History of the development of international emergency medicine

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Early emergency medicine system development

EM is a young specialty that has become well established and mature in a relatively small number of countries. EM in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore can be regarded as a mature specialty. Early development of the specialty in these countries proceeded more or less in parallel, with perhaps much of the initial stimulus coming from the United States, in which the specialty developed first. Table 1 shows the comparative milestone years for EM

History of international organizations' involvement in international emergency medicine development

A number of organizations have been involved in international EM (Box 1). Following is a brief description of the history of international involvement by each of these organizations.

The International Federation for EM (IFEM) represents a consortium of national EM organizations and was founded by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the British Association of Accident and Emergency Medicine, the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM), and the Canadian Association of

Status of emergency medicine in different countries

Countries that have national EM organizations and annual EM conferences include the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, China, Taiwan, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, Poland, Israel, India, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, and Italy. Countries that have national EM organizations but less regular EM conferences include Iceland, Estonia, Costa Rica, Romania, Brazil, Jordan, Belgium, Philippines, Sweden, and South Africa. The

Summary

A future challenge for international EM development is expanding the specialty to Africa, where it is non-existent. Another goal for international EM development is to assist in the peace process in the Middle East. There is increasing need for good EM development throughout the world. Development of international EM has been rapid, with most of the spread of development occurring in the last 10 years. There is great opportunity and reward for students, residents, and EM physicians to further

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