Faculty List 
Speakers by Tracks
11th June 2010, Day 3 : Airway
11th June 2010, Day 3 : Alternative Emergency Medicine
10th June 2010, Day 2 : Cardiology
9th June 2010, Day 1 : Clinical Decision Making & Patient Safety
11th June 2010, Day 3 : Critical Care
10th June 2010, Day 2 : Emergency Imaging
9th June 2010, Day 1 : Emergency Medical Services
10th June 2010, Day 2 Emergency Medical Services
9th June 2010, Day 1 : General Medicine
11th June 2010, Day 3 : Geriatrics
11th June 2010, Day 3 : Infectious Diseases
9th-12th June 2010, Day 1-4 : Paediatric
9th June 2010, Day 1
10th June 2010, Day 2
11th June 2010, Day 3
12th June 2010, Day 4
12th June 2010, Day 4 : Reviews and Update
11th June 2010, Day 3 : Sports Medicine
9th June 2010, Day 1 : Technology in Emergency Medicine
11th June 2010, Day 3 : Toxicology
Abu Dhabi
Dr Ahmed Humaid
Zayed Military Hospital

Australia

Dr Jason Acworth
Royal Children's Hospital

Associate Professor Glenn Arendts
University of Western Australia

Dr Franz E Babl
University of Melbourne

Dr Peter Barnett
Royal Children's Hospital

Dr Anthony Bell
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital

Mr Scott Bennetts
National Institute of Clinical Studies / National Health and Medical Research Council

Dr Cath Bevan
Royal Children's Hospital

Dr Meredith Borland
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

Dr David Bradt
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Professor Peter Cameron
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

Dr Louise Cullen

Dr Chris Curry

Dr Frank Daly

Dr Diana Egerton-Warburton
The Alfred

Prof Daniel Fatovich
Royal Perth Hospital

Prof Gerald Fitzgerald
Queensland University of Technolgy

Associate Professor Mark Fitzgerald
The Alfred

Dr Hugh Grantham

Dr David Herd
University of Auckland

Associate Professor Anna Holdgate
University of New South Wales

Dr John Holmes
Mater Adult Hospital

Dr Geoff Isbister
Calvary Mater Newcastle

Prof Ian Jacobs
The University of Western Australia

A/Prof Anthony Joseph

Dr Gerben Kejizers

Dr Anne-Maree Kelly
Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research

Dr Marcus Kennedy

Dr Jonathan Knott
Royal Melbourne Hospital

Dr David Krieser
Sunshine Hospital

Dr Gabriel Lau

Dr Don Liew

Dr Paul Middleton

Dr Ed Oakley
Monash Medical Centre

Dr Robyn Parker
The Northern Hospital 

Dr Michael Parr
Liverpool Hospital 

Dr Ian Rogers
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Dr Andrew Singer
Department of Health and Ageing

Dr De Villiers Smit
Alfred Health

A/Prof David Taylor
Austin Health

Dr Ogilvie Neil Thom
Redcliffe Hospital

Dr Simon Young
Royal Children's Hospital


Dr Keith Joe
Royal Melbourne Hospital

Bahrain

Dr Mohamed Al-Asfoor

Dr Mahmood Al-Fardan

Brunei Darussalam
Dr Swee Hui Ang
RIPAS Hospital

Cambodia
Dr Ngeth Pises
Angkor Hospital for Children

Canada

Dr Andrew Affleck

Associate Professor Mary M Bennett
BC Children's Hospital 

Prof Michael J Bullard
University of Alberta

Dr Adam Cheng
BC Children's Hospital

Dr Michael Curry

Prof James Ducharme
McMaster University

Dr Simon Field
Dalhousie University 

Dr Stephen Freedman
The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr Indraneel Ghosh

Associate Professor Robert Green
Dalhousie University 

Prof Brian R Holroyd
University of Alberta

Dr Anna Jarvis
The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr Gary I Joubert
Schulich School of Medicine

A/Prof Atul Kapur

Associate Professor Constance LeBlanc
Dalhousie University

Dr Ron Mcmillan
McMaster University

Dr Merril Pauls 
University of Manitoba 

Dr Sev Perelman
Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr Savithiri Ratnapalan
The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr David Rauchwerger

Dr Suzanne Schuh
The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr Peter Toth 
Credit Valley Hospital

Dr Mary Lynn Watson

Colombia

Dr Eliecer Cohen



China

Dr Wen Wei Cai

Prof Yan Gao
PLA Northern Hospital of Liaoning Province

Prof Chun Sheng Li
ChaoYang Hospital

Prof Yi Tang Wang

Dr Ming Yang
Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University

Dr Mao Zhang


Egypt
Dr Gamal Abbas
England
Dr Brad Wilson
Bradford Teaching Hospitals

Finland
A/Prof Veli-Pekka Harjola
Helsinki University Central Hospital

France

Dr Nathalie Flacke


Germany

Prof Volker Doerges

Prof Evangelos Giannitsis
Medizinische Klinik III

Prof Leo Latasch


Prof Victor Meineke

Dr Fritz Puehringer

COL Wolfgang Ullrich Weinert

Greece
Associate Professor Panos Agouridakis


Hong Kong

Dr Jimmy Chan
Hong Kong Hospital Authority

Dr Kin Lai Chung
Castle Peak Hospital and Siu Lam Hospital

Ms Josephine Chung

Dr Karen Fan
Queen Mary Hospital


Professor Colin A Graham
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr Hui Fai Ho
Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Dr Chak Wah Kam
Tuen Mun Hospital

Dr Chor Chiu Lau
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Dr Rick, Fei Lung Lau

Hong Kong Poison Information Centre

Dr Ling Pong Leung
Queen Mary Hospital

Dr Chor-man Lo
Kwong Wah Hospital

Dr William, C B Lo
North District Hospital

Dr Kah Leong Mok

Dr Man-Ho Ng
Prince of Wales Hospital

Dr KL Ong

Dr Ho Ming Tang

Dr Tai Wai Wong

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Dr Kenneth Wu
Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Dr Veronica Yim
Prince of Wales Hospital


India

Prof Suresh David

Dr Tamorish Kole

Prof V.V. Pillay
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research

Dr Vetrivel Ramar

Dr Jagadish Rao

Dr Pari Rajavelu

Dr T V Ramakrishnan

Dr Devendra Richhariya

Dr Indumathy Santhanam
Madras Medical College

Dr Anand Shandilya
Dr Anand's Hospital for Children

Dr Sunit Singhi
Advanced Pediatric Centre

Dr Sreeram Sistla

Dr Mabel Vasnaik

Indonesia
Prof Dr Dr Respati Suryanto Dradjat
University of Brawwijaya
Iraq
Dr Chasib L Ali

Dr Harbiya S Ali

Dr Shakir K Katea

Dr Jassim M Khuwaif
Meyer Children's Hospital

Ireland
Dr Anthony J Martin
Israel

Dr Alan Apter
Schneider's Children's Medical Center of Israel

Dr Darawsha Aziz

Dr Pinchas Halpern
Tel Aviv Medical Center

Dr Ishay Ostfeld

Professor Yehezkel (Hezi) Waisman
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

Ireland

Dr Anthony J Martin


Italy

Dr Silvia Bressan

Professor Francesco Della Corte
Azienda Integrata Universitaria Ospedaliera "Maggiore della Carità"

A/Professor Liviana Da Dalt
Padova Hospital

Dr Luca Neri

Dr Roberta Petrino
S. Andrea Hospital, Vercelli, Italy


Japan

Dr Nobuaki Inoue
Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center

Kentaro Kajino
Osaka Police Hospital, Critical Care Medical Center

Dr Kevin Knoop
US Naval Hospital

Prof Tatsuya Nishiuchi

Prof Masahiko Nitta
Osaka Med College

Prof Hiroshi Noguchi

Dr Kunio Ohta
Kanazawa University

Prof Tetsuya Sakamoto

Dr Naoki Shimizu

Kimitsu Chuou Hospital

Professor Hideharu Tanaka
Kokushikan University

Lebanon
Dr Amin Antoine Nabih Kazzi
American University of Beirut

Lithuania
Dr Dinas Vaitkaitis
Malaysia

Prof Dr Abu Hassan Asaari Abdullah

Dr Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin

Dr Keng Sheng Chew
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Dr Alzamani Mohammad Idrose
Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Dr Nik H Rahman

Dr Aik Howe Teo


Mexico

Dr Noe Arellano

Dr Juan Hernandez

Netherlands

Dr Joost Bierens
VU Medisch Centrum

Dr P.J.A.C. Dirven

Dr Terence Mulligan

Dr Harm van de Pas

New Zealand

Dr Richard Aickin
Starship Hospital

Professor Mike Ardagh
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences


Dr Stuart Dalziel
Starship Children's Hospital

Dr Kim Yates
North Shore Hospital

Pakistan
Dr Muhammad Shahid

Papua New Guinea
Dr Yongoe Kambue

Philippines

Dr Ted Herbosa
University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital

Dr Marcellus Francis Ramirez

Dr Maria Victoria C. Ribaya
St Luke's College of Medicine

Dr Mia Tabunar
University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital

Poland
Prof Juliusz Jakubaszko
Wroclaw Medical University

Puerto Rico
Dr Fernando Soto
University of Puerto Rico

Saudi Arabia

Dr Mohammed Alhelail

Dr Hasan Al Shabanah
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

Dr Saleh Altamimi
King Fahd Medical City

Dr Khajista Qazi
The Children's Hospital

Dr Nadeem Qureshi
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Hashim Bin Salleeh
King Saud University

Singapore

Professor Venkataraman Anantharaman
Singapore General Hospital

Dr Annitha Annathurai
Singapore General Hospital

Dr Chan Yiong Hauk

Dr Chew Su Yah

Dr Gerald Chua
National University of Singapore

Dr Chik Loon Foo
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr David Foo
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Sheng Fu
KK Women's & Children's Hospital

Dr Hsin Kai Goh
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Prof Kong Yong Goh
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Siang-Hiong Goh
Changi General Hospital

MAJ (Dr) Alexander Gorny
Singapore Armed Forces

Dr Charles Chan Johnson
Hope Medflight Asia

Dr Fatimah Abd Lateef
Singapore General Hospital

Dr Vernon, Jian Ming Lee

Dr Ghee Hian Lim

A/Prof Lim Swee Han
Singapore General Hospital

Dr Loke Weng Keong

Clinical Associate Professor Peter Manning
National University Hospital

A/Prof Ng Kee Chong
KK Women's & Children's Hospital

Dr Jen Jen Oh
Singapore General Hospital

Dr Gene Ong
KK Women's & Children's Hospital

Associate Professor Marcus Ong
Singapore General Hospital

Dr Victor Ong
National University Hospital

Associate Professor Shirley Ooi
National University Hospital

Dr Dong Haur Phua

Prof Mark Richards
Cardiovascular Research Institute 

A/Prof Eillyne Seow
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Kenneth Sheah

Dr Tiong Beng Sim
National University Hospital

Dr Mark Tang
National Skin Centre

A/Prof Catherine Tay
National University of Singapore

Dr Teo Wee Siong

Dr Lai Peng Tham
KK Women's & Children's Hospital

Dr Tham Kum Ying
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Mohan Tiru
Changi General Hospital

Dr Arif Tyebally
KK Women's & Children's Hospital

Peter Wong
KK Woman's and Children's Hospital

LTC( Dr) Chua Wei Chong
Singapore Armed Forces

LTC (Dr) Lim Hou Boon
Singapore Armed Forces

MAJ (Dr) Lo Hong Yee
Singapore Armed Forces

MAJ (Dr) Pang Hee Nee
Singapore Armed Forces

MAJ (Dr) Raymond Siew 
Singapore Armed Forces

Slovenia
Dr Matej Marinsek

South Korea

Dr Won Chul Cha

Assistant Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho
Eulji Medical Center

Professor Hyun Soo Chung
Yonsei University College of Medicine

A/Prof Ji Woon Kim
Ajou University Hospital

Dr Kang Hyun Lee 
Yonsei University 

Dr Hoon Lim
SoonChunHyang University Hospital

Professor Hwang Sung Oh
Yonsei University

Prof Joong Eui Rhee

Prof Soon Joo Wang
Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital

Dr Seokran Yeom
Pusan National University Hospital

Sri Lanka
Dr Bishan Rajapakse
University of Peradeniya

Dr Kolitha Sellahewa

Sweden

Dr Gunnar Ohlen
Karolinska University Hospital 

Dr Lisa Kurland

Prof Maaret Castren
Karolinska Institutet

Dr Veronica Vicente

Taiwan

Dr Wen Han Chang
Mackay Memorial Hospital

Dr Kuo Song Chang
Mackay Memorial Hospital

Dr Chih-Hsien Chi
National Cheng Kung Hospital

Dr Chih Hao Lin

Dr Hung Jung Lin

Prof Matthew, Huei-Ming Ma

Dr Frank Shih

Dr Horng Sheng Shiue
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Prof Terence Tsai


Prof Tzong Leun Wang
Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital 


Thailand

Dr Sakda Arj-Ong
Mahidol University

Dr Thanyanat Bunnag
Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health 

Dr Summon Chomchai

Dr Somchai Kanchanasut

Dr Pairoj Khruekarnchana


Dr Terry Klassen
Mahidol University

Dr Sutharporn Lumlertgul

Dr Uthen Pandee
Mahidol University

Dr Adisak Plitponkarnpim
Mahidol University

Turkey
Dr Levent Avsarogullari

Professor Oktay Eray

Akdeniz University

Dr M Turhan Sufuoglu
Izmir Saglik Muduk Yardimcisi


Dr Cem Oktay

United Kingdom

Dr Simon Bell

Professor Jonathan Benger
Great Western Ambulance Service

Mr Sanjoy Bhattacharyya
Royal Blackburn Hospital

Dr Nigel Brayley

Dr Giles Cattermole

Professor Timothy J Coats
University of Leicester

Professor Matthew Cooke
The University of Warwick

Dr Alasdair Corfield
Royal Alexandra Hospital

Dr Joanne Fisher
Warwick Medical School

Dr Henry Guly

Dr Timothy Harris
The Royal London Hospital

Dr Taj Hassan

Dr Kerstin Hogg
University of Manchester

Dr Robin Illingworth
St James's University Hospital

Dr Darren Kilroy
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Donald MacKechnie

Dr Ravi R Massey
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Mark Midwinter
Royal Centre for Defence Medicine

Dr Zul Mirza
West Middlesex Hospital

Dr Matt Reed
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Dr Michael Saab
Huntacres

Dr Haidar Samiei

Mr Salim Shubber

Ms Janette Turner
University of Sheffield

Dr Andrew Volans
Scarborough General Hospital

Dr / Dean Mike Clancy
College of Emergency Medicine

USA



Professor Kumar Alagappan
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Dr Louise Andrew

Prof Jill Antoine

Dr Jeffrey Arnold

Dr Heatherlee Bailey
Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr Tareg Bey 
UC Irvine Medical Center

Dr Bryan Bledsoe
University of Nevada School of Medicine

A/Prof Andra L Blomkalns
University of Cincinnati 

Associate Professor Frederick Blum
Alderson-Broadus College

Dr Howard Blumstein

Assistant Professor Stephen Bohan
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Prof Stephen W Borron

West Texas Regional Poison Control Center

Mrs Elcedo L Bradley
University of South Carolina

Prof William Brady

Dr Calvin Brown III
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Associate Professor Glenn Burns

A/Prof Paul Eakin
University of Hawaii

Prof Adiel Garcia
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College

Prof W Brian Gibler

University of Cincinnati 

Dr Haywood Hall

Dr Gregory Henry
Emergency Physicians Medical Group

Dr Manuel Hernandez

Dr Cherri Hobgood
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Dr James Holliman
Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine

Dr Ramon W Johnson
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center

Dr Nicholas Jouriles

Prof Arthur Kellermann

Prof J Douglas Kirk
University of California 

Professor Kristi Koenig
University of California at Irvine

Dr Gloria Kuhn
Wayne State University 

Prof Mark Langdorf
University of California at Irvine

Dr Nadine Levick
EMS Safety Foundation

Prof Phillip D Levy
Wayne State University Department 

A/Prof Joseph Lex
Temple University Hospital

Dr Sharon E Mace
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Dr Bryan McNally

Dr Bret P Nelson
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Prof Richard M Nowak
Henry Ford Hospital

Dr Kent R Olson
University of California

Dr Paul Phrampus

Dr Mark Plaster

Dr Susan Promes

Prof Emanuel Rivers
Wayne State University

Professor Robert W Schafermeyer
University of North Carolina 

Dr Indrani A Sheridan
Cornell University 

Prof Adam Singer 
Stony Brook University

Dr Srinivasan Suresh
Children's Hospital of Michigan

Dr Pawan Suri
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Dr Robert E Suter
University of Texas Southwestern

Dr David A Talan
UCLA Medical Center 

Dr Judith Tintinalli

Dr Christian Tomaszewski
University of California San Diego Medical Center

Prof David Walker
Yale University School of Medicine

Dr Edward A Walton
William Beaumont Hospital

Dr Henry Wang

Dr Kevin Ward
Virginia Commonwealth University

LTC William White

Dr Joanne Williams
LAC-USC Medical Center

Dr Allen Yee

Vietnam
Dr Van Tu Nguyen
National Hospital for Paediatrics

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11th June 2010, Day 3 : Airway
Airway   Country Organization
Airway Management – Do Emergency Physicians Do A Good Enough Job? Jonathan Benger United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Emergency Airway Management – The Present and the Future Calvin Brown III USA Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patient Safety and Quality Assurance in Airway Management Hyun Soo Chung South Korea Yonsei University College of Medicine 
Prehospital Airway Management - Current International Practice and Future Directions Colin A Graham Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pitfalls in Airway Management Peter Manning Singapore National University Hospital
Debunking the Myths of Airway Management Bret P Nelson USA Mount Sinai School of Medicine
The Very Difficult Airway – Case Studies Joanne Williams USA LAC-USC Medical Center
Recent Advances in Airway Equipment Fritz Puehringer Germany  

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11th June 2010, Day 3 : Alternative Emergency Medicine
Alternative Emergency Medicine   Country Organization
Acupuncture in Emergency Medicine Care - The Taiwan Experience Horng-Sheng Shiue
Taiwan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Patients Presenting to the ED with Adverse Events Due to the Alternative Medicine in Anatolia and Middle Eastern Region Eray Oktay
Turkey Akdeniz University
Protective effect of Shen-Fu injection on postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction in pigs Li Chun Sheng China ChaoYang Hospital, Beijing
Use of Acupuncture in the Emergency Department: The Ups and Down Robyn Parker
Australia The Northern Hospital 
Acupuncture in the Emergency Department – A Real Possibility Smit De Villiers
Australia
Alfred Health
Ear Acupuncture in the Emergency Setting: A Randomised Controlled Trial Kim Yates New Zealand North Shore Hospital
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10th June 2010, Day 2 : Cardiology
Cardiology   Country Organization
Vital heart - An Intergrated Prehospital & hospital Approach to the Treatment of STEMI Brian R Holroyd USA University of Alberta
Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Presence of Bundle Branch Blocks and Pacemakers Mark Langdorf USA University of California , Irvine
Reversal of Antocoagulation in Life Threatening Bleeding Mark Langdorf USA University of California , Irvine
Chasing Troponin Anne-Maree Kelly Australia Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research
Updates on Biomakers in the Diagnosis of ACS Evangelos Giannitsis Germany Medizinische Klinik III
Risk Stratification in the Emergency Department for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes W Brian Gibler USA University of Cincinnati
What Have We Learned From CRUSADE and GRACE Registries for NSTEMI and STEMI W Brian Gibler USA University of Cincinnati
Acute Heart Failure - Diagnosis ( Non - Cardiac Biomarkers ) Classification & Management J Douglas Kirk USA

University of California

 

The Evolving Role of Cardiac Biomarkers on the Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure Richard M Nowak USA Henry Ford Hospital
New Biomakers in Heart Failure - Beyond the BNPs Mark Richards Singapore Cardiovascular Research Institute
Echo Disgnosis in Acute Dyspnea Veli-Pekka Harjola Finland Helsinki University Central Hospital
Continuous Haemodynamic Monitoring in Acute Disease Processes New Technologies Richard M Nowak USA Henry Ford Hospital
The Global Obesity Epidemic - Impact on Emergency Care Andra L Blomkalns USA University of Cincinnati
Evaluation and Treatment of Asymptomatic Hypertension in the Emergency Department Phillip D Levy USA Wayne State University
Management of Hypertensive Emergencies Phillip D Levy USA Wayne State University
Challenging ECGs for Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome William Brady USA  
Cooling after Cardiac Arrest - An Update after 2005 Maaret Castren Sweden  
Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department, from Rate Control to Electrical Cardioversion Darawsha Aziz Israel  
Handling Cardiovascular Emergencies in a Malaysian Hospital Keng Sheng Chew Malaysia Universiti Sains Malaysia
The Taiwan Experience in Thrombolytic Therapy in the ED for Acute Stroke Hung Jung Lin Taiwan  
Integrating the ED Stroke Pathway with Overall Hospital Stroke Management System Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin Malaysia  
Cultural Issues in Resuscitation in out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Mahmood Al-Fardan Bahrain  
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9th June 2010, Day 1 : Clinical Decision Making & Patient Safety
Clinical Decision Making & Patient Safety   Country Organization
How to Get Nursing and Allied Health Staffs to Buy into Safety  Elcedo L Bradley USA
University of South Carolina
What the Literature Tells Us – Is Patient Safer? Peter Cameron Australia Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Newest Evidence on Teaching – Teaching Error Management and Safety to Junior Staff Matthew Cooke United Kingdom The University of Warwick
Affective Errors in Medicine Simon Field Canada Dalhousie University 
Reducing Errors in Trauma Resuscitation Mark Fitzgerald Australia The Alfred
How to Make Better Clinical Decision to Improve Patient Safety Robert Green Canada Dalhousie University
Uncertainty, Errors and Why it Occurs Less in Some Doctors and Not in Others Gloria Kuhn USA Wayne State University 
Prediction Rules and Emergency Diagnosis Phua Dong Haur Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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11th June 2010, Day 3 : Critical Care
Critical Care   Country Organization
Initial Assessment of A Critically Ill Patient- A Safe Approach Sanjoy Bhattacharyya United Kingdom Royal Blackburn Hospital
Non-Invasive Patient Monitoring Systems  Bryan Bledsoe USA
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Sepsis Management: Early Goal Directed Therapy   Emanuel Rivers USA
Wayne State University
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09th June 2010, Day 1: Disaster/Humanitarian
    Country Organization
Disaster Management and Response - Facts and Myths Jeffrey Arnold USA  
Simulation & Training for International Humanitarian Assistance by Mobile Hospital Team Soon Joo Wang South Korea Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital
Role of Emergency Medicine in Healthcare Reconstruction in Afghanistan James Holliman USA Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine
Crisis Standard of Care and Surge Capacity Kristi Koenig USA University of California at Irvine
Hospital Emergency Preparedness in Taiwan: A New Frontier for Emergency Medicine Frank Shih Taiwan National Taiwan University Hospital
Could Simulation Help us in Determining Surge Capacity in Disaster Preparedness in Our Own Hospital? Francesco Della Corte Italy Azienda Integrata Universitaria Ospedaliera "Maggiore della Carità"
Mechanical Ventilation and Intensive Care in Disasters: Do We? Who? How? Pinchas Halpern Israel
Tel Aviv Medical Center
Mass Casualty Management in the ED: Lessons Learnt in Beirut Amin Antoine Kazzi Lebanon American University of Beirut
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10th June 2010, Day 2: Disaster/Humanitarian
    Country Organization
Pandemic Disaster Preparedness Jill Antoine USA
Simulation - a Tool for CPD in EM Sev Perelman Canada Mount Sinai Hospital
Disaster Simulation Lisa Kurland Sweden
The Philippine Black Nazarene Devotional Procession: Our Experience in a Mass Disaster Management Mia Tabunar Philippines
SOGRO – Is electronic triaging the solution to fast delivery of patient status in case of an MCI? Leo Latasch Germany
ED Response to a Hazmat Incident - What Works and What Doesn't Jimmy Chan Hong Kong Hong Kong Hospital Authority
Dymystfying Radiation Emergencies for Emergency Physicians Tareg Bey USA UC Irvine Medical Center
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10th June 2010, Day 2 : ED Management / Admin / ED Ops
       
Mixing Business with Pleasure Diana Egerton-Warburton Australia Schulich School of Medicine
Effective Clinical leaders, do They Need to be a Good Clinician KL Ong Hong Kong    
Politics and Succession Planning in the ED Eillyne Seow Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Delivering Care in an Uncertain Environment: How to Ensure Quality Care in the Emergency Department Wen Han Chang Taiwan Mackay Memorial Hospital
Communication Strategies You can use to Avoid Unhappy Patients Gabriel Lau Australia
12th June 2010, Day 4 : ED Overcrowding - A Special Session
       
ED Overcrowding - The Causes Gary I Joubert Canada  
Common ED Bottlenecks Hasan Al Shabanah Saudi Arabia King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Planning for Optimal ED Patient Flow - The Future Manuel Hernandez USA
Impact of ED Overcrowding - The Evidence Mary-Lynn Watson Canada QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax Infirmary
ED access block - the role of the Hospital Frank Daly Australia
How Emergency Medicine Ward can help ED Access Block Jimmy Chan Hong Kong Hong Kong Hospital Authority
ED Overcrowding - Interventions that Work David Rauchwerger / Indraneel Ghosh Canada
10th June 2010, Day 2 : Emergency Imaging
Emergency Imaging   Country Organization
The Assessment of Non-Traumatic Shock with Bedside Ultrasound Timothy Harris United Kingdom The Royal London Hospital
A Visual Stethoscope: Lung Ultrasound in patients with Critical illness Mao Zhang China  
CT in Abdominal Pain: Critical Answers to Difficult Questions Kenenth Sheah Singapore
09th June 2010, Day 1: Emergency Medicine, The Many Possibilities
Emergency Medicine, The Many Possibilities   Country Organization
Consultancy - My Experience Stephen Boron USA West Texas Regional Poison Control Center
Care in the Air: Medical Flights and Me Charles Chan Johnson Singapore Hope Medflight Asia
Politics and Medicine: Not a Difficult Mixture to Swallow Fatimah Abd Lateef Singapore Singapore General Hospital
Raiders of the Lost Art - Entrepreneurism in Medical Training Don Liew Australia
EM How it has Influenced My Work in Health Management/ Administration Kin Lai Chung Hong Kong Castle Peak Hospital & Siu Lam Hospital
09th June 2010, Day 1: Emergency Medical Services
EMS 1 - Operational EMS Marcus Ong, Sang Do Shin Country Organization
EMS 1A : Encouraging Bystander CPR and Public Access Defibrillation in Japan Hideharu Tanaka Japan Kokushikan University
EMS 1B : EMS Safety – Current Issues Nadine Levick USA EMS Safety Foundation
EMS 1C : Applications of Emergency Telemedicine for EMS Kang Hyun Lee South Korea Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University
EMS 1D : EMS and the Media, How to Handle an Uneasy Relationship Chih Hao Lin Taiwan National Cheng Kung Univeristy Hospital
EMS 1E: Reducing Door to Balloon Times for STEMI Marcus Ong Singapore
Singapore General Hospital
EMS 1F : Prehospital Care in Mexico and Latin America Adiel Garcia USA The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
EMS 1G : Tactical EMS Allen Yee USA
EMS Research Tan Wee Ping, Henry Guly Country
EMS 2A : Regional Variation in Outcomes of Witnessed VF OCHA by Medical Control Area in Osaka Tatsuya Nishiuchi Japan
EMS 2B : Health Utilisation Research in EMS Janette Turner United Kingdom
University of Sheffield
EMS 2C : Establishing a Nationwide Cardiac Arrest Surveillance Registry Bryan McNally USA
EMS 2D : Updates from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Henry Wang USA
EMS 2E : Population Based EMS Research Gerard Fitzgerald Australia Queensland University of Technology
10th June 2010, Day 2 : Emergency Medical Services
EMS in Special Situations Benjamin Leong, Jerry Overton Country Organization
EMS 3A : EMS in Extreme Environments Andrew Volans United Kingdom Scarborough General Hospital
EMS 3B : Advanced Trauma Care in a Prehospital Setting P.J.A.C. Dirven Netherlands        
EMS 3C : Challenges in Improving Survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Japan Kentaro Kajino Japan Osaka Police Hospital, Critical Care Medical Center
EMS 3D : Challenges for Rural EMS Hugh Grantham Australia
EMS 3E : Challenges in the Clinical Management of the Aeromedical Patient Man-Ho Ng Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital
EMS 3F : Paediatric EMS Lai Peng Tham Singapore KK Women's and Children's Hospital
EMS Challenges Around the World Gan Han Nee, William Woo Country Organization
EMS 4A : Key Lessons in Aeromedical Retrieval: The Scottish Perspective Alasdair Corfield United Kingdom Royal Alexandra Hospital
EMS 4B : A Thai Model for Medical Dispatch and Emergency Ambulance Response Somchai Kanchanasut Thailand
EMS 4C: Earthquake and Disaster Response for EMS Services in Turkey M Turhan Sufuoglu Turkey Izmir Saglik Muduk Yardimcisi
EMS 4D : Establishing Excellent Out of Hospital Ambulance Care in China Wen Wei Cai China
EMS 4E : Challenges in Building a Regional Trauma System Aik Howe Teo Malaysia Hospital Pulau Pinang
EMS 4F : Challenges in Conducting EMS Research Paul Middleton Australia Ambulance Research Insititute
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11th June 2010, Day 3 : Emergency Pre-Hospital Care Around the World
Emergency Pre-Hospital Care Around the World   Country Organization
On-site Emergency Medical Support at Disaster-Sites in Iraq Jassim M Khuwaif Iraq  
Co-ordination of Hospitals during Disasters in Iraq Chasib L Ali Iraq
System Status Management with GIS Won Chul Cha South Korea   
Ambulance Care of Geriatric Patients Veronica Vicente Sweden  
Development of Aeromedical Transport in Latin America Mauricio Garcia Romero Colombia  
9th June 2010, Day 1 : General Medicine
General Medicine   Country Organization
Fluid Resuscitation in Critically Ill Patients: Precision and Timeliness Gerald Chua Singapore National University Hospital
Update on Oncologic Emergency Chor-Man Lo Hong Kong Kwong Wah Hospital
Stroke Thrombolysis - Is it Worth the Expense Simon Bell United Kingdom   
Convulsive and Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus Bret Nelson USA Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Immunology Cases from the ED: Essential Facts for the Practicing Clinicians Gabriel Lau Australia   
ENT Sepsis Cases James Holliman USA Uniformed Services University of the Health Science
Pearls and Pitfalls of Syncope Matt Reed United Kingdom Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Abdominal Pain : Near Misses! Tai-Wai Wong Hong Kong Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Update on Bleeding GIT  Chak-Wah Kam Hong Kong Tuen Mun Hospital
Neuro-Opthalmologic Emergencies Kong Yong Goh Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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11th June 2010, Day 3 : Geriatrics
Geriatrics   Country Organization
Geriatric Screening in the ED : Time Well Spent? Constance LeBlanc Canada Dalhousie University
Geriatric Emergency Medicine in Korea Kwang-Hyun Cho South Korea Department of Emergency Medicine
Eulji Medical Center
Atypical Presentation of ED Elders Andrew Affleck Canada   
Should We and Can We Prevent Residential Aged Care Facility Patients from Coming to ED?  Glenn Arendts Australia University of Western Australia
Principles of Emergency Care in Geriatrics Kuo Song Chang Taiwan Mackay Memorial Hospital
Geriatric Emergency Medicine in Singapore Chik Loon Foo Singapore Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Geriatric Trauma Joanne Williams USA LAC-USC Medical Center
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11th June 2010, Day 3 : Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases   Country Organization
Tetanus Update, Body Fluid Exposure in the ED Kumar Alagappan USA Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sepsis in the Elderly- An Update Glenn Arendts Australia University of Western Australia
Pediatric Fever, Vaccine Shortages, Now What? Frederick Blum USA Alderson-Broadus College
What's New and Useful for Assessment of Septic Patients in the ED Anna Holdgate Australia University of New South Wales
Influenza Epidemics and Pandemics: Effectiveness of Pharma and Non-Pharma Strategies Vernon Lee Jian Ming Singapore   
Review of ID Research and Discoveries and Models for ED Surveillance  David Talan USA
Olive View -UCLA Medical Center 
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12th June 2010, Day 4 : Medico Legal
Medico Legal   Country Organization
What Malpractice (Litigation) Does to Us Louise Andrew USA  
Case Analysis and Propose Appropriate Clinical Management from Own Country Andrew Singer Australia  
Case Analysis and Propose Appropriate Clinical Management from Own Country Catherine Tay Singapore National University of Singapore
Render Opinion on How Prevailing Legal Climate Could Alter Preferred Clinical Management Mark Plaster USA  
Render Opinion on How Prevailing Legal Climate Could Alter Preferred Clinical Management Juliusz Jakubaszko Poland Wroclaw Medical University
Render Opinion on How Prevailing Legal Climate Could Alter Preferred Clinical Management Suresh David India  
How Documentation can reflect Standards of Care in ED Michael Curry Canada Edmonton, Vancouver, Canada
Legal Issues in EM ( Hong Kong) Tai Wai Wong Hong Kong Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Importance of Bioethics in Development of Emergency Medicine Eliecer Cohen Colombia  
Ethics in ED Practice Timothy Coats United Kingdom University of Leicester
Medico-Legal Issues in ED Pandemic Flu Management Ron McMillan Canada McMaster University
Ethical & Legal Issues in Resuscitation Research Marcus Ong Singapore Singapore General Hospital
Defensive Medicine Mark Plaster USA  
Case Analysis and Propose Appropriate Clinical Management from Own Country Michael Curry Canada Edmonton, Vancouver, Canada
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10th June 2010, Day 2 : Research
Research   Country Organization
Overcoming the Barriers to Undertaking Research in Emergency Medicine Kevin Ward USA Virginia Commonwealth University
How to Formulate a Good Research Question and Choose a Suitable Study Design Henry Guly United Kingdom  
Researcher-Biostatistician Symbiotic Relationship Yiong Hauk Chan Singapore  
Research Ethics and Governance in Emergency Medicine – Important but Neglected Issues David Taylor Australia  
Creative Ways of Sustaining Your Academic Research Funding Kevin Ward USA Virginia Commonwealth University
Research Symposium II: Challenges on Starting Research in Pioneering Emergency Medicine Academic Programmes: An International Perspective Nik Hisamuddin Rahman Malaysia  
Research Symposium II: Challenges on Starting Research in Pioneering Emergency Medicine Academic Programmes: An International Perspective Anne-Maree Kelly Australia  
Research Symposium II: Challenges on Starting Research in Pioneering Emergency Medicine Academic Programmes: An International Perspective Gunnar Öhlén Sweden  
Research Symposium II: Challenges on Starting Research in Pioneering Emergency Medicine Academic Programmes: An International Perspective Michael Bullard Canada  
Research Without Budgets Anne-Maree Kelly Australia  
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11th June 2010, Day 3 : Research
Research   Country Organization
Research Trends in Emergency Medicine Andra Blomkalns USA  
Challenges in Writing, Promoting and Updating a Multi-authored Emergency Medicine Book Shirley Ooi Singapore  
Knowledge Translation in Emergency Medicine Atul Kapur Canada The Ottawa Hospital
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9th June 2010, Day 1 : Resuscitation
Resuscitation   Country Organization
CPR Before Defibrillation - Evidence and Guidelines Ian Jacobs Australia School of Primary
The Most Successful Public Access Defibrillation Programs in Japan Tetsuya Sakamoto Japan  
The 3 Things That Improve Outcome in Hospital Arrest Michael Parr Australia  
Survival from Paediatric Arrest - Is This Improving? Richard Aickin New Zealand Starship Hospital
School CPR and First Aid Project in Taiwan Tzong Luen Wang Taiwan Taiwan Chief Emergency Department Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital No.95 Wen-Chang Road, Shih-Lin District Taipei City 111 Taiwan
Emergency Cardiovascular Care System for Victims of out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Korea/ Crystal Ball Gazing in 2010: One Person CPR: How Will the New Recommendations Go Joon Eui Rhee South Korea  
CPR and AED Training in the Philippines Marcellus Francis Ramirez Philippines  
The Emergency Medical System for international EXPO 2005 in Aichi Hiroshi Noguchi Japan  
  Swee Han Lim Singapore  
Use of ECMO in Adult Resuscitation Yeong Phang Lim Singapore  
Resuscitation in Trauma - Controversies Gamal Abbas Egypt  
Electrical Therapy of Trial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department - An Update Peter Toth Canada Credit Valley Hospital
Pharmacological Therapy (Rate Control, Rhythm Control and Anticoagulation) of Atrial Fibrillations in the Emergency Department Wee Siong Teo Singapore  
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10th June 2010, Day 2 : International Emergency Medicine
IEM 1 Emergency Medicine Around The World - Part A Haywood Hall, Kazuhiko Maekawa Country Organization
1015 - 1030 Emergency Medicine in the Netherlands Harm van de Pas Netherlands  
1030 - 1045 What's So Special About Emergency Medicine in Italy Francesco Della Corte Italy  
1045 - 1100 Emergency Medicine Development in Abu Dhabi Ahmed Humaid Abu Dhabi  
1100 - 1115 Evolution of Emergency Medicine in the Philippines Ted Herbosa Philippines  
1115 - 1130 Emergency Medicine with limited resources – the American Way James Holliman USA Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine
1130 - 1145 The Last Twenty Years of Emergency Medicine in Slovenia Matej Marinsek Slovenia
1145 - 1200 Emergency Medicine in Indonesia - Past, Present and Future Respati S Dradjat Indonesia University of Brawijaya
1200 - 1215 Emergency Medicine with Limited Resources – The Australian Way Chris Curry Australia
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IEM 2 History of Emergency Medicine Sally McCarthy Country Organization
1330 - 1345 History of Emergency Medicine Nicholas Jouriles USA  
1345 - 1400 Development of Emergency Medicine in China Wang Yi Tang China  
1400 - 1415 Ten Years of EM Development in Poland Juliusz Jakubaszko Poland Wroclaw Medical University
1415 - 1430 Overview of International Emergency Medicine James Holliman USA Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine
1430 - 1445 Emergency Medical Services Development in Iraq Shakir K Katea Iraq  
1445 - 1500 Adjustments in EM Practice When Moving from Australia to Sri Lanka Bishan Rajapakse Sri Lanka South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration
1500 - 1515 EM UK 2010 - from Cinderella to ICON Donald MacKechnie United Kingdom  
1515 - 1530 Development of Academic Emergency Medicine in India Suresh David India  
1530 - 1545 It’s all ancient history – Trauma care in Antiquity Joanne Williams USA  
IEM 3 Emergency Medicine Development Around the World - Part B Maaret Castren, Wang Yi Tang Country Organization
1600 - 1615 The Turkish Experience in Emergency Medicine Levent Avsarogullari Turkey Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey (EMAT)
1615 - 1630 Growing Emergency Medicine in Papua New Guinea Yongoe Kambue Papua New Guinea  
1630 - 1645 Development of Emergency Medicine in Bahrain Mohamed Al-Asfoor Bahrain  
1645 - 1700 Emergency Medicine in Lithuania Dinas Vaitkaitis Lithuania  
1700 - 1715 History and Development of Emergency Medicine in Mexico Noe Arellano Mexico  
1715 - 1730 International Efforts for Development of Emergency Medicine in Latin Americia Juan Hernandez Mexico  
1730 - 1745 African Federation for Emergency Medicine Terence Mulligan Netherlands  
IEM 4 Challenges in Emergency Care - from East to West Ian Knox, Indrani Sheridan Country Organization
1600 - 1615 Management Dilemmas in Dengue Fever: Achieving Resolution in Sri Lanka Kolitha Sellahewa Sri Lanka  
1615 - 1630 Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey (EMAT) Mabel Vasnaik India  
1630 - 1645 Cyanide Poisoning in Cancer - When Will We Learn Salim Shubber United Kingdom  
1645 - 1700 Transforming Emergency Obstetric Care in Latin America Haywood Hall USA  
1700 - 1715 Total Quality Management of Client in Health Care System: A Creative & Innovative Intervention in Emergency Medical & Trauma Services (EMTS) Abu Hassan Asaari Abdullah Malaysia  
1715 - 1730 How can Emergency Nurse Practioners Really Benefit Patient Care in the Emergency Department Josephine Chung Hong Kong  
1730 - 1745 The Emergency Physician as a Patient Advocate - Why is this Role Important Howard Blumstein USA  
1745 - 1800 Accidents in the Emergency Department Anthony J Martin Ireland  
IEM 5 Emergency Medicine Development Around the World (Part C) Gamal Abbas, James Holliman Country Organization
1015 - 1030 Developing Emergency Medicine in Lebanon Amin Antoine Lebanon  
1030 - 1045 Development of Emergency Medicine in Sweden Lisa Kurland Sweden  
1045 - 1100 Changing Dynamics of Em Med & Health Care in U.S. Arthur L Kellermann USA  
1100 - 1115 The Early History of Emergency Medicine in Israel Jacob Or Israel  
1115 - 1130 Development of Emergency Medicine in Thailand Pairoj Khruekarnchana Thailand  
1130 - 1145 Emergency Medicine in Canada Merril Pauls Canada University of Manitoba
1145 - 1200 Emergency Medical Education in China Gao Yan China PLA Northern Hospital of Liaoning Province
1200 - 1215 Development of Emergency Medicine in Pakistan Muhammad Shahid Pakistan  
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IEM6 Evolution of Training in Emergency Medicien World-Wide Roberta Petrino, Quek Lit Sin Country Organization
1330 - 1345 Emergency Medicine Development and Training in Greece Panos Agouridakis Greece  
1345 - 1400 Initiating the First Indian MD Program in Emergency Medicine T V Ramakrishnan India  
1400 - 1415 Development of Emergency Medicine Training in Colombia Mauricio Garcia Romero Colombia  
1415 - 1430 The Indian Experience in the use of Simulation for Evaluation of Emergency 1445 - 1500 Tamorish Kole India  
1430 - 1445 Continuing Professional Development: Pitfalls and Promises Anthony J Martin Ireland  
1445 - 1500 Development of Emergency Medicine Training in Iraq Harbiya S Ali Iraq  
1500 - 1515 Aligning the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum in emergency medicine Cherri Hobgood USA University of North Carolina School of Medicine
1515 - 1530 Role of Academic EM Physician in International EM Kumar Alagappan USA Long Island Jewish Medical Center
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IEM7 Evolution of Training in Emergency Medicien World-Wide Annitha Annathurai, Anthony Martin Country Organization
1600 - 1615 Critical Care Working with Emergency Medicine for Better Patient Outcomes in Italy Roberta Petrino Italy  
1615 - 1630 Point of Care Testing in ED Tamorish Kole India  
1630 - 1645 The Future of Critical Care Monitoring in the Emergency Department Paul Phrampus USA University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1645 - 1700 The Use and Misuse of Oxygen in the ED John Holmes Australia Mater Adult Hospital
1700 - 1715 Evidence Based Normal Ranges Giles Cattermole Hong Kong  
1715 - 1730 An Approach to Management of Respiratory Infections in the ED Vetrivel Ramar    
1730 - 1755 Alcohol Misuse and the ED - An Update Zul Mirza United Kingdom West Middlesex Hospital
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IEM8 Special Projects in Emergency Medicine Gautam Bodiwala, Mabel Vasnaik Country Organization
0800 - 0815 Promoting Access and Availability of Emergency Care Around the World Robert E Suter USA University of Texas Southwestern
0815 - 0830 EMS and Health Care in Developing Countries Sreeram Sistla India GVK EMRI
0830 - 0845 Healthcare Resource Groups for Emergency Medicine Nigel Brayley United Kingdom  
0845 - 0900 The Global Snakebite Initiative Simon Jensen Australia FACEM
0900 - 0915 Global Health Institute Consortium Terence Mulligan Netherlands  
0915 - 0930 Emergency Medicine Counter - An Online Epidemiological Tool Pari Rajavelu India  
0930 - 0945 The Emergency Medicine Language Project Philip D Anderson    
0945 - 1000 Emergency Department Preparedness for Infectious Disease Outbreak Jen Jen Oh Singapore  

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IEM9 International Perspectives on Airway Management and Toxicology Paul Phrampus, Adeline Ngo Country Organization
1045 - 1100 Implementing a Non-Invasive Ventilation Program in the ED Roberta Petrino Italy  
1100 - 1115 Innovations in Emergency Airway Training in Germany Volker Doerges

Germany

 
1115 - 1130 An Update on Paralytic Agents for Emergency Airway Management Fritz Puehringer    
1130 - 1145 Emergency Airway Training - The Way Forward for Emergency Department in India Suresh David India  
1145 - 1200 Toxic Alcohols: Emerging Challenge Unveiled Mohammed Alhelail Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz Medical City
1200 - 1215 Mushroom Poisoning Keng Sheng Chew Malaysia Universiti Sains Malaysia
1215 - 1230 Snake on a Plane: Managing Snake Envenomation Anywhere Mohammed Alhelail Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz Medical City
1230 - 1245 ORGANOPHOSPHORUS POISONONG IN RURAL INDIA - TREATMENT STILL A CHALLENGE Devendra Richhariya India  

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EDU1 Medical Education Dr Lee Shu Woan Country Organization
  carpe diem: how to identify and transform the teaching moment into a golden opportunity in a busy ED shop floor Darren Kilroy United Kingdom  
  Is Bedside Teaching Really Feasible in the Emergency Department Susan Promes USA  
  Curriculum Development for Emergency Residents in Korea - Planning and Execution Hyun Soo Chung

South Korea

 
  Fruitful and Painless PEM Journal Clubs Srinivasan Suresh USA  
  How to Deliver a Blended Learning Package that is Educational, Robust and Sustainable?