Since the end of January, the world is facing an outbreak of a novel virus. Europe is in the heart of this epidemy and our Emergency Departments are overwhelmed by an exceptional workload and emotional commitment.

Doctors and nurses are requested to work double or triple shifts looking after patients infected by Covid-19. Directors of EDs are involved in the decisions taken by the crisis units which will affect the life of thousands of citizens.

Exceptional organizational solutions have been taken and surge capacity increased, and the screening of hundreds of patients is done outside the EDs, with professionals wearing PPE all day long, in complex environments.

ED personnel is responding with courage, resilience and great solidarity. We would like to applaud and thank all the healthcare professionals involved: doctors, nurses, paramedics and all personnel, for what they are doing. Emergency Medicine proves once again to be the cornerstone of any healthcare system, especially in periods of disease outbreaks and major disasters. Having a good emergency care system is mandatory and should rely on a medical dispatch center and a strong out of hospital medical system.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation in Europe and outside, EUSEM had to decide on the cancellation of  the EBEEM A of next Friday 6 March in all the exam centers.

This decision has carefully been considered taking into account the health and security nationally and internationally.

The new exam date will be announced in the coming days.

On this website you can find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that was first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019. Please visit this page for daily updates.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

This is the first video in a serie of interviews with EUSEM past presidents to celebrate 25 years of EUSEM. This video sets out in a very short but moving way how EUSEM came into existence. You feel the charisma of Herman Delooze. It is a wonderful video.

Did you know that 26% of older patients are getting under-triaged in the ED? Being old is not a disease. Check this very interesting talk about Prehospital geriatric emergency medicine by Eric Revue on the Open Access section of the EUSEM Academy.
The Academy contains much more webcasts, e-learning modules and quizzes, available for EUSEM members.

Although Emergency Medicine is a relatively young specialty, this has not discouraged the establishment of National Emergency Medicine Scientific Societies across Europe.  This development illustrates the energy of the specialty and the conviction of its professionals, by creating these structures, to facilitate education and to support the practicing professionals thereby empowering the specialty.

EUSEM is honoured to represent 35 European Countries, each with different backgrounds and trajectories, through closely working with the individual national societies. To demonstrate the dynamism in emergency medicine, the founding date of the national societies as well as their logos and their web links are shown on our national societies dedicated page.

EUSEM is celebrating 25 years of Emergency Medicine and invites the National Societies to participate in this celebration.