Global emergency care: Convergence of conflict, catastrophe, contagion and climate change

Globally there is increasing frequency, severity and spread of conflict, infectious disease outbreaks and natural and human made disasters all of which may be potentiated by climate change. Emergency care practitioners require an understanding of global emergency care for their UK practice.

Those who choose to volunteer and work in humanitarian contexts must be prepared and understand the organisations, frameworks, resources and guidance to optimise their capacity building and emergency response activities. This event will help participants build the knowledge and preparedness to contribute to emergency and humanitarian healthcare settings.

Please note, registration for this event will close at 8:00 on Friday 20 November.

Learning objectives

• To review the principles, guidelines and standards for emergency care practitioners responding to international health emergencies
• EPRR: To improve knowledge and skills of preparedness, resilience, and response relevant to emergency medicine and pre-hospital emergency medicine including business continuity
• To highlight the key relevant elements of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law pertaining to GEM
• To raise awareness and advocate for neglected aspects including sexual violence, paediatrics and mental health

SLOs covered: 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12

GMC domains covered: 1, 2, 3, 4

Who should attend?

Any healthcare professional working with an interest in GEM