Emergency Physicians International was founded in 2010 as a way to tell the stories of the heroic men and women developing emergency medicine around the globe. This magazine is dedicated to their tireless efforts saving lives in the harshest conditions, 24/7/365.
Emergency medicine is growing in Sabah State. Despite its young age, emergency medicine in Malaysia has become a rapidly growing fraternity.
A novel heart rate variability (HRV) tool for predicting major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in chest pain patients.
This year DevelopingEM brings their concept of a supported and collaborative emergency medicine meeting to the Pacific, to the island of Fiji. Find out how you can get involved with this multi-national meeting.
The International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) has formed a satellite organization called the IFEM Institute, a not-for-profit dedicated to engaging in large-scale EM development contracts, projects and collaborations between IFEM and national EM societies, major hospital networks, national governments, ministries of health, finance, education and tourism, among others.
At this June's ICEM meeting in Mexico City, the International Federation for Emergency Medicine elected a new round of leaders, including incoming president Sally McCarthy.
No longer the 4-member old boy’s club of its youth, the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) must enter into a new era, growing in scope and capability.
The International Conference for Emergency medicine (ICEM) meetings are very special to me, as I have a 30 year association with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) going back to the second ICEM in Brisbane 1988. This month’s ICEM meeting in Mexico City gave me great cause for optimism. Here’s why.
The most watched political meeting of the year, the first ever meeting between the President of the United States Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, took place in Singapore on Tuesday, 12 June 2018. This momentous summit was arranged on short notice. The local medical support arrangements for the event were a prime example of close cooperation between the visitors and the local healthcare system.
An artist, an accident researcher, and a trauma surgeon joined forces to put a surprising spin on an Australian traffic safety awareness initiative.
Healthcare systems resemble microclimates, with a unique set of functions, resources, patients, vulnerabilities, and strengths. There is, however, a template for ED design that can account for these many variables, and guide all the stakeholders through the process of building an effective and efficient ED.
Every day it seems that emergency departments become more hazardous places to work. But there are proven design strategies that can help create a safer zone for patients and providers.
Sometimes tech advances in healthcare feel like a step in the wrong direction.
A medical aid trip to Haiti during medical schools sparked a desire to have a lasting impact on global health, long after the disaster relief teams have gone home.
For one physician, an opportunity to provide humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees created a burden almost too heavy to bear. Yet in the end, even having a small impact on health proved a worthy effort.
A medical aid trip to Chiapas leads to a deep appreciation for the work of local humanitarian Don Sergio Castro.
Last year’s physician strike highlighted desperate working conditions in the African nation.
Emergency medicine advocates make gains in developing localized training programs as well as national EMS legislation.
France’s emergency care system has been put to the test in the wake of recent terrorist attacks, but this ever-evolving system is up to the task.
