In June 2021 there will be a spill of all IFEM Committees.
Committee membership is open to individuals who are members of an IFEM Member Society or College. There are two avenues for appointment; nomination of individuals by their member organization or self-nomination by individuals who belong to IFEM member organizations.
Eligibility: Nominees must be a member of good standing of an IFEM member organization.
A number of IFEM meetings are scheduled during the ACEP Scientific Assembly in Denver this year:
Monday 28th October
IFEM Core Curriculum and Education Committee Meeting 07:00 – 08:00 Hyatt Regency Quartz B
IFEM Critical Care Special Interest Group Meeting 10:00 – 11:00 Hyatt Regency Quartz A (3rd Floor)
Tuesday 29th October
IFEM Specialty Implementation Committee Meeting 08:00 –
Professor James Ducharme
One can get discouraged when looking at how emergency medicine is (or is not) progressing around the world. From a systems point of view, crowding is an ever worsening problem in an increasing number of countries. The rise in road traffic fatalities is not being adequately addressed in entire continents.
The IFEM Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group has produced a Statement on Minimum Standards for the Care of Older People in Emergency Departments.
The document was published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018; 20(3):368-369.
This is a brief statement of minimum standards that can be used to guide the care of older people in Emergency Departments and national health systems across the globe.