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 so-cial events. I look forward to IFEM’s participation in these con-ferences 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 speak-er at either of these conferences, please contact the Organizing Committees.

ICEM 2021 – Call for expressions of InterestExpressions 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.

Be sure to follow IFEM on Social Media:

Emergency Medicine International @IFEM2

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

1st April Abstract Submissions for ICEM 2016 open

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

What’s happening behind the scenes?

IFEM’s committees, special interest groups and taskforces continue to work hard on a number of key initiatives:

• 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 Emergen-cy 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.

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.

(Left)The new Gautam Bodiwala Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award.It was first presented to Dr. Bodiwala in 2014.

2015

PCEM 2015 Annual ConventionDate: 13-04-2015Venue: Manila Philippines

2015 International EMSSA Emergency Medicine ConferenceDate: 21-04-2015Venue: Cape Town South Africa

Global Summit on Health, Education and TechnologyDate: 10-05-2015Venue:

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2015Date: 13-05-2015Venue: San Diego USA

VI Congreso Internacional de ASAMUP / ALACEDDate: 14-05-2015Venue: Panama

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians An-nual Conference Date: 30-05-2015Venue: Edmonton Canada

8th Dutch North Sea Emergency Medicine Confer-enceDate: 04-06-2015Venue: Egmond aan Zee Netherlands

IFEM Trauma Update Symposium 2015Date: 05-06-2015Venue: Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

Pan American and Iberian Congress of Intensive Care, on Mechanical Ventilation and Intensive NursingDate: 09-06-2015Venue: Havana Cuba

5th International Congress of Polish Society for Emergency MedicineDate: 17-06-2015Venue: Gdansk Poland

4th International Emergency Care ConferenceDate: 26-08-2015Venue: Melbourne Australia

CONCEPTOS in Emergency MedicineDate: 02-09-2015Venue: Santiago Chile

Jahrestagung Deutsche Gesellschaft Inter-disziplinäre Notfall- und Akutmedizin (DGINA) Date: 03-09-2015Venue: Köln, DE Germany

Developing EM 2015Date: 13-09-2015Venue: Havana Cuba

EuSEM 2015Date: 10-10-2015Venue: Torino Italy

ACEP Scientific Assembly 2015Date: 26-10-2015Venue: Boston USA

Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine 2015Date: 07-11-2015Venue:

32nd ACEM Annual Scientific MeetingDate: 22-11-2015Venue: Brisbane Australia

ESEM 2015Date: 06-12-2015Venue: Abu Dhabi UAE

2016

22nd Annual Scientific Assembly, American Academy of Emergency MedicineDate: 17-02-2016Venue: Las Vegas USA

ICEM 2016Date: 18-04-2016Venue: Cape Town South Africa

2017

23rd Annual Scientific Assembly, American Academy of Emergency MedicineDate: 16-03-2017Venue: Orlando USA

2018

ICEM 2018 MexicoDate: 05-06-2018Venue: Mexico City Mexico

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHANGES to Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Training Program

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is directly responsible for the training and assess-ment 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 2015Alfred 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.

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.

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).

DATES

Pre-conference workshop: 26 August 2015 Conference: 27 & 28 August 2015

VENUE

Alfred Medical Research & Education Centre, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC 3004

COST

Early bird registration prices available until 1 May 2015

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.

Authors will be advised of submission outcomes via email on 1 July.

For more information please visit the IECC web site or email etc@alfred.org.au.

www.alfredetc-professional-development.cvent.com/IECC2015

REGISTRATION & INFORMATION

https://alfredetc-professional-development.cvent.com/IECC2015 etc@alfred.org.au