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EMS Championship - Who will be the best
under pressure?
During the EMS2016 Congress in Copenhagen you will we be able to challenge yourself and your team
of EMS colleagues in the competition: European EMS Championship 2016. The Championship will be a
fun, challenging and educational experience for emergency medical personnel. The competition will be all
about team work, skills, experience and the ability to find a solution, when challenged.
By Anne Lippert and Doris Østergaard, Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES)
The European EMS Championship
introduces competitors and audiences to
new techniques and technology that can
be used to manage patients and settings of
different levels of urgency and complexity.
The competition also enables participants
to share their expertise, experience,
techniques and technology with EMS
colleagues from all over the world.
The competition will consist of scenariobased
events that test each team’s ability to
manage patients in various circumstances
with common critical medical conditions
and trauma. The teams will compete in
two rounds. The first round will identify the
teams to compete in the final round on
Tuesday afternoon at a spectacular plenum
setting in the congress hall. All scenarios
will be followed by feedback from the
international panel of judges.
The winning team will take home the
honor, the EMS Championship trophy
as well as free congress passes for the
EMS2017.
Who can join, and what does it take?
A team must consist of three people with
a healthcare background; the points given
will be adjusted according to their level of
education. In this way, it will be possible
for a team consisting of three EMT’s to
compete on an equal footing with a team
consisting of advanced paramedics or
emergency physicians. The teams will bring
their own uniform and prehospital kit/
bag, while all additional equipment will be
provided by the organizers.
The teams will be assessed according to
their demonstrated technical skills as well
as non-technical skills such as teamwork,
communication, and leadership.
How do I get my team signed up?
You can now sign up for the EMS
Championship at www.ems2016.org.
The number of teams is, due to logistic
challenges, limited to a total of 16.
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Participation will be offered on a first-come
first-served basis, the spots are nearly fully
booked, so do not hesitate to sign up for
this exciting event.
If you have questions or any problems
registering you can always contact the
congress secretariat on:
ems2016@regionh.dk
The European EMS Championship is
organized by Copenhagen Academy for
Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES)
and EMS Copenhagen and is sponsored by
Laerdal Medical and Falck Emergency as the
main sponsors for EMS2016.
Biography:
Dr Anne Lippert
Anne Lippert, MD, FERC,
is Deputy Director of the
Copenhagen Academy
for Medical Education and
Simulation (CAMES), a
position, which she has held
full-time for the last 8 years.
She is trained as a specialist in anaesthesiology
with subspecialty in Intensive Care Medicine.
Anne has been involved with simulation training
for more than 18 years and has been part of
the development of the current largest institute
for simulation in Denmark.
Anne Lippert holds a Certificate in Health
Professions Education from the University
of Dundee (2010). Anne has worked with
Rapid Response Systems for many years and
has been the author of Guidelines for the
introduction of RRS in Denmark as well as a
member of the Regional board for RRS and is
a member of the board in International Society
for Rapid Response Systems and head of the
meeting committee.
Start getting your team together
and join us for the 1st European
Emergency Medical Services
Congress to be held in Copenhagen
30th May to 1st June 2016, where
we together will shape the future
for emergency medical services
and pre-hospital emergency care.
We all look forward to seeing you in
Copenhagen!
Biography:
Doris Østergaard
Doris Østergaard, is Professor
in Medical Education and
Simulation, and Head of the
Regional Simulation Center,
CAMES – Copenhagen
Academy for Medical
Education and Simulation, in
the Capital Region of Denmark.
Doris is an anesthesiologist with a special
interest in education. Doris works full time
with medical education and simulation based
training. Doris has a Master’s in Medical
Education and in the last 15 years her research
activities have been related to the link between
patient safety, simulation based training and
emergency situations. She is supervising several
Ph.D. projects within these fields. She is an
Associate Editor for the European Journal of
Anesthesiology.
Doris is a member of the Educational Board of
the Danish Society for Anesthesia and Intensive
Care and is responsible for the national training
program for specialist training in anesthesia.
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