Ankur Verma, President of the Delhi chapter of the Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI) walks through how he and his team envisioned and executed a medical conference with a focus on sustainability.

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Dr. Abdo Koury is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Immediate past-President of European Society for Emergency Medicine (EuSEM). We caught up with him to learn about his time leading EuSEM, his passionate for simulation training and what he learned on the front lines of the COVID-19 response.

Eno Biney, Chairperson of the African Conference on Emergency Medicine, discusses the progress and challenges of the emergency medicine program in Ghana, including the expansion of training to 13 countries in Africa and the logistical challenges of running an overcrowded facility. Biney also touches on the unique clinical challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter Cameron, past president of IFEM, dedicates much of his time these days to mentoring junior doctors. So we called him up to learn what we can expect to see in the next generation of emergency physicians. We also talk about virtual care, and the true opportunities for telemedicine in emergency care.

Emergency medicine conferences offer physicians a much-needed opportunity to meet colleagues face to face and learn from one another. It’s a chance to travel, to get in someone else’s shoes, and gain a broader perspective on medicine. Here is a list of upcoming events and conferences in global emergency medicine.

We sat down with Dr. Tamorish Kole, immediate past president of the Asian Society of Emergency Medicine, to learn more about the greatest challenges and opportunities he sees in emergency medicine, both in India where he works and around the globe.

We caught up with Dr. Ffion Davies, president of IFEM, to learn about what it’s like working at the busiest ED in Western Europe (seeing around 800 patients a day) and what she’d like to accomplish as leader of the Federation.

This year India saw the hottest March in 122 years – since the country began keeping record. Then it immediately recorded the third hottest April in as many years. These blazing temperatures are not only putting pressure on emergency departments, but they’re raising questions about the medical community’s role in countering climate change.

A new collaboration between the Belize National Fire Service (BNFS), Belize Heroes, Empact Northwest and Trek Medics International kicked off the first phase of a multi-year development and preparedness program in Cayo District, in western Belize.