IFEM: Global Campaign Against ED Over-Crowding

The International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) is a federation of almost all the world’s national and regional Emergency Medicine (EM) professional organizations and connects networks of doctors and teams who practice EM.  Of 41 IFEM member countries surveyed in November 2022, 100% reported over-crowding in their ED’s. The current state of over-crowding experienced atContinue reading “IFEM: Global Campaign Against ED Over-Crowding”

SEMS is 30!

The Society of Emergency Medicine Singapore (SEMS) was started in 1993 by a group of Emergency Medicine doctors. Ever wondered who were the founding members or President? Check out the SEMS 30th anniversary video which first previewed during SEMS ASM 2023 to understand our history and our progress over the past 3 decades!

Congratulations Dr Angelina Ang on being awarded the SEMS Life Membership!

SEMS Life Membership is awarded on discretion of the Management Committee to Ordinary Members who have been in continuous membership for at least 20 years and who have reached the age of 55 years. Our recipient of SEMS Life Membership this year is Dr Angelina Ang, and we thank her for her contribution to SEMSContinue reading “Congratulations Dr Angelina Ang on being awarded the SEMS Life Membership!”

Geriatric EM – Best Practices #1 23 Aug 2022

SEMS members are invited to this event which SEMS is co-hosting with Section of Geriatric EM, College of Emergency Physicians, Singapore. This is the launch event of a series of sharing sessions on Best Practices in GEM. All emergency medicine colleagues are encouraged to attend these workshops, which the GEM department hopes will raise theContinue reading “Geriatric EM – Best Practices #1 23 Aug 2022”

Music Appreciation Evening by the SSO

Originally from Japan, Dr. Onishi has been teaching music in Singapore for 17 years. He was an assistant professor of music theory at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, National University of Singapore, and currently teaches at the National Institute of Education and Nanyang Technological University. His other teaching engagements include LaSalle College of the Arts andContinue reading “Music Appreciation Evening by the SSO”