Tokyo, Japan – 2025
Tokyo, Japan – 2025
More than 1,250 delegates from over 80 countries gathered at the Keio Plaza Hotel for WADEM’s first congress in Asia since 2011 to share research, exchange ideas and experiences, and connect with friends and colleagues. Special thanks to Dr. Osamu Kunii, Prof. Sang Do Shin, Prof. Saini Yang, Dr. Masahiro Morikawa, Dr. Luca Pigozzi, Prof. April Llaneta, and Prof. Elizabeth Newnham for their excellent plenary presentations.
WADEM would also like to acknowledge the special sessions organized by the ARCH Project, WHO Kobe Centre, Kyoto University, Tohoku University, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), World Society of Disaster Nursing, Prof. Jeffrey Franc, and New Orleans EMS and University Medical Center Trauma Center. These sessions greatly contributed to the scientific program.
WADEM would especially like to thank all the delegates, many of whom traveled long distances, for joining us in Tokyo! The wide variety of professions and nationalities represented truly makes the congress a memorable event.
Congress Photo Albums
Several photo albums have been put together from the congress and can be accessed using the following link – https://www.flickr.com/photos/wadem-pdm/albums.
Congress Award Winners
At the biennial congress, WADEM regularly recognizes individuals and organizations for their contributions to disaster medicine, prehospital care, and the health aspects of emergency management and complex humanitarian crises. Additionally, exceptional presentations and posters from the congress are recognized. Check out this year’s awardees below.
Peter Safar Award for Services to Prehospital and Disaster Medicine – Kristine Qureshi, PhD, RN
Frederick “Skip” Burkle Jr. Award for Global Leadership in Emergency Public Health – Johan von Schreeb, MD
WADEM Humanitarian Award for Excellence in Disaster Management – ARCH Project
WADEM President’s Award (two recipients) – Nahoko Harada, PhD and Sandra Castelblanco Betancourt, RN, MSc
William L. Bograkos Student Poster Awards
- Honorable Mention – Hsiung Yun-I
- Highly Commended – Ariena Torabi Goudarzi, Jake Orent, Nicole Salcedo, Eric Miller
- Best Poster – Mikimasa Urao
Young Professional Poster Awards
- Honorable Mention – Aidana Sissenberdiyeva
- Highly Commended – Samantha Yen
- Best Poster – John Zhong Heng Low
Congress Poster Awards
- Honorable Mention – Jamla Rizek
- Highly Commended – Gene Ong
- Best Poster – Su Lin Tan
Oral Presentation Awards
- Honorable Mention – Amanda Lim
- Highly Commended – George Teo Voicescu
- Best Presentation – Manuela Verde
Access the Abstracts, Poster Gallery, and Slide Decks
Within the Oxford Abstracts platform, congress delegates can access the full-text abstracts for all the oral, lightning, tabletop, and poster presentations from WADEM 2025. Many of the presentation slide decks and posters are also available for viewing and download.
The full program at the following link – https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/e/wadem-2025/program. If you click on sessions in the online program, you’ll be able to access any slides or posters that have been shared by the presenter(s).
