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First National GEM Seminar in Singapore

First National GEM Seminar in Singapore

09 January 2024

Ranjeev Kumar, Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital with the support of Section of Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM) und... Read more

Understanding Trauma and Older People: Challenges, Prevention, and Care

Understanding Trauma and Older People: Challenges, Prevention, and Care

03 January 2024

Sai Surendar, India Older Persons, Geriatric or Silver trauma all refer to injuries sustained by older adults, typica... Read more

Strengthening Emergency Nursing Globally Event

Strengthening Emergency Nursing Globally Event

30 October 2023

7 December 2023 10:45-16:45 Gulf Standard Time | 6:45 - 12:45 Universal Time Coordinated Hybrid: Hilton Yas Island, A... Read more

Geriatric Care at Emergency Departments still a nightmare.

Geriatric Care at Emergency Departments still a nightmare.

13 October 2023

In Uganda, geriatric emergency care is a specialty that hasn’t been fully developed and older patients are always see... Read more

Understanding Trauma and Older People: Challenges, Prevention, and Care

Understanding Trauma and Older People: Challenges, Prevention, and Care

13 October 2023

Older Persons, Geriatric or Silver trauma all refer to injuries sustained by older adults, typically those aged 65 an... Read more

Report on the Meeting of the WHO Global Alliance for the Care of the Injured February 2023 WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.

Report on the Meeting of the WHO Global Alliance for the Care of the Injured February 2023 WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.

13 October 2023

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TSIG at the Cadaver Procedures Skills workshop

TSIG at the Cadaver Procedures Skills workshop

13 October 2023

The 2023 International Conference for Emergency Medicine in Amsterdam hosted the first Cadaveric Procedural Skills La... Read more

Pediatric Emergency Medicine in SWEDEN

Pediatric Emergency Medicine in SWEDEN

13 October 2023

Swedish emergency care was organized according to hospital departments as a multi-disciplinary system, often with jun... Read more

Geriatric Emergency Medicine Online Forum on Management of Critically Ill Older persons in Malaysia

Geriatric Emergency Medicine Online Forum on Management of Critically Ill Older persons in Malaysia

03 August 2023

With improved healthcare service, increasing life expectancy will leads to population aging and with that, it is expe... Read more

IFEM Feedback Survey

IFEM Feedback Survey

01 August 2023

It's really important to us here at IFEM that we're providing value to our Members, Volunteers and Emergency Medical ... Read more

The Schwartz\Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute Mentorship Opportunities

The Schwartz\Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute Mentorship Opportunities

28 July 2023

Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population globally, and their care in Emergency Departments (ED)... Read more

A Community Paramedic Model for Older Adults in Long Term Care

A Community Paramedic Model for Older Adults in Long Term Care

25 July 2023

A fundamental difference between community paramedicine – an emerging practice within the paramedic profession – vers... Read more