Emergency Life Care (ELC) Course The Emergency life care course is a modular 2 day course that provides an approach to the management of acutely ill patients. Based  on the... Read More

The team from the Ultrasound Podcast are bringing their renowned 2 day workshop to Colombo on the 3rd and 4th of December 2016. Based on their award winning Castlefest the... Read More

DevelopingEM teams up again with the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) to provide a pre conference workshop in EMS Medical Direction. This interactive course focuses on EMS in the... Read More

Toxic Issues in the ED- DevelopingEM 2016 Poisoning is an area within which emergency physicians are expected to have a high level of competence and expertise worldwide. This is particularly... Read More

The team from the Ultrasound Podcast are bringing their renowned 2 day workshop to Colombo on the 3rd and 4th of December 2016. Based on their award winning Castlefest the... Read More

Join us for drinks and canapes in the beautiful Jubilee Ballroom of the Galle Face Hotel.

Adult EM and Critical Care remains a core component of DevelopingEM. This year Brian Wright from Stonybrook New York returns to co-chair the session with Chula Goonasekera, an intensivist from... Read More

Sri Lankan expertise in the field of Toxicology is world renown and so this year we decided to have a session to the topic. With specific and general presentations, and... Read More

Colombo Hospital

Many consider this session to be the highlight of the DevelopingEM experience. Hearing from experts from the host and surrounding nations on their experiences has previously been absolutely fascinating. Nat... Read More

Three 60 minute discussion groups Session breakdown; 1400-1500 PANEL DISCUSSION TOPIC 1 – EM Education in Developing Settings 1500-1600 PANEL DISCUSSION TOPIC 2 – PreHospital Care Systems Development 1600-1700 PANEL... Read More

We move to the incredible Samudra Ballroom on the top floor of the Taj Samudra Hotel, directly opposite the Galle Face Hotel, for our highly anticipated trauma session. The team... Read More

We invite emergency nurses to come to the first ever nursing workshop at Developing EM. International and local emergency nurse leaders will present an interactive workshop on emergency nursing assessment.... Read More

15.00-15.30: Simulation Program on a Budget 15.30-16.00: Simulation in Competency Based Residency Training 16.00-16.30: Simulation Case 6.30-17.00: Debriefing for Simulation PRESENTERS FATIMAH LATEEF

Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel

This session has traditionally been one of our favourites and this year is no exception. April Kam from Canada and Srilal De Silva from Sri Lanka have organised a fantastic... Read More

This small group tour to amazing Galle will be an incredible experience. Not only will you have a guided tour of the Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, rebuilt after the 2004 Indian... Read More

Synopsis Effective teamwork and communication in clinical emergencies is fraught with difficulties and potential pitfalls, many of which can have serious consequences on patient safety. Effective communication in onerous situations... Read More

Sri Lanka Trauma Workshop The “ ‘Golden Hour’ of Trauma” has been popularised as a term to depict the initial first critical moments during which adequate assessment and intervention must... Read More

Nick Taylor and team are running a two day teaching workshop within Sri Lanka’s most modern and well developed emergency department- Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) Emergency Trauma Centre in beautiful... Read More

Sri Lanka Trauma Workshop The “ ‘Golden Hour’ of Trauma” has been popularised as a term to depict the initial first critical moments during which adequate assessment and intervention must... Read More

Nick Taylor and team are running a two day teaching workshop within Sri Lanka’s most modern and well developed emergency department- Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) Emergency Trauma Centre in beautiful... Read More