Asian Society for Emergency Medicine New office bearers 2011-2013
President : Dr Somchai Kanchanasut
Vice
President : Dr Takeshi Shimazu
Hon. Secretary : Dr Swee Han Lim
Assistant
Secretary : Dr Pairoj Khruekarnchana
Hon Treasurer : Dr Fu Ng Assistant Treasurer : Dr
Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin
Immediate past President : Professor Sung Oh Hwang 
ASEM Board meeting 2011 Thailand
Executive summary of ACEM 
Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine
2011 Executive Summary of Conference "Emergency Medicine in Global Crises:
Lean, Safe & Seamless" Introductory Remarks
The aim of this synopsis is to provide the
Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (ASEM) with a basis for discussion on the
way forward for emergency medicine practice and development in Asia. It
includes a brief summary of the challenges and trends identified at the 2011
ACEM Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
Furthermore, the initiatives taken at Asian
developing countries level and the conclusions of the conference in the 2011
emergency medicine research and abstract report presented will be considered to
highlight certain strategic views on this field of medicine as well as the
possibility of adopting best practices.
Background of the Organizing Committee
The Thai Association for Emergency Medicine
(TAEM) was the proud host for the 6th Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine
2011. The conference held on the 4th of July 2011 to the 6th of July 2011 at
Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, Bangkok, Thailand.
Professor Sant Hathirat, MD., Somchai Kanchanasut, MD., are the President of
ACEM 2011, the Chairperson of Organizing Committee, respectively.
The Emergency Medical Institute of
Thailand, The Nurses Association of Thailand, The Fédération Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA) and Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau
supported the conference.
Conference Theme and Milieu
The ACEM2011 was with the theme of
“Emergency Medicine in Global Crises: Lean, Safe & Seamless”. In support to
contemporaneous situation of floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes,
pandemics and endemics, and men’s created disasters, brought up this assembly
to the emergency practitioners.
Today, on the basis of emergency medical
practice and demand raise for safe living, Asian citizens have a right to
access basic emergency medical services when necessary. Nonetheless, there are
differences between developing countries in terms of the right of coverage of
specific health treatments. The development and diffusion of EMS in Asia must
take into account not only these differences but also the differing priorities
of each country, and reflection is necessary on the role the each countries
authority can play in this framework. In doing so, consideration must also be
given to the current proposals for a Directive on EMS as well as to the work on
social services of general interest.
The Asian Society of Emergency Medicine and
cooperation among member countries concept itself in late 1980s by no means
implies that the use of EMS technology in the public healthcare sector is a new
phenomenon. EMS applications in the healthcare sector have been a reality since
then and are progressing every year. This is due to the fact that, in line with
the rapid development of EMS, society has become increasingly dependent on its
services, which has resulted in an increasing demand for faster and
qualitatively
betters emergency medical drugs and services. In this
context, it is paramount to realize that EMS has a real potential to support
the broad cross-section of healthcare actors, including patients,
practitioners, government, military, cross-nations and providers. In an
environment where there are increasing demands on public healthcare services
and budgetary constraints, as well as changes in population demography, crises
(i.e. migration, natural disaster), the opportunities offered by EMS society
can play an important role in meeting the targets set out in the state of the
art emergency medicine strategy, i.e. that of becoming the most competitive and
dynamic knowledge-based emergency medical practice in the world by next
decades.
The Point of Departure: The ACEM 2011 in
Bangkok
Following the 2011 Conference “Emergency
Medicine in Global Crises: Lean, Safe & Seamless”, a number of key
initiatives and steps were proposed for consideration by the speakers. Four
initiatives were put forward for further development and subsequently
incorporated into the ASEM Action Plan for an EMS Asia 2014 era:
(1) Member States, in collaboration with
the ASEM, should identify and outline interoperability standards and ensure
interoperability of and common standards for medicine, systems and services,
resulting in the creation of a single EMS world.
(2) Asia-wide benchmarks to facilitate the
dissemination of best practices were identified, with the ASEM Action Plan
stating that an effective means of dissemination within the regional area
should be established within next decades.
(3) Safety and security issues, in both
patients and practitioners, were other areas identified for consideration by
the ASEM and Member States. This includes ensuring compliance of EMS systems
with the health Protection Directive.
(4) The final consideration resulting from
the Conference was the creation of a single "interoperability
standard" for the provision of advance EMS services. This service
initiative should be seen as giving unifying and progressive momentum to
medical and healthcare in an overall framework of good international governance
and the creation of a single EMS society for Asian citizen.
The Way Forward: CPR2010 New Guideline in
Asian Countries and Possible Strategic Recommendations for Future Actions.
ACEM 2011 conference will be a key factor
in the successful implementation of the EMS in particular and of Asian
integration in general. Initiatives such as the EMS Awards and the ACEM
conferences have made a significant contribution to the improvement of EMS in
Asia by diffusing emergency medicine and medical services
applications and exchanging good practices in the field of emergency management
tools and services; its continuity must therefore be encouraged.
The area of discussion extended on New CPR
guideline in Asian Countries, Cardio Pulmonary Vascular, Trauma, Pediatric
Emergency, Toxicology, Natural disaster, Pre-hospital care, Emergency Nurse,
Geriatric Emergency, Medical Management, Information Technology, EMT Paramedic,
Stimulation Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Air EMS and
ground EMS. Over 300 abstracts accepted in this year conference as mode of free
paper oral presentation and poster display.
ACEM 2011 successfully brought over 750
delegates along with 150 speakers from 38 countries inclusion of Thailand
(381), Japan (41), Hong Kong (40), South Korea (38), Australia (37), Malaysia
(34), Taiwan (29), India (23), China (21), Singapore (18), United States (17),
Philippines (16), Indonesia (9), UAE (8), United Kingdom (5), France (4), Iran (4),
Sweden (4), Turkey (4), Belgium (3), Brunei (3), Canada (2), Germany (2),
Israel (2), Macau (2), Netherlands (2), New Zealand (2), Pakistan (2), Vietnam
(2), Egypt (1), Italy (1), Jordan (1), Oman (1), Qatar (1), Saudi Arabia (1),
Slovenia (1), South Africa (1) and Spain (1).
EMS industry solution providers Alere and
Zoll Medical Corporation were the major sponsors of this conference along with
46 exhibitors and media partners, who support commercially and made this
happened.
In Conclusion
Finally Among the priorities and aims for
the improvement of EMS to be converted into operational targets and actions,
the following groupings can be highlighted:
1) Choices: Empowerment of citizens by
improving choices and delivery in emergency medical services through better on
access to public medical facilities. There is a need for instruments and
financial support that facilitate the dialogue between the different Member
States’ systems so as to allow the free movement of patients.
2) Access: Promoting a standard Asian
market for healthcare, where mobility of patients and health professionals is
encouraged.
3) Quality: Ensuring high-quality and
accurate EMS is essential to the success of CPR 2010. Careful coordination and
monitoring is therefore recommended to ensure the quality of information, data
and services.
4) Interoperability: As announced in the
ASEM Action Plan for EMS, Member States, in collaboration with the
Associations, should identify and outline interoperability standards
5) The use of EMS information/best
practices: It is recommended that a permanent showcase and good/best practice
framework programme be launched to facilitate the identification, exchange and
dissemination of good applications.
6) Governance/take-up: A better health management
system based on “services intelligence” tools is required. It is recommended
that a demand-driven approach be adopted in the area of EMS as this would
ensure that the EMS tools and services offered are in fact relevant to the
needs and demands of the end user.
The 7th Asian Conference for Emergency
Medicine will be held in Japan in year 2013.
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Presidential address
Dear members and colleagues,
The Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (ASEM), since its beginning in 1998, has grown enormously and has been broadening its horizon to reach the Asians in all fronts of emergency care. With more than a decade of achievements, the ASEM has reached a point to reflect upon the past, and enjoy the present and what we have achieved until now, and to plan ahead to form an alliance, as a collaborative front, to reach and care for all the emergency need in Asia and shed some perspective about the ASEM ways around the World. The 5th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine provided a reflection into the past and much needed discussion on the prospects of Emergency Medicine in the future of Asia.
Emergency Medicine in the Asian countries is an emerging field. Different countries have many different stories to tell. Floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, pandemics and endemics, and many more disasters, including world financial crisis, brought emergency medicine closer to the people. But what it comes down to is the fact that more and more people are in need of emergent care, as the societies are becoming organized and specialized. This need has lead many committed, enthusiastic doctors into the field of emergency medical care. They are now recognized by the peers and are taking their rightful places in the medical community.
Even with this special support from the people, and the diligent answer of the many promising doctors to provide the much needed emergency care, our Asian nations’ politics have left many gaps in the services of emergency care. It is just now that these gaps are being recognized by our governments and the politicians. It is just now that the governments and the politicians are showing some interest in the area. The answers are in the hands of the emergency community colleagues.
This is the chance for a new beginning in the field of emergency medical care, a new frontier in the long route to achieving success in providing the much needed emergency services to all the people. All our experiences and thoughts can be gathered to create a new dynamic model of emergency medicine for the Asians. Each country’s Emergency Medical Society has been the focal point for the development of unique emergency services for their people. The development of such systems has not been easy nor has it been perfect. Observation of rich heritage and cultural backgrounds of each society must have been a trying experience for the doctors, who at the same time had to put in endless hours in their emergency rooms. But the triumphant overtures of emergency services are now evident in much of our Asian Nations. As the front runners of medicine, we will face many more challenges ahead, so we want to share these trials and experiences for the benefit of our patients.
ASEM will be an area for sharing these information, thoughts and discussions. We experienced the most dynamic interactions process at the 5th Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine. I hope this experience lives on as a part of ASEM.
Sung Oh Hwang, MD, PhD
President
Asian Society for Emergency Medicine
ASEM Board Meeting 16th May, 2009
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Election of Office Bearers
i. President: Prof Hwang Sung-Oh (nominated by Dr Abu hassan and seconded by Prof V. Anantharaman)
ii. Vice-President: Dr Pairoj Khruekarnchana (nominated by Dr Eillyne Seow and seconded by Dr Abu Hassan)
iii. Hon. General Secretary: A/Prof Lim Swee Han (nominated by Dr Ng Man-Ho and seconded by Dr Ismail Saifoon)
iv. Hon. Treasurer: Dr Patrick Wong (nominated by Prof Anantha and seconded by Dr Ramakrishnan)
v. Asst Secretary Dr Mohamed Al-Asfoor (nominated by Dr Ng Man-Ho and seconded by Dr Ramakrishnan)
vi. Asst Treasurer: Dr Cho Kwang Hyun. (nominated by Dr Pairoj and seconded by Dr Mohamed Al-Asfoor).
There were no objections to all nominations and the current President declared all elected to the posts. Dr Abu Hassan will be the Immediate Past President.
The incoming Hon General Secretary will write to all member Associations to confirm their official representatives to the Board of Directors of ASEM.
The incoming President thanked the previous President for the work done and declared his willingness to lead the Society further over the next two years................
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