EMERGENCY MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM
2025
Cebu
Philippines
April
14th – 16th 2025
3 days of – Amazing Education | Great Location | Grand Social Programme
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.
Approved for 18 CPD hours
Day One - 14th April 2025
| 0730 – 0800 |
Registration |
| 0800 – 1030 | Workshops – Mactan Ball Room |
| 1030 – 1100 | Morning Tea – Mactan Ball Room Foyer |
| 1100 – 1400 | Cebu Hospital Visit – Introduction to Emergency Care Philippines – Dr Pauline Convocar |
| 1400 – 1430 | Lunch – A buffet lunch will be served at 14:00 in the Mactan Ballroom foyer |
Workshops
Delegates can choose to attend ONE of the workshops below. Each workshop will have a maximum of 20 delegates to allow active participation.
Delegates can choose their workshop choices in March 2025, and we will endeavour to accommodate your preferences.
1. Emergency Dentistry – Dr Rajan Kailainathan
- Initial Management of dental trauma in ED
- Dental Local Anesthesia – Infiltration and Blocks
- Dental Filling, stablisation of avulsions – Hands on.
2. Advanced ECG Workshop for Emergency Physicians – Dr Siva Sivasubramaniam
- We Read ECGs Daily—Now Own It Like a Pro
- Who owns the ECG- Cardiologist or EPs?
- Stop Second-Guessing—Start Deciding
3. Non-pharmacological strategies in Adolescent Mental Health – A/Prof Joe Rotella
- What Makes Teenagers Tick?
- Aside from medication, what else can we provide for an adolescent in the ED?
- Simple as 1-2-3? Put your communication skills to the test.
Cebu Hospital Visit
We are delighted to invite Emergency Medicine Symposium delegates to visit a Tertiary Government Hospital in Cebu.
EM Symposium has arranged for delegates to travel by bus approximately 45 minutes to the Hospital.
1. Global Emergency Care – Philippines Perspective – Dr Pauline Convocar – IFEM president-elect and immediate past President of the Philippine College of Emergency Medicine.
2. Common Conditions in Cebu – tropical diseases and disaster medicine – Dr Pauline Convocar
3. Emergency Department and Hospital Walk-through – small groups led by Philippine Emergency Medicine Trainees and Physicians.
We are immensely grateful for the opportunity to visit a clinical environment in the Philippines and are assured that delegates will treat this privilege with care and respect.
Dress code – Office wear appropriate for clinical spaces
Outline of Visit
11.00 am Bus departs Shangri-la – In front of Main Reception
11.45 am Hospital Visit
1.00 pm Bus departs Hospital
2.00pm Lunch at Shangri-la – Mactan Ball Room Foyer
1730 – 2030 |
Cocktail Party at Ocean Pavilion
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Day Two - 15th April 2025
| 0730 – 0800 |
Registration |
In the Resus Room |
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| 0800 – 0830 |
Cardiogenic Shock Dr Rajan Kailainathan |
| 0830 – 0900 |
NeuroStorm: Navigating the Tempest of Neurological Emergencies Dr Siva Sivasubramaniam |
| 0900 – 0930 |
Mastering Haemodynamic Assessment in Critically Ill Patients Dr Raj Kathirgamanathan |
Jack of all Trades |
|
| 0930 – 1000 |
Discharging Acute Mental Health patients for GP follow-up – A Self-Help Tool Dr Rebeca Wong |
| 1000 – 1030 |
Many Phases 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 Dr Jay Weeraratne |
| 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 and Dr Srigala Nagarajan |
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✨ Get ready to be mesmerised by a vibrant Filipino cultural dance performance |
Day Three - 16th April 2025
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| 0730 – 0800 |
Registration |
Caring for the Ages: Enhancing Geriatric Emergency Care |
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| 0800 – 0830 |
Beyond Conventional Trauma Care: Focused Approaches for the Elderly Dr Siva Sivasubramaniam |
| 0830 – 0900 |
Breaking the silence: elder abuse and the value of care 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 |
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| 1130 – 1215 |
Balancing Action and Inaction Addressing 2 cases of ED Pericardiocentesis Dr Raj Kathirgamanathan & Dr Rajan Kailainathan |
| 1215 – 1315 |
Let’s Debunk Some Common Pediatric Myths, Followed by ‘You Can’t Ask That! Dr Christina Fong, Dr Karen Quay 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.