A weekly list of important links covering news and insights in global emergency medicine. Send us your top links HERE and we’ll include in an upcoming issue.

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 June, after a couple rocky years, ICEM is attempting a comeback with a conference in Melbourne. To hear about what attendees can expect at the hybrid event we caught up with conference convenor Dr. Simon Judkins.

Dr. Vitaliy Krylyuk, an emergency physician at Kyiv Hospital of Emergency Medicine in Ukraine, reports that supplies and staff are currently available, yet they struggle to prepare for the unknown.

I think one of the most important things I do after every shift is to thank the ED staff for their help. Working in the ED is a team effort and everyone’s job is important and should be valued. I thank the nurses when they have suggestions or have a question about my patient care, and often their findings will prevent problems later on.