The Emergency Care Institute (ECI) has launched the first edition of the Emergency Procedures App. The App is freely available (PC or phone) by accessing a QR code or by entering the URL into your browser.
The App is the result of a collaboration from emergency physicians across departments, extensive literature review, expert panel review and peer review.
Dr Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa was the Health Undersecretary of Philippines from 2010 to 2015. One of his important accomplishments during his term was helping achieve Universal Health Coverage. He also led the modernization of public hospitals through Health Facilities Enhancement Funds and the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). As CIO, he achieved COBIT 5 Certification,
Dr Gary Nou is a Specialist Medical Officer at Gerehu General Hospital (GGH) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and President of the Papua New Guinea Society for Emergency Medicine (PNGSEM). Dr Nou plays a critical role in the advancement of emergency medical care and systems across Papua New Guinea as well as a clinical lead in the national COVID-19 response.
Professor Sally McCarthy MBBS FACEM MBA FIFEM, past President of ACEM, is an emergency medicine physician at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, and Director ED South East Regional Hospital Bega, NSW. Previously Director ED at tertiary and smaller hospitals, in 2011 she established the Emergency Care Institute at the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation.
Co-chaired by Dr Eddy Lang and Dr Kim Hansen, with leadership also provided by medical student Arshia Javidan, the IFEM Emergency Department Crowding and Access Block Taskforce has synthesized a report detailing the future of emergency medicine as it relates to crowding, with findings salient to the COVID-19 pandemic and understanding where we go from here.