Bright and early start for GEM SIG at #IFEM2024 International Federation for Emergency Medicine

Lots happening at ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ Geri EM course— thanks to international faculty from 8 countries and participants from 12! Sepsis/trauma/delirium/pain ⁦Rosa McNamara⁩ ⁦Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA, FACEP⁩ ⁦Arjun Thaur⁩ ⁦@mfbellolio⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩ ⁦CAEP⁩

Masterclass in end-of-life care in the ED. ⁦Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA, FACEP⁩ presents a slick version of why the 5Ms are important in palliative care. Medications, Mentation. Mobility.Multicomplexity. What Matters Most. ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩ ⁦CAEP⁩ ⁦Rosa McNamara⁩

Michael Bullard representing Canada and ⁦CAEP⁩ at ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ discussing strategies to establish goals of care

Room full of women emerg docs — and their allies — to hear about how to promote equity and inclusion of women in the workforce ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩ ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦CAEP⁩

Fascinating presentation by Dr Wing Kwong from Hong Kong about humanitarian rescue work. ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩

Excellent international course for new and emerging EM leaders: perfect for final year residents or first-five years of practice. Leadership & communication skills. Fantastic networking. ifem.cc/new_and_emergi…. CAEP CAEP Residents CAEP Women in Emergency Medicine International Federation for Emergency Medicine

All the fun and learning is happening at the Education Marketplace! 25 booths — simulation, ultrasound elder care, peds, human trafficking. We’ve got it all and we’re open at break too. ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩

Education Marketplace ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩

Dr Kendall Ho feeding the Taiwan EM President maple syrup candies! At the ICEM Education Marketplace. ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩ ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦CAEP⁩ ⁦SREMI⁩

Dr Hsu, president of Taiwan Society of EM, highlights importance of older person care in the ED as a pillar of EM Development. AND they are walking the talk! ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩ ⁦The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative⁩ ⁦CAEP⁩ ⁦@BrittJEllis⁩ ⁦AGEM⁩

GEM extraordinaire at #icem2024 Pre-conference workshop Rosa McNamara Don Melady

What does an ED need to do to improve care of older patients? Wonderful review by Dr Jesica Bravo at ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩

Dr Sai Surendar ⁦sai surendar⁩ starting off the Geri EM track at ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩

Interesting breakdown of ambulance calls in Singapore. Pink bars are calls from older people - reinforcing the idea that ageing population is root cause of crowding. Systems to provide appropriate care to this group are key to future health services.

At the end of a fantastic ⁦@ICEM2024⁩ in Taiwan, here is Team Canada ready to host the world in Montréal. Registration now open ICEM2025.com Reg fee: USD1000 and 400 for LMICs. Start planning now! ⁦International Federation for Emergency Medicine⁩ ⁦CAEP⁩

Thanks for the international effort at @ICEM2024 to educate the world about elder mistreatment. The Education Marketplace brought everyday EM expertise to 100s of people around the world. International Federation for Emergency Medicine

Many older patients are in the ED not because of dementia but with dementia. This implementation toolkit contains resources, tools & links to evidence that can help you make changes in your ED to provide better care for those patients. Download it here: gedcollaborative.com/toolkit/dement…

With so much polypharmacy, we have to be extra vigilant about drug-disease and drug-drug interactions. Dr. Tat has come up with a nice simplified cheat-sheet approach for us that would make for an easy/frequent reference: emottawablog.com/2024/07/drugs-…

Great leadership Mohd Idzwan that EUSEM course is excellent. And easily transported to new settings thanks to the generosity of the EUSEM GEM group.