Disaster workshop

An interactive exercise simulating a mass casualty incident from scene to hospital. This workshop will cover a number of case studies and engage in smaller breakout group discussion both in-person and virtually.

• Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
• Time: 0900 – 1230 (AEST)
• Format: Virtual or In-person
• Cost: $50
• Facilitator: Dr Kavita Varshney, Dr Daniel Kollek, Dr Ruby Hsu, Dr Punidha Kaliaperumal, Dr Mick Molloy and Dr Carissa Oh

Capacity Building in Global Emergency Care Workshop

An interactive, small group workshop, this fantastic program is developed and delivered by a team of clinicians with extensive experience working with multiple aid/health organisations in countries such as Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Afghanistan. The workshop will help you to develop the skills you need before successfully engaging in emergency care projects across the world.

• Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
• Time: 0900 – 1700 (AEST)
• Format: Virtual or In-person
• Cost: $60
• Facilitator: Gerard O’Reilly

Quality and Patient Safety Special Interest Group - Quality care, better care and better Emergency care. A Pre-conference Workshop

Underpinning all that we do in whichever setting (well developed- Emergency Medicine (EM) founding IFEM nations) or emerging countries with respect to EM (such as India, Mexico, some member countries of the South American continent) one goes to work aiming to do the best for our patients and work as a collaborative team.

Our Special Interest Group represents more than 20 diverse nations with over 50 members all of whom have a focus on quality care for patients and delivery of that care in diverse settings. The revised IFEM Quality framework underpins this work and work has proceeded to develop and implement a toolkit which enables the fundamentals of emergency medicine to be incorporated Reflection on how we can improve one’s proactive, outcomes and receiving feedback (from peers, patients, supervisors, audit activities and case reviews, for example); collect data on key performance indicators/targets are all key elements which enable the striving for success and better care. Interaction and learning from others in differing settings and talking about challenges will enable a flowing discussion and networking measure that will improve understanding and enable others to benefit by this sharing of knowledge.

Focusing on quality of care activities, teaching and enhancing one’s skills and understanding will enable the work environment to foster better care and in turn create opportunities for a better world in Emergency Medicine settings Our speakers come from four continents and will outline various aspects of quality and patient safety including quality metrics, registries, guidelines for emergency departments including the IFEM quality framework and Utstein Guidelines the implementation of toolkits for quality improvement and review and analysis of morbidity/mortality from a safety perspective. It is anticipated wherever your department is situated and how the speciality emergency medicine is evolving in your country there will be relevant aspects of this workshop which you’ll be able to consider implementing and using at your location to improve quality of care.

• Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
• Time: 0900 – 1230 (AEST)
• Format: Virtual
• Cost: $50
• Facilitator: Melinda Truesdale

Updates in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

This is a full day online workshop delivered by our global faculty. It revises and updates common paediatric emergency topics, with opportunities for online engagement and interaction.

• Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
• Time: 0900 – 1700 (AEST)
• Format: Virtual
• Cost: $50
• Chair: Simon Chu and Colin Powell

Geriatric Trauma

This Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM) trauma workshop has an outstanding international faculty. Hear from emergency physicians, trauma surgeons and allied health professionals on how they manage GEM trauma. We will explore a global perspective on GEM trauma, falls, spinal, chest and pelvis injuries. We will cover trauma management and systems. Importantly, we will cover things to think about in the resuscitation bay like elder abuse, difficult conversations, shared decision making and goals of care.

Our whole day virtual workshop is designed to be as interactive as possible. With case discussions, important practice points to consider, understanding typical injuries and common resuscitation pearls and pitfalls. There will be lots of opportunity to talk with your international peers and learn how others manage some of these challenging topics.

Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Time: 0900 – 1700 (AEST)
Format: Virtual
Cost: $50
Facilitator: Carolyn Hullick and Nemat Saba

Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Emergency Department: A focus on Women's Health

The Royal Women’s Hospital, located in Melbourne Australia is Australia’s oldest (established in 1856) and largest specialist women’s hospital dedicated to improving the health of women of all ages and newborn babies. The Emergency Department is staffed by emergency physicians, obstetricians/gynaecologists and their registrars/residents in training and offers assessment and intervention for women presenting with conditions relating specifically to Maternity and Women’s Health.

Our Emergency Department staff is passionate and wish to impart skills which will enable all settings of Emergency Medicine to learn and embed means to improve the care of women’s health For this workshop we propose to have a series of short presentations focussed on women’s health. Common and rare issues in gynaecology and obstetrics and some special niche patient areas for which the Royal Women’s Hospital has a special interest will be discussed. Examples of topics include case presentations regarding ectopic pregnancy, intimate partner violence, how to communicate effectively especially “bad/sad” personal news and resuscitation. The short presentations will be themed with the opportunity for panel questions and participation with the audience.

Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Time: 1330 – 1700 (AEST)
Format: Virtual or In-person
Cost: $50
Facilitator: Melinda Truesdale

Evaluation of digital technologies: why, what and how?

While governments, patients, health professionals and companies are all clamoring to develop new technologies and offer solutions to our health systems everywhere.

• How should we take an important step back to understand what technologies are must-haves, goodto- haves, and frivolous?
• How do we evaluate these technologies appropriately not only in their own innovative merits, but also
• How they address the important emergency medicine contexts they purport to address?
• What are some examples of health system evaluation approaches to date?
• What can we do as next steps to advance evaluation to support future technology developments?

Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Time: 1330 – 1700 (AEST)
Format: Virtual
Cost: $50
Facilitator: Grzegorz Waligora and Kendall Ho