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WADEM is a multidisciplinary professional association whose mission is the evidence-based improvement, education, and advocacy of emergency and disaster health care and disaster risk reduction.

Don't miss the June Lecture Series from the University of Massachusetts’ Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management Fe...
06/12/2026

Don't miss the June Lecture Series from the University of Massachusetts’ Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management Fellowship Program, in partnership with WADEM affiliate, the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH), and American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) on 16 June, 13:00-15:00 EDT.

This month's webinar features two members of WADEM's Board of Directors!

Featured Presentations:

"Disaster Exercise Design and Facilitation: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Strategies for Success" presented by Ryan Hata, MD, Director of Operational and Disaster Medicine, Atrium Health

"Mass Gathering Medicine" presented by Professor Mick Molloy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Health Service Executive, Wexford General Hospital

Who can attend? Everyone is welcome!

An American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) account is required to watch the presentation and to claim CME credits. Please note that a paid ACEP membership is NOT required.

How To Enroll:
1. Follow this link (https://learn.acep.org/cw/course-details?entryId=18431802&itemId=787778)
2. If you don't have an ACEP account, create a free one.
3. Click "Launch" below and open the Zoom registration window.
4. Close the window.
5. You will find this webinar under your "My Enrollments" and receive an email.
6. You can join at the time of the event from your email or from this course page.

CME Accreditation: The CME offered is AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and is specifically designed for doctors. While anyone can attend the webinar and claim the CME, attendees will be responsible for providing the CME information to their respective licensing boards for approval.

Join the WADEM Student and Young Professionals Special Interest Group (SYP-SIG) on Thursday, 18 June at 12:00 EDT / 17:0...
06/11/2026

Join the WADEM Student and Young Professionals Special Interest Group (SYP-SIG) on Thursday, 18 June at 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST to learn about hazardous materials response (hashtag ) from Mel Ebeling, MD!

Dr. Ebeling's presentation will discuss the various classes of hazardous materials, how to identify them, how to protect against them, and how to and respond to an .

To register for this free event, please visit: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SRYC2w_bSTWHDkBv-Ewe0w #/registration.

If you are at this week in , stop by the WADEM booth and say hello!
06/11/2026

If you are at this week in , stop by the WADEM booth and say hello!

🚨 WADEM is pleased to announce that Western Shelter will be exhibiting with us at next year's congress in Paris! ⛺Wester...
06/10/2026

🚨 WADEM is pleased to announce that Western Shelter will be exhibiting with us at next year's congress in Paris! ⛺

Western Shelter Systems, headquartered in Oregon, United States, has designed and manufactured temporary shelters and structures, as well as mobile and containerized systems, for emergency preparedness and disaster support worldwide since 1988. Western Shelter drives growth through innovative design, expansion of its product portfolio, quality control, and product customization. The company has developed its expertise since its establishment, and its aim is to uphold high standards in its products and customer service. To learn more about Western Shelter: https://www.westernshelter.com/.

The Call for Abstracts is now open and accepting submissions: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81833/submitter.

It is with a heavy heart that WADEM shares news of the passing of Dr. Marvin Birnbaum last month at the age of 90. Dr. B...
06/08/2026

It is with a heavy heart that WADEM shares news of the passing of Dr. Marvin Birnbaum last month at the age of 90. Dr. Birnbaum was a pioneer and visionary who helped shape the foundation of modern prehospital care and contributed to the development of disaster medicine.

Dr. Birnbaum was instrumental in launching Madison, Wisconsin’s paramedic program in 1972, only the third city in the United States to have one at the time. He was well known in the medical community in Madison and throughout the University of Wisconsin, serving for over 30 years as the Medical Director for the Madison Fire Department, as Medical Director of the Emergency Education Center and the Paramedic Training Program, both part of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. He also worked as Medical Director of EMS for the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Wisconsin.

Marv, as he was often known within the international disaster medicine community, dedicated decades of service to building the science of disaster medicine and to WADEM, serving on the Board of Directors, as President, Board Chair, and, for more than 23 years, as the Editor-in-Chief of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM). He was often invited to speak at conferences and workshops worldwide and published more than 200 papers in the peer-reviewed literature, including co-authoring/co-editing ”Health Disaster Management: Guidelines for Evaluation and Research in the Utstein Style.”

Perhaps most significantly, he was a comforting colleague, easily approachable, with a great sense of humor. An extraordinary intellect, shared with humility, was Dr. Birnbaum’s hallmark. His legacy and impact will not be forgotten.

Please join us in keeping Dr. Birnbaum's family and loved ones in your thoughts.

Image credits: Madison Fire Department (bottom left), Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (bottom right)

📢 Lecturer profile: Meet Prof. em. Knut Ole Sundnes 🇳🇴🎖️We are deeply honored to introduce a true titan of global disast...
06/08/2026

📢 Lecturer profile: Meet Prof. em. Knut Ole Sundnes 🇳🇴🎖️

We are deeply honored to introduce a true titan of global disaster medicine and a central figure in our history who will be joining the faculty at the inaugural WADEM Disaster Medicine Summer School: Prof. em. Knut Ole Sundnes, MD!

Prof. Sundnes brings an unparalleled lifetime of military leadership, humanitarian service, and academic pioneering to our program. A retired Colonel, he served as the Head of Anesthesia for the Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Services from 1996 to 2016, and headed the Office for War Surgery and Emergency Medicine from 1998 to 2003. His extensive frontline experience also includes 10 years with the Norwegian Air Ambulance, conducting rotary- and fixed-wing medical evacuations, alongside elite clinical appointments at the National Hospital of Norway and Baerum County Hospital.

His humanitarian and operational deployments span the globe across decades of high-stakes environments:

🔹 UNIFIL: Served in South Lebanon with the Norwegian Medical Company (1979)
🔹 ICRC: Missions on the Thailand-Cambodian border (1984), 3 missions to Kabul, Afghanistan (1990-92), and Medical Coordinator in Northern Ethiopia (1991)
🔹 IOM: Special envoy to ex-Yugoslavia (1992-93)
🔹 UNPROFOR/UNPF: Force Medical Operations and Planning Officer in former Yugoslavia (1994-95)
🔹 Afghanistan: Led a civilian-military education program on anesthesia (2006-2013)

At the strategic level, Prof. Sundnes was a permanent member of the NATO Emergency Medicine Expert Panel (1997-2016) and the NATO Joint Medical Committee (2005-2016), serving as Deputy-chair from 2013 to 2016.

As a cornerstone of our organization, Prof. Sundnes served on the Board of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) from 1995 to 2001 and as WADEM President from 2001 to 2005. He is also the initiator and founding member of both the Norwegian and Nordic Societies of Disaster Medicine. A prolific researcher, he is the founder and chair of the Task Force on Quality Control of Disaster Management and co-author/co-editor of landmark texts that have shaped the field, including “Health Disaster Management: Evaluation and Research in the Utstein Style” and “Essentials of Disaster Anesthesia.”

Currently a Senior Scientist at Oslo University Hospital and Professor Emeritus, Prof. Sundnes offers our students and young professionals an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn directly from a foundational architect of modern disaster health systems.

📅 Dates: 3-5 July, 2026
📍 Location: San Marino
🌐 Organized by the WADEM SYP-SIG, the European Centre for Disaster Medicine (CEMEC), and Counter-Terrorism Medicine Europe (CTM-E).

This July, San Marino hosts a powerful convergence of disaster risk governance and emergency response talent. 🛡️🌍While t...
06/02/2026

This July, San Marino hosts a powerful convergence of disaster risk governance and emergency response talent. 🛡️🌍

While the WADEM Disaster Medicine Summer School nurtures the top-tier operational talent of tomorrow, the concurrent EUROMED PROTECT-NET Forum brings together the macro decision-makers of today, including Directors of EUR-OPA Specialised Centres and key international institutional figures. 🎓🤝

Sponsoring this dual-event model offers a rare, multi-channel global visibility stream that reaches far beyond the three-day event. 📈🚀

Organized by WADEM, the European Centre for Disaster Medicine (CEMEC), and Counter-Terrorism Medicine Europe (CTM-E) and actively supported by the San Marino Secretariat of State for Health, this pilot program is quickly locking in its curriculum, faculty, and collaborative partners. Position your organization as an architectural pillar of regional and global preparedness. 🏗️✨

Contact us directly at - [email protected] - to unlock our tailored partnership opportunities. 📧💼

🗓️ Save the dates for CBRNe Convergence 2026 in Knoxville, TN, taking place this November!The event, hosted by WADEM aff...
06/01/2026

🗓️ Save the dates for CBRNe Convergence 2026 in Knoxville, TN, taking place this November!

The event, hosted by WADEM affiliate hashtag World, will feature leading experts from REAC/TS and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians delivering a powerful special session focused on one of the most challenging realities facing responders today: Medical Response to CBRN Mass Fatalities.

This immersive session will explore how healthcare systems, emergency responders, hospitals, public health agencies, and federal assets must work together during CBRN incidents, where the stakes are measured in thousands of lives.

Topics include:

- Nuclear detonation modeling and casualty forecasting
- AI-assisted during mass casualty incidents ( )
- and medical countermeasures
- Chemical weapons toxidrome recognition and treatment
- Emerging in 2026
- Hospital CBRN readiness and pediatric considerations
- Hybrid concepts for real-world operations
- How NEST assets integrate with local and hospital responders

Featuring internationally respected experts, including:

- Gregory Ciottone
- Brooke Buddemeier
- Diana Kauveiyakul
- Balajee Adayabalam
- Shane Kappler
- Emily Kiernan
- David DiGregorio

From plume modeling and surge capacity planning to pediatric decontamination and federal support coordination, this session is designed to deliver practical, operational insight for professionals who may one day face the unthinkable.

For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/4fK7CnN.

📢 Lecturer profile: Meet Dr. Frank Van Trimpont 🇧🇪⚕️We are incredibly honored to introduce another world-class expert jo...
05/29/2026

📢 Lecturer profile: Meet Dr. Frank Van Trimpont 🇧🇪⚕️

We are incredibly honored to introduce another world-class expert joining our faculty for the inaugural WADEM Disaster Medicine Summer School: Dr. Frank Van Trimpont!

Dr. Van Trimpont brings an extraordinary, multi-decade record of clinical leadership, military expertise, and global institutional governance to our upcoming program. An anaesthesiologist-intensive care practitioner and emergency physician, he served as the head of the emergency and intensive care department at the EPICURA Hornu Hospital Centre for 12 years, followed by two years as head of the emergency ward at the Wallonie Picarde Hospital Centre in Tournai. He continues to actively practice emergency medicine part-time at the Ardenne Hospital Centre in Libramont.

His extensive frontline and operational background includes serving as a Medical Officer at the Mons Regional Fire Service from 1996 to 2014, as well as working for the Belgian Defence as a medical adviser at the Medical Component Competence Centre in Brussels. He currently holds the rank of Major and has passed the Lieutenant-Colonel exams.

Dr. Van Trimpont stands at the absolute forefront of disaster medicine policy and leadership worldwide:

🔹 Founding Member & Current President of the European Council of Disaster Medicine

🔹 Chair of the European Chapter of the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)

🔹 President of Counter-Terrorism Medicine Europe (CTM-E)

🔹 Medical Director of the International CBRNE Institute

🔹 Expert advisor for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission

A visionary pioneer in education, Dr. Van Trimpont created the Interuniversity Certificate in Multidisciplinary Management of Exceptional Situations in 2007, developed in collaboration among the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the University of Liège, the Université Catholique de Louvain, and the Royal Military School. He continues to lecture at both the ULB and the University of Mons.

Our summer school participants will have the unparalleled opportunity to learn directly from a true pillar of European emergency response, CBRNE defense, and disaster medicine education!

📅 Dates: 3-5 July 2026
📍 Location: San Marino
🌐 Organized by the WADEM SYP-SIG, European Centre for Disaster Medicine (CEMEC), and Counter-Terrorism Medicine Europe (CTM-E).

🎙️Listen to the latest WADEM podcast! 🦠Dr. Rajeev Fernando provides an update on the recent and outbreaks, including...
05/27/2026

🎙️Listen to the latest WADEM podcast! 🦠

Dr. Rajeev Fernando provides an update on the recent and outbreaks, including incubation and quarantine periods, how conflict contributes to the spread of Ebola, and how the lack of can endanger healthcare workers. Many thanks to Dr. Donald Donahue for moderating.

Listen to the podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/wadem-pdm/hantavirus-26-may-2026.

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