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Activities 2023
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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…

Sairaalamäki24 (Hospital Hill 24)
For the fourth time in history Health care professionals raise money for charity by walking or running laps at ski jumping hill in the city of Kouvola. Each lap will bring 3 € to the charity pot that we will…

Webinar: Safety culture in the emergency department
26 May, 14:00-16:00 cest This webinar will present the results, collected with a survey about safety for professionals, patients and patientorganisations. We will look at improvements that can be made from different perspectives and on different levels with interesting…

SGO run
This run is organised to collect money for research in the field of emergency care. This will be the 7th edition and it will take place throughout the Netherlands on the EM-Day. You can join as an individual or as…

Reel competition
Make a picture or a video with your colleagues about the patient safety measures in your ED. Share it on 27 May on your socials with the hashtag #EmergencyMedicineDay #YourSafetyOurPriority

Communication in Emergency Medicine – Conference Campobasso
Conference organised by Emergency Department of Campobasso, Italy, about “Communication in Emergency Medicine” Download the flyer. Please have a look at the programme:

First Trauma conference 25th to 28th May 2023 in Pakistan
During this event we will have lots of national and international speakers who will talk about EM care. Please have a look at the website For more information and registration.

Symposium Notfallmedizin
For the third year in a row a symposium is organised for the EM-Day in Gutersloh with speeches and workshops on several EM topics. Please find the German flyer here

Crowded, chaotic Emergency Departments: Time for change! at ICEM
At the The 22nd International Conference onEmergencyMedicine Amsterdam, The Netherlands 16 June, 11:10 – 12:30 CET This session will provide an around-the-world snapshot of over-saturated Emergency Departments, problems and solutions. Come and join in a Big Conversation.

Webinar on ED overcrowding
See details …Webinar on ED overcrowding
SGO relay run
Together with 11 other Eds in the Netherlands, VieCuri Medical Center will participate in the so-called SGO relay run (Spoedeisende Geneeskunde Onderzoeksfonds: Emergency Medicine Research Fund), with ED teams running from ED to ED over a distance of at least…

Clinical department meeting in the spirit of EM-Day
The topics for discussion in the department’s clinical meeting for May are: 1. Current concepts of infection prevention and control in the emergency unit. 2. Hypoglycaemia: causes, prevention and management.
Photo catalogues from Emergency Department
See details …Photo catalogues from Emergency DepartmentConference for heads of Emergency Departments
See details …Conference for heads of Emergency Departments
Sponsor run to collect money for research on emergency medicine
See details …Sponsor run to collect money for research on emergency medicine
Do you want to help and take action against child maltreatment?
Important survey on a child maltreatment toolkit at Emergency Departments in Europe Child maltreatment is a worldwide threat to a child’s individual physical and psychological health and has a huge impact on socio-economic level. There is a need for improving…

EM-Day survey to evaluate levels of burnout
We launched a survey on Jan 17 till Feb 17 with the aim to evaluate the dimension of the stress and fatigue of the EM personnel during the pandemics. The results of this investigation will be available to everyone and…

Official EM-Day video
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.
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…
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