FIFEM
Humanitarian Award
George Podgorny Lecturer
The IFEM awards the Order of the IFEM (FIFEM) to an individual who is a member of an IFEM member organisation who has demonstrated an extensive and continuous commitment to the specialty of Emergency Medicine in their own country and has made significant contributions to supporting the development/advancement of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine. Nominations are called for bienially from member countries.
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The IFEM awards the Humanitarian Award to an individual physician or an organisation whose work has had major humanitarian or public health benefit. Nominations are called for bienially from member countries.
HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENTS
2004
Frederick Burkle (ACEP)
The international effort to support emergency medicine in Papua New Guinea sponsored by AusAID
2006
Rick Brennan (ACEM)
Michael VanRooyen (ACEP)
Centre of Excellence for Emergency Preparedness (CAEP)
Yehezkel Waisman (Israeli AEM)
2008
Bradt, David (ACEM)
Bullard, Michael (CAEP)
2010
Holliman, C. James (ACEP)
Redmond, Anthony D. (CEM-UK)
George Podgorny Lecturers
2000 Boston, USA
Inaugural Lecture by Gautam G Bodiwala (UK)
'Past, Present and Future of Emergency Medicine'
2002 Edinburgh, UK
Jim Ducharme (Canada)
'EBM and emergency medicine: what is valid - evidence and how should it be applied?'
2004 Cairns, Australia
Chris Baggoley (Australia)
'The impact of politics on acute healthcare, or With friends like these ....'
2006 Halifax, Canada
Michael Schull (Canada)
'From ER to Africa'
2008 San Francisco, USA
Arthur L. Kellerman (USA)
'Leadership in Emergency Medicine: Local, Regional and National Leadership'
2010 Singapore
V. Anantharaman (Singapore)
'Healthcare Reform, Professionalism and Emergency Medicine'