December 2015

Message from the PresidentAs the traditional holiday season approaches, I would like to wish everyone a very happy holiday season and a Happy New Year! The IFEM Executive are planning an Executive Retreat to be held just before the International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) in Cape Town, South Africa, April 16, 2016.

The purpose of the Retreat is to discuss the organizational philosophy, direction, and long term objectives of IFEM, and to come up with a plan to present to the new IFEM leadership. So if you have any ideas about the structure, activities, or objectives of IFEM you would like to see addressed at the Retreat, please let the IFEM Secretariat or me know.

IFEM will be holding elections at the Cape Town meeting for all of the Executive and Board positions except for President (Lee Wallis has already been elected and will assume the IFEM Presidency at the Cape Town meeting). Nominations for the IFEM positions are due by mid January 2016 so if you or a colleague are interested in running, get your application in soon!

Lee Wallis and Melanie Stander have put together a spectacular ICEM for April in Cape Town, and I hope you all can attend. The professional content of the conference and its social events (including celebrating IFEM’s 25th anniversary) I am certain will be outstanding. See you in Cape Town!

Sincerely,

C. James Holliman IFEM President

Be sure to follow IFEM on Social Media:

Emergency Medicine International @IFEM2

Call for expressions of interest in hosting the 21st International Conference on Emergency Medicine in 2022.

Important Dates:June 1, 2016 - Bid submission closes

October 2016 - Announcement of winning bid

Please note no bids will be accepted after June 1, 2016. Guidelines available from the Secretariat

ICEM 2021 Winner Announced

The Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine was declared the host for ICEM 2021, to be held in Dubai

New IFEM Members This year we welcomed the following new members into the IFEM family: Finnish Society of Emergency Medicine (FSEM) - FullOman Society of Emergency Medicine (OSEM) - FullSociety of Emergency Medicine Practitioners of Nigeria (SEMPON) – AffiliateSaudi Society of Emergency Medicine (SASEM) - Full

The President met with representatives of some of our new members at the Assembly meeting in Boston in October.

IFEM now has 66 members; 46 Full members, 15 Affiliate members and 5 Ex-officio members.

HONOURS AWARDED

The IFEM Assembly awarded the following Honours, to be presented at the next ICEM in Cape Town:

Order of the IFEM (FIFEM), in recognition of their work for IFEM and International Emergency Medicine:

Dr Keihan Golshani, Iranian Society of Emergency MedicineDr Ho Hiu Fai, Paul, Hong Kong College of Emergency MedicineDr Joseph Lex, American Academy of Emergency MedicineDr Albert Machado, Sociedad Argentina de EmergenciaDr Cem Oktay, Emergency Medicine Association of TurkeyDr Teri Reynolds, Emergency Medicine Society of South AfricaDr Melanie Stander, Emergency Medicine Society of South AfricaDr Siu Yuet Chung Axel, Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine

President Jim Holliman with Dr Nnamdi Nwauwa (Nigeria), Prof Abdel Bellou (EuSEM) and Dr Mohammad Alsabri (Yemen)

Our Middle Eastern representation has grown considerably this year

ESEM Ultrasound endorsement document now on website

The Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine has produced an Emergency Ultrasound Section Point of Care Ultrasound Curriculum, using IFEM’s PoCUS Curriculum guidelines. These are available on the IFEM Website.

Call for nominations for the IFEM Executive and Board

Executive: President: C. James Holliman (ACEP) Immediate Past President: Peter Cameron (ACEM)President-elect: Lee Wallis (EMSSA)Vice-President: James Ducharme (CAEP)Treasurer: Andrew Singer (ACEM)Secretary: Robert Schafermeyer (ACEP)Member-at-Large: Melanie Stander (Organiser, ICEM 2016) (appointed)

Regional Board Members:Africa: Melanie Stander (EMSSA)Asia: Kang Hyun Lee (KSEM) Australasia: Anthony Cross (ACEM)Central/South America: Edgardo Menendez (SAE)Europe: Juliusz Jakubaszko (Polish SEM)North America: Terry Mulligan (ACEP)

Nominations are invited for the following Executive positions:

President-elect, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

Executive nominees must be current Board or Executive members or have previously served on the Board or as a Committee Chair at the time of nomination or re-nomination.

Nominations are also invited for the six vacancies on the Board, for the regions of:

Africa, Asia, Australasia, Central and South America, Europe and North America

Nomination forms and further info available from the secretariat. The closing date for nominations is 19th January 2016. All nominations may be submitted to: ifem@acem.org.au.

Phishing/Spam Website on International Conference on Emergency Medicine

Just a reminder about the improper use of the ‘ICEM’ name. An organisation known as ‘World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology’ (WASET) continues to promote false conferences. The site lists these meetings along with hundreds of other international conferences not related to emergency medicine, on their website.

Despite many attempts to contact WASET, we have had no response from this organisation and do not be-lieve these are legitimate conferences. We confirm that these conferences are not related to IFEM, and invite you to share this with your members. https://www.waset.org/conference/2022/07/paris/ICEMhttps://www.waset.org/conference/2022/10/dubai/ICEMhttps://www.waset.org/conference/2022/06/san-francisco/ICEMhttp://iuit.org/conference/2022/12/bangkok/ICEM/call-for-papers

Expressions of interest are also invited for members interested in joining:

Quality Special Interest GroupThe Quality Sub-Committee of ACEM (Australasian College for Emergency Medicine) is keen to develop international contacts and hopefully form a Special Interest Group within IFEM. Our aims at the present are modest - to make contact, develop relationships, share what we have done and what we plan to do in the Quality Improvement / Patient Safety arena at a national level, and lastly, and most importantly, share resources with other countries, especially those with less developed Emergency Medicine. I think it best at present not to limit membership but to strive to have a wide range of countries involved.

If you are interested, please get in touch with me at hansenke@gmail.com.

Public Health Special Interest Group Contact Lisa Moreno-Walton at doctormoreno@gmail.com

Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group Contact don.melady@utoronto.ca

Categorisation of EM Websites Task force. This Group had been established to develop a list of links to emergency medicine Websites for the IFEM Website, which would be categorised and rated. We are looking for a lead for the group and also members, to develop the list but also update it and maintain it in the long term.

Accreditation/Assessment of EM Systems Task force. This group is looking at developing a document outlining specific minimum criteria for Emergency Medicine systems/hospitals that will act as a road-map for excellence. It would present difference systems and look at different ED Category rating schemes.

IFEM Website ReviewIFEM has commenced its review of the Website and comments and feedback are invited on what members would like from the new site. Members who wish to participate as content reviewers are also invited.

Interested members can contact me in the first instance at ifem@acem.org.au with a short paragraph about their interest and brief background.

IFEM SYMPOSIA – 2016/2017

IFEM is calling for expressions of interest from organisations or individuals wishing to hosting an IFEM Symposia. Guidelines for submitting a request are available here.

Previous symposia have been held in Mexico (Resuscitation), London (Quality and Safety in the ED), New York (IEM), Dubai (Trauma) and in Melbourne (IEM).

Symposia may be stand-alone meetings or satellite–type symposia attached to other regional or national meetings. Proposals should preferably be submitted 12 months in advance of the proposed date. Contact the Secretariat for more information.

Read up on how our Paediatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group pioneered the CPD Marketplace.

EMJ June 2015 Innovation in the field of medical conference-based education: a new marketplace FC Davies,1 B Cheema,2 SD Carley3

Establishment of EM as a specialty in Brazil

Brazilian Emergency Medicine is at one of its best moments. The struggles, which began far back in 1992 with the creation of the “first structured discipline of clinical emergencies in Brazil”, gave way to successive victories that have led to its official recognition by the Brazilian Medical Association, the Federal Council of Medicine and the National Medical Residency Commission as the newest medical specialty in Brazil.

September 16, 2015 is now part of Brazilian medicine history as the date of recognition of a struggle for respect, dignity and justice.

For those of us who are living this moment, we recognize the greatness achieved, but we don’t expect time to stop. With the recognition of the medical specialty, we wish that further progress will provide quality care for emergencies in Brazil.

Emergency physicians, as medical professionals who work in emergency medicine are called, will certainly remember an unrivaled, tireless and determined figure as a symbol of this achievement: Frederico Carlos de Sousa Arnaud, the father of Brazilian Emergency.

Believing that dreaming is worthwhile, and the fact that his dreams were realized, have made him the reference in Brazil, when it comes to emergency medicine. Never, not even in moments of extreme anguish, did the word desist enter his thoughts.

A man ahead of his time, a visionary.

Incredibly dedicated, he sought with strength, courage and a Panglossian optimism to overcome the many adversities in his path.

It was a dream, an ideal, often far away. However, for dreamers such as Dr. Fred there is no impossible.

Emergency Medicine in Brazil will never be an orphan, since it has amongst its emergency physicians, many faithful representatives all in search of improvements in, and better conditions for, emergencies in Brazil, es-pecially Dr. Fred Arnaud.

Emergency Medicine, love forever.

Interested in Research?

Links to relevant research websites are now available on the IFEM website.

Model Curricula

Two manuscripts have been completed through the Core Curriculum and Education Committee. They will be presented as didactic sessions at ICEM 2016.

C Hobgood, T Mulligan, G Bodiwala, P Cameron, J Holliman, J Kwan, A Singer, N Jouriles. The International Federation of Emergency Medicine model curriculum for continuing professional development. Can J Emerg Med 17 1 – 15, 2015.

Kwan J, Jouriles N, Singer A, Anantharaman V, Bodiwala G, Cameron P, Holliman CJ, van der Vleuten C, Hob-good C. Designing assessment programmes for the model curriculum for emergency medicine specialists. Can J Emerg Med 17 462 – 467, 2015

Consultation Position Statement

As part of its Charter, IFEM aims to:

• Foster and promote cooperation and association with organizations which have objectives similar to the Federation internationally;

• Offer advice and guidance to emergency medicine practitioners worldwide in the formation of national emergency medicine associations and training and certification programs;

• Provide authoritative advice, information and opinion to other professional organizations, to governments and to the general public in relation to emergency medicine.

IFEM is often approached to provide advice or expertise through its members, in the six areas identified for emergency medicine specialty development:

Developing Specialty systems Academic development Economic Structure Legislative Structure Management systems Developing a National Health Policy

Assistance may be provided to individuals, departments or institutions through consultations aimed at developing, evaluating or improving various services in countries where emergency medicine is in development as a specialty. Examples include training courses, attendance at conferences, continuing professional development, advice on new residency or fellowship programs and advocating and promoting emergency medicine through interaction with government health departments.

View our new process for consultations here.

Research WorkshopSaturday 16 April 2016Cape Town International Convention Centre

The International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) Research Committee will be hosting a pre-conference research course on Sat 16 April 2016 at the International Conference of Emergency Medicine (ICEM) in Cape Town, South Africa. This workshop is intended for junior faculty, emergency medicine trainees, or anyone who is new to research. The focus will be on hands-on exercises and practical lessons to help new investigators jump-start their projects. The goal is to get participants from “I have an interesting idea...” to a focused Research plan. In addition we will be introducing the, “Guidelines for the ethical conduct of Emergency Care Research” and a publishing workshop. There will be a large number of faculty participating to facilitate question/answer, small group work and one-to-one mentoring.

Find more Information here.

Fees for 2016

Our fees for 2016 are attached at the end of this newsletter. The only change in fees is for the Member Event Endorsement Fee, which has risen from $350 to $500. This is due to the increasing administrative costs of event endorsement.

World Sepsis Day, 13 September, is an initiative of the Global Sepsis Alliance and its founding members, all of whom are non-profit organizations.

The Global Sepsis Alliance is a non-profit organization supporting the efforts of over 1 million caregivers in more than 70 countries as they seek to better understand and combat what many experts believe to be the leading cause of death worldwide: sepsis. The GSA has rallied the Global Sepsis Community to elevate public, philanthropic and governmental awareness, understanding and support of sepsis and to accelerate collaboration among researchers, clinicians, associated working groups and those dedicated to supporting them.

With our campaign we are educating medical professionals, informing policymakers, and create awareness among the general public.

The members of the world federations and other professional organizations that support the WSD come from more than 70 countries, including IFEM.

Photos From Boston

Melanie Stander (Chair ICEM 2016), Andrew Singer (Treasurer) and Mohammad Alsabri (Yemen)

Melanie Stander (S Africa), Edgardo Menendez, Liliana Caceras (Argentina), Ana Navio (Spain), Anthony Cross (Australia)

A great group! ACEP Staff Support Dina Gonzales with Middle Eastern representatives and Terry Mulligan

The IFEM assembly meeting taking place. The Whole IFEM team

2016

ICEP-Q 2016Date: 14-01-2016Venue: Doha Qatar

SASEM 2016Date: 07-02-2016Venue: Jeddah SAUDI ARABIA

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

VSEM Conference on Emergency MedicineDate: 23-03-2016Venue: Ha Noi Vietnam

ICEM 2016 Research WorkshopDate: 16-04-2016Venue: Cape Town South Africa

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

CAEP 2016Date: 04-06-2016Venue: Quebec City Canada

ACEP16Date: 15-10-2016Venue: Las Vegas USA

ACEM Annual Scientific AssemblyDate: 20-11-2016Venue: Queenstown New Zealand

2017

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

CAEP 2017Date: 03-06-2016Venue: Whistler Canada

2018

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE!

WHAT: The LEAF Course at the University of Maryland School of Medicine: a 3-day course on Leadership, Education, Administration and Faculty DevelopmentWHEN: March 29-30-31, 2016WHERE: Baltimore, Maryland at the University of Maryland Medical CenterWHO: Open to all emergency physicians from the USA and around the world, especially catering to emer-gency medicine specialists and residents / registrars / trainees from outside the USA.

Teachers for this course include: Amal Mattu, Mike Winters, Mike Bond, R.Gentry Wilkerson, Larry WeissTerry Mulligan, and many other University of Maryland Faculty!

WHY: This 3-day course will focus on basic and advanced topics in EM leadership, education, administration, and faculty development.

The LEAF course will teach the participants how to design, lead and direct the emergency department and the EM training program, how to staff the ED, how to measure and improve quality and patient safety, how to design and improve ED operations, how to be an excellent teacher and speaker in EM, how to get promot-ed, how to be an effective leader, and how to be the most effective ED director and manager possible.

This course has been specifically developed to be delivered to the international emergency audience, and to physicians and residents working in newly-developing emergency medicine systems. The course is open to all U.S. and international physicians.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO LEAF.UMEM.ORG

IFEM FEE SCHEDULE

As from 1st January 2016

Description (USD)

Membership Application Fee Equivalent to one year’s Membership Fee

Full membership1 - Part A - Part B (per capita fee) only applies to physician members

$400

+ $2 per member up to $1500

Affiliate membership2 - Part A - Part B (per capita fee) only applies to physician members

$200

+ $2 per member up to $1500

Ex-Officio membership3

$200

ICEM levy per delegate $50.00

Symposium levy per delegate $50.00 or 10% of delegate fee, whichever is the lesser

Awards Application Fee: - FIFEM Award - Humanitarian Award

- Gautam Bodiwala Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award

$200

IFEM event endorsement - Member - Non-member

$500

$2000

Addition to IFEM event calendar and promotion of event - Member - Non-member

No cost

$150

IFEM endorsement of a Research Project or Collaboration – Application fee

- WHO categorized developed countries - WHO categorized developing countries Fees may be reduced or waived upon special request from some developing countries

$250 $100

Job advertisement – first month - Member - Non-Member

$250 $500

Job advertisement – subsequent month - Member - Non-Member

$50

$150

Membership Fees - Policy concerning Waiver and discounts Members must pay a minimum annual subscription to IFEM of US$200.00. Applications for a discount for Membership Fees must be made to the Treasurer by letter outlining reasons for the waiver. Waivers of greater than 50% require approval from the Executive. Total waiver should be an exception and would require Board approval.

1,2,3 If Member joining after 1st July a pro-rata fee of half the annual fee applies.