Asian Society for Emergency Medicine
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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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