WACEM delivers WoCCAC to Sri Lanka !

The Academic Leaders from the World Academic Council of Emergency Medicine, promised the great nation of Sri Lanka during WACEM2017 that they would help their nation establish the World Collaborative Centre for Acute Care (WoCCAC) for the evolution of Acute Care Sciences in SriLanka. The promise was delivered in 2019 thanks to the leadership of WACEM Leader Dr. Aruna Munasinghe.

Team SriLanka under the visionary leadership of Dr Sunil De Alwis, Additional Secretary (Medical Services), Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine crafted and executed the first and biggest International Event on CBRN in the Island nation in collaboration with WHO. The Srilanka team consisted of many stalwarts namely Dr. Anil Jasinge, Dr.Samiidhi Samarakoon and Dr. Anwar Hamdani.

The four day high profile event engaged academic subject matter experts from USA, Israel and India. Dr.Bonnie Arquilla and Dr. Pia Daniel led the team which consisted of Dr. Moshe Michealson (Israel), Dr.Vimal Krishnan & Dr.Siju V Abraham (India), Dr. Mark Silverberg, Dr. Nathan Reissman & Dr. Jessica Paulson (USA).

WACEM delivered a comprehensive approach to CNRN management with tabletop exercises, disaster ultrasound and didactics on various domains in Disaster Medicine. The delegates from Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Airforce and Sri Lanka Police force stared this event.

“WACEM delivers its promise which ordains the legacy of Dr. Aruna Munasinghe The Great academic EM Leader of Sri Lanka” declared Dr. Sagar Galwankar, the Executive Director of WACEM.

About WoCCAC Sri Lanka

The WoCCAC Sri Lanka mission is to envision and implement the future of Acute Patient Care in Sri Lanka. The partnership brings together Expert Educators, Inquisitive Innovators and Physicians supporting Safe Acute Patient Care in Sri Lanka. WoCCAC will work to bring critical care, emergency medicine, pre-hospital care, nurses and health care policy makers into one conduit to advance acute care in Sri Lanka.

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 WACEM

The World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine is the official annual meeting of the World Academic Council for Emergency Medicine. The Council was launched in 2016 and the Constitution was finalized in 2017. Founded by Academic leaders from USA, UK, Italy, Qatar, UAE, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore & Japan WACEM is a Non Political 100% Academic Organization focused on working with individual academicians, academic institutions and academic organization to forward the Science of Emergency Patient Care. All clinical specialties namely trauma, critical care, cardiology, neurosciences, pediatrics, orthopedics, acute care surgery and emergency medicine involved in the academic science of Emergency Patient Care are a part of the WACEM Agenda. For More Information: www.wacem.org