Activities 2023

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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May 17, 2023

2. Emergency medicine Symposium

Save the date for 2. Emergency medicine Symposium in Klinikum Gütersloh on the 28.05.2022. The Symposium is a hybrid program so many People who are interested and understand German can participate online too. More information closer to date. Download the…

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