With a focus on preparedness and response to all-hazards events, the conference kicked off with a keynote address from Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th surgeon general of the United States.
Staff physicians from Sint Maarten Medical Center and Louis Constant Fleming Medical Center completed a two-day Continuing Medical Education program on the use of point-of-care ultrasound to treat patients.
American University of the Caribbean (AUC) School of Medicine’s Caribbean Center for Disaster Medicine (CCDM) is dedicated to fostering collaboration among professionals responsible for healthcare delivery, disaster preparedness, emergency response and medical education.
With a focus on improving the delivery of healthcare services in the Caribbean in times of disaster, leaders from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine’s Caribbean Center for Disaster Medicine (CCDM) signed an agreem
Natural disasters, disease outbreaks, mass shootings: Physicians are increasingly called on to lead and serve in large scale emergencies. With these incidents on the rise, how can you prepare?
Medical and disaster planning experts from around the globe are set to converge in Sint Maarten for the 2020 International Conference on Disaster Medicine and Hurricane Resiliency.
Physicians are increasingly called on to lead and serve in large scale emergencies like natural disasters, shootings, and disease outbreaks.
Students, faculty, and staff had the opportunity to hear a guest lecture from global health security and infectious disease expert Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner last week.
More than 280 healthcare professionals, emergency preparedness experts, and government leaders gathered on campus March 8-11 with the goal of uniting their collective experience and expertise to increase their communities’ ability to manage hurricanes and other disasters.
Considering attending our upcoming Disaster Medicine Conference? Here are just a few reasons to check it out.