THE ROLE of emergency medicine during Covid-19 pandemic will be in the spotlight at a key conference, to be held in Bahrain later this year.
The second Bahrain Emergency Medicine Conference (BEMC) – scheduled to start on November 25, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister – will also discuss the importance of research in emergency medicine.
Emergency physicians from all over the world will take part in the three-day virtual event, organised by the Bahrain Medical Society (BMS) in co-operation with its Association of Emergency Medicine.
The world acknowledged the role of emergency physicians for rising up to the need of the hour during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘heroes’ adeptly handled both routine and incidents of the unprecedented kinds, as emergency departments in hospitals were flooded with Covid-19 cases.
BMS president Dr Ghada Al Qassim, an emergency medic, told the GDN that the royal patronage of the conference was an appreciation of the challenging roles they played amidst the pandemic.
“Emergency departments have been the first port of call during Covid-19, and they remained the pillar of strength of every health system. We witnessed this in Bahrain.
“We, emergency medics, were like medical soldiers fighting a war to save lives and this team includes all of us – emergency technicians, paramedics, nurses, physicians, and other frontline support personnel.
“It was indeed overwhelming, but we are happy that we rose up to the expectations of all – our people and our leadership.”
She credited this achievement to the visionary leadership, which has led Bahrain to become a leading nation in the fight against Covid-19.
Dr Al Qassim
The conference comes at a time when frontliners and healthcare workers are gradually shifting back to collaborative learning and sharing of knowledge and experiences.
The event will see the participation of all emergency medicine societies in the GCC, the International Federation of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
“The sessions will address many topics, including the role of emergency doctors as frontliners in combating Covid-19. It will also discuss trauma, research, disasters and how to deal with them, and most importantly paediatric emergencies and other developments in emergency medicine,” added Dr Al Qassim.
The first day will witness in-person workshops on ECG, point of care ultrasound, pre-hospital care, triage and nursing and paediatric emergencies.
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