Past Summits

INDUS-EM Summit began in 2005 as an Annual Meeting of Academicians in India with participating academic faculty from the United States. Since inception the Summit has attracted over 6000 Delegates to its 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Meetings where over 1000 hours of education have been conducted successfully to medical students, nurses, residents, faculty, policy makers and practicing doctors.

INDUS-EM 2005 @ AIIMS-New Delhi:
Theme: “Algorithms of Acute Care”

The Inaugural INDO-US Emergency Medicine Summit was held in New Delhi in October of 2005. Attended by over 700 delegates this Meeting was well received and supported by Indian Council of Medical Research, Medical Council of India and World Health Organization. INDUS-EM 2005 was a three day conference and this meeting laid the foundation for the growth of the INDO-US Collaborative for Academic Emergency and Trauma in India. It was attended by 6 International faculties. Prizes worth Rupees 25,000 were awarded for research and poster presentations. There were two Post Conference Meetings held following the Summit. One was a Leadership Conclave with the Association of Physicians of India in Mumbai and another was an Emergency Department Administration Workshop in Baroda. Both these small meetings were attended by over 300 Delegates.

INDUS-EM 2005 brought together faculty and delegates from MCI recognized Medical Colleges in India who then decided to formalize themselves as a part of INDUS-EM team

INDUS-EM 2006 @ AIIMS-New Delhi:
Theme: “Connecting Care, Competencies & Culture”

The Second INDO-US Emergency Medicine Summit was once again hosted by AIIMS in New Delhi. This was a grand academic convention spanning over Five days. The hallmark of this meeting was the Founding of the INDO-US Academic Council for Emergency and Trauma. The founding Councilors came from over 30 Medical Colleges in India. 25 International faculties attended the event. INDUS-EM 2006 was attended by over 1200 delegates and this was the biggest INDO-US Meeting in India with eight simultaneous tracks and 14 workshops. It was once again supported by all the National and International agencies including massive support of the industry.

This conference had many Firsts. It is the first time that a Nursing and paramedic Conference was held simultaneously. This was the First time awards worth Rs 100000 (One Hundred Thousand rupees) were given via six competitions and this was India’s First biggest and largely attended meeting on Emergency Medicine and Trauma.

There was a Pre-Conference Meeting held in Baroda which attracted 300 Delegates and a Post-Conference Meeting was held in Mumbai in collaboration with railway Health Services which attracted over 150 Delegates. With the end of 2006 Summit INDUS-EM had gained popularity amongst the academic fraternity so did the wave of Emergency Medicine.

INDUS-EM 2006 was deemed as the only Level One International Meeting on Trauma, Emergency and Disaster Medicine.

INDUS-EM 2007 @ Nehru Center, Mumbai
Theme: “Science Skills and Survival”

In 2007 INDUS-EM was hosted by the Academic fraternity of Mumbai in collaboration with Railway Hospitals of Mumbai. Faculty from all disciplines and all the medical colleges in Mumbai organized this huge meeting at the prestigious Nehru Center in collaboration with Ranbaxy India. Mumbai took INDUS-EM to a new level. Attended by 500 delegates, 200 Academicians and 100 Industry Delegates INDUS-EM 2007 was a mammoth success and again established new Firsts for the partnership.

This was the first time Railway Physicians were involved in Development of Academic Emergency Medicine. Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world and have a big health system in India. The railway hospitals are all post graduate institute of learning in medicine. Their role is considered crucial to develop EM and Trauma in India.

Another development was the formation of a “Joint Working Group” (“JWG”). JWG was formed with the leaders of Medicine in Mumbai representing various organized Medicine bodies in India. This was a united effort to bring Organized Medicine into the foray of INDUS-EM. A resolution was drafted which will be shortly released to all the agencies.

Another first was the uniquely designed LEAD-India Course for Academic Faculty. LEAD-India stands for Leadership in Emergency Academic Development in India. This was offered a Pre-Summit Assembly to academic faculty. Over 80 faculties attended this course.

INDUS-EM 2007 had 30 International faculty (including Nurses and paramedics) and 100 National Faculty participating. Similar to last year in 2007 there were joint conferences for nurses and paramedics.

In 2007 there were two pre-Conference meetings and two post conference meetings. Two were held in Delhi and one each in Baroda and Mangalore. These conferences attracted over 500 delegates. Once again the competitions were well received and prizes worth Rs 1, 00,000 were awarded. Mumbai faculty and delegates were thrilled to have a conference with nine tracks and 14 workshops. This is the first time that Experts from ICMR, NIH, CDC, Government of Maharashtra and Government of India participated in INDUS-EM 2007.

INDUS-EM took a new leap with in 2007 with the partnership being accepted as the Only Platform for developing Academic Emergency Medicine and Trauma in India.

INDUS-EM 2008 @ AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka
Theme: “Rescue, Resuscitation and Research”

INDUS-EM Summit 2008 was held simultaneously with the Annual Assembly of the Academic Council for Emergency and Trauma. This meeting was hosted by AJ Institute of Medical Sciences Mangalore in partnership with KS Hegde Medical Academy, Manipal University, Father Muller Medical College, Yenepoya Medical College and Government of India’s Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited.

2500 Delegates participated from over 50 Medical Colleges across India. The Summit was held simultaneously in 10 Halls and 5 venues and was hugely supported by the Medical Council of India, Rajiv Gandhi Medical University, Indian Council for Medical Research, many International agencies and the Industry. Faculty from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA also participated in the Summit.

INDUS-EM 2008 also introduced its new range of workshops namely Emergency Airway and Ventilation, Clinical Research Methods for Clinical Trials, Pediatric and Pregnancy Resuscitation and Tactical Medicine. These new education segments were very well appreciated and Delegates wanted new segments to be introduced in 2009.

The Second Issue of the Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock (JETS) was released at the inaugural function of the Summit. The Academic Council meeting was attended by over 30 Councilors and 5 Deans. A range of issues were discussed in ACET from Emergency Academic Content to problems in developing Academic EM in India.

The Joint Working Group (JWG) which was formed in 2007 released White Paper in Developing Academic Emergency Medicine in India. This position statement was published in the October 2008 Issue of the Journal of Association of Physicians of India (JAPI). JAPI is the official Scientific Publication of the Association of Physicians of India which is a 64 Year organization representing the rights of over One Million Internists in India.

One Pre-Conference and Three Post Conferences were held in New Delhi, Baroda, Pune and Mumbai respectively, INDUS-EM Faculty participated in Disaster Workshops, Trauma Critical Care Education Program and the Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India –Maharashtra State Chapter (MAPICON 2008). They also participated in CDC workshops at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and Gujarat.

INDUS-EM 2008 was held over 5 Days for 2500 Delegates who got 200 Hours of Education from 100 INDO-US Faculty in form of didactics and 15 muti-venue skills workshops along with prizes worth Rs 1,00,000 awarded for Research Competitions. This added another proud chapter in the history of developing Academic Emergency Medicine in India.

INDUS-EM 2009 @ PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Theme: “Education, Expertise & Enterprise”

INDUS-EM Summit 2009 was held simultaneously with the Annual Assembly of the Academic Council for Emergency and Trauma. This meeting was hosted by PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Coimbatore in partnership with Government of Tamil Nadu.

Inspite of the Floods and H1N1 Disaster in India 1250 Delegates participated from over 60 Medical Colleges across India. The Summit was held simultaneously in 10 Halls and 5 venues and was hugely supported by the Medical Council of India, Center for Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Council for Medical Research, many International agencies and the Industry. Faculty from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA also participated in the Summit.

INDUS-EM 2009 offered workshops on Emergency Airway and Ventilation, Clinical Research Methods for Clinical Trials, Pediatric and Pregnancy Resuscitation and Tactical Medicine. These education segments were very well appreciated and Delegates wanted new segments to be introduced in 2010.

The Academic Council meeting was attended by over 30 Councilors and Deans. A range of issues were discussed in ACET from Emergency Academic Content to problems in developing Academic EM in India. Stringent Membership criteria were laid out for being a Part of the Academic Council.

Pre and Post Conferences were held in Indore and Ahmadabad where INDUS-EM Faculty participated in Academic Sessions in partnership with Government of Gujarat and Sri Arubindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore.

INDUS-EM 2009 was successfully endorsed by the attending delegates inspite of the H1N1 pandemic and the Flash Floods in Southern India. There was immense joy as the Medical Council of India had recognized Emergency Medicine as a specialty in July 2009. This was a proud moment for the INDO-US Team and the Academic Council for Emergency and Trauma who had toiled hard for the Last four years to make this happen.