Had a wonderful time learning at EACEM 2022 + WINFOCUS 2022 plus got to explore beautiful Antalya, including climbing some amazing rock walls at Geyikbayiri thanks to conference colleagues and the local climbing community. Took to the stage for an oral presentation of proposed simulation training and competitions (SimWars) for medical students, and how this form of education can be designed and used to improve junior doctor competency. This framework was used in the first-ever med student #SimWars in Singapore in the same month. Full abstract available in the EACEM publication.
Read MoreThe inaugural IFEM Medical Student Symposium held on June 14 as part of the 2022 International Conference on Emergency Medicine saw 7 teams of medical students and leading EM faculty from around the world come together to discuss current landscapes, challenges and the future of EM education.
Read MoreWe wanted to help fill the gap of information about the effects of COVID-19 and its measures on the management of chronic conditions here. Understanding vulnerable non-COVID patients’ perceptions and experiences is an important aspect of having health systems remain vigilant and responsive to the needs of all. This also allows for the evaluation of COVID-19 related measures and can inform decisions to ensure adequate care and self-management for vulnerable non-COVID patients, who have come to be seen as casualties of an “invisible epidemic” of deprioritization.
Read MoreIn looking for creative ways to grow medical education within the various COVID-19 restrictions, a novel platform of computer-based emergency case simulations was born, as featured in the Education in Medicine Journal.
Read MoreHow can EDs function optimally when an infectious disease outbreak hits? COVID-19 spurred several EM clinicians to explore putting together a conceptual framework for ED design.
Read MoreFormer venture capitalist turned green tech advocate Peggy Liu reveals why she chose to leave corporate success for non-profit advocacy, and how she is hoping to turn China, one of the world's biggest polluters, green
Read MoreAnastasia Georgievskaya is co-founder of a company that is using artificial intelligence and machine vision to tackle skin ageing. She has organised the first beauty contest judged by robots, and developed an app that tracks age-related facial changes - and she's just turned 24
Read MoreDouglas Young tells BT he wants to take his Hong Kong cult lifestyle brand Goods of Desire (G.O.D.) international
Read MoreAt 93 years of age, Hong Kong toy industrialist Lam Leung-tim, the man behind the city's iconic yellow rubber duck, is still a go-getter
Read MoreDigging into a sudden plunge in a string of penny stocks on the Hong Kong stock exchange that wiped out US$6.1 billion in market value in two days and left some companies down 90 per cent.
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