IFEM statement on hospital neutrality
The International Committee of the Red Cross has established as Rule 28: “Medical units exclusively assigned to medical purposes must be respected and protected in all circumstances.”
Application Form Direct Involvement in the Development of Emergency Medicine in a Receiving Nation
Application Form for IFEM Members Requesting Endorsement from IFEM for Direct Involvement in the Development of Emergency Medicine in a Receiving Nation
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum Guidelines
IFEM has developed this document on point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training
programs and practice governance as part of an effort to provide structure and
suggested guidelines for best practice. It was developed as a consensus document
drawing on regional and national guidelines already in practice around the world. It
is not meant to be prescriptive,
Pandemic Flu Guidelines for Emergency Medicine
The response to any disease outbreak must be an integrated effort involving the entire
medical community. The (Emergency Department) ED environment presents its own
unique set of variables, owing to the diverse mixture of often non-specific signs and
symptoms, a high risk of exposure from resuscitative and other invasive procedures,
and the EDs vital role in limiting transmission by maintaining a high index of suspicion,
IFEM Curriculum in Emergency Medicine for Undergraduates
There is a critical and growing need for emergency physicians and emergency medicine resources worldwide. To meet this need, physicians must be trained to deliver time sensitive interventions and life-saving emergency care. Currently, there is no internationally recognized, standard curriculum that defines the basic minimum standards for emergency medicine education. To address this deficit, the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) convened a committee of international physicians,