GEM News

AFEM Internship – Applications close Nov. 30, 2015

November 12, 2015

Join the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) Team. Applications accepted NOW through 30 NOVEMBER 2015 AFEM is seeking outstanding candidates for 1-year internship positions in global emergency care development.…

Hunchak et al, publish early mortality results from TASH-ED in BMC Research Notes

October 30, 2015

Patterns and predictors of early mortality among emergency department patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has published in BMC Research Notes, an online, open-access journal on October 24, 2015 Authors Cheryl Hunchak, Sisay Teklu, Nazanin…

CCHT’s Disaster and Humanitarian Response Training Program May 4-17, ’15

March 25, 2015

The Canadian Consortium for Humanitarian Training (CCHT) is pleased to announce that the 2015 Edition of the Disaster and Humanitarian Response Training Program will be held from May 4-17 in Montreal, Quebec.…

TAAAC-EM featured in the latest edition of the IDRC Bulletin

February 6, 2015

TAAAC-EM and Dr. Megan Landes are both featured in the latest edition of the IDRC Bulletin. Click here to view the newsletter and then scroll down to the “Research in…

The Borderless Plague: A Conversation about Ebola and its Global Ramifications

January 21, 2015

Come listen to GHEM Director, James Maskalyk, and James Orbinski, at the Toronto Public Library on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Tickets are FREE but space is limited! Get your tickets here.

Free online course – Ebola in Context

December 22, 2014

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is offering a free two-week online course in January 2015 entitled “Ebola in Context: Understanding Transmission, Response, and Control”.

Scholarships for Graduate Study in London, England

November 22, 2014

The London Goodenough Association of Canada (“LGAC”) invites applications for Scholarships in support of graduate study in London, England for the 2015-16 academic year.

Nazanin Meshkat publishes survey results in CJEM

November 10, 2014

FOR RELEASE: Knowledge gaps in the diagnosis & management of patients with tropical diseases presenting to Canadian emergency departments 

MSF Walk Without Borders top fundraisers: Raghu & Desmond

November 1, 2014

Congratulations to GHEM General Member Raghu Venugopal and his son Desmond for being the top fundraisers for MSF’s Walk Without Borders Challenge! Raghu and Des raised $20,000 to support the lifesaving humanitarian…