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World Association
for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Updated:
20 June 2008
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The
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World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine
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MISSION
The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine is an international,
humanitarian association dedicated to the improvement of disaster and emergency
medicine. Fostering international collaboration, the organization is inclusive,
culturally sensitive, unbiased, ethical and dynamic in its approach. While
individual members are active in field operations, the organization remains
non-operational, fulfilling its mission through:
1. Facilitation of academic and research-based education and training;
2. Interpretation and exchange of information through its global network
of members and publications;
3. Development and maintenance of evidence-based standards of emergency
and disaster health care and provision of leadership concerning their integration
into practice;
4. Coordination of data collection and provision of direction in the development
of standardized disaster assessment and research and evaluation methodologies;
5. Encouraging publication and presentation of evidence-based research findings
in scientific publications and international conferences and congresses.
Revised, General Assembly, Lyon, France
12 May 2001
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Underscoring a commitment to advance the frontier of disaster and
emergency research, The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
(WADEM) was created, originally as the Club of Mainz in 1976, to focus its
members' expertise on the scientific investigation and improvement of disaster
and emergency response. Our membership is open to physicians, nurses, administrators,
behavioural scientists, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public
health, and other relevant experts in the field from all continents and cultures.
Ultimately, the organization exists to foster international collaboration
in the application of knowledge gained from data collected through qualitative
and quantitative research to the development of strategies aimed at promoting
all aspects of human health, decreasing susceptibility, and increasing resilience
to future health disasters and emergencies. To this end, WADEM publishes its
own international, peer-reviewed journal, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine,
sponsors biennial World Congresses, and supports regional conferences of its
affiliated member societies.
Revised, General Assembly,
Lyon, France 12 May 2001
HISTORY
The World Association for Disaster
and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) was originally founded as the Club of Mainz
on October 2, 1976 with the goal of improving the worldwide delivery of prehospital
and emergency care during everyday and mass disaster emergencies. The founding
members were renowned researchers, practitioners and teachers of acute care
medicine, who joined together to focus their energies on the scientific, educational
and clinical aspects of immediate care.
Following the constant development of
its scope and extension worldwide, and to better reflect its nature, the organization's
name was changed to the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine.
While the Association has grown over the
years, the founding principles have remained the same. Our members continue
to actively work to solve technical, scientific and political problems surrounding
the management of emergency incidents. Through their dedication, and your
help, if you join us, we can better provide pioneering solutions and meaningful
change in our disaster-ridden world.
Your Invitation
We invite you to browse this
site for more information about our organization and our goals. You will also
find an application for membership with the Association. We invite you to
complete this application and join us in our humanitarian endeavors. Finally,
feel free to contact our Web
Production Editor, Jackson Helmer, with
any questions, comments, or suggestions about this site.
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