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Enhancing European Public Health Preparedness, Prehospital, and Disaster Medicine
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As Prehospital and Disaster Medicine prepares to enter its 40th volume of publication, the journal is gearing up for exciting changes starting in January 2025. These updates reflect the journal’s commitment to advancing the field with a renewed focus on innovation, impact, and transparency in research.
Some highlights include:
- A fresh mission statement emphasizing innovation, value-proposition, and evidence-based practices.
- New article types tailored to diverse research needs.
- Enhanced author guidelines to streamline submissions and improve clarity.
Read more about these upcoming changes in this editorial from PDM’s new Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Jeffrey Franc – https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X24000608.
Posted – 8 December 2024
Join us in Tokyo for the 23rd Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for the 23rd Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine! The Call for Abstracts received an overwhelming response. The number of abstracts submitted exceeded the total from the last congress in Killarney, Ireland, in 2023 and surpassed the record set in 2017 for the Toronto Congress! The review process has begun, and authors will be notified of a provisional decision on 23 December 2024.
Join us next year – 2-6 May 2025 – in Tokyo for the 23rd edition of WADEM’s biennial congress, an event than brings together global experts to share research and lessons learned on disaster medicine, prehospital care, and the health aspects of emergency management and complex humanitarian crises. Co-hosted by the Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine (JADM), the congress will feature a dynamic and engaging scientific program, including plenary sessions, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities.
One Health Discussion
Dr. Deborah Thomson drops by the podcast series on One Health Day to discuss One Health, why it is important, and how collaboration across different disciplines can result in better health outcomes. Dr. Thomson is a veterinarian, educator, and the founder of One Health Lessons.
Recorded – 3 November 2024
Counter-Terrorism Medicine (CTM) Overview
Dr. Andrew Shanes from the Student and Young Professionals SIG moderates the latest Counter-Terrorism Medicine SIG podcast with guests Dr. Ryan Hata and Dr. Derrick Tin. The podcast examines the subspecialty of counter-terrorism medicine (CTM), intentional events’ health and medical impacts, and how both guests became interested in CTM.
Recorded – 3 October 2024
The Essentials of a Compelling Conference Abstract: From Draft to Perfection
In this one-hour webinar, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Franc gives step-by-step instructions on how to quickly write a compelling conference abstract.
Dr. Franc shares what editors are looking for in a great abstract and highlights common pitfalls. The session will include ample time for questions from the audience. Researchers are invited to submit their questions in advance to be answered during the session.
This session is ideal for researchers who will be submitting an abstract for the 23rd Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Tokyo from 2-6 May 2025.
Recorded – 31 July 2024
Colloquium – Enhancing European Public Health Preparedness, Prehospital, and Disaster Medicine
WADEM partnered with the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Regions (ASPHER) and its affiliate the European Council of Disaster Medicine (ECDM), to convene “Enhancing European Public Health Preparedness, Prehospital, and Disaster Medicine.” The colloquium took place at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on 25 March 2024.
The colloquium aimed to seek consensus from professional associations, international organizations, expert stakeholders, and citizens on adaptive ways forward for the discipline to enhance existing public health curricula in the face of emerging threats. Public and global health are challenged by unprecedented population growth, human migration, urbanization, natural disasters, climate change, war and conflict, and novel disease emergence.