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Check Out the WADEM Congress 2019 Keynote Speakers!

Final Two Speakers Just Announced – Prof. Michele Acuto & Dr. Robert Glasser

WADEM is excited to announce its keynote speakers for the Congress in Brisbane in May. The speakers’ full profiles are available on the Congress website at the following URL – http://wadem2019.org/keynote.php.

• Prof. Michele Acuto – Global Urban Politics, Connected Cities Lab
• Gregory Ciottone, MD, FACEP – Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Team Rubicon Global
• Dr. Robert Glasser – ANU College of Asia and the Pacific; former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of UNISDR
• Gill Hicks, AM, MBE, FRSA – M.A.D. Minds
• Mark Keim, MD, MBA – DisasterDoc International, Emory University – Rollins School of Public Health
• Joanne Liu, MDCM, FRCP – International President; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders

View the Speaker Profiles

Unfortunately, Robert Muggah will no longer be able to participate in the Congress due to unforeseen circumstances.

Pre-Congress AHLS Course, 4-6 May

The Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider Course is the premier, international course that teaches a systematic response for the medical management of patients exposed to hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents. The 16-hour, two-day AHLS Provider Course is the most comprehensive training program, teaching the critical skills needed to evaluate and treat victims exposed to chemical spills, toxic terrorism, and other threats.

AHLS is for interdisciplinary healthcare professionals including:

• Paramedics
• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Pharmacists
• Toxicologists
• Respiratory Therapists
• Military Personnel

Both Instructor and Provider courses are being offered.

For more information, please visit – https://www.ahls.org/ahls/ecs/main/courseSchedule.do?courseid=3048.

18.5 CME Credits Available at the Congress

WADEM is pleased to announce that the Congress is now accredited. Delegates can earn up to 18.5 CME credits in Brisbane. This number will likely increase over the coming weeks and months as the scientific program becomes finalized.

Accreditation and Designation Statements

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute, LLC and the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). The PeerPoint Medical Education Institute, LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeerPoint Medical Education Institute, LLC designates the Live format for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PDM 34:1 (February 2019) is now on Cambridge Core!

The February issue (Volume 34, Issue 1) of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM) is now available through Cambridge Core. This issue features a Guest Editorial by Prof. Frederick “Skip” Burkle titled, “Character Disorders among Autocratic World Leaders and the Impact on Health Security, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Care,” as well as articles focusing on post-disaster health issues faced by older adults, social media and word-of-mouth communications during an emergency, the role of pharmacists in disaster health management, the challenges of a vertical evacuation drill, and much more!

WADEM members have unlimited access to every issue of PDM through Cambridge Core. Check back often for the most recent content in disaster and emergency health care!