Activities 2023
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Publications in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine
For EM-Day 2023 we conducted 3 surveys about safety, for patients/general public, for professionals and for patient organisations. The results are shared in a paper, written by Roberta Petrino, Eeva Tuunainen, Giulia Bruzzone, and Luis Garcia-Castrillo, published in the European Journal…
February 2, 2023
Press Release: Are Emergency Departments unsafe? Patients and professionals think so
Emergency departments (EDs) are currently unsafe places for both professionals and patients, according to the results of an international survey carried out for the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) and published today (26th May) in the European Journal of…
May 27, 2023
Video from Switzerland – What is EM?
This video was created by Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Ticino, Switzerland
May 27, 2023
Yemeni Association for Emergency Medicine and Disasters
The Yemeni Association for Emergency Medicine and Disasters (YAEMD) is having a scientific day focused on emergency resuscitations and honoring the staff of the emergency department in Yemen. Yemen has been facing a humanitarian crisis for years and the emergency…
May 25, 2023
8th Meeting on Acute Cardiac Care and Emergency Medicine
in Vilnius we are celebrating EM day in a conference called ”8th Meeting on Acute Cardiac Care and Emergency Medicine” which will happen on 26-27th of May Link to the conference program:
May 26, 2023
AFEM involvement at ICEM 2023
June 13 -16 the International Conference on Emergency Medicine is taking place in Amsterdam the Netherlands. AFEM has a lot of involvement in the conference which are activities in the spirit of EM Day.
June 13, 2023
Statement Release on Over Crowding in the Emergency Unit
Overcrowding is one of the problems having a negative impact on patient and professional safety. AFEM will release a statement on this specific problem on June 7. Keep an eye out on the AFEM website and in the…
June 7, 2023
President’s Speech for World Emergency Medicine Day
Please have a look at or read the speech from the AFEM president Dr Joseph Bonney. It is such an honor to receive so much involvement from the African continent. “My fellow emergency medical professionals working in the African…
May 27, 2023
Everybody can save lives – Resuscitation event
Resuscitation event On May 27, in “Skënderbej” square, Tirana, Albania, we will place 8-10 dolls (mannequins) and we have invited high school students to teach them first aid, under the instruction of emergency doctors. Our motto is “All together to…
May 27, 2023
Hospital Escuela, Honduras
After 5 years, the International Comitee of the Red Cross is finalizing its Emergengcy Department Support Project, fully handing over the activities to the local authorities. The event will take place on Friday 26, as part of the EM day…
May 26, 2023
Mental health on the frontline and prize presentations
Join the Royal Society of Medicine for an informative session on evidence-based interventions for treating mental health in emergency medicine departments, and gain a deeper understanding of the impact of mental health. Their discussion will cover a range of critical…
June 23, 2023
Support from Kosovo
Dr Hulaj is supporting EM-Day every year. Also this year he sends his greetings and support for all patients and professionals.
May 27, 2023
Nurses & Safety Cultures in the ED
See details …Nurses & Safety Cultures in the EDMay 22, 2023
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
EM-Day will be celebrated with some special pampering of the team with sweets and free back rubs.
May 27, 2023
Building national innovative patient and family partnerships in support of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan
Tomorrows safe primary healthcare, hospitals and health facilities 10th Global Patients Congress (GPC 2023), themed ‘Innovative patient partnerships at the heart of global health advancement’, scheduled on 19 – 20 May 2023 at the Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA) in…
May 19, 2023
The Emergency Health Solutions Exchange
With support from the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM), and the Emergency Medicine Society of Ghana (EMSOG), SnooCODE RED is organizing a series of interdisciplinary conference (and network building) sessions to delve…
May 17, 2023
Conference about having in and out of hospital EM care
For this region Emergency medicine is only prehospital medical service, BUT! Next year in September 2024 we wil open new Emergency Department. Before opening our ED we will plan EM conference on 27th May 2024 – about having in and out…
May 27, 2023
Healthy Day with Náchod hospital
” Healthy Day with Náchod hospital ” – in central historic square of Náchod city We will talk about Emergency Medicine, Stroke program, etc. For this region Emergency medicine is only prehospital medical service, BUT! Next year on September 2024…
Publications in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine
For EM-Day 2023 we conducted 3 surveys about safety, for patients/general public, for professionals and for patient organisations. The results are shared in a paper, written by Roberta Petrino, Eeva Tuunainen, Giulia Bruzzone, and Luis Garcia-Castrillo, published in the European Journal…
February 2, 2023
Press Release: Are Emergency Departments unsafe? Patients and professionals think so
Emergency departments (EDs) are currently unsafe places for both professionals and patients, according to the results of an international survey carried out for the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) and published today (26th May) in the European Journal of…
May 27, 2023
Video from Switzerland – What is EM?
This video was created by Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Ticino, Switzerland
May 27, 2023
Yemeni Association for Emergency Medicine and Disasters
The Yemeni Association for Emergency Medicine and Disasters (YAEMD) is having a scientific day focused on emergency resuscitations and honoring the staff of the emergency department in Yemen. Yemen has been facing a humanitarian crisis for years and the emergency…
May 25, 2023
8th Meeting on Acute Cardiac Care and Emergency Medicine
in Vilnius we are celebrating EM day in a conference called ”8th Meeting on Acute Cardiac Care and Emergency Medicine” which will happen on 26-27th of May Link to the conference program:
May 26, 2023
AFEM involvement at ICEM 2023
June 13 -16 the International Conference on Emergency Medicine is taking place in Amsterdam the Netherlands. AFEM has a lot of involvement in the conference which are activities in the spirit of EM Day.
June 13, 2023
Statement Release on Over Crowding in the Emergency Unit
Overcrowding is one of the problems having a negative impact on patient and professional safety. AFEM will release a statement on this specific problem on June 7. Keep an eye out on the AFEM website and in the…
June 7, 2023
President’s Speech for World Emergency Medicine Day
Please have a look at or read the speech from the AFEM president Dr Joseph Bonney. It is such an honor to receive so much involvement from the African continent. “My fellow emergency medical professionals working in the African…
May 27, 2023
Everybody can save lives – Resuscitation event
Resuscitation event On May 27, in “Skënderbej” square, Tirana, Albania, we will place 8-10 dolls (mannequins) and we have invited high school students to teach them first aid, under the instruction of emergency doctors. Our motto is “All together to…
May 27, 2023
Hospital Escuela, Honduras
After 5 years, the International Comitee of the Red Cross is finalizing its Emergengcy Department Support Project, fully handing over the activities to the local authorities. The event will take place on Friday 26, as part of the EM day…
May 26, 2023
Mental health on the frontline and prize presentations
Join the Royal Society of Medicine for an informative session on evidence-based interventions for treating mental health in emergency medicine departments, and gain a deeper understanding of the impact of mental health. Their discussion will cover a range of critical…
June 23, 2023
Support from Kosovo
Dr Hulaj is supporting EM-Day every year. Also this year he sends his greetings and support for all patients and professionals.
May 27, 2023
Nurses & Safety Cultures in the ED
See details …Nurses & Safety Cultures in the EDMay 22, 2023
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
EM-Day will be celebrated with some special pampering of the team with sweets and free back rubs.
May 27, 2023
Building national innovative patient and family partnerships in support of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan
Tomorrows safe primary healthcare, hospitals and health facilities 10th Global Patients Congress (GPC 2023), themed ‘Innovative patient partnerships at the heart of global health advancement’, scheduled on 19 – 20 May 2023 at the Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA) in…
May 19, 2023
The Emergency Health Solutions Exchange
With support from the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM), and the Emergency Medicine Society of Ghana (EMSOG), SnooCODE RED is organizing a series of interdisciplinary conference (and network building) sessions to delve…
May 17, 2023
Conference about having in and out of hospital EM care
For this region Emergency medicine is only prehospital medical service, BUT! Next year in September 2024 we wil open new Emergency Department. Before opening our ED we will plan EM conference on 27th May 2024 – about having in and out…
May 27, 2023
Healthy Day with Náchod hospital
” Healthy Day with Náchod hospital ” – in central historic square of Náchod city We will talk about Emergency Medicine, Stroke program, etc. For this region Emergency medicine is only prehospital medical service, BUT! Next year on September 2024…