88th Saturday Summit: FOCUS WACEM21

20th November 2021

The 2021 World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine Organization Meeting -II

The Team for WACEM21 met and made many decisions for the smooth functioning of the Virtual Congress.

The CPC Teams were Finalized.

Total 16 Teams are Participating in the Congress.

The Teams are:

SUNY Downstate, New York, USA

NYP Columbia Cornell University

AIIMS New Delhi

MGM Navi Mumbai

Zydus Hospital Ahmedabad Gujarat

Jubilee Medical College & Research Institute

MAHE Manipal

Apollo Hospital Chennai

PGI Chandigarh

Dr. HN Reliance Foundation Hospital Mumbai

HMC Qatar

Oakhill Emergency Medicine USA

JIPMER Puducherry

UMC Amsterdam

Sri Gokulam Medical College, Kerala

GMC Kozikode

The Website and the Social Media links were to be regularly Updated.

Schedule:
10th, 11th, & 12th December 2021: Emergency Pediatrics & Injuries Congress (EPICON)
13th December 2021: The WHO-CCET EM Faculty Development Camp
14th December 2021: World CPC Competition
15th December 2021: The World Summit on Simulation Education in Health & Medicine
16th December 2021: The World Summit on Point of Care Ultrasound in EM & Trauma
17th December 2021: Skill Building Workshops
18th & 19th December 2021: Didactic Sessions / Symposia / Research Presentations

 

87th Saturday Summit: Combined meeting with the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin on Telemedicine & Practice of Medicine .

13th November 2021

The World Academic Council of Emergency Medicine and INDUSEM Leaders Jointly participated in the Monthly CME Symposium of The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)

Organized by APPI Chair Dr. Amit Chakrabarty the Symposium brought together WACEM Leaders Dr. Manish Garg and Dr. Veronica Sikka.

They addressed important aspects of Telemedicine practice in Academic Settings and the Veterans Administration.

The CME was moderated by Dr. Sagar Galwankar Executive Director of WACEM and Experts Prof. Prabath Nanayakkara from Amsterdam, Professor Salvatore from Rome and Dr. Tal-Or from Tel Aviv took part in the discussions following the symposium.

86th Saturday Summit: WACEM21 Organizing Committee for India Meeting.

 6th November 2021

The 2021 World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine Organization Meeting for India

The Team for WACEM21 met and made many decisions for the smooth functioning of the Virtual Congress.

EMINDIA2021 Sessions will be held everyday in the evening India Time.

Engaging EM Faculty and Residents was considered paramount.

The CPC Competition was discussed in detail.

The Website and the Social Media links were to be regularly Updated.

Schedule:
10th, 11th, & 12th December 2021: Emergency Pediatrics & Injuries Congress (EPICON)
13th December 2021: The WHO-CCET EM Faculty Development Camp
14th December 2021: World CPC Competition
15th December 2021: The World Summit on Simulation Education in Health & Medicine
16th December 2021: The World Summit on Point of Care Ultrasound in EM & Trauma
17th December 2021: Skill Building Workshops
18th & 19th December 2021: Didactic Sessions / Symposia / Research Presentations.

www.WACEM21.com

85th Saturday Summit: Multi-Professional Organization Action Plan for Global Health Security : Joint Meeting with Organized Medicine Academic Guild of India.

                                         

30th October 2021

The Round Table Hybrid Meeting with Organized Medicine Academic Guild of India was held at Mangalore where there was a virtual component attached.

Presidents of Major Organizations including IADVL, IAP, INDUSEM, ACEE, EMA , AFPI, IAPSM attended this meeting.

Creating a Multi-Coalition Framework was stressed during this meeting.

Major Challenges to Health Care in India were discussed.

• Medical Education
• Rural Health
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Supply Chains
• BigData Analytics

84th Saturday Summit: WACEM Weekly Global e-Grand Rounds - Active Shooter Scenario

 

23rd October 2021

Topic: Active Shooter Scenario in the Emergency Department 

Presenter: Professor Bonnie Arquilla

An Active Shooter Scenario involves Killing or attempted killing of people by an individual who is carrying firearms and is randomly shooting . This situation can be at an hospital.

Various Aspects of the scenario were discussed by Dr. Arquilla.

Take Home points 

 • Be aware of your area and what can happen

 • Try to know how you van exit the building easily

 • Try to find and hide in a locked room

 • Try to incapacitate the shooter if you can as that is the best chance for survival if you can escape or exit.