Conference Name: The Arusha Emergenc Medicine Conference 2025
Dates: February 10-14, 2025
Location: Gran Melia Hotel Arusha Tanzania
 

1. Introduction
The 4th Arusha Emergency Medicine Conference 2025 aimed at empowering healthcare providers with appropriate emergency care knowledge and skills enabling them to provide the best care of patients. The main themes ofn this year’s conference was “Synergy in Emergency Medicine: Integrating Training, Innovation, and Policy Development for Better Patient Care”. 

The Conference discussed the latest advancements in emergency care. Brought together leaders, experts, and professionals to share knowledge, foster networking opportunities, and explore future trends in emergency care.

Ten (10) workshops hosting over 140 participants were conducted while the main conference hosted over 200 professionals. Amongst them, 15 natioanlities were represented including the USA, Japan, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Madagascar, South Africa, Eswatin, Zimbabwe, Malawi , Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Australia, Canada and the hosts Tanzania.

2. Conference Overview

• Keynote Speakers:
  • Prof. Brittany Murray, Emory University/Childrens Hospital Atlanta Georgia USA
  • Prof. Jeremiah Seni, Bugando University Mwanza Tanzania
  • Prof. Stephen Dunlop, Hennepin HealthCare Minneapolis MN USA
  • Prof. Petra Brysiewecz, University of KwaZulu Natal South Africa
  • Dr. Joseph Bonney, Accra Ghana
  • Dr. Ulisubisya Mpoki, Executive Director, Muhumbili Orthopedic Institute
• Workshops/Sessions:
  • Management of  Acute Cardiac Emergencies-Led by Prof. Parag patel and Prof. Erin Nasrallah from Global FICCS Chicago USA
  • Advanced Critical Care-Led by Dr. Said kilindimo MUHAS Dar Tanzania
  • Pediatric Emergencies- Led by Prof. Brittany Murray Emory University/Childrens Hospital Atlanta Georgia USA
  • Nursing Emergencies refresher, Led by Prof. Petra Brysiewecz from University of KwaZulu Natal South Africa
  • FAST/Regiaonal Block Ultrasound-Led by Prof. Joshua Overgaard, Mayo Clinic Rochester USA
  • Out of Hospital Emergency Care, EMS & Disaster Management-
    Led by Dr. Tim Kummer, director, Hennepin EMS Minnesota USA
  • BLS/PALS/ACLS, Led by Dr. Samwel Abelson and Maary Ann McNeil from University of Minnesota USA
  • Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC)-Led by Prof John Botha from Melbourne Australia
• Networking Events: A Gala dinner was held on February 13th  at Kibo Hotel Arusha with 100 participants in attendance

3. Key Takeaways

• Trends: One of the main takeaways was the rising importance of Out of Hospital Emergenc Care
• Innovation: Several speakers highlighted the impact of innovations on emergency care
• Collaboration: The conference emphasized the importance of cross-sector partnerships to address gaps between higher and low income countries

5. Action Items

• Establishment of the Arusha Emergency Medical Services
• Improving our workshops to fit the real time environment like Mountain related disasters, sports related health matters with AfCON27 in mind.
• Support AfCEM26

7. Conclusion
Overall, the 4th Arusha Emergency Medicine Conference was an invaluable experience. The knowledge gained will help drive innovation within our team, and the connections made during networking sessions are sure to result in meaningful collaborations.