergency care (IEC).
We are honoured to announce the keynote speaker: Professor Lee Wallis.
Professor Wallis is a global clinical leader and an eminent academic; widely published
with specific interests in triage, systems development in the African context, and
community first response schedules. He is also President of the African Federation for
Emergency Medicine and President-Elect of the International Federation for Emergency
Medicine.
Academic abstracts will be invited for submission until 1 June 2015. Poster displays and
free paper sessions will run throughout the Conference.
Abstracts should be linked to current or completed IEC projects. Awards for best
abstract will be announced in the final session of the Conference.
REGISTRATION &
INFORMATION
For more information please visit the IECC web site or email etc@alfred.org.au.
https://alfredetcprofessionaldevelopment.cvent.
com/IECC2015
www.alfredetc-professional-development.cvent.com/IECC2015
etc@alfred.org.au
Authors will be advised of submission outcomes via email on 1 July.