Asian EMS CouncilINTRODUCTION
The Asian Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Council was first founded in 2009 in Busan, Korea. Recognising that the EMS systems in Asia have been under-developed and immature because of the short history of development in this part of the world, the Asian EMS Council aims to promote and advocate pre-hospital care / EMS in Asia.
The Council has undertaken the following as its mission:- Promote sharing of experience of other EMS systems
- Act as advocates for EMS to difference communities
- Create opportunities for education and training for EMS physicians and providers
- Collaborate with each other for advancement of EMS systems
- Undertake research projects on pre-hospital care
Since the Council was formalised, it has organised a number of meetings and educational activities to improve the understanding of EMS systems in the region. The meetings include:
- July 2011: Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand
- October 2010: Japanese Association for Acute Medicine in Tokyo, Japan
- June 2010: International Conference for Emergency Medicine in Singapore
- April 2010: Korean Society of Emergency Medicine in Daegu, Korea
- January 2010: National Association for EMS Physicians in Phoenix, USA
- May 2009: Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine in Busan, Korea
ACTIVITIES OF THE ASIAN EMS COUNCIL
OFFICE HOLDERS AND MEMBERSHIP
ACTIVITIES OF THE ASIAN EMS COUNCIL
Upcoming Activities
The Asian EMS Council will be having the EMS Leader & Medical Director Workshop on 29 to 30 Nov 2011. This Workshop will be addressing highly pertinent topics in EMS ranging from EMS Challenges and Strategies, EMS Training and Education, Performance Measurements and Benchmarking amongst many others (see detailed programme here). The details of the Workshop are as follows:
Date: 29 to 30 Nov 2011
Time: 8am to 5.35pm (29 Nov) / 8.30am to 5.15pm (30 Nov)
Venue: National Taiwan University Hospital International Convention Centre
Fees: NT 17,500
Interested participants can register their interest here. Those who need help with registration can contact Mr John Chen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Photos from Past Events
Board members and advisory members of the current term are as follows:
|
S/N |
DESIGNATION |
NAME (COUNTRY) |
|
1 |
Chairman |
Marcus Ong (Singapore) |
|
2 |
Vice Chairman |
Hideharu Tanaka (Japan) |
|
3 |
Secretary |
Ng Yih Yng (Singapore) |
|
4 |
Advisory Member |
Ronald Pirrallo (USA) |
|
5 |
Advisory Member |
Ritu Sahni (USA) |
|
6 |
Advisory Member |
David Cone (USA) |
|
7 |
Board Member |
Axel Siu (Hong Kong) |
|
8 |
Board Member |
Nathida Sumetchotimaytha (Thailand) |
|
9 |
Board Member |
Omer Al Sakaf (UAE) |
|
10 |
Board Member |
Junaid Razzak (Pakistan) |
|
11 |
Board Member |
Patrick Ko (Taiwan) |
|
12 |
Board Member |
Chiang Wen Chu (Taiwan) |
|
13 |
Board Member |
Kyoung Jun Song (Korea) |
|
14 |
Board Member |
Cai Wen Wei (China) |
|
15 |
Board Member |
Sarah Abdul Karim (Malaysia) |
|
16 |
Board Member |
Paul Middleton (Australia) |
|
17 |
Board Member |
Tatsuya Nishiuchi (Japan) |
|
18 |
Board Member |
Ali Haedar (Indonesia) |
|
19 |
Ex-officio (Immediate Past Chairman) |
Sang Do Shin (Korea) |
The Asian EMS Council welcomes physicians, whether individual-based or community-focused, or any other health professional actively involved in EMS and pre-hospital care medicine to be members of the Asian EMS Council. Membership is not restricted to any geographical region. If you are interested in becoming a member or would like to know more about the Asian EMS Council, please email the Secretariat at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
