Dr. Saleh Fares elected as President-Elect of IFEM

In their latest assembly in mid-June, the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) board elected Dr. Saleh Fares for the position of president-elect. With members from over 70 organizations around the world, the IFEM board by majority vote appoints members to a variety of roles in line with its mission and vision.
 
IFEM is a global organization with a mission to promote the development of emergency medicine around the world through education and setting universal standards. Over the past several decades it has expanded to include members from across the globe, encouraging the provision of emergency medical care to all those who need it.
 
Our warmest congratulations to Dr. Saleh for his new appointment. Wishing him a successful term of service.

In its 21^st edition, the International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM22) brought together healthcare workers from the field of emergency medicine to discuss the latest advances. Held as a hybrid conference from the 14^th to the 19^th of June in Melbourne, Australia, the theme was “better care for a better world.” Experts from across the globe discussed the need to provide more support in research, education, training and advocacy; advocacy for rational resource stewardship, the health of our planet and equity of healthcare provision.
 
The conference showcased presentations on advances in care systems, rural EM, research, trauma, paediatrics, toxicology, disaster medicine and aged care. Dr. Rasha Buhumaid, President of ESEM, presented two talks: the first on shock POCUS and the second on global EM education. Dr. Rasha presented the latest research updates in POCUS. In her second talk, she discussed the impact of the pandemic on the undergraduate medical curriculum.

Electronic Health Record documentation constitutes a major portion of an ED Physician’s time during patient encounters. Due to the nature of any documentation, these tasks often lend themselves to some monotony repetition, which is why some providers may opt to use Macros and auto-completed portions of text as inserts into the relevant documentation segment. While useful in saving time and perhaps maintaining a systematic presentation of ideas, care must be taken to ensure that the information copied into a patient’s records comprehensively represents the actual data obtained from and relevant to the current patient encounter. Check the information twice and structure any used auto-commands to prevent errors and misinformation.