The hybrid conference, to be held under COVID-safe protocols in Melbourne and online, is to be hosted by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) on behalf of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) and will examine the conference theme, ‘Better care for a better world’.
With healthcare and humanitarian emergencies having been dominant global themes of recent years, ICEM 2022 will bring together experts from around the world, as they contemplate the big issues, themes and challenges in relation to delivering and improving emergency care on an international scale.
The conference will host a wide variety of global speakers, showcasing clinical and experiential topics, including research, trauma, paediatrics, toxicology, ultrasound aged care, leadership, pandemic and disaster impacts, equity, climate challenges, innovation and technology and much more.
Program highlights include the following plenary sessions:
- COVID-19: Lessons for emergency care and public health response
- Global emergency care in a post-pandemic world
- Clinical advances in global emergency care
- Why equity matters
- Equity through advocacy: lessons from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and The Pacific
- Overcoming the tyranny of distance: improving healthcare equity and access by bringing the emergency doctor to the patient
- Towards a sustainable planet: how will climate change impact the development and delivery ofemergency care?
- Resuscitating the planet: how can clinicians contribute to sustainability in healthcare?
- Environmental emergencies: clinical care in a warmer world
- Transformative technology: how is innovation advancing emergency care?
The full ICEM program and speaker list can be viewed via the hyperlinks. Members of the media interested in covering specific sessions or speakers should contact the ACEM media team to discuss online access: Melissa Howard +61 427 621 857 [email protected] or Andrew MacDonald + 61 498 068 023 [email protected].
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Background
ACEM is the peak body for emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand, responsible for training emergency physicians and advancement of professional standards. www.acem.org.au
IFEM leads the development of the highest quality of emergency medical care for all people. www.ifem.cc