EMERGENCY MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM
2025
Cebu
Philippines
3 days of – Amazing Education | Great Location | Grand Social Programme
April
14th – 16th 2025
Emergency Medicine Symposium | Cebu | 2025
#Programme
We are delighted to showcase a wide range of emergency medicine topics for front-line clinicians, featuring our fantastic faculty of speakers.
Please note that the programme is subject to fine-tuning to ensure the best possible content and accommodate any unforeseen circumstances.
Approval for
ACEM CPD 2025
is pending
Day One - 14th April 2025
| 0730 – 0800 |
Registration |
| 0800 – 1030 | Workshop 1 |
| 1030 – 1130 | Morning Tea |
| 1130 – 1400 | Workshop 2 |
| 1400 – 1430 | After the workshop, a buffet lunch will be served at 14:00 in the Rosal Ballroom foyer area. |
Workshops
All workshops will run twice (Morning and Afternoon).
Delegates can choose to attend two workshops. Each workshop will have a maximum of 35 delegates to allow active participation.
Delegates can choose their workshop choices in February 2025, and we will endeavour to accommodate your preferences.
1. Emergency Dentistry – Dr Rajan Kailainathan
2. Advanced ECG Workshop for Emergency Physicians – Dr Siva Sivasubramaniam
3. Non-pharmacological strategies in Adolescent Mental Health – A/Prof Joe Rotella
1730 – 2030 |
Cocktail Party at Ocean Pavilion |
Day Two - 15th April 2025
| 0730 – 0800 |
Registration |
In the Resus Room |
|
| 0800 – 0830 |
Cardiogenic Shock Dr Rajan Kailainathan |
| 0830 – 0900 |
Sympathetic Surge in Acute Pulmonary Oedema Dr Siva Sivasubramaniam |
| 0900 – 0930 |
Mastering Haemodynamic Assessment in Critically Ill Patients Dr Raj Kathirgamanathan |
Jack of all Trades |
|
| 0930 – 1000 |
Optimizing Care for Hand Injuries in the ED Dr Rizwan Qureshi |
| 1000 – 1030 |
Many Faces of Endometriosis Dr Srigala Nagarajan |
| 1030 – 1130 |
Morning Tea |
Professional Development |
|
| 1130 – 1200 |
Unlocking Leadership Skills for Emergency Physicians Dr Simon Judkins |
| 1200 – 1230 |
Incivility, Bias, Resilience and other uncomfortable words in Emergency Medicine Dr Ray Lopez |
| 1230 – 1300 |
Tackling Hard Conversations
|
| 1300 – 1400 |
Group Exercise – Cracking the Code: Solving ED’s Toughest Culture Challenges Together! Description:
Moderator – Dr Jay Weeraratne Panellist- Dr Ray Lopez; Dr Simon Judkins |
A working lunch will be served at 13:00 during the panel discussion, with a table-style setup to encourage interactive conversations and engagement.
| 1900 onwards |
Gala Dinner – Mactan Ballroom |
Day Three - 16th April 2025
| 0730 – 0800 |
Registration |
Caring for the Ages: Enhancing Geriatric Emergency Care |
|
| 0800 – 0830 |
Beyond Conventional Trauma Care: Focused Approaches for the Elderly Dr Siva Sivasubramaniam |
| 0830 – 0900 |
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Elder Abuse in Emergency Medicine Dr Lai Heng Foong |
| 0900 – 0930 |
Geriatric Pharmacology: Balancing Safety and Efficacy Dr Rajan Kailainathan |
Little Patients, Big Challenges: Pediatric Care in the ED |
|
| 0930 – 1000 |
Pediatric insights Dr Karen Quay |
| 1000 – 1030 |
Adapting Sedation Techniques for patients with Autism in Emergency Care Dr Robert Millar |
| 1030 – 1130 |
Morning Tea |
Working with Uncertainty |
|
| 1130 – 1215 |
Balancing Action and Inaction Addressing 2 cases of ED Pericadiocentesis Dr Raj Kathirkamanathan & Dr Rajan Kailainathan |
| 1215 – 1315 |
You can’t ask “That!” – Open forum to ask and discuss the Paediatric Queries we always want to know, but… Dr Christina Fong and Dr Srigala Nagarajan |
| 1315 – 1400 |
Building your Second Career as an Emergency Physician Dr Rizwan Qureshi |
A working lunch will be served at 13:00 during the panel discussion, with a table-style setup to encourage interactive conversations and engagement.