Global emergency care: conflict, catastrophe, contagion and climate change

Royal College of Emergency Medicine

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A virtual professional study day on emergency care in the context of armed conflict, disasters, infectious disease outbreaks and climate change. Teaching examines international standards, humanitarian law, emergency preparedness and the needs of underserved populations, including children and people affected by sexual violence or mental health crises. For UK ambulance professionals, the links are major incident response, operational resilience, risk awareness, multidisciplinary coordination and safe work in unfamiliar environments. RCEM advertises six CPD points, category-based registration rates and a same-day booking deadline.