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
1030 – 1100 Morning Tea
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 Rosal 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

11.45 am Hospital Visit

1.00 pm Bus departs Hospital

2.00pm Lunch at Shangri-la.

 

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

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:

  • Challenge Unlocked: Dive into real-world scenarios that test the limits of Emergency Department culture, civility, bias resistance, and leadership complexity.
  • Interactive Brainstorm: Engage in rapid-fire Q&A with your peers to break down the toughest parts of each scenario and unearth hidden challenges.
  • Master Plan: Collaboratively design a game-changing solution to present to the panel, showcasing your table’s innovative approach to transforming Emergency Department dynamics.

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

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: 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

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.