Activities 2023

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Sairaalamäki 24 / Hospital hill 24

For the sixth time in history Health care professionals raise money for charity by climbing stairs for 24 hours at a ski jumping hill. Each lap will bring 3 € to the charity pot that we will donate towards supporting mental health and inclusion initiatives for local children and youth.

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May 27, 2025

Emergency Medicine Day in Moldova: Children save life! Saving lives starts with you!

Join us on May 27, 2024, 15:00 EEST at the National Botanical Garden in Chisinau, as the Society of Emergency Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine “Gheorghe Ciobanu” from State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu” from Republic of…

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May 27, 2024

Emergency Day with Náchod Hospital

Celebrating EM Day 2024. on 3rd June 2024, David Tuček.,M.D. plans ” Emergency Day with Náchod hospital ”  – in central historic square of Náchod city. His team will present and discuss Emergency Medicine. For this region, Emergency medicine is…

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June 3, 2024

EM Day on Hospital Hill

Event: Hospital HillTime: 26.–27.5.2024 at 2 pm to 2 pm (UTC+3)Place: Palomäen kuntoportaat, Kouvola, Finland People working in healthcare are ready to help patients in need around the clock, every day of the year. In the same spirit, the healthcare staff of…

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May 27, 2024

ASEM webinar on climate change

ASEM (Asian Society for Emergency Medicine) webinar on Climate change and Health Impact in Emergency Medical Care, 25 May, 2024, 14.00-16.40 GMT+8, MANILA, Philippines ASEM will organise a webinar on the impact of climate change on Emergency Medical Care. Leading…

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May 25, 2024

Emergency Medicine Week at MOSC Medical College Hospital, Kolenchery in Ernakulam, Kerala

The following activities are being organised from 19 to 25 May in collaboration with Emergency Medicine Department of MOSC Medical College Hospital, Kolenchery in Ernakulam, Kerala.  1. EM Reels contest  2. EM Digital poster contest  3. EM Quiz competition  4.…

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May 25, 2024

Worawora Governement Hospital Celebrates EM Day

In collaboration with Star Oil Company, Worawora Governement Hospital will organise a number of activities from 23 to 27 May 2024. They have invited as a special guest of honour Dr Osi Kuffour Afreh, the Director of Health Services of…

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May 27, 2024

Essentials of Emergency Management

Date: 26 May 2024 Venue: P K DAS Institute of Medical Sciences This one-day CME event will focus on the fundamental aspects of emergency management, aiming to enhance the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in handling emergency situations effectively.…

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May 26, 2024

Pune Emergency Medicine Academic Meet

We are organising academic event with meet and greet for all practising Emergency physicians at Pune, Maharashtra at Jupiter Hospital Baner on the eve of EM Day on 26th May in collaboration with Society. Talks will be taken by:Dr Prasad…

See details …Pune Emergency Medicine Academic Meet

May 26, 2024

SGO run, Emmen, Netherlands

The SGO run will be held on May 27 . The annual Emergency Medicine Day is on May 27. On this day we pay extra attention to emergency care and to the staff of the emergency department. Each year with…

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May 27, 2024

Join the Celebration of Emergency Medicine week at Korle BU Teaching Hospital In Ghana

The Emergency Medicine Department at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana under the Emergency medicine society of Ghana are organising a Emergency Medicine Week Celebration form 27 to 31 May.

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May 27, 2024

Somaliland Emergency Medicine Association World Emergency Medicine Ceremony and Panel session

Somaliland Emergency Medicine Association has organised World Emergency Medicine Ceremony and Panel session where we gathered all emergency healthcare workers in Somalila.

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May 27, 2023

Practical procedures that makes Emergency Medicine ‘cool’

This week we have been doing practical procedures that makes Emergency Medicine ‘cool’! It has included chest drain insertion, cardioversion, pacing, ultrasound guided cannulation, IO access and plastering. People seemed to really enjoy the sessions and it brought the department…

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May 27, 2023

Resuscitation marathon

In order to properly celebrate the international emergency medicine day, a group of 150 medical professionals (doctors, nurses, medical students and paramedics) organised a resuscitation marathon where the inhabitants of Târgu Mures where trained how to save a life. Târgu…

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May 27, 2023

EM-Day event in Tirana

@eusem board is in #tirana for the and is reporting live for the #EmergencyMedicineDay with @qendra kombëtare Urgjencës Mjekësore  @klejdi cankja @ermal haxhiasi raising awareness about #cardiac arrest and #CPR aligned with the KIDS SAVE LIVES initiative from the…

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May 27, 2023

Official EM-Day video

 

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May 27, 2023

EM-Day webinar 2023: Safety Culture in the ED

The webinar was outstanding. A big thanks to our global panel, our great moderator Saleyha Ahsan and very engaging participants from all over the world.

See details …EM-Day webinar 2023: Safety Culture in the ED

May 26, 2023

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…

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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…

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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…

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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:

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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.

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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…

See details …Statement Release on Over Crowding in the Emergency Unit

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…

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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…

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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…

See details …Hospital Escuela, Honduras

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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

See details …The Emergency Health Solutions Exchange

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…

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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…

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