Toronto, Canada – 2017

Over 20 Tracks are now open for submission!

Abstract Submission Deadline: 14 November 2016

We invite you to submit content for one or multiple tracks for the WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2017. Each Track has nine categories for submission, plus one that is OPEN to capture your imagination in line with the Congress theme “Be inspired – Inspire others! | Laissezvous inspirer – Inspirez les autres!”

The Congress, co-hosted by the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the CBRNE Collaborative, will be WADEM’s 20th biennial meeting of global experts to exchange knowledge and best practices on disaster and emergency health. More than 800 health care professionals, researchers, and students from 63 countries participated in the last Congress in Cape Town, South Africa in 2015–and it is expected that more will be Toronto!

In 2015, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) estimated 346 global disasters which resulted in 22,773 deaths, affected 98.6 million people, and caused $66.5 billion (USD) in damage. Migration and population displacement, as well as infectious diseases of international concern, continue to challenge our disaster health and medical response systems in unprecedented ways. WADEM continues to work closely with UNISDR to engage in the health component of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and will share insights at the Congress in Toronto.

WADEM and its international partners strive to improve the scientific basis for disaster and emergency health practice and to establish best practices based on validated evidence. The outcomes of this work protect communities, reduce morbidity and mortality, improve recovery, and enable the development of more resilient communities. Congress participants will have an opportunity to engage in these important discussions in a forum with their peers.