Disaster and military medicine conference to debut on Singapore
The first conference on Disaster and Military Medicine, DiMiMED Asia, will be held on August 31 and is co-located with Medical Fair Asia (MFA), the region’s premier medical trade fair. Previous iterations of DiMiMED Asia have been staged by conference organiserMesse Düsseldorf Asia (MDA)at MEDICA, the world’s largest medical trade fair based in Dusseldorf, Germany. MFA will take place from August 31 to September 2 at The Sands Expo & Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
DiMiMED has grown into an internationally recognised conference focusing on current issues in military medicine and disaster medicine since its inception three years ago. The number and variety of disasters taking place all over the world have shown that it is absolutely essential for civilian and military medical services to join forces to provide optimum on-site medical care during and in the aftermath of emergency situations.
With civilian medical services and the medical services of armed forces increasingly being called upon to work together to deal with disasters, DiMiMED provides a much needed platform that promotes global cooperation by bringing together civilian and military experts from around the world to share experiences, hold discussions and build contacts. The subject-orientated involvement of our industrial partners helps raise awareness among participants of further opportunities for cooperation.
Among the many issues the conference will focus on are Disaster Management on Land and Sea, Traumatology and Air Evacuation as well as Infectious Diseases and Force Health Protection.
Some of the highlights of the conference include:
Disaster Management on Land & Sea
- Medical Aspects of Radiation by Prof AleksanderGrebenyuk
- Organisational Experiences on Medical Management by Colonel Mehmet Eryilmaz
- Nepal Earthquake 2015: Medical Issues and Challenges by MG Dr. Kishore Rana
Traumatology & Air Evacuation
- Advances and Developments in Aeromedical Evacuation by Major Dr. Norman Tan Zhi Peng
- Satcom-based Telemedicine for Challenging Missions by Dr. Mario Polaschegg
Infectious Diseases and Force Health Protection
- Dengue Virus: Which Prevention for Troops? By Colonel Dr. Benjamin Queyriaux
- Zika Virus: A New Emergency by Colonel Dr. Benjamin Queyriaux
- Ebola Prevention, Control Strategy, Pattern of Chinese Army by Professor Zhao Jingming
