Expect the Unexpected!

Many health professionals who travel to developing countries to provide training in Emergency Medicine are often confronted by the lack of resources in the local hospitals.

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Support for the Solomon Islands

ISTIH has extended its reach to the Solomon Islands by co funding a programme in the delivery of emergency medical care with the non profit organisation, Emergency Life Support Course an initiative of a group of Australian emergency medical specialists established in 1999.

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New Agreements on Emergency Nurse Training in Nepal

Two agreements to strengthen emergency nurse training were concluded recently by ISTIH and Nurse Teach Reach with two leading medical institutions in Nepal.

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Emergency Medicine Development in Nepal

The commitment to develop the capacity to deliver care to the acutely ill and injured in Nepal took a further step when the Nepal Emergency Medicine Seminar was held recently in Dharan.

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Milestone in training - Emergency Medicine in Myanmar

The standard of care for the acutely ill and injured in Myanmar took a significant step forward with the graduation of the first ever cohort of doctors with a Diploma in Emergency Medicine in February 2014.

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Fremantle nurse visits Kathmandu training hospital with the ISTIH 'Train the Trainer' program

When Fremantle Hospital Emergency nurse Margaretha Offringa (27) first walked into Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Kathmandu, Nepal, her initial sense of shock soon turned into a proactive approach towards responsible nursing.

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Royal Perth Hospital Team Providing Toxicology Skills Training in Myanmar

A team from the Royal Perth Hospital are currently delivering a two-day course in Toxicology in Yangon as part of the series of intensive short courses providing the core training for the first generation of doctors in the program to develop the specialty of Emergency Medicine (EM) in Myanmar.

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Scholarship is strong medicine

FIFTH year University of Indonesia medical student Rizka Zainudin recently spent five weeks in Perth on an International Skills and Training Institute in Health (ISTIH) elective placement scholarship.

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Emergency Medicine in Myanmar: An Overview

For the past year, Australian and international doctors have been engaged in an intensive 18-month project to develop the specialty of emergency medicine in Myanmar.

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Emergency Medicine in Nepal: An Overview

Australian and international doctors are engaged in aiding the development of the specialty of emergency medicine within Nepal. Associate Professor Chris Curry, a Fremantle Hospital-based emergency physician and member of the ISTIH Medical Advisory Committee, is coordinating international efforts

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