Written by INDUS MED NEWS 7 September, 2022 1:29 am .
The Emergency Medicine Association of Kerala held its Annual Conference “EM KERALA22’ on September 2nd and 3rd at Thiruvalla. It was hosted by Believers Church Medical College Hospital and Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital both NMC recognized Institutions of Medical Training and Patient Care.
Undergraduates (UG), interns, nursing staff, Emergency Medicine residents and academic faculty were in attendance led by Dr. Roney Thomas, Dr. Vivek Gopinathan, Dr. Arjun James along with their organizing team for EMKERALA22.
Workshops in ECG and Trauma were held at Believers Church Medical College Hospital. Several young and dynamic Emergency Academicians took the floor and conducted a one of a kind – Interactive ECG class and workshop primarily teaching the basics and interpretation of ECG. It was attended by over 250+ participants from various institutes across Kerala. The Trauma workshop was an insightful session focussing the Wrong and Correct methods of assessment and stabilization of a trauma victim. Both the workshops were well received by all the participants and had an overwhelming positive feedback. The day finished on a high with an in depth and interactive EM-Quiz which had over 20 teams participating in the event.
The Didactic Component of the conference was held at Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital. The conference kicked off with an insightful class on How to read a Journal which was followed by Case presentation Competition. Among 30+ teams that had submitted abstracts, the top 5 presentations discussed their case and approach which was an interactive, exam oriented, in depth assessment by various faculty. Postgraduates also had the opportunity for poster presentation where more than 20 PG’s registered. There was also classes by young Emergency Faculty on Recent Management Guidelines and updates for the common conditions usually presenting in Emergency department. The afternoon session focussed on Newer and lesser known fields – Wilderness Emergency Medicine and Conservational Emergency Medicine. This was followed by a session which gave an insight about issues and need of Women Empowerment in Emergency Medicine. The Conference ended on an academic high with an in depth – Journal Club workshop focussing on how to read, interpret and do critical appraisal of an article and journal which was received extremely well by the postgraduates.
EMA Leaders from Kerala have always been a beacon of light and leadership in Academics. Kerala’s enthusiastic young EM specialists came together after a break of 3 years due to the COVID pandemic. EMA Leaders Dr. Vimal Krishnan (Principal Secretary, EMA, India), Dr. Mohammed Haneef M (Secretary, EMA South Zone), Dr. Linu Sekhar M (Undersecretary, Kerala State Chapter, EMA) commended the hard work of the EMKERALA22 Team.
The EMKERALA22 Team
Organising Secretary : Dr. Roney Thomas Head of Pushpagiri Medical College EM)
Organising Chairs: Dr. Vivek Gopinathan (Head of Believers Church Medical College EM)
Organizing Co-Chair: Dr. Arjun James (Pushpagiri Medical College EM)
| Scientific Committee: | Dr. Mithun Murali Krishna |
| Dr. Jobin James Thrickoikal | |
| Dr. Mathews Jose | |
| Dr. Susan Tharion | |
| Dr. Lissa Abraham | |
| Dr. Anju Abraham |
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About INDUSEM
The INDUSEM mission is to envision and implement the future of Patient Care across the world. The partnership brings together Expert Educators, Inquisitive Innovators and Physicians supporting Safe Patient Care across India, United States and the World. INDUSEM is the Top International Partnership across the World and brings together Institutions, Individuals and Initiatives focused on improving patient care globally. Till date INDUSEM has reached over 50,000 Experts and its reach continues to grow daily. For more information, visit www.indusem.org
About EMA
The Emergency Medicine Association was founded in 2015 during the INDUSEM2015 World Congress of Academic Emergency Medicine (WACEM) in New Delhi. EMA is the official voice of competent Emergency Experts, working towards provision of quality emergency care in India. The EMA is an organized Guild of Emergency Leaders in Health and Medicine, focused on developing, practicing and progressing Emergency Medicine. EMA has a strong relation with partner organizations, individuals and institutions across the world, which are geared towards potentiating growth. EMA has the support of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, the Academic College of Emergency Experts in India and the Academic for Clinical Emergency Nursing in India. For More Information: www.emaindia.net
About ACEE
The Academic College of Emergency Experts was established by Leaders of INDUSEM to create a guild of expert clinicians who are have a mastery at providing safe patient care with high quality therapeutics based on latest evidence based medicine. The only Unique College in Asia ACEE only bestows affiliation after a rigorous coaching and testing process hereby maintaining its high standards of commitment to education and excellence. It surpasses the erstwhile ideology of existing academic colleges where affiliation is based on recommendation. There are multiple pathways to be a Fellow of the College namely Emergency Medicine, Emergency Pediatrics. Toxicology, Emergency Nursing Pathway etc. For More Information. Visit www.acee-india.org
About Believers Church Medical College Hospital (BCMCH)
Believers Church Medical College Hospital (BCMCH) is a healthcare institution of Believers eastern Church based in Thiruvalla, Kerala, India. The Medical College is attached to a 743-bed, multi-speciality hospital. The Medical College, established in 2016, is situated in a campus of about 25 acres (10 ha) connected by rail and road. BCMCH is affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS). BCMCH is also accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care Providers (NABH). Apart from the accreditation of the hospital with NABH, it also has a lab accredited by National Accreditation Board for Labs (NABL). The nursing excellence certificate by NABH was the latest addition to its credibility. The hospital has a 35-bed Emergency Department, which includes triage beds, observation areas, multi-bed Resuscitation bay, treats around 3,0000 patients annually. This department has a full-fledged Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support mobile ICUs, with trained emergency doctors and paramedics, providing vital pre-hospital care while transporting critically ill or injured patients. For More Information: https://www.bcmch.org/
About Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital
Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital,Thiruvalla, Kerala, India is run by Thiruvalla Archeparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. At present, it is a 900-bed multidisciplinary, specialty hospital. The Pushpagiri hospital has a very humble origin started as an eight-bed clinic in 1959. The hospital was raised to the status of a teaching hospital in 2002. The hospital is certified by ISO 9001:2000 and NABH. The hospital is working with the following Departments: General Medicine, Cardiology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, TB & Chest, Gastroenterology, Neuro Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine, ENT, Ophthalmology, Pediatric Medicine, Urology, Nephrology, Neuro Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Multi-specialty Dental Clinic, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Radiodiagnosis, Medical & Surgical Oncology, Transfusion Medicine, Anesthesiology, Emergency & Trauma Care, Pain and Palliative Care, Diabetology & Endocrinology. For More Information: https://pushpagiri.in/
