Best Oral and Poster Presentations
The following Oral and Poster Presentations were selected by the 17th WCDEM Review Committee as winners of the Best Presentation at the 17th WCDEM in Bejing, China. Oral Presentations were evaluated using the following criteria - whether the content was new/innovative/interesting, appropriateness of study design/analysis, relavance, question handling, presentation style, and timekeeping.

Poster Presentations were evaluated using the following criteria - whether the content was new/innovative/interesting, appropriateness of study design/analysis, relavance, clear conclusion, and the poster's aesthetic style.


Best Oral Presentation
Médecins Sans Frontières - Surgical Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
A. Ronnse,(1) P. McMaster,(2) P. Herard,(3) C. Devecchis,(4) J. von Schreeb(5)
1. Brussels, Belgium; 2. Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3. Paris, France; 4. Barcelona, Spain; 5. Stockholm, Sweden


Best Poster Presentation(s) - Tie
Use of Non-Traditional Technological Methodologies to Advance the Epidemiology & Management of Human Stampedes in Developing Countries: Case Series on Chinese School Stampedes
K.M. Ngai,(1) W.Y. Lee(2)
1. Emergency Medicine, NY, United States; 2. Healthcare Management & Policy, MA, United States


Clinical Effectiveness of Psychological First Aid Training among Emergency Responders in Chinese Population: Preliminary Results of 3-month Follow-Up
E.Y.L Cheung, E.Y.Y. Chan, C.L.Y. Lin, P.P.Y. Lee
CCOC, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Shatin , Hong Kong